Kids Games

King of the Dice, a Great Kids’ Push Your Luck Dice Game from HABA – Review

November 25, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

HABA Games has launched a new series of "Game Night Approved" games aimed at families. Games that are fun for adults as well as kids. King of the Dice is one of the board games in this series.

King of the Dice is a fantasy themed, push your luck, dice game that I've had fun playing even without the kids around. [ READ MORE ]

10 of the Best Three Player Board Games for Playing with a Toddler – Ask the Bellhop

September 18, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

I get a lot of questions from people looking for tabletop gaming advice when it comes to playing board games with kids. Some are broad questions like, "What games are fun for kids and adults too?" and some are much more narrow, like today's question.

Dylan Zimmerman asks:

Question for ya: Friend asked me as the board game person she knows; she's looking for good games for 3 that can be played with a Toddler-aged 3rd player. What was good with your family around that age? [ READ MORE ]

Go Cuckoo, A Kids’ Game That Everyone I Have Shown Loves – Board Game Review

July 25, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

If you've been paying any attention to the blog or our podcast recently you have heard me talking about the hottest game I found at Origins: Go Cuckoo by Haba games.

Ever since first watching a quick demo game at the Haba booth at Origins 2019, I've been hooked on this game. We played it a ton of times while still at the con and have been playing it even more often since coming home. At this point, it's my most played board game of 2019.

So what is it that has made Go Cuckoo such a hit? That's what I'm going to try to figure out. [ READ MORE ]

Initial Impressions of Zenteeko, Horizons, King of the Dice, Raiders of the North Sea, and Sorcerer – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

July 8, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This past week I found a great board game to play outdoors. During our Canada Day celebrations, Deanna and I tried Zenteeko while the kids were playing at the splash pad.

After we got home on Canada Day, Deanna and I tried out Horizons from Daily Magic Games. Later in the week Deanna, Big G and I played King of the Dice from Haba for the first time, and later that day Deanna and I were both really impressed by Raiders of the North Sea.

Yesterday Deanna and I got in one more two-player game. This time we played Sorcerer from White Wizard Games. Read on to find out my thoughts on all of these games. [ READ MORE ]

Moving Day AMA – Childhood favourites, Con Budgeting, Board Games for Console Gamers and Lots More! – Episode 47 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

July 2, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 47th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on June 26th, 2019. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesdays at 9:30 Eastern on Twitch. If you like some video with your audio, you can also watch/listen to an unedited version of the show over on YouTube.

Ep 47 - Moving Day AMA. This episode we are spending the entire Ask the Bellhop segment answering questions from The Lobby our live chatroom on Twitch. [ READ MORE ]

Raising the Next Generation of Tabletop Gamers, Gaming with Kids – Ask The Bellhop

May 22, 2019 by Moe T. 4 Comments

Today I want to talk about gaming with kids and raising the next generation of tabletop gamers.

This blog post is both inspired by and derived from Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast episode 39. In this episode, Sean and I had an open discussion about what we are doing as gamer parents to try our best to raise our kids to follow in our footsteps. [ READ MORE ]

The Next Generation – Gaming With Kids – Episode 39 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

April 30, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 39th episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on April 24th, 2019. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesdays at 9:30 Eastern on Twitch. If you like some video with your audio, you can also watch/listen to an unedited version of the show over on YouTube.

Ep 39 - The Next Generation. Raising our future gamers. Teaching kids how to be the best gamers they can be. Gloomhaven has a retirement, a review of Builder of Blankenburg, Fields and Flocks Expansion, Stuffed Fables and the DC Deck-Building Game Multiverse Box. [ READ MORE ]

A First Look at Stuffed Fables – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

April 22, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Today I played a kids game with the whole family, Stuffed Fables.

This was our first time playing this very cool adventure game from Plaid Hat Games and in this post, I will be sharing my initial thoughts on the game. [ READ MORE ]

Sandbox Sci-Fi in Xia, the Gloomhaven Campaign Resumes, Sintra, and Four Kids Games. – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

February 18, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

So far February has been turning out to be a great month for gaming. I've already gotten in over forty games this month!

This past week there was the usual Friday Gloomhaven game, followed by some Azul: Stained Glass of Sinatra. Saturday I spent the afternoon playing games with my kids. These included Riddle Moo This, Professor Noggin's Creatures of Myth & Legend, Battle Sheep and Qwirkle Cubes. Then on Saturday I had a group of friends over and we tried out all of the expansions for Xia: Legends of a Drift System, which recently showed up from their latest Kickstarter. [ READ MORE ]

Child’s Play Part 2 – Ep 20 Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

December 18, 2018 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 20th episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on December 12th, 2018. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesday’s at 9:30 Eastern on Twitch. If you like some video with your audio you can also watch/listen to an unedited version of the show over on YouTube.

Ep #20 - Child’s Play Part 2. We look at some great comments from fans, discuss Azul, Terra Mystica and Terraforming Mars and then talk about kids and gaming, with ideas and suggestions for your young ones. [ READ MORE ]