Saturday October 5th 2024

Posts Tagged ‘game’

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Pros: fun for groups, kid friendly, simple controls, just like old Mario games Cons: low quality graphics I picked up a copy of New Super Mario Brothers Wii just before the holidays. I frequently played the Mario games on the original 8-bit Nintendo system as a kid and always enjoyed them. Over the years Nintendo released a number of other [...]

Mexican Train Dominoes – The rules are a bit loco!

Mexican Train Dominoes – The rules are a bit loco!

Pros: makes you think, comes in nice carry case, family friendly Cons: takes a bit to learn the rules, can move slow I had never heard of Mexican Train Dominoes until I visited my in-laws for the winter holidays. They like to play games and this was one of the new games they had acquired. The game is similar to standard dominoes with some [...]

Bananagrams – You’ll go bananas for this simple game

Bananagrams – You’ll go bananas for this simple game

I discovered Bananagrams at my in-laws house over the Christmas holiday. It is a fun game that you can play with just two people or a larger group. The rules are not very complicated - it is quite similar to Scrabble with a few fun twists. The game pieces come in a cute little canvas pouch that is shaped like a yellow banana. The pouch [...]