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Game Review: IQ Pentagon
IQ Pentagon is a fun cognitive challenge. The elegant design and sparkling pieces make it an attractive addition to a living room side table or desktop.
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Game Review: Prime Suspect at the Campground
Prime Suspect at the Campground is great when the family is hanging out at the campsite. Its compact size and quick set-up make it ideal for keeping in the camper or tucking into a backpack.
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Game Review: Floats McGoats
My family thoroughly enjoys playing Floats McGoats, and we are happy to add it to our game collection for when we want a relatively short game for just a few players.
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Puzzle Review: Caesar’s Calendar
Caesar's Calendar would make a lovely gift for anyone who enjoys logic puzzles or is intrigued by historical trivia. It's perfect for displaying on your desk or side table and is small enough to pick up and solve on a whim. It's just the right size for a stocking stuffer, or would make a unique gift to take to the…
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Game Review: Crabs in a Bucket
Have you heard of crabs in a bucket mentality? I hadn't heard it called that before, but apparently it's similar to the The Dog in the Manger fable from Aesop. In other words, "If I can't have it, neither can you." And that's the premise of the Crabs in a Bucket game. It is a strategy card game for 2-6…
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Review: Plus-Plus Isoscapes Cabin
The Plus-Plus Isoscapes Cabin set includes the pieces needed to build a mountain cabin scene, complete with evergreen trees, a campfire, and a stream with a waterfall. I highly recommend this set. It is well-made and fun to work with. And the end result makes an interesting conversation piece to display on your desk.
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Review: The Nomadic Professor American History, Parts 3 & 4
Going through The Nomadic Professor American History course helped me better understand some of the events during the past century (and before) that affected historical events in my lifetime and even the repercussions they have on current events.
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Game Review: 3 Little Pigs
3 Little Pigs is an adorable preschool game with quality pieces and a sturdy box. My favorite part is that it's based on the classic children's folk tale, which opens up all kinds of storytelling options.
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Review: The Nomadic Professor American History, Parts 1 & 2
The Nomadic Professor American History course is so in-depth and engaging that I have thoroughly enjoyed going through it myself without getting bored reviewing material I am already familiar with.
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Review: Media Literacy
From "doom scrolling" to "fake news" to scams of all kinds--not to mention young children carrying around smartphones from the time they can just barely toddle--understanding the risks we face being online is imperative for all of us.
