Game Corner

Even if you’ve managed to get into a nice schedule after the holidays, the winter months can seem to drag on, and sometimes winter doldrums set in. Kids are longing to go outside but the weather doesn’t allow it. Why not overcome those winter blues by incorporating games into your homeschool routine? Games offer opportunities for hands-on learning, stimulate creativity, and foster critical thinking skills. Here are a few new games we’ve recently added to supplement the four core subjects that might make your homeschool lessons more engaging and memorable. 

There are so many great board games that we did not have room in our 2025 Christmas catalog to show you, but I would love to recommend four that I personally own and enjoy for various reasons. I have chosen them from the age groups beginning from 8-12 years. Three of these are quick, pick up and go games that play in 35 minutes or less and there is another that has a warm place in my heart that takes 60-80 minutes to play and was one of the first games of a medium complexity level that I first learned when I came into the board game hobby. All of them are great for game nights, espeically during the holiday season when families spend time together.

I love board games any time of the year but as Summer approaches, I am thinking about games that have a summer “vibe” and/or travel well for trips to the beach, picnics, camping or wherever else summer takes you! Here are three fabulous games that I have played and chosen that remind me of summer or that I have packed and played away from home. 

What fits into a 9 ½” x 6” space and is more fun than a whole barrel of monkeys on a rainy vacation day? You guessed it — these six games, which come in small boxes, but pack loads of vacation fun for the whole family!

Some of the most popular board games have younger versions that introduce kids to a lighter version of a game that their parents may already enjoy but that they are not yet old enough to grasp.  What better way is there to introduce them to game mechanics and the rich board game world available with the hundreds of new card and board games being published each year? 

It’s all in the cards! What does it mean to use Card Drafting or Deck Building mechanics in board game play and how are they different from each other? Today, we'll talk about these two game elements.

In this Game Corner, I focus on one game mechanic commonly used in board games and then will feature a few of the games that we offer that use that specific set of game characteristics!

There are so many great board game experiences available for teenagers and so many games that come well recommended. Here's a short list of a few games that I think the game-loving teenagers in your life will love!

Do you love board games as much as I do? If so, then you probably love the adventure that they bring to your table. In this Game Corner series, we will talk about different game topics of interest, such as game mechanics, how to learn games that have confusing manuals, how to choose games that you will enjoy as well as featuring distinctive games.