Gizmos

Gizmos

Gizmos is an engine-building game about building an engine. Players will create a gadget powered by energy spheres selected from a unique dispenser. The game looks fantastic on the table …

Deep Blue

Deep Blue

Deep Blue is a risk-taking push-your-luck adventure that is fun for the whole family. This beautifully produced game lets young gamers compete as they traverse the oceans, assemble a crew, …

Fossilis

Fossilis

Fossilis is another excellent family game from Kids Table Board Gaming with high-quality production. This game makes you feel like an archeologist sifting through the sands of time with its …

Happy City

Happy City

Happy City is an inexpensive game that is easy to learn and plays quickly. The artwork is fun and approachable, and at its core, it teaches money management and multiplication. …

Cascadia

Cascadia

Cascadia is an approachable thinker’s game full of crunchy choices that are understandable for inexperienced gamers. We love the fun theme and artwork that pulls you into the game and …

Quadropolis

Quadropolis

Quadropolis is an abstracted city-building game with rules not entirely based on tile placement. Of course, players score points based on where they place each tile in their cities, but …

Funfair

Funfair

Funfair does an excellent job of introducing resource management and the “return on investment” concept. Players must manage their finances wisely while working toward goals. With the addition of risk …

Karuba

Karuba

Karuba is a tile-laying game in which every player gets the same tiles throughout the game. Player choice is the only difference between final scores. The tricky puzzle of Karuba …

Reef

Reef

The chunky plastic components in the game Reef elevate this game to the next level. But don’t let the beautiful pieces distract you. Behind the polish is a game with …

Honga

Honga

You can’t always get what you want. However, Honga does an excellent job of forcing your kids to balance what they want to do with what they may need to …

My Little Scythe

My Little Scythe

My Little Scythe does a fantastic job teaching advanced game mechanisms to young gamers. The production quality is impeccable, and the artwork draws gamers to the table. With an open-ended …

Wreck Raiders

Wreck Raiders

Wreck Raiders uses vibrant and cute artwork to introduce players to dice drafting and worker placement games. And like all KTBG games, Wreck Raiders works equally well for adults and …

Power Failure

Power Failure

Power Failure is a unique game that combines card-building combos with dexterity, but it works flawlessly. As players build and run power plants, they risk sending too much carbon into …

Wingspan

Wingspan

Wingspan is an engine-building game set in the world of ornithology. The game has some complexities, but the approachable theme alleviates any teaching hurdles. The artwork is gorgeous, and the …

Downforce

Downforce

From designer Wolfgang Kramer and adapted by Restoration Games, Downforce is a card-based racing game in which players bid for ownership of the cars in each race. However, it’s still …

Adventure Land

Adventure Land

Adventure Land, released by HABA, isn’t the most well-known game from designers Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling. However, simple gameplay with three unique modules makes Adventure Land an excellent family …