What do you get when you slap a video game theme on a ball-in-a-maze puzzle? Find out in our review of Slide Quest, a cooperative maze game, and see if you’re up to helping the knight save the kingdom.
Category - Action / Dexterity Board Games
Action/dexterity games require players to utilize their own physical attributes, particularly hand-eye-coordination, to play. Typically players are expected to achieve a precise physical task, often with a time limit. Rules are often light, since the focus is not on strategy but raw ability. Most gamers are familiar with this format because of traditional games such as Tiddlywinks, Crokinole, and Jenga. Modern updates include Pitchcar and Flick ‘Em Up!
Drop It Review – Circles, Squares, Rhombi, Oh My
Choose a shape and drop it in the drop zone to score points. Sounds easy enough, right? Read our Drop It review to see how this simple game is actually incredibly strategic.
Beasts of Balance Review – Where Technology Meets Dexterity
Swinejaw? Rocktopus? Boargle? Find out what these names mean in our review of Beasts of Balance, a brilliant dexterity game about combining animals into fantastic beasts!
Catacombs Review: A Deep Dive Into the Darkness
A band of heroes enter a deep catacomb. Whether they leave as victors depends on how well they can flick. Read our review of Catacombs.
Fruit Ninja: Combo Party Review – Any Way You Slice It
Want to be a better ninja? Slice more fruit. Read our Fruit Ninja: Combo Party Review to see how slicing fruit can actually improve your skills.
Tiny Trees Review – Take Root, Bear Fruit
The Demigod of Trees has fallen. The power vacuum needs to be filled. Find out if you’re the one to fill it in our review of Tiny Trees!
Pile-Up Rush Review – Two Player Speed Stacking
Pile-up Rush is a wonderful two player dexterity game of speed, skill, and side-splitting laughs. Check out our review of Pile-Up Rush for details.
Zoo Ball Review – Sports Will Never be the Same
Zoo Ball is a chaotic, zany, flicking extravaganza that you can learn in minutes, and play in a quarter of an hour. Read our review of Zoo Ball for details and pics!
Meeple Circus – Three Rings of Fun
Meeple Circus puts you on center stage of your own circus experience. Will you thrive and gain the applause of the fans, or will your act fall to pieces on the circus floor? Read our review of Meeple Circus to learn more about...
Dragons & Chickens Review – Josep M. Allue, Dani Gomez
Devir’s fast-paced card game Dragons & Chickens requires luck, speed and a sense of humor as players race to accumulate treasure cards while avoiding a sneaky beast intent on hoarding riches. And where do the chickens come into...
Moustache Smash Review – Dustin DePenning, Nick Hayes, Brady Lang
Match your 'Stache, then smash. Match shapes and colors in Moustache Smash, the uproariously fun family game of slapping and 'staching.
Go Cuckoo! Review
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a mother bird who has to build a safe and secure nest to keep all of her eggs safe? No? Me neither… Read on to find out why Go Cuckoo was one of our favorite games of Gen Con 2016!