Welcome back to Day 3 of our Christmas Giveaway! 
Here's more of our favorite Board Games :-)
Let us know which ones you love (or hate!) in the comments for your entry to tomorrows giveaway.

Top 12 Favorite Board Games
Number 11

Mariposas

What Chris enjoys most about this game:

Designed by Elizabeth Hargrave (the same who did Wingspan), this game is an absolute gem. Everything has a beautiful flowing aesthetic to it, from the board layout to each individual piece. The gameplay itself was surprisingly deep to me with a fair amount of strategy that can take place. It's a gamble between spreading across the board as much as possible to being able to return back home in time. There is enough season cards to make this game worth playing over and over again.

Chris' favorite memory of this game:

I'm generally not a risk taker when I play games. I prefer to play a safe strategy to minimize risk. My buddy is the opposite, he will go for the long bomb plays in a live or die kind of way. This game is great in that both of us have seen success and failure with our different strategies. I highly recommend this to families who want a game night together.

Recommended for anyone who loves:

Family Games - (Catan, Ticket to Ride, etc...)

This game is great for:

Family Game Night, Babysitting or playing with Kids

 

Point Salad

What Jordan enjoys most about this game:

I love any kind of quick, simple card game that let's you make interesting decisions as you play. From Sushi Go to Great Dalmuti, Cover Your Kingdom to Schotten Totten, there's always fun to be had with a deck of cards.
Point Salad is not only a great face-up draft experience (like Azul, you'll be picking from a common pool of options - and what you leave behind is as important as what you take!) but Point Salad adds the additional option of letting you also pick scoring cards, so you'll always have different ways to play and score.

Jordan's favorite memory of this game:

Whatever you do, don't play against Joey Wheeler - that man is The Cesar of Point Salad - always managing to turn piles of veggies into an enormous amount of points!

Recommended for anyone who loves:
Family Games - (Catan, Ticket to Ride, etc...)
Card Games - (Scum, Dalmuti, Uno, etc...)

This game is great for:

Family Game Night
Board Game Night (Friends/Other Gamers)

Quacks of Quedlinburg

Joey's 11th Favorite Game

What Jordan (Joey) enjoys most about this game:

Being able to take turns simultaneously with the other players and all feel the fun and pressure of the push your luck together. It is also great that each of the ingredients has several different variations of effects that you can change up and play with each game. Along with the different event cards you turn up each round, the replayabilty of Quacks is higher than most family games like it, which is something that I value highly in a game.

Jordan's favorite memory of this game:

I love watching players need one more ingredient to have the perfect turn but also be 1 or 2 points away from their potion exploding. This leads to tense moments of fun watching them have to sweat over the two decisions. It is also nice that the game does not punish players too harshly for exploding their potion because it makes the decision to push your luck or not even more interesting. There are also fun combos of ingredients that you can build and it is always fun to watch your potion go up 6 or more spots with one ingredient pull if you can build the perfect combo.

Recommended for anyone who loves:
Family Games - (Catan, Ticket to Ride, etc...)
Deck Building Games - (Dominion, Legendary, Mystic Vale, etc...)

This game is great for:

Family Game Night
Board Game Night (Friends/Other Gamers)
Holiday Get Togethers

Thunderstone Quest

What Skyler enjoys most about this game:

Thunderstone quest is an awesome deck builder/dungeon crawler where each turn you decide whether you want to go to town and recruit more heroes and weapons/gear or to go down into the dungeon where you can fight different monsters and collect different rewards.

Skyler's favorite memory of this game:

I really enjoy the freedom you have when building your deck with getting to choose between different races of heroes and finding the best gear/items to go with them to best travel through the dungeon.

Recommended for anyone who loves:

Strategy Games - (Stone Age, Agricola, Terra Mystica, Scythe, etc...)
Deck Building Games - (Dominion, Legendary, Mystic Vale, etc...)

This game is great for:

Board Game Night (Friends/Other Gamers)
*Jordan's Note - Brielle and I also love this game as a Two Player Game so I'm adding a recommendation for Couples / Game Night with your BFF

Coup

What Spencer enjoys most about this game:

I love any game that includes deception and manipulation. Coup may be the most fitting for players who like this kind of game play. You must make difficult decisions on your turns to obtain resources, stop others from getting resources, and everything in between!

Spencer's favorite memory of this game:

When I first played this game, my opponent was a little too confident in his characters abilities and went strongly on the defensive. By the end of the game, after playing patiently, I had both of my cards face down while he had one of his turned face up (if both are turned face up you lose the game). He had used his resources too late, and I was able to use mine to knock him out. If felt really good to see my patience pay off!

Recommended for anyone who loves:

Card Games - (Scum, Dalmuti, Uno, etc...)
Party Games - (Telestrations, Code Names, Apples to Apples, etc...)
Strategy Games - (Stone Age, Agricola, Terra Mystica, Scythe, etc...)

This game is great for:

Family Game Night
Board Game Night (Friends/Other Gamers)
Holiday Get Togethers
Couples / Game Night with your BFF

Red Dragon Inn

What Will enjoys most about this game:

The weird uniqueness of Red Dragon Inn is probably its greatest strength with each character having a completely unique deck and playstyle, making every game different from the last. Additionally, you are only limited in player count by the number of Character decks you have. I've played as few as three players, and as many as nine.

Will's favorite memory of this game:

I was playing with a character who channeled chi through his drunkenness, and got stronger the more alcohol he consumed. This led to me teetering on the brink of losing the game in favor of being as strong as possible, which allowed me to knock out two separate people on two consecutive turns, before subsequently losing all of my money, and thus the game. It's filled with TONS of these ridiculous scenarios that make the game so incredibly fun.

Recommended for anyone who loves:

Card Games - (Scum, Dalmuti, Uno, etc...)
Party Games - (Telestrations, Code Names, Apples to Apples, etc...) 

This game is great for:

Board Game Night (Friends/Other Gamers)
Holiday Get Togethers

King of Tokyo: Dark Edition

What Zach enjoys most about this game:

I love being able to clash as titans with my nephews. The powerups shakeup every game. The art is absolutely stunning.

Zach's favorite memory of this game:

My go-to strategy is to roll for fame to get the sweet upgrades.

Recommended for anyone who loves:

Family Games - (Catan, Ticket to Ride, etc...)

This game is great for:

Family Game Night
Babysitting or playing with Kids

*Jordan's Note - King of Tokyo appears higher up on my list - don't let Zach's brevity discourage you, this game is awesome!

 

NOW!
The moment we've been waiting for!!

Winners for Day 3 -

Matt Stacey
Jason P (Discord)
Whipple Walter

Congrats!! 
We'll have a $20 Gift Cert with your name on it waiting for you or, if you're staying in for COVID, you can call in and we'll add the credit to your account.

Make sure to visit or call soon - If your gift is unclaimed by Christmas, it'll be "re-gifted" to another winner!

Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas to you all again, we'll see you tomorrow :-)