Labyrinth Board Game for the World!

labyrinthgameThe iconic fantasy adventure 1980s flick Labyrinth comes to board game world.  Just like the film, the mission is to save Toby.  Euro game company and The Jim Henson Company have put together a solid board game experience with dices, cards and game figures.  Players can take on the task being Sarah, Hoggle, Ludo or Didymus to stop the Goblin King.

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Star Wars X-Wing Board Game

xwingff00I played lots of board games with my siblings when we were younger.  One game in particular that was fun to play was the classic Screaming Eagles (1987) board game from Milton Bradley.  Roll the dice and pick your cards.  Somewhat similar and a little more complicated is Fantasy Flight’s new X-Wing Miniatures Game.

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Yahtzee “Back to the Future” Collector’s Edition

yahtzeebacktothefutureboxThe classic dice game Yahtzee gets a “new look” for fans of the iconic Michael J. Fox 1980s flick “Back to the Future.”  Instead of the usual Yahtzee dice cup, you now get a light-up “flux capacitor” cup to shake the dice around.

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Firefly Fans Play Yahtzee

fireflyserenityshipcoverLike many of my Retrenders crew, we are big fans of Joss Whedon’s Firefly.  I fell in love with characters, the universe and the world building.  I have the special edition DVD’s, the Dark Horse Comics editions and the Funko/Super7 action figures.  And now from USAopoly based on the Yahtzee game, comes the Firefly version.

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The Art of Battlefield 4

diceDICE recently released it’s latest Battlefield incarnation to the masses and fans looking to destroy things on a large scale will probably dive into this game.  While I step aside from the multiplayer destruction, I take a look at The Art of Battlefield 4.

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Halloween Board Game Fright: Zombies!!!

If you are rained in and it’s too cold to go Trick or Treating tonight, then how about a Resident Evil-style undead shoot-out board game?  This board game came out a couple of years ago by Twilight Creations – Zombies!!!

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