Lifetime Double-Shot Arcade Basketball System

I love the Lifetime double shot! We actually had the old Lifetime double shot and were excited when they came out with the new version. This is much better than the other cheap units on the market. It comes with a thicker backboard, thicker rims, a wider ramp, and the new infared scoring system! This is a very quality unit and has kept score for us perfectly. I love to have competitions with my brothers to see who can get the highest score. It has two bonus rounds if you score 30 points and then 60 points. When we first played it we were getting in the 80's. Now the high score is 159. It is fun to try and keep raising the bar. It is also good times when two of us play at the same time. I would highly recommend this item!!!!

Review By. Higgins

Scrabble Premier Wood Edition

Product Description

Show off your sense of style along with your passion for word-building fun with this elegant, two-toned wood cabinet that has brass-colored metal accents. Gather your family and friends around the built-in, rotating gameboard and select your seven faux-ivory tiles from the genuine embossed leather tile pouch. Sort your letters on the deluxe wood, brass-toned tile racks, complete with metal end caps. Enjoy classic SCRABBLE wordplay challenge with even more luxurious features, like the gold-toned, raised grid that holds tiles in place on the gameboard, a foil-stamped score pad and pencil, a timer for optional timed play, and a storage drawer with an organizer that keeps all of these distinctive components neatly in place when the game is put away.

American Mahjong Game Set with Red Wood Case

I am retired and have just recently started playing mah jong. This is a great game that requires thinking skills. This particular set is the envy of all my friends. I would recommend it to anyone. The service from yellow mountain imports was perfect.

Review By. Flicka

Wiz-War

Product Features

• A fast and fiery board game for 2-4 players
• Designed by Kevin Wilson and Tom Jolly, creator of the original 1983 classic
• Includes sculpted miniatures for each wizard and shapeshifting form
• Players can combine multiple schools of magic for additional replay value
• Features fierce wizard battles with a light and humorous tone

Wobble Deck

Product Features

• Indoor and outdoor electronic balance board
• Play 3 multi-level balance games
• Improves sound and color recognition
• Test your reactions and reflexes
• Great indoor or outdoor fun

Dungeons and Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game

Product Features

• For 1-5 players
• Challenging quests
• Tons of replay value
• Multiple scenarios
• Cooperative game-play

Super Mario Chess

My son found Super Mario Bros. Chess online and decided to buy it with his birthday money. The pieces are well made and sturdy. They are also clearly marked as to which type of piece they are: pawn,rook,queen,etc. I think using the Mario Bros. characters makes the game a little more fun to learn for younger kids. My son is 8 and he has been asking everyone to play chess with him since his game arrived. I think he would give it a two thumbs up and so do I.

Review By. KJ

Catan: Seafarers Game Expansion

I found this expansion to be a great addition to the Settlers series. It adds much game play value to the original base game (Settlers of Catan) and it allows for even more creativity in creation of your own game maps.

Durability-wise, this expansion is the same as the other settlers games--the board pieces are on nice quality cardboard and the pieces are made of painted wood. The box this expansion comes in is of very high quality as well.

Again, this game has lots of little pieces so be aware of that (though they do all come with storage baggies, and everything fits nicely and securely in the box.

Make sure that you have the 4th edition of the original expansion set, as this one is incompatible with the 3rd edition. If you have the 3rd edition you need to purchase the 3rd edition of Seafarers as well.

Review By. Anne M.

Dominion

In the days of technology and scheduled events we struggle to find times to connect with our children. Dominion has helped us renew that connection. My wife and I plus both our sons (age 17 & 11) LOVE playing this game together. Whether you go in with a fine tuned strategy or just "make it up as you go along" the opportunity to enjoy the game and win is presented. We love that the entire game play lasts about 30-40 minutes, we don't always have an entire day to devote to a game, but we have a half hour after dinner to enjoy the company of our kids. they will be moving out soon enough and beginning their own families. Dominion is a game that everyone wants to set aside what they are doing and play together. When was the last time your kids begged to play a game with Mom and Dad?

Review By. Scott Federer

Ticket To Ride

Every year I buy my daughter at least three board games: one for Christmas, one for Three Kings Day and one for her birthday. It has become a tradition we both enjoy. I purchased TTR after reading excellent recommendations from other gamer parents on Boardgamegeek. I was not disappointed.

The game components are well made and beautiful, and the box is designed to store them well. This is very important, as the game has lots of pieces: cards, colorful plastic trains and wooden marker tokens.

Each turn lets you make decisions, play is never merely mechanical. Each time you play you will be able to choose one of three different actions: claim a train route, collect train cards or gather destination tickets. Each of those actions implies further decisions: Do you take a red train or a blue train? The short Duluth or Phoenix? Risk the big payoff tickets or keep only the safer, smaller points destinations?

The instructions are simple enough for non-gamers and children, but game play is engaging for all levels of play. The game accommodates both laid back and cutthroat gaming styles.

If your family games you should add this to your collection. If you are new to gaming and need a place to start, this is a fine first buy.

Review By. E. M. Rivera

LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer (Pink)

Product Description

Introducing LeapPad Explorer, the personalized learning tablet just for kids. A built-in camera/video recorder, 100+ games and activities and innovative creativity and reading apps offer limitless learning and endless ways to play.

Features include:

•A broad curriculum that goes beyond school skills
•A built-in camera and video recorder
•Skill levels that automatically adjust to each child?s pace
•100+ games and activities (works with all Leapster Explorer games and apps)
•Appropriate for children ages 4 to 9 years