I promise this is my last board game haul. Games By Bicycle is mostly known for its 52-card decks used in bridge or solitaire. This company was founded in 1867 and prides itself on being around for 130 years. Besides standard playing cards, they have been creating interesting board games. I was able to demo two of these at Gen Con, although Games by Bicycle sent me a third game I haven’t played yet. Let’s look at the games Games By Bicycle graciously sent to me.

Tattoo Stories

Tattoo Stories is a party game where one player is the customer and the other players are the tattoo artists. The customer describes a tattoo they want, and the artists have to draw the tattoo. The artists have to sell the art to the customer. Whomever gets their art picked the most by the customer wins. This is the game I haven’t had a chance to play, but it reminds me of Pictionary and tattoo art were combined into a board game, it would be Tattoo Stories. This game is recommended for 12+. This is available for purchase on the Games by Bicycle website for $19.99.

It’s Blunderful

This was the first game I tested at Gen Con. It’s Blunderful is a game where players guess how the other players would react in awkward situations. Each card has an awkward situation with three responses listed as A, B, or C. For example, let’s say all the players have to judge how I would respond to an awkward situation. I secretly pick which response (whether it be the response associated with A, B, or C) I feel I’m associated with. The players have to guess which response this would be. Everyone (including myself) reveals the card they believe is the one I picked. If I chose B, this would be the correct answer. If the players also picked “B,” they would win points. The first player to reach 100 points wins the game. This is a great icebreaker game to get to know your coworkers or to play with friends. This game says it’s for 4-8 players, but that’s because there are these score cards to track your points with. If you played with 8+ players, you could use a sheet of paper to track your points. This game is recommended for 17+. It’s Blunderful is available for purchase on the Games by Bicycle website for $24.99

Shuffle Grand Prix

When I played this at Gen Con, I did win against three other players, so I felt extra special. The best way I can describe my experience playing Shuffle Grand Prix is that it’s the card game version of Mario Kart or Crash Bandicoot. There are a variety of teams to play, as each team has its own special abilities. Cards can be played to speed up your own racing team, along with slowing down other players. Imagine these cards as bananas from Mario Kart. The player who travels the furthest by the time the distance card pile is drawn will win the game. This is a great family-friendly game with cute cartoon characters drawn on each of the cards. This game is recommended for 13+. Shuffle Grand Prix is available for purchase on the Games by Bicycle website for $24.99.

This is my last board game haul for a while. I have a HUGE board game backlog now. In fact, towards the end of December, my family and I are having a board game night, and I’m going to bring all of these games to play. I hope to write board game reviews starting in January. Thank you to everyone who read my haul posts, and happy gaming!