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Review: Rummikub Premium

Rummikub

Goliath Games sent us a free review unit of Rummikub Premium. Opinions are my own.We tried our hands at a game new to us tonight. Rummikub is a fast paced family game that you play with numbered tiles. The tiles in the premium set are very high quality and great for play. They are engraved and come with a storage bag. Those tiles go onto the premium tile racks. The maximum number of players is 4 so for a family of four this is a perfect game. It is also for ages 8 and up so great for Andy who makes mathematical connections really well.

It did take us a few turns to really figure out the best way to play the game. However, once we got going we were trying all sorts of things to make different groups and runs. You need to have a good strategy and lots of luck to win this game. We only played one game but we have 4 more to go tomorrow and it will be perfect for us to enjoy on a snowy day.

If you are interested in this fun game please take a look at it on Amazon.com using our affiliate link below.

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Review: BattleWorld: Mystery of the Thanostones Game

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Andy and his Battleworld toys

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Funko sent us a Marvel BattleWorld Mega Pack to play with and review. Opinions are our own.

Funko has gotten into the tabletop gaming space and also on the toy aisle in Target. In Battleworld Mystery of the Thanostones Funko has partnered with Marvel to create a one of a kind tabletop gaming experience featuring micro-collectible figures the excitement of discovering blind bag surprises. The game is rather fun to play as well.

The Battleworld mega box

So, Funko sent the BattleWorld Mega Pack which contains everything you need to play the game with 1-4 people. There are 6 micro figures included. Each one comes with the exclusive Negative Zone Spider-Man figure. Then there are 3 additional figures and two figures trapped in Thanostones. In order to rescue and open a Thanostone you have to win a special Thanostone battle. These can be a bit more difficult than regular battles. The reward, however is to crack open a Thanostone and reveal a brand new micro figure for your collection. Once you rescue this figure they help battle along with you.

About to play Battleworld

The BattleWorld Mega Pack came with two Thanostones and if you would like more of them you will need to pick up a BattleWorld Battle Ball. The nice thing about this game is that you can pick up a Battle Ball and have a 1-2 player immediately. With Meg Pack you can bring in 1-4 players. I am a collector and wanted to expand my collection so I made sure to head to Target and pick up a couple of the BattleWorld Battle Balls.

Battleworld Gaming Box

The micro figures are excellent, something that I’ve come to expect from Funko. I did not expect for such a deep dive into the Marvel Archives regarding the cast of characters we would discover. Andy was delighted that we rescued Throg from a Thanostone. He’s hoping that at some point we get a Spider-Ham figure, too. I guess that I am boring because I really want a regular Iron Man. He’s my favorite, but I am also excited to see characters like Howard the Duck and Beta Ray Bill in the lineup. Series 1 has 30 characters to collect including 6 ultra-rare Infinity versions of characters. We managed to get the Infinity Captain Marvel from a Battle Ball Thanostone!

Each character has their own Hero Power, and those can come in handy while you play. For example, I had Loki in the first game and he allowed us to re-flip the Danger Coin so we could prevent advancing danger at the end of the turn. Gameplay is fast paced and fun. We are excited to play again with the whole family. I am eager to find out what heroes we have left to rescue from the 3 remaining Battle Balls that I picked up. I don’t think I’ve ever waited this long to open up a toy like this, but we can’t unless we rescue those characters. So we must Battle On!!