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30 September, 2018

Build a City with Carcassonne – Great Family Board Game

Build a City with Carcassonne – Great Family Board Game
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Carcassonne is a tile-based game where the aim is to score as many points as possible by building a city and placing your meeple in the best place to score points. This special version of the game includes 2 mini expansions as well: “The River” and “The Abbot” – more on those later. The game
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6 August, 2018

Delicious Deserts: NumNoms Series 5 Review

Delicious Deserts: NumNoms Series 5 Review
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We’ve had lots of Num Noms over the years here at Oscar’s Reviews – we’ve used them for pancake ideas, had our own un-Boxing Day, seen giant plushies and even used them to design a very weird pizza… This time we’re looking at Series 5 of the Num Noms and what a treat we have!
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13 June, 2018

Release Your Inner Kitty-Ninja With “Cobra Paw” – Family Game Review

Release Your Inner Kitty-Ninja With “Cobra Paw” – Family Game Review
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“Cobra Paw” is a fast-paced, cat-themed game of skill and speed where the aim is to be the best at the ancient art of Clawfuku (yes, you read that right… be careful if you’re letting your kids read out the instructions!) The aim of the game is simple – there are 27 Clawfuku Stones with
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12 June, 2018

Be The Bandit in Colt Express – A Family Game Review

Be The Bandit in Colt Express – A Family Game Review
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Colt Express is a game for 2-6 players aged 10 years and above where you each play as a bandit trying to rob a train in the Old West. First, you have to plan your moves alongside the other bandits (the Schemin’ phase) and then play them out (the Stealin’ phase) to see if your
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17 May, 2018

Exploding Kittens – A Family Card Game Review

Exploding Kittens – A Family Card Game Review
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Exploding Kittens, as the name would suggest, is a card game about exploding kittens. Or, to give it it’s full description it is “A card game for people who are into kittens and explosions and laser beams and sometimes goats.” We’re big fans of all of those so were more than happy to review it!
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17 May, 2018

Funny Reactions to Our First YouTube Video – It’s Very Embarrassing!

Funny Reactions to Our First YouTube Video – It’s Very Embarrassing!
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As we’ve been going exactly 3 years, we thought we would have a look back at our very first video where we made a Rivetz Giant Hornet… Luckily the quality soon improved! You can see the original here: https://youtu.be/ZZpHnekeNOg

16 May, 2018

Fortnite: The Hunt for Thanos – Terrible Dad Gamer Tries to Play Fortnite

Fortnite: The Hunt for Thanos – Terrible Dad Gamer Tries to Play Fortnite
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This week Fat Dad decided to take over and try to play Fortnite without me being there to tell him what to do. He’s such a noob and doesn’t know how to crouch or even know what the Hop Rocks are for! Will he find Thanos in Fortnite? Well, you’ll have to watch and find
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12 April, 2018

Codenames: Pictures – A Family Game Review

Codenames: Pictures – A Family Game Review
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For this month’s Boardgames Club we have been playing “Codenames: Pictures” – a fun game that’s challenging enough for age 10+ but not too difficult that you’ll be put off. The story of the game is that the spymaster(s) have to help their field operative(s) locate their spies on the map by giving clues relating
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8 April, 2018

Kid Reacts to Wicker Man – The Brand New Wooden Rollercoaster at Alton Towers, UK

Kid Reacts to Wicker Man – The Brand New Wooden Rollercoaster at Alton Towers, UK
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We visited Alton Towers just to ride on the band new Wicker Man wooden rollercoaster! This quick video lets you know what I thought of it. We also had a great time on The Smiler, Oblivion, Galactica, Thirteen and loads more!

28 March, 2018

Ready Player One Infinity Light and Other Merch From Paladone

Ready Player One Infinity Light and Other Merch From Paladone
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In this video we take a look at some of the merch from the upcoming Steven Spielberg movie “Ready Player One”. There is the great looking Infinity Light, a set of 8 double-sided coasters, a stainless steel travel light and and awesome notebook. The items, along with loads of other Ready Player One stuff, can
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25 March, 2018

LEGO BrickHeadz Easter Bunny (40271) Seasonal Build and Review

LEGO BrickHeadz Easter Bunny (40271) Seasonal Build and Review
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This week, in preparation for Easter, we take a look at the LEGO BrickHeadz Easter Bunny (40271) available for £9.99 at LEGO Stores and on the LEGO website. It’s a fun build and a nice twist on the BrickHeadz theme with the larger base plate for the seasonal extras.