Welcome to Picking at Nits, where I nitpick perfectly fine games. Today’s target: Command of Nature. I love Unstable Games. The art, the charm, the fast play, but this is not a deckbuilder. The 1-2-3 formation mechanic is clever, the art is stellar, and the game flows quickly. But let’s not mislabel it. It’s a tactical army management card game, not a deckbuilder as what it's marketed as...

Welcome to Picking at Nits, where I nitpick tiny details of otherwise playable games. Today’s game: The Quest Kids! On a crusade of playing games that my son's too young for, I decided to jump into The Quest Kids with Tobias. He's 4 now and starting to read simple words, so with low-text and high iconography, it seemed like an easy enough jump. But we ran into some production issues...

Welcome to Picking at Nits, a series of reviews where I get upset and nitpick tiny details of otherwise perfectly playable games. Today's game: Sneaky Snacky Squirrel! So, I love board games and want to share that passion with my kids. When my older son, Tobias, was 2 and a half, I went digging, scouring the net for something fun and exciting. I ended up buying Sneaky Snacky Squirrel, a game where a squirrel with OCD collects colorful, radioactive acorns and places them aroun