11/30/2025
A shout out from BuzzFeed!! ... scroll down to #14!!
Adult Board And Card Games That Make Great Gifts We're skipping Monopoly and diving into these new board games.
If Laughter is the best medicine then ... Snake Oil ... It cures what ails ya! Now it's your turn! If the customer buys your product, you win the round!
In the Old West, the wily snake oil salesman could cleverly sell the most dubious product to the most skeptical buyer. Invent and sell your own zany 2-word products to all types of wacky customers. With over 340 wild words and 60 oddball customers, you will probably never run out of crazy new combinations! How would you sell a Burp Balloon to a ninja ... or a Rumor Mirror to a teacher? Make it ser
11/30/2025
A shout out from BuzzFeed!! ... scroll down to #14!!
Adult Board And Card Games That Make Great Gifts We're skipping Monopoly and diving into these new board games.
10/16/2025
Snake Oil recently launched a free beta online version of its party game! Available for download or browser-based play. Give it a try with a couple of friends and let us know what you think. This is a very basic version that uses limited core game content. A more robust digital is in the planning stages. Thank you!
Play Online — SNAKE OIL Access to the digital Snake Oil game using either one of these two options:(1) Download and install the free game file for Windows users by clicking here or visiting the Microsoft Store.(2) Use the browser-based version below.
10/13/2025
A Snake cOil Salesman ...
06/30/2025
Thank you PressReader for the shoutout ... https://www.pressreader.com/usa/casual-game-insider/20250624/281801404915629
05/28/2025
that "snake&bake" needs a bit of oil! ...
Jimmy Kimmel gets in the Snake Oil spirit with his recent invention and pitch for "Hand Maskk!" Watch him here!
https://fb.watch/y1JeI9RoAQ/
01/28/2025
Happy Chinese New Year!! ... the year of the SNAKE!!
(A tiny celebration hint!!)
08/24/2024
New blog by Destructoid lists Snake Oil as the #3 funniest board game! We beat out some big names like CAH and Balderdash!
The 10 Funniest Board Games We’ve Ever Played, Ranked When board game night becomes downright hilarious
Come on by Games by James at the Mall of America today from 12-3 where we will be doing a Snake Oil demo.
07/27/2024
Snake Oil is part of a long line of great toys and games invented in Minnesota. This article highlights recent activity in the game inventor community, including "Bad Plumbing" Kickstarter by Liam Clift. Kudos to Games by James for its role in our gaming ecosystem!
Bustling board game industry continues to grow in U.S. Leder Games, maker of Arcs and Oath, is one of several Minnesota publishers including Atlas Games and Asmodee's Fantasy Flight Games that has put the Twin Cities tabletop scene on the map.
07/20/2024
So excited to be at Games by James Southdale this afternoon demoing Snake Oil! Games By James is so supportive of local inventors. Please stop by and shop!
07/02/2024
Snake Oil always looks forward to these local game events at Games by James in July. Stop by and take a picture with us on 7/20 at Southdale or 7/27 at MOA for $5 off!