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What are some efficient ways to review the day before an exam with students?  I know that something like a review game is an option but if I continue to use that, will the students get bored of it?  Are there any specific ways that worked well in any experience anyone has had as a teacher?

I am currently a student teacher placed at STEM. I find that games are a great way for students to review the day before a test. Many of the students I had enjoyed healthy competition, they enjoyed using resources like quizzizz that allows them to compete with one another of speed and accuracy of answering questions correctly. One of the other tools we used was USA test prep as review for a test that also counted as extra credit, this helped the motivation of using test prep as this is not the most popular form of review among the students. 

Students will get bored with playing the same game over and over. I found that alternating between a few different games works. My go-to games are usually Kahoot and Quizlet Live. Some of the students told me about a game they played in another class, GimKit. They love it because it is in the form of trivia, but they are able to sabotage each others' devices as they get answers correct.

I recently discovered Quizizz and I like it so much better than Kahoot. When I use it in class, I set it up on 'team mode' so that the class is divided into two or three teams that are competing against each other - this prevents the problem I often have with Kahoot where the same students are always the ones on the leaderboard. 

Also, with Kahoot, after a few questions with the same students in the top 5 positions, I ask the top 5 to stand up, we clap for them, and then they remain standing for the next question and they're not allowed to answer it - this helps level out the playing field a little bit.