Do the following family game night criteria sound familiar? A game the whole family can enjoy. A game that works the brain but is not so difficult the adults will always win. A game that does not require reading or math skills so younger kids are not at a disadvantage. A game that is flexible…
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Game of the Month
Playing games is one of our favorite family activities. Each month we feature a different game, including the skills it practices, basic instructions and tips for playing with the whole family, including children of varying ages, even if they are considered "too young to play."
(Pirate) Game of the Month: LOOT
Your kids don’t have to have a pirate obsession to enjoy Gamewright’s Loot card game, but if they do, playing this pirate themed game will be all the more fun! I’m going to attempt to resist making a lot of pirate puns while I explain why Loot is our game of the month, but I…
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Game of the Month: Go Nuts for Donuts
Glazed, powdered or plain, who doesn’t love a fresh donut? And what family doesn’t like a good, rousing card game? Now your favorite baked good comes in a fast-paced, spirited family-friendly card game, Go Nuts for Donuts. This past Christmas, “Santa” brought us Gamewright’s card game, Go Nuts for Donuts, “The Pastry-Picking Card Game” and we…
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Game of the Month: Set Card Game
My family loves simple games that are adaptable for a number of different situations. SET is an easy-to-learn card game that can be played together as a family, or individually as a brain teaser. You can play it as long as you want or play it for just a few minutes as a quick boredom…
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Game of the Month: Pente – A Classic 5 in a Row Strategy Game
September’s game of the month is dedicated to the glory of thrift store finds. That’s right. I purchased this Pente game for fifty cents! And it has brought me hundreds of dollars of fun. I’d never even heard of Pente before and now I had been seriously missing out. Pente is the perfect board game…
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Game of the Month: Cat Crimes
I bet you love it when your children can sit down and play a quiet brainteaser or thinking game. You know that they are building their brains and keeping out of mischief at the same time! ThinkFun is one of my favorite go-to game resources because they have a huge repertoire of single player brainteasers…
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Game of the Month: Frog Juice
Let me tell you about a spellbinding card game! In the instruction booklet to their game, Gamewright confesses that Frog Juice is their favorite game, “It’s the perfect mix between a fairy tale and a strategy game!” And our family agrees, which is why this card game is our game of the month! We love playing…
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Game of the Month: Mancala
Can a classic board game solve all your problems? Of course not. But let me tell you a little story about mancala. I never played mancala when I was a kid. Never even heard of it. You know what a game nerd I am so that might surprise you. Or you may be asking, “What’s mancala?”…
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