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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."

Game of the Month: Marshmallow Test

October 21, 2020

Marshmallow Test card game supplies

Are you familiar with the famous “Marshmallow Test?” The one that is supposed to measure how well kids can draw upon their willpower in order to delay gratification? Well, Gamewright has come up with a new trick-taking card game inspired by Walter Mischel’s famous (or infamous) Stanford social-science research project. Note: this post contains affiliate…
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Game of the Month: Azul

September 30, 2020

Azul board game

Azul may be the most gorgeous game we’ve ever featured as a game of the month! Azul, made by Plan B Games, is a tile placement game in which players race to earn points by completing horizontal and vertical lines of tiles on their “wall.” The stunningly colorful game design was inspired by azulejos, a…
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Game of the Month: Abandon All Artichokes

August 26, 2020

Cards for the game abandon all artichokes

Ready for a heartless card game? You may be thinking, “What? Of course not!” But you are. You are totally ready. Because the game is Abandon All Artichokes! Abandon All Artichokes is a “deck-wrecking” game from Gamewright. It’s like no other game we’ve ever played and we can’t get enough of it. When it was…
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Game of the Month: Tsuro

July 9, 2020

Tsuro game of the path

In case you hadn’t noticed, our family loves to play a variety of games. Sometimes we need something simple and elegant, other times we need something a bit more complex. Both categories of games keep us on our toes and I’m delighted to report that today we are recommending one of each type of game!…
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Game of the Month: Impact: Battle of Elements!

June 11, 2020

Impact battle of elements dice game

Here’s what you want: a game that takes zero time to learn, is quick to play, but engaging enough that playing it over and over at the request of your child does not send your brain into a boredom spiral. Am I right? That’s why today I’m sharing with you my son’s new favorite game….
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Game of the Month: Mystic Market

May 28, 2020

Cards, coins and magic bottles for the game mystic market

Mystic Market is a unique family game with some of the most fun props ever and we are addicted! This problem-solving game with a touch of magic invites players to imagine themselves in a market world bustling with the trade of wondrous elements where players must be clever enough to outwit shifting fortunes. Intrigued? Note:…
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Moon Spinner: Brain Game of the Month

April 9, 2020

Moon Spinner brain teaser with blue background

Remember spending hours in the 1980s trying to solve that Rubik’s cube you got for Christmas? Well, let me introduce you to the brain teaser puzzle for your kids’ generation. Moon Spinner! Moon Spinner from ThinkFun is an ingenious puzzle that consists of rotating circles. The mission, should your kids choose to accept it, is…
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Game of the Month: My First Rush Hour

March 18, 2020

My first rush hour game for preschoolers

ThinkFun’s Rush Hour brand now has a new version of their popular logic and problem solving game made especially for preschoolers and I am totally here for it! My First Rush Hour, designed for ages 3 and up, gives young kids the same brain-boosting, playful experience as the original but in a new, age-appropriate format….
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