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: Mille Bornes (Vroom! Vroom!)
We uncovered this classic gem card game when my in-laws unloaded a bunch of games on our family. Mille Bornes is a French card game (so you can feel très internationale while you are playing) from 1963. “Mille Bornes” translates to “one thousand milestones,” but it might as well translate to “one thousand kinds of…
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Game of the Month: Zeus on the Loose
On a whim this winter, while the kids were stuck inside claiming boredom of the highest degree, I purchased Zeus on the Loose card game. It turned out to be an enormous hit and I love the way it helps my 6 year old practice his math skills. Of course, I had to make it a…
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Game of the Month: Sleeping Queens
Have you ever heard of Sleeping Queens? Every year we get a new game during the holidays and this card game was a HUGE hit. It’s appealing to kids of all ages and is a perfect choice for our game of the month series. (Note: this post contains affiliate links.) We really, really LOVE Sleeping Queens….
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Game of the Month: S’Quarrels
S’quarrels was a serendipitous find in an airport bookshop. On our way home from a family vacation we were stranded in an airport for 12 hours and I went in search of a novelty for the kids. I had never heard of this card game before, but S’Quarrels is now a family favorite and was an…
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Game(s) of the Month: Travel Games
This month’s games post is a special edition focusing on our favorite travel games. Since I can’t pick just one, you get six recommendations. (Lucky you.) Last month our family flew cross-country for a lovely week on my father’s property in rural Oregon. As I pointed out in last year’s travel games post, I make…
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Game of the Month: Rat-a-Tat Cat
Rat-a-Tat Cat is a card game for kids from Gamewright that requires players to use simple strategy, mathematical and memory skills. It has won tons of awards, including the Mensa Select award. I love it when our favorite games are recognized by Mensa because that makes me feel super-smart. I mean, winning obviously proves I’m…
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Game of the Month: Swish {Card Game}
Swish Card Game Our Game of the Month is ThinkFun’s Swish. Long time readers of this blog {bless you!} know that my kids and I love games! Swish is a new favorite of ours. Swish is a family card game that challenges players’ spatial thinking skills. The rules are easy but even adults will find…
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Game for One
I taught Kiddo how to play Solitaire and now there is no going back. He loves it. Now if he could just learn to shuffle the cards by himself…
Game of the Month: Skip-bo
Kiddo has declared Skip-bo to be one of his favorite games. It uses strategic thinking but in order to win you need to keep your powers of observation well tuned. Skip-bo brings back a lot of memories for me. I first played it during a trip to my grandparents when I was a kid and…
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