Dice, card and board games reviews, rules and how-to's for the whole family
Game review: 12 Days, ages 8+, 3-5 players The game 12 Days is inspired by the 12 Days of Christmas and the gift giving of the original song. The art work on the cards depicts the gits given in the song in a stain glass […]
With the Christmas season just around the corner, we have put together our Holiday Gift List for 2020, full of games that would make great gifts this year! Hoot Owl Hoot This game is good for players 4 and up. It is a co-operative game […]
Game review for Lost Puppies. Ages 5 to 7, # players 8 Lost Puppies is a co-cooperative game by Family Pastimes. This award-winning game has lost puppies on the loose. Night is falling and players have to work together to search the neighbourhood to find […]
It’s the time of year again….Hallmark Christmas Movie time! Honestly, as a busy mom, Christmas time seems more like a job than fun. But with all the crazy events, and shopping and to do lists, watching the Hallmark Christmas movies gives me back a sense […]
Who can resist the cozy, heart-warming Hallmark Christmas movies? They are a strong tradition here at Family Game Shelf. These feel-good movies are full of traditions themselves and have classic Christmas scenes to put you in the festive spirit. And what better way to add […]
This game review is for Codenames, a fun word game for 2 to 8 or more players aged 10 and up. Do you love word games? We do Taboo, Scattergories, Categories, anything that doesn’t have to do with spelling. (Learning disability here.) So when a […]
This year, Halloween looks different for many of us. Plus, my kids are getting older but still want to celebrate Halloween. So, this year, we are starting our Halloween Board Game Party tradition! We’ll have mini games, themed food, good games and wild music and, […]
Celebrate this year with a Halloween dice game. Gather some dice and some friends and play our new dice game Trick or Treat! Here at Family Game Shelf, we love dice games (Stuck in the Mud or Ohio anyone?) We also love Halloween so that […]
This game review is for Wizard Card GameIt is for ages: 10 and up. 3 to 6 players and takes about an hour to play“The ultimate game of Trump” The card game Wizard has over one million copies sold. That’s impressive. So, we thought we’d […]
As the weather turns cooler, we love to come inside and play games! We also love Halloween. So, to merge the two and prolong Halloween, we have created this list of Fun Family Halloween Games! We love Halloween so much that not only can you […]