Dice, card and board games reviews, rules and how-to's for the whole family
If you’ve been around Family Game Shelf for a while, then you know how much we LOVE the game Scattergories. You can read the full review here and you can see all of free lists we have for holidays in our Fun Library. So when […]
Let your imagination roll wild One or more players ages 8 and up One of our favorite activities with groups is to make up stories one sentence at a time. So we were dying to try Rory’s Story Cubes. And you know that we love […]
Challenge your friends. 2 to 4 players ages 8 and up. This post may contain affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link. The memory match game Simon was introduced in 1976 and […]
Golf players, and non-players, get excited because today we’re going to tell you the rules and how to play the fun, easy Straight Golf Dice game. Even if you’re not an in-person golfer, you can share the excitement of a hole in one with either […]
Weather it’s a rainy day, a day at the cottage or just another day of summer vacation these 10 Easy Card Games will keep the kids busy, entertained and their brains working (but don’t tell them the last part!) Why card games? First, a deck […]
The Golf Dice game is simple but fun. The rules have you only needing to be able to recognize doubles, something like the dice game Fifty. It’s not a speed game like Fifty. Instead, it’s a relaxed game like Beat That or the co-operative dice […]
I don’t know where the card game Garbage got it’s name, but I’m sure that kids will not only like the name but love the game. Garbage Card Game is simple but intriguing. Even the youngest of players can play—and win this game that is […]
Work together to solve crimes 2 to 4 players ages 7 and up We Detectives is a cooperative game where players are working together to find all the evidence to convict the criminals. As you might know, our family loves a good who-dunn-it game. Clue […]
Don’t Eat Pete is a very simple game that children adore. It’s a little silly, a lot loud and totally edge-of-your-seat kind of game. This is the perfect game for a birthday party or a holiday or a rainy day or any day really. What […]
Sevens is a dice game where players are trying to roll anything but seven. The number 7 is unlucky—just as in the dice game Knockout. However, in Sevens you play with six dice (just like in Run For It) so there are more scoring opportunities. […]