Dice, card and board games reviews, rules and how-to's for the whole family
We love a good mystery here at Family Game Shelf. One of the best mystery games we’ve played is the Unsolved Case Files series. (You can read about Who Murdered Harmony Ashcroft here.) After playing our first one, we all agreed that we wanted to […]
The card game King’s Market is an easy to learn game that kids will love, especially when they get to play with poker chips. The game Pay or Play has a similar feel but with more complicated rules. Boodle also has a similar feel. Let’s […]
Obviously we love to play games here, but when you put a prize like candy on line? Watch out because our competitive streak really comes out. Sounds silly but what can we say? We love a good competition. So for today we’ve put together the […]
Fast, snappy dice games that are easy to learn are a favorite around here. Come on Six is the latest dice game that fits this perfectly. Move over Fifty, Snowball, Mexico and Knockout there’s a new game in town. In this post we’ll tell you […]
It’s estimated that one third of people play golf and now with the card game Golf Solitaire you can play right at your kitchen table with just a deck of cards. Another name for this game is One Foundation. It’s no surprise to us that […]
Mix, Match, Score and Win 2 to 4 players ages 6 and up Qwirkle is a tile lying game with bright colours and fun patterns. I was immediately drawn to this game as we love games like Dominos, Carcassonne and Rummikub. I wasn’t wrong as […]
Here at Family Game Shelf we have a family birthday that falls right near St Patrick’s Day so the day holds extra fun for us so we’ve embraced our Irish and we want to share our Big List of St Patrick’s Day games with you. […]
Knuckles is a kid-friendly card game that gets its’ name from the ability to knock when you think that you have the lowest score. This game shouldn’t be confused with the games like Bloody Knuckles or the bar card game Knuckles or the hand punching […]
What to do when there’s a snow storm outside? Play Blizzard Dice game of course. There are three things that have to happen before a snow storm is considered a blizzard. First, it has to snow for at least three hours in a row. Next, […]
Think Fast before the blast…but don’t let the pressure get to you. 3 plus players ages 14 and up Pop Under Pressure is the latest word game that we’ve tested out. We love word games—games like Scattergories, Like Minds, our Daily News games and Listography—so […]