Ages 10 and up 3 or more players Does your family do Taco Tuesday? If you do, or even if you don’t, the game Let’s Taco Bout It could be a great way to connect and have fun when dinner is over. You can learn […]
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Unsolved Case Files: the Best Who-Done-It Mystery Game
The murder mystery game that lets you be a cold case detective ages 14 and up If you’ve been around Family Game Shelf for anytime you know that we love murder mysteries so when I found a copy of Unsolved Case Files in good shape […]
How to Play Pictionary Air Harry Potter Edition
Pictionary has been one of my most favorite games since I was a kid. (I have wonderful memories of playing this game and it always makes me think of my Mom as she and I were banned from being on the same team because we […]
An Evening of Murder Beyond the Grave Murder Mystery Party
Two summers ago we played Murder on the Grill murder mystery. We had so much fun that we knew we had to do it again. This time we tried out An Evening of Murder’s Beyond the Grave. I’m not sure what it is about Murder […]
How to Play The Polar Express Game: a Christmas Adventure Game
A game for all who truly believe. 2 to 4 players aged 8 and up My husband loves trains so it’s no surprise that one of his favorite Christmas movie is The Polar Express. One of our girls also loves this movie, so when I […]
How to Play Mafia Murder Game
The deduction game Mafia Murder also goes by the name of Mafia and Assassin. It is a who done-it kind of game that is great for a group of older kids, teens and adults. The One Night Werewolf line of games is based on this […]
How to Play Clue Suspect Card Game and Review
Solve the crime in the quickest time 3 to 4 players ages 8 and up If you’ve been around Family Game Shelf for any time, you’ve probably noticed that we love deduction games. Clue has been a long standing favorite of ours for years. We […]
Code Master Game Review
Programming Logic Game Ignite Your Mind Single player ages 8 and up Computers are everywhere—literally. And there is a push for children to learn programming skills from an early age—for obvious reasons. Programming, however, can be, well, boring, overwhelming and downright frustrating. So the key […]
Exit The Game – Game Review
Exit The game is for 1 to 4 players aged 10 and up (depending the game) and will take 1 to 2 hours. Are you a puzzle master? We like to think that we are, well at least that we’re decent at solving puzzles. We […]
How To Play The Whacky Putt Mini Golf Dice Game
Who doesn’t love a good game of Mini Golf? We sure do, but if it’s rainy, or snowy (as it is here a lot of the year) then the fun comes to an end. But we have created a fun dice game that keeps the […]










