Dice, card and board games reviews, rules and how-to's for the whole family
The fun and exciting dice game Ages 8 and up 1 plus players If your family loves the card game Phase 10 and loves dice games, then Phase 10 Dice is for you. You know we love dice games here and some of our favorites […]
A Rummy-type card game with a challenging and exciting twist Ages 7 and up 2 to 6 players If your family loves card games that can fill a full family game night, then Phase 10 is for you. It’s an easy to learn game but […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]