Dice, card and board games reviews, rules and how-to's for the whole family
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]