Dice, card and board games reviews, rules and how-to's for the whole family
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
If your kid loves memory match then you need to learn how to play Finders Keepers. When my youngest was two, she loved to play memory match. After her nap we would get out the 8 to 10 Dora playing cards and put them on […]
As a Canadian, Hockey is everywhere—on cereal boxes, welcome sings, crayons. You can find something hockey just about anywhere you look. We even have our very own hockey dice game that I made for a hockey-fanatic in my life. Now, I want to tell you […]
At this time of year, we love playing Christmas games. What better way of spending time together and getting into the holiday spirit? You can see our big list of Christmas Games here but today we wanted to share with you our new Christmas Crazy […]
The card game Giveaway is a fast paced game where players try to be the first to get rid of their cards. It has a similar feel to Go Boom, Rolling Stone and Linger Longer. Giveaway is an easy to learn game that is great […]
Frogs in the Pond is the latest card game we’ve learned how to play. It is fairly simple to play and yet it’s a bit cutthroat and engaging. It’s said to be a card game for 2 to 5 players and is best played in […]
A unique game to explore the magic of Ireland 2 to 5 players ages 5 to 99 St Patrick’s Day is a big deal here at Family Game Shelf. You can tell by the amount of Irish theme games we have – Whacky Putt St […]
One of our mast favorite card games is Jok-R-Ummy. It’s fun, challenging and makes a great family game night game. But it is a Canadian game and hard to find outside of Canada. But then I heard about the card game Sticks and after researching […]