Is there anything better than being with family and friends during the holidays? Yes! Creaming the red fur-lined pants off of them on game night! All kidding aside, there is nothing better than playing games and making memories, that’s why we’ve put together a list […]
Category: Dice Games
How to play dice games with pictures, rules and variations
How to Play the Chicago Dice Game
We have another easy dice game. The Chicago dice game may be simple to learn but you might find it difficult to win. But you’ll have fun as you play. You can play with as few or as many as you’d like. Chicago is a […]
How to Play Wichita Card and Dice Game
If you’ve been around here for any time, you know we love dice and cards so when we find a game that uses both like the Wichita Card and Dice Game, you know we have to play! This game also goes by Polish Poker. But […]
How to Play the Nix the Six Dice Game
Nix the Six dice game fits right in here at Family Game Shelf. It’s a fast moving, easy to learn and a hoot to play. Nix the Six is similar to Stuck in the Mud but it’s different enough that it’s its’ own game. Fast […]
How to Play the 13 Dice of Halloween Game
We love fall and Halloween and today we have a new game for the season: The 13 Dice of Halloween. It’s a fun, quick game that is easy to learn and fairly fast to play. Players of all ages will gobble it up like Halloween […]
How to Play the Par 4 Dice Game
Today we have another golf dice game to add to our collection. The Par 4 Dice game joins Golf dice, Straight Golf, Par 24 and our favorite Whacky Putt (our mini golf dice game). Par 4 is a single hole golf game for four players […]
How to Play the Bank Dice Game
A blogger friend let me know about a fun new dice game called Bank. You can download an app to play but it’s just as easy to play without it and it might even be more fun with our score sheet (more on that later.) […]
How to Play the Knucklebones Dice Game
I was doing research for one of the dice games we have when I came across a new dice game that I had never heard of: Knucklebones. Dice were originally made of actual bones so I thought that it was referring to that aspect of […]
How to Play the Shark Bite Dice Game
I’m back again with another Family Game Shelf original dice game. This time it’s Shark Bite. I have to say I’m not a fan of the Shark Week hoopla but I did find myself swept away a little this year at least with idea of […]
How to Play the Roller Coaster Dice Game
Fast and furious dice games our kind of our thing around Family Game Shelf and Roller Coaster dice fits right in with games like Fifty, Come on Six, Tug of War, and Tiki Totem Pole. This game is fast, fun and will make you want […]










