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The 12 Days of Christmas is possibly the longest Christmas song ever, yet it’s still fun and a favorite to sing. And fun is what we’re all about here at Family Game Shelf. And you know we love Christmas games (Santa Uno, Candy Cane and […]
It’s no secret: we love dice. Can you tell with how many dice games we’ve told you about? Monkey Dice is out latest Family Game Shelf original. It’s a banana-splitting good time. Some other original games are Volcano, Zebra dice, Save the Turtles and Whacky […]
In the summer we brought the fun of mini putt inside with our game Whacky Putt. We had such a great response, and it was so much fun, that we made Whacky Putt Halloween! This post may contain affiliate links. I receive a small commission […]
The idea for Vampire Dice came to me quickly—in about five minutes. Fast, I know (I was surprised too.) I think it’s because I love dice games—Ohio, Stuck in the Mud, Fifty—I love them all. Also, I’ve created many dice games—Whacky Putt, Hockey, Volcano, Zebra […]
This post may contain affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link. Tennis can be a fun, engaging and exhausting game. In Tennis Dice Game we bring all the fun and none of […]
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 […]
This post may contain affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link. The popular fidget toy pop it has been turned into a game! It is sometimes called Pop It Chess. This is […]
Let your imagination roll wild One or more players ages 8 and up One of our favorite activities with groups is to make up stories one sentence at a time. So we were dying to try Rory’s Story Cubes. And you know that we love […]
Golf players, and non-players, get excited because today we’re going to tell you the rules and how to play the fun, easy Straight Golf Dice game. Even if you’re not an in-person golfer, you can share the excitement of a hole in one with either […]
The Golf Dice game is simple but fun. The rules have you only needing to be able to recognize doubles, something like the dice game Fifty. It’s not a speed game like Fifty. Instead, it’s a relaxed game like Beat That or the co-operative dice […]