Dice, card and board games reviews, rules and how-to's for the whole family
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Last year was the first time I’ve watched the Kentucky Derby and I was caught up in the excitement of the event. And I was inspired to create Two Minutes to Win It Kentucky Derby Games. Because if the horses have two minutes to win […]
Santa’s mittens are missing! In our new Christmas mystery game Who Stole Santa’s Mittens you get to dig out your sleuthing skills. We love mystery games around here. For Thanksgiving we created our Who Burnt the Turkey mystery game and it was so popular that […]
I had someone reach out to me to see if I knew where to find an old card game. I hadn’t heard of it before but after researching it, it looked fun and educational. Sadly, the game was out of print. But that game did […]
Here at Family Game Shelf we love dice games and can’t help but make up some of our very own and today we have a new one for you that just came to me while sitting on my back deck enjoying the last bit of […]
We love mystery games around here. Our obsession started with Clue Jr and moved on to the classic Clue, and Mystery Train and escape rooms and so much more. Through the years I’ve created several games (like the line of escape rooms for kids) and […]
Today’s dice game Hidden Kings is inspired by the 1999 game Bunker Poker. It’s a game of strategy and luck that’s fit for a King. We love playing the Bunker Poker game but sadly it is out of print. We created Hidden Kings to bring […]
The dice game Up Down Safe is similar to the dice game Obsession from 1977. (There is now a popular board game Obsession not to get the two confused.) This dice game has a lot of strategy to it and some push-your-luck game play to […]
Summer’s in full swing here and today we have a new, original game that is prefect for summer or any time of the year. The Big Scoops dice game is a race to see who can scoop the most ice cream! Big Scoops joins our […]
It’s no secret that we love dice games around here. We love card games too. And today we want to tell you about our newest game that combines the two: Dice Sticks game. We, like many of you, love the card game Sticks. And one […]
The Crazy Fish card game is a hilarious one that players of all ages can play but the younger kids will adore. There will be hours of fun with this one. I created it for a Girl Guide meeting that had an ocean theme. I […]