Dice, card and board games reviews, rules and how-to's for the whole family
For Christmas this past year we gave a game each to the kids, as is our tradition. One of those games is the card game ruckus, a silly, fast pace game of matching. It looked to right up our ally so we were excited to […]
I first heard of the Fish Bowl game from a friend who said that she and her family would play for hours as young adults. It’s really a simple game but the laughs last for hours and you can customize it for any theme. She […]
The MOTHER dice game is easy enough for the whole family and perfect for Mother’s Day to show Mom how much you love her. For more Mother’s Day fun see our shop here for a special escape room and 5 Second game. Be sure to […]
We love simple dice games here at Family Game Shelf and the Higher or Lower Dice Game is another great game for a quick game time. Why do we love these dice games so much? Frist they’re fast—great for filler time when you’re waiting or […]
We love a good mystery here at Family Game Shelf. One of the best mystery games we’ve played is the Unsolved Case Files series. (You can read about Who Murdered Harmony Ashcroft here.) After playing our first one, we all agreed that we wanted to […]
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 […]
Obviously we love to play games here, but when you put a prize like candy on line? Watch out because our competitive streak really comes out. Sounds silly but what can we say? We love a good competition. So for today we’ve put together the […]
Fast, snappy dice games that are easy to learn are a favorite around here. Come on Six is the latest dice game that fits this perfectly. Move over Fifty, Snowball, Mexico and Knockout there’s a new game in town. In this post we’ll tell you […]
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 […]
Mix, Match, Score and Win 2 to 4 players ages 6 and up Qwirkle is a tile lying game with bright colours and fun patterns. I was immediately drawn to this game as we love games like Dominos, Carcassonne and Rummikub. I wasn’t wrong as […]