We have a great dice game for you today: Midnight Dice. This shouldn’t be confused with the 1990’s Midnight Roll dice game. (We’ll cover this one in an upcoming post, sign up for our newsletter to get notified when it comes out.) The Midnight Dice […]
How to play the Grinch Grow Your Heart Card Game
We love the Grinch around here so when we saw the Grinch Grow Your Heart Card game we knew we’d have to give it a try. You can see how much we love the Grinch by visiting our Grinch Party games and our Grinch dice […]
How To Play 12 Dice of Christmas
The holiday season is all about coming together with friends and family and what better way of doing that than playing games like 12 Dice of Christmas? We love playing dice at this time of year as games are often quick to play so we […]
8 Must Play Christmas Dice Games For Holiday Magic
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 […]
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 Labyrinth Game
My husband loves mazes so years ago I bought the Labyrinth board game with high hopes. Sadly, ours was missing pieces and instructions! (This was before I knew all the ins and outs of buying used games.) The game sat, unloved, on the shelf for […]
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 Peanuts Card Game
The Peanuts card game goes but many names: Nerts, Nertz, Pounce, Nuts, Racing Demon, Grouch and Squeal. We’re going to stick with the Peanuts name as I think it’s the one that sounds the most fun. No matter what you call it, Peanuts is 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 […]










