A card game for people who are into kittens and explosions and laser beams and sometime goats. 2 to 5 players ages 7 and up It seems everywhere I look these days I see someone is talking about Exploding Kittens. It sounds like a wild, […]
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This Big List of Games to play with UNO Cards
Fast Fun for Everyone 2 to 10 players ages 7 and up The card game Uno turns 50 years old this year. Happy birthday Uno! And it feels like in the last 50 years everyone has played at least one game of this classic game. […]
Pit Card Game Review
The all-time favorite “card game frenzy” 3 to 8 players Ages 7and up The tag line for this game is right. Pit is a frenzy of noise and action and fun. I bought this game as part of my husband’s birthday gift and it’s been […]
How to Play the 99 Card Game
The first time my then boyfriend (now husband) played cards with my family, they introduced us to this fast paced card game that keeps you on your toes. Speed and math are needed to win 99. 99 is as fast paced as Ratuki, Spoons and […]
How to Play the Card Game Jok-R-ummy
2 to 6 players ages 10 and up I have loved to play cards for as long as I can remember. When we were teens, my husband and I would spend hours playing Rummy 500 and when we got together with a couple friends we […]
Hit the Deck Card Game Review
Fast-Paced Card Game that’ll be a HIT with the Whole Family 2 – 6 players ages 6 and up The first time that we played Hit the Deck, we thought it would be like Crazy 8s. Although the cards have a similar look and play […]
How To Play 5 Second Rule
Just Spit it Out! 3+ players, ages 10+ Here at Family Game Shelf, we love fasted paced, easy to learn word games. 5 Second Rule game fits that description to a tee. We love this game so much that we’ve created several 5 Second games […]
How to Play the Card Game Cheat
Cheat is a family card game that is best played in a larger group and with older kids. Other names for Cheat include Bluff, I Doubt It, and Liar. It also another name, but this is a family-friendly blog, so we’ll stick with the name […]
How to Play the Blink Card Game
The world’s fastest game for 2 -3 players ages 7 and up. The card game Blink lives up to its claim for being a fast game. A game takes about one minute to play. In fact, it takes longer to set up the game than […]
How to Play Blind Poker Card Game
The first time I played Blind Poker I was slightly nervous. One night we were playing cards with extended family and they suggested we play a new game. We said sure, being always up for trying a new game. Then someone got up and shut […]










