Dice, card and board games reviews, rules and how-to's for the whole family
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This game review is for Wizard Card GameIt is for ages: 10 and up. 3 to 6 players and takes about an hour to play“The ultimate game of Trump” The card game Wizard has over one million copies sold. That’s impressive. So, we thought we’d […]
The game that racks up the fun! 2 to 4 players ages 8 and up. The card game Racko has been around since the 1950s and is still sold and played today. The concept of the game is very simple–put ten cards in order from […]
I was first introduced to the card game Hearts in college. We had a couple friends that we played the game with for hours. We recently introduced the game to our kids. At first, they were a little confused, but they quickly caught on and […]