Dice, card and board games reviews, rules and how-to's for the whole family
Who doesn’t have a soft spot for The Grinch? He’s terrible and loveable all at the same time. And since we love dice games, we thought we would bring them together and create the Grinch Dice Game. It’s a fast, easy game of risk and […]
Tenzi looked like such a good dice game that we got two copies of it one year at Christmas time—and we kept both copies of it! We haven’t regretted that decision as time has passed. I’ll tell you why later. Not only is Tenzi a […]
UNO is a family card game classic. It has many variations (you can see the list and get the free printout of our Ultimate Uno variation list here.) So it surprised me that there is yet to be a Christmas variation. So, we created Santa […]
Where common knowledge becomes uncommonly fun 3 to 6 players ages 10 and up Anomia is a Mensa select award winner. It also looked like a lot of fun. I was fortunate to get it for Christmas last year. Set Up The set up for […]
Bones and Pips is a unique game that uses both dice and dominos for 2 to 8 players of all ages. A great Halloween game. Bones and Pips is an easy to learn game that is great for the whole family to play this Halloween […]
The Rocking Rolling Roost 2 to 4 players aged 4 and up Chickyboom is a cute chicken themed game that has players using their sense of balance. The chickens are perched on their roost but if any of them move then everything will shuffle. Set […]
Liven up your ghosts and ghouls this year with a Halloween Dice Game in a gift bag. Is Halloween looking a little less exciting this year? Maybe your kids have declared that they are too old to go trick-or-treating. Or maybe you just want to […]
The Halloween dice game Boo is perfect for any family game night. It is unlike any other dice game that I’ve ever played and it’s a Family Game Shelf original! Face paced, a little loud and full of rewards, it is sure to be a […]
Codemaker vs Codebreaker 2 players ages 8 and up The Mastermind game has been around since the 1970s and is still on the market today for good reason. It is a challenging game of logic and deduction. It is also the game that my 12 […]
The card game Go Boom is a next-step-up from Crazy 8s and Crazy 8 Countdown. It is good for two or more players and uses a standard deck of playing cards. Go Boom also goes by the name Dig. My oldest daughter is not a […]