Dice, card and board games reviews, rules and how-to's for the whole family
The murder mystery game that lets you be a cold case detective ages 14 and up If you’ve been around Family Game Shelf for anytime you know that we love murder mysteries so when I found a copy of Unsolved Case Files in good shape […]
Have you ever been to a winter carnival? If you have then you know how much fun and excitement there is at one. Growing up every year we had a winter carnival in the village where we lived. I have such fond memories of those […]
Curling is a big deal in these parts in winter. I, however, have never gotten into the sport—until now. Now we can play right at the game table with our new Dice Curling game. Dice Curling is the latest in our original sports themed dice […]
Tug of War might be the most widely yard game ever. Every camp, carnival and school has played this game at one time or another. So what could be ore fun than bring this classic yard game to family game night with Tug of War […]
It’s that time of year again. The time where we share what our favorite, most played games of the year are. 2022 had our family returning to more activities, a summer job that was very demanding and seeing our girls both teenagers, both in high […]
If you`ve been around Family Game Shelf for any amount of time, you know that we love dice games. We love the fast moving games for parties like Fifty, LRC, Monkey Dice and Aces in the Pot are all favorites. And the dice game Mexico […]
The Linger Longer card game is a fast play, easy to learn card game that will become a family favorite. It also goes by many other names such as Lift Smoke, Sift Smoke and Last In. It is a fast playing with a similar play […]
Two summers ago we played Murder on the Grill murder mystery. We had so much fun that we knew we had to do it again. This time we tried out An Evening of Murder’s Beyond the Grave. I’m not sure what it is about Murder […]
Christmas is the time that we gather together with friends and family to trim the tree, sing songs and play games! Games are our specialty so we created this list of the best Christmas games to make family game night festive and blissful. You’ll find […]
The 12 Days of Christmas is possibly the longest Christmas song ever, yet it’s still fun and a favorite to sing. And fun is what we’re all about here at Family Game Shelf. And you know we love Christmas games (Santa Uno, Candy Cane and […]