It’s that time of year again, the one where we tell you about the best games of 2021. These are the games that we played the most and enjoyed the most over the last year. Some are brand new games and some are classic games […]
Best Games of 2021
Tag: #FamilyFun
How to Play the Christmas Shenanigans Card Game
One of the best parts of Christmas is getting together with family and, if you’re anything like our family, that means shenanigans. How fitting, then, that we created the Christmas Shenanigans Card Game. (To see more of our original games click here.) This game is […]
Play to Play the Hockey Dice Game
Have a hockey fan in your life? Is that person a dice game fan too? Then we have the perfect game for you: Hockey Dice. All the fun of hockey without the cold nose! Yes, another Family Game Shelf original dice game. What can we […]
How To Play Abandon all Artichokes Card Game
A Heartless Card game for 2 to 4 players ages 10 and up Abandon all Artichokes is an easy deck building games. The theme is a vegetable garden where the artichokes have taken over. The game is a mix of strategy and luck. At first, […]
Dice Games the Play at the Dinner Table During the Holidays
The holidays are a busy time of year for most families but this shouldn’t mean that our bonding/game time should come to an end. Often kids need to de-stress and need an outlet for all the feelings that come with the holidays—the excitement, the anxious […]
How to Play Splendor
2 to 4 players ages 10 and up In Splendor, you are a merchant who is working toward making the best jewels out of raw gems. The first time that we played, we found it complicated. However, once we had played one time it became […]
Stocking Stuffers for Board Game Lovers
Many would say that the best part of Christmas morning is a stocking full with marvelous little treasures. But as the one who does the stocking stuffing it be hard to find things to stuff. Luckily, if you have a board game lover on your […]
How to Play the Card Game SPOONS
When I think of the card game SPOONS, I always picture a group sitting around the cottage kitchen table, late at night with a deck of cards and nothing to do. But then there’s a spoon on the table and someone grabs it from someone […]
20 Easy, Fast, Fun Games for this Christmas
When you’re short on time this Christmas you need easy, fast, fun games to play. We know that with the holidays just around the corner, many families find it hard to spend good quality time together much less time for a whole game night. It […]
How to Play Relative Insanity
You can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your family 4 to 12 players ages 14 and up Relative Insanity is an Apples to Apples style game. But it is NOT for kids. In fact, you need to be a very open family to […]