Family Board game recs
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| Spy Alley. |
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OP here. Thank you so much for all the suggestions. There are many here I haven’t heard of. Looking forward to researching
them and trying some me out. |
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| I just got Bounce Off for our DS12 for the holidays. |
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| Spot it is fun for kids and adults. |
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In A Pickle is great for all ages and for kids who like Apples to Apples it's a similar feel.
Last Letter is currently our family favorite (I have one in high school and one in middle school). You can change the rules every round, which keeps things interesting. It's also very fast-paced, so you aren't playing forever unless you want to. Exploding Kittens is just fun, although my kids get a little hypercompetitive with that one sometimes. |
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| Gubs |
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| Great suggestions. We also like Clue and Parcheesi! |
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| Oh, memoir 44 is great. I’ll also add Dominion and Race for the Galaxy. My husband and I love A Few Acres of Snow but itsnout of print. I played a lot of Diplomacy at that age too b |
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Great games, but probably not the best choice unless you are a pretty serious gamer. Also, I would not play Diplomacy with anyone that I was trying to build a relationship of mutual trust and affection with.  (Diplomacy is a great strategy game with a heavy negotiation element or perhaps a negotiation game with a strong strategic element, but it also features a lot of betrayal. If you can laugh about it or just roll with it, but I have seen it really mess with some friendships.)
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Robo Rally!
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+1 if they are spatially inclined. |
Anonymous
| Exploding kittens! |
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Forbidden Island
Forbidden Desert Sushi Go Party Go Nuts for Donuts Battle Hogwarts Karuba |
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| Yahtzee is always fun |
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Second the recommendation to go to Child's Play (Arlington, Connecticut Ave, and maybe a third location?) and talk to them. They are amazing.
We pretty much stick to the classics: Rummikub Monopoly Life Sorry Uno We have a Trivial Pursuit family edition, but the kids' topics were too easy. |