#Family games

[bujojunky]

I'm back to using my bullet journal again 🤪

[stone-cold-groove]

Box cover illustration detail from Milton Bradley’s Go to the Head of the Class - 1965.

[lovekinethings]

Truth or dare 💜✨️

Gather the family for a night of laughter, surprises, and bonding with our Family Truth or Dare Card Game! This delightful game is designed to bring everyone closer together through a series of engaging questions and playful challenges that cater to all ages. Whether you're looking to share secrets, perform silly tasks, or just enjoy some quality time, this game has something for everyone.

[gamify07]

The Lord of the Rings Strategy Board Game is a masterpiece for fans of Tolkien and board gaming alike. With its cooperative nature, thrilling campaigns, and app-supported mechanics, it offers an unparalleled adventure in Middle-earth. While it shares thematic similarities with the Risk Lord of the Rings board game, it provides a deeper narrative experience that’s perfect for players who love storytelling and teamwork.

Whether you’re strategizing with friends or embarking on a solo quest, this game is your gateway to becoming a legend in Middle-earth

[intothestacks]

Cool Board Games for Your Library

Kids Dungeon Adventure – $6 USD

Type: RPG Players: As many as you want! Mechanics: RPG Playtime: Variable Age: 4+ Skills You Practice: Imagination, Strategy, Cooperation

An RPG game designed for parents to play with preschoolers and kindergarteners (the parent is the dungeon master/narrator while the child ultimately guides the story, using their toys and building blocks to play out the tale).

Why it’d be good for a library collection:

Popular topic

Family-friendly

Makes a popular kind of game accessible for beginners

Small storage space

Cheap

[grantlyon]

I struggle with what to call these types of games - family games, casual games, welcoming games, gateway games? Basically, these are great games you can play in an hour or under and they are easy enough to teach to most people. I love games like that!

[fiatluxastriaeterna]

Steve Jackson Games is running a Black Friday sale alongside their holiday sale. Some of the deals are pretty wild, like the Box of Astonishments ($160 worth of games for $100), a Car Wars Mega Bundle ($185 of games/accessories for $100) and the Munchkin Gift Pack ($55 worth of games for $35). They also sell really fun dice. Seriously. Unicorn dice. Circuit dice. Steampunk dice. Roman numeral polyhedrals. Dice where the pips are kitten paw prints. And tons of rainbow dice.

[adverbian]

Family board games at my aunt’s house. Obsessed with her paper plates and napkins combination.

Also, we are playing Pirates of the Caribbean Life. My mom is the small olive-green ship in the background: a landlubber who just sold their fancy clothes to make money and is way behind everyone else. I am attempting to convince her that she has a great kinship with Stede Bonnet the Gentleman Pirate. She is singing “Wastin’ away again in Margaritaville.”

Update: Now she is singing “Sloop John B.”

Update: Now she is doing cannon sound effects. (She has had exactly one-half of a pumpkin ale. She is just naturally like this.)

[charlee-g]

Freefall Logic and Skill Free Falling Marble Maze

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Trusted by Families Worldwide - With over 50 million sold, ThinkFun is the world's leading manufacturer of brain games and mind challenging puzzles

An exciting new addition to the Maze Series! From the makers of Gravity Maze and the inventor of Bop It! Build, flip, and pass this 3 dimension maze to complete all the challenges! Get the ball in the red target cup to win!

Reinforces MESH Skills Problem-Solving, Perseverance, Self-Regulation, and Cognitive Skills.

Kids and adults of all genders will love to play - Get the whole family involved in solving logic challenges. Easy-to-learn, but hard to master. Fun for everyone!

Perfect for a single player or challenging a group of friends! Make your own maze and challenge your friends!

[plushflower]

Making deeper connections in relaxed and fun way……..

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[realwomenofgaming]

Staff Picks: First Game Ever Played

Here is a collection of some of the @RealWomenGaming staff's first games they remember playing, compiled by @ThiatheBard #Nintendo #BoardGames #MagicTheGathering #retrogames

Our staff love a plethora of games. Most of us have been lucky enough to be playing at least some kind of games since we were young. Here are some of the first games ever played by our staff members! Henry started us off strong with Pools of Radiance on the Commodore 128. “I loved it and it helped push my love of TTRPG based games.”  Salty had a video game in mind with Donkey Kong Country. “I…

[stone-cold-groove]

All I want for Christmas is...

[swantales-aw0owo0]

Phase 10 is an adventure in our family. We are a family filled with sore losers. Anyways, appreciate some quotes from my grandfather learning how to play for the first time 🥰🥰🥰

“My watch says no events today, but by gosh we could put phase 10 on there” -my grandfather

“Are we still on phase one?” -my grandfather. “Yes, we’re still on phase one.”- us “oh, how many phases are there? 3?” -my grandfather “there are 10”- us “oh that’s bullshit” - my grandfather

“If frogs had wings they wouldn’t bump their butts” -my grandfather (no one has any clue what this means)

This particular game ended with two people rage quitting (one of them was my grandfather)

I won though, so…

[river--ghost]

work all night on a drink of rum

daylight come and me wan go home

stack banana til the morning come

daylight come and me wan go home

come mr tallyman tally me banana

daylight come and me wan go home

come mr tallyman tally me banana

daylight come and me wan go home

lift six foot seven foot eight foot bunch

daylight come and me wan go home

six foot seven foot eight foot bunch

daylight come and me wan go home

day

me say dayo

daylight come and me wan go home

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me say day

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daylight come and me wan go home

a beautiful bunch of ripe banana

daylight come and me wan go home

hide the deadly black tarantula

daylight come and me wan go home

lift six foot seven foot eight foot bunch

daylight come and me wan go home

six foot seven foot eight foot bunch

daylight come and me wan go home

day

me say dayo

daylight come and me wan go home

day

me say day

me say day

me say dayo

daylight come and me wan go home

come mr tallyman tally me banana

daylight come and me wan go home

come mr tallyman tally me banana

daylight come and me wan go home

dayo

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daylight come and me wan go home

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me say day

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daylight come and me wan go home

[intothestacks]

Cool Board Games for Your Library

Cellulose: A Plant Biology Game – $50 CAD

Type: Board Game Players: 1-5 (3 ideal) Mechanics: Worker Placement Playtime: 45-90 min Age: 14+ according to publisher, 8+ according to community

Compete over limited resources in order to undergo photosynthesis, produce carbohydrates, and build the cell wall. With everyone vying for the same actions, players must time their use of proteins, hormones, and cell component cards in order to diversify their strategies and outplay the competition.

Why it’d be good for a library collection: 

Versatile player number

Educational

Family-friendly

Versatile playtime

Not very literacy-dependent