What a year for games!
In 2012 we played a ton of different board games, card games, dice games, and party games – 128 to be exact!
That’s a lot of games.

At the start of last year I set a goal to play over 100 different games. For each of the 2 previous years, I had played 98 different games. So I set the goal to get over the 100 mark in 2012.

Goal accomplished!

If our recent Top X Board Games and Card Games lists by each member of our family didn’t give you enough ideas for board games for your family and friends, how would a Top 100 Board Games list be?

Would that be overload?

Well, with thousands of board games, card games, dice game, and party games to choose from, a list of 100 great games can come in handy.

With Christmas fast approaching, like others, I’m asked what I’d like for Christmas. And as you can see from my recent post on my Top 14 Best Board Games, we have a number of great board games that I could enjoy playing continuously.

Yet, board games still make their way onto my wishlist. We frequently hear from readers about board games they love and suggest we play. And being a board game reviewer keeps me alerted to new board games being released. That also means that many games pique my interest on a regular basis.

Posting the Top Board Games lists for each member of our family these last few weeks has kept me thinking about which board games, card games, and party games I’d include on my list.

The hardest part for me is narrowing down the list because I love playing so many games. I love the social interaction, the thinking, the strategizing, the cool themes, the variety of game mechanics, and the twists of luck. So for me, the best board game will always come down to “it depends”.

Are you ready to see which games Trevor lists as the Best Board Games and Card Games out there?

After seeing what our other 3 children have listed as their favorite board games, you may not be surprised at a number of games on Trevor’s list. But you’ll also see a few different games pop up as well.

After seeing what Jaden and Caleb list as their Best Board Games, it’s time to turn our attention to the female point of view with our daughter Brooke.

As with most pre-teenage girls, Brooke’s attention is mostly focused on her friends. She loves to hang with her friends, play with her stuffed animals, listen to One Direction, and play soccer. But she also loves one-on-one time with parents and enjoys playing games with the family (provided she isn’t currently at odds with her “annoying” brothers.)

So when she hits the board game closet, which are her favorite games to pull out to play?

Caleb is our “go to” board game player. If you’re ever in the mood to play a board game or a card game, you’ll find an eager player in Caleb. Mention playing a game and he’ll be right there. In fact, if you delay even a bit after mentioning playing a game, chances are good that he’s already got a game out, set up, cards dealt out and ready to play.

November and December are perhaps the busiest months for board game and card game purchases. When it’s time to buy gifts, so many families turn to board games.

Why? Because they’re a ton of fun to play with family. There’s a lot of bonding that can happen around a game table. And the holidays bring a lot of family together. Good memories and good times.