It’s that time of year when families around the world are looking for great family board games to get for gifts during the holidays.
Board games, card games, dice games, and party games are great gifts to give your friends and family since they promote interaction and strengthen relationships.
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We’re excited for Thanksgiving this week.
We love that Thanksgiving comes near the end of the year and before we move into the Christmas holiday and New Year resolutions. Why? Because Thanksgiving* gives us a chance to pause and think about all our blessings. And with it being near the end of the year, we naturally reflect back on our blessing for the year. It also helps us put things in perspective and in a giving mindset to those we love and those less fortunate than ourselves.
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Are your kids tired of playing the same board games and card games over and over?
When someone suggests playing Monopoly, Life, Scrabble, or UNO yet again, does everyone turn and run out the door screaming or cower in a corner mumbling strange things?
It’s not to say that you can’t have fun with your family playing these games, but if they’re the only games you have to choose from when someone wants to play a game, then we’d suggest you consider expanding your options.
Because board games and card games are all about social interaction, the best board game really depends on the settings and players.
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If someone were to wish you a Crappy Birthday, I don’t think you’d be too pleased with them. But if they were to give you Crappy Birthday (the party game) as a gift, then you’d probably have them pull up a chair and play the game with you.
One look at this new party game from North Star Games and you’ll know right away that saying Crappy Birthday is all in jest.
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It’s that time of year again – time for the biggest convention for board games in the world: Internationalen Spieltage SPIEL!
So for anyone looking for a new game, you’ll have about 400 more to choose from by the end of this week. Is that enough for you to choose from?
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Haven’t seen a board game video review for a while?
Don’t worry, we have a bunch on the horizon. But for some reason we’ve been running into software problems recently. It’s curious since it’s the same editing software we’ve used for our more than 80 board game and card game reviews that are posted on the site.
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Are you ready to gather your family around the table for games Wednesday – September 28 for National Family Game Night?
Of course, you may not even know about National Family Game Night. It’s only the third year after all. And it’s promoted by a large American game company – Hasbro. But even still, it has our overwhelming support.
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While I was in Seattle last week, playing Games with Hayden wasn’t the only time I spent around board games. It just so happened that there was a great game store within a block of my hotel in Redmond – Uncles Games.
I first became familiar with Uncles Games when we developed our family board game site in 2009. Around that time we were checking out numerous online stores that sold board games and card games and we can across Unclesgames.com.
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If you were traveling through a city far from home, would you consider stopping to play games with strangers in their home?
I’m not talking about playing online games or video games through internet connections. And I’m not talking about going to a board game convention and playing with others at the convention that you’ve just met. I’m talking about pulling up a chair and playing face-to-face board games in someone’s home that you’ve never been to.
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Do you have a bin of white elephant gifts in your home?
We do. It’s the basket we turn to when the holidays roll around and we’re invited to a white elephant gift exchange. Some years, we end up a few different parties with these types of gift exchanges. So many years ago we created our “White Elephant Box” and whenever we get something that just seems odd, we toss it in the box. That way, we have an easy resource to turn to when it’s time for a party.
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