Since everyone loves a TOP TEN list, we decided to give you 4. I asked the first three people I met on a random day in February to give me their Top Ten favorite games. Weirdly, the first three people happened to be… Continue reading Family Game Night Top 10s (+1 Top 20)
The cool, sort of Portuguese game that bumped Scattergories off our Top 20.
Players: 2 – 4 ___ Ages: 8+
Score: 11 out of 12
This game is determined to defy all notions of what a game should be. It’s not quite a board game and it’s not quite a party game. Despite this, Azul is definitely three things:… Continue reading Azul
The Road to Phandalin. My boys want to learn to play D&D. What’s a good dad supposed to do? The smart ones tell them to go play “Skyrim”. The dumb & awesome ones say, “Hey, I used to play D&D. This will be easy. I’ll teach you.” Guess which one I am… Continue reading D&D Diary – Lost Mine of Phandelver – Session 1
The silliest, stupidest, scariest, most excellent thing to come out of Australia in 1995 that isn’t Steve Irwin
Players: 3 – 6 ___ Ages: 12+
Score : 11 out of 12
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, we’ll review a game that celebrates all the emotions of the millions of “real” relationships in the world, namely fear, anxiety, panic, and revenge… Continue reading Atmosfear ‘The Harbingers’
Help your settlers thrive by steal from your neigbors. AKA – The History of Civilization
Players: 3 – 4 ___ Ages: 10+
Score: 10 out of 12
This has been a difficult review for me to write. First off, this game has many rabid fans who will defy anyone who doesn’t immediately love this game. Now I really like this game… but, I don’t love it. I’m sorry, don’t hit me… Continue reading Catan
The Quest for 5th Edition. Out of the blue, my 12-year-old son, Andrew, tells me that he wants to play Dungeons & Dragons. I was immediately excited and crushed at the same time… Continue reading D&D Diary – Lost Mine of Phandelver – Session 0
The Classic Whodunit Mystery Movie/Board Game
Players: 3 – 6 ___ Ages: 8+
Score: 12 out of 12
What more can be said about this game? Is there anybody who has never heard about this game? Is there anybody who doesn’t already own a copy of this game? If so, what is wrong with you?… Continue reading Clue
Become a Railroad Tycoon in Three Easy Steps
Players: 2 – 5 ___ Ages: 10+
Score: 12 out of 12
Yes, we know this game came out 15 years ago, and we are a little late to jump on the bandwagon, or in this case the boxcar, but we just love this game. It is our favorite game of our recent batch of games and should be in every family’s collection. But if I can convince just one family to play this game then my life will be complete and maybe Alan R. Moon will… Continue reading Ticket To Ride
This is less a set of “rules” and more like guidelines of how we hope this website will work. Although it is true that Family Game Night RULES! This is a brand-new endeavor for us. We really are just a family and not a roving band of professional web designers pretending to like each other. We hope that you will bear with us as we … Continue reading Family Game Night RULES!
We love games. All types of game. Board games. Party games. Card games. Dice games. We love playing games with our family and friends. But it is hard to find, good, trusting game reviews that focus on family. We hope to change that. We hope you will enjoy it. Continue reading Welcome to Family Game Night!
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