Family Games Night

rachiibell

bsms1147 wrote: »

I was coming here to suggest Cards Against Humanity too - everyone's above 18 after all.

You will see a whole other side to everyone you know though.

Haha I think playing this with my 80 year old nan might be going a bit too far! However it I'll definitely be getting it to play with friends

GobbledyGook

Smart !!! is great fun, especially if you have a couple of know-it-alls who can't resist shouting out too soon.

Addiscomber

We like playing Ratrace, but it looks as though it is only available used now..

Philippa36

Pandemic is a good game where you all work together
The really nasty horse racing game
Coup - simple but brilliant
Escape the curse of the temple - another one where its you vs the game

craftyeric

Don't forget the classics, e.g. Monopoly, Cluedo, Trivial Pursuit (although this is a bit marmite), Backgammon (only for 2 people).

Janepig

Fluff15 wrote: »

I love UNO - great game

The kids had Uno Blast last christmas and it's brilliant, we love it. They also had frustration too which has been played loads.

Jx

embob74

We used to play a lot of games as a family. The usual Monopoly and Cluedo. Mum made us play Risk a lot as she always won!
The Business Game is a good one. Not sure if it's still available but definitely a lot of second hand sets out there. The rules are fairly easy so you don't waste time when all everybody wants to do is play.
Yahtzee and Uno are always good ones that can go on for hours.
My favourite at the moment is Perfection. It's a retro game that involves putting shapes onto a board but you only have 60 seconds and if you don't do it in time it pops. The timer is loud so really gets your nerves going and without practice it's actually quite difficult to finish it in time. Suitable for ages 2 to 102 as well.

pmlindyloo

Our all time favourite is the alphabet game. I am sure you all know it but for those who don't.

Everyone needs paper, pen and something to rest the paper on.

You all write a list of

Boy's name
Girl's name
River
Country
Town
Flower
Tree
Animal
Fish
Car
Celebrity
Etc Etc

(I do this on the computer and print off)

You then get someone to choose a number between 1 and 26 (or pick out of a hat) and then each person has to find everything on their list beginning with that letter.

When everyone has finished you then go round and ask what each has chosen. You only get a point if your choice isn't chosen by anyone else
Winner is the one with the most points.

We have played this very successfully for years and it is a great favourite.

No googling on phones allowed!

FatVonD

Trivial pursuit with an add on pack of the kid's cards (play kids versus adults) so the questions are relevant to the ages of both teams.

Kynthia

We love Articulate and Logo too.