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Best Board Games for Family Fun Night

Family Game Night!

Turn off the television and disconnect the telephone for a night of family fun. Start with one night a week or make every night a game night filled with fun, learning, laughing, and just being silly. You probably have several of these classics already in your closet. Unlike television, these games teach kids how to take turns, play by the rules, and win and lose with grace.

These classic games are sure to bring back old memories, even as your family creates new ones. I can still remember playing Yahtzee! at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Cousin Stacy always won. I remember playing Monopoly for hours on end and arguing, I mean discussing, whether or not landing on Free Parking earned all the money in the center of the board. By making a family game night, your children create a similar treasure trove of happy memories.

In addition to the classics there are a few new versions of the games that are sure to please kids and adults. Sorry! The Disney Edition Game has fun Disney characters instead of the plain colored pieces for added enjoyment. Uno Attack! Has flying cards which should add excitement to any family game night.

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UNO Attack! Game

UNO Attack! Game

Let's play! Deal 7 cards to each player and stack the rest inside the Card Launcher. This is your draw pile. Place one card on top of the Card Launcher to begin a Discard pile. The first player has to match the card in the Discard pile either by number, color or word. If you don't have anything that matches, hit the Launcher button. Whew! Nothing happened! But if cards shoot out, add these cards to your hand! Play moves to the next person. When you have one card left, yell UNO!.


Sorry! - The Disney Edition Game

Sorry! - The Disney Edition Game

Play the game that makes no apologies! The game mom and dad used to play is even more fun when you're playing with your favorite stars from the wonderful world of Disney. The 16 characters are on four themed teams. Red Team: Cruella DeVil, Maleficent, Captain Hook and Hades. Blue Team: Buzz Lightyear, Hercules, Peter Pan and Tarzan. Yellow Team: Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel and Jessie. Green Team: Bambi, Simba, Dumbo and Pooh.


The Game of Life

The Game of Life

You've gotta go where life leads you-and this Life leads to lotsa laughs! Spin the wheel of fate, then drive your car token along the hilarious game path of fortune. You never know what Life has in store for you-it's different every time you play!

A 2002 Parents' Choice Classic Award Winner.


Scrabble Game

Scrabble Game

Everyone starts out with 7 tiles. The object of the game is to score as many points as you can by forming words from the letters on the tiles. Carefully decide where you want to place your words. Bonus squares on the board will give you double or triple the value for a particular letter in your word.

A 2002 Parents' Choice Classic Award Winner.


Monopoly Game

Monopoly Game

Players go around the board buying properties and collecting rent. Get a complete set of like-colored properties and you can start building houses and hotels. Chance cards along the way can either help you build your fortune or cost you money. Land on Free Parking and you win the jackpot! Land on the wrong space, and it's off to Jail for you! Either way, you're sure to have fun with this classic game. For 2 to 10 players.


For an interesting variation of Monopoly, try the Anti-Monopoly Game

Clue Game

Clue Game

Mr. Boddy - apparently the victim of foul play - s found in one of the rooms of his mansion. Players try to figure out whodunit! Where? With what weapon? Answers are hidden in the game's case file marked Confidential. Guess the answers and you win! To formulate your guesses you'll need to gather clues. Collect them as you enter various mansion rooms on the game board. Make notes on your detective notepad, use deductive reasoning, and soon you'll figure out the facts! The mystery changes every time you play! This is a classic! For 3 to 6 players.

A 2002 Parents' Choice Classic Award Winner.


Boggle Game

Boggle Game

Link letters up, down, sideways, and diagonally to form common and not-so-common words. Roll the 16-lettered cubes, line them up in a 4 x 4 grid, and start the timer. Whoever finds and writes down the must un-duplicated words in 3 minutes, wins. Longer, more unusual words earn more points. For 2 or more players.


Pictionary Game - 20th Anniversary Edition

Pictionary Game - 20th Anniversary Edition

There's nothing sketchy about the success of Pictionary. So grab a pencil and dig in to this updated favorite. New questions, a bonus Fun Phrase category, and fresh colorful pencil pawns join with classic Pictionary play to mark two decades of dastardly doodling. Includes gameboard, one-minute timer, game dice, 324 game cards with card box, 4 pencil pawns, 4 pencils, 4 pads, and instructions. For 3 or more players ages 12 and up.


Taboo Game

Taboo Game

Here's truly unspeakable fun! You've got to think fast, talk fast and avoid saying TABOO words. If your team shouts out the correct secret word, you get a point. But be careful! Your opponents will be looking over your shoulder, making sure you don't say any of the TABOO words. If you do and they catch you, they sound the buzzer and score the point! Includes 504 TABOO cards, card holder, buzzer, timer, score pad. 2 AA batteries required (not included). For 4 or more players.

A 1990 Mensa Select Award Winner.


Jenga Game

Jenga Game

Set the stack up and take turns removing one piece at a time, placing it ontop of the tower without toppling it over. As the tower grows higher and shifts its weight to one side, some blocks become looser and easier to remove. Try finding one of the loose blocks, but using one hand only. The stack starts with 18 stories. A real pro can build a tower 36 stories high - or more! For 1 or more players.


If your family needs more challenging Jenga fun, try Jenga Extreme Game .

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