Give Thanks for Great Family Board Games

Here in the US, we’re celebrating Thanksgiving this week. It’s the time of year to give thanks for our many blessings. And when we think about our blessings, our thoughts usually turn to family and friends. We celebrate our relationships and may travel great distances to be close to family for the holiday.

Since Thanksgiving falls on a Thursday, it typically means we get a 4-day weekend with loads of time to spend with family. And we’re looking forward to making the most of it. We anticipate many meals together, lots of visiting, football games, some movies, some video games, and of course a bunch of family board games.

We love the time that board games give us to be with each other. We can spend an hour or two sitting around a table or on the floor just talking and playing games. So many great family memories can be created while playing games together. And that’s something to be grateful for.

Of course, that’s not all were thankful for when it comes to family board games. Many more things come to mind when we talk about what we’re thankful for about board games and card games.

10 Family Board Game Related Features/Things that we’re thankful for:

1. Cooperative Games – Everyone on the same team working to beat the game.
2. Plastic Figurines – Great components and playing pieces enhance a great experience.
3. Scalable Games – Games that play great no matter the number of players.
4. Creative Dice – Who says dice have to be boring?
5. Abstract Games – Simple play but with strategic depth to get your thinking.
6. Game Artists – They set the mood at first sight.
7. Themed Games – Take you away and immerse you in new worlds.
8. Sturdy Cards – Good card stock goes a long way to make a game last.
9. Well Written Rules – When playing a new game for the first time, nothing is more frustrating than confusing rulebooks.
10. BoardGameGeek – Best website ever to find extensive information on any game made (over 50,000).

Any way you slice it, there are many things you can be thankful for when it comes to board games. So three cheers for board games. And may you enjoy great times with your family and friends this Thanksgiving weekend!

– The Board Game Family

P.S. Here are some game recommendations for the items on this family board game list:

• Cooperative Games: Forbidden Island, Shadows Over Camelot, Pandemic: On the Brink (Hoping to try Battlestar Galactica this weekend)
• Plastic Figurines – Ninja Versus Ninja, Monkey Lab, Gold Mine
• Scalable Games: Sequence, Word on the Street, Tsuro
• Creative Dice: Roll Through the Ages, Ninja Versus Ninja, Abandon Ship
• Abstract Games: Blokus, Chess, Quarto, Ingenious, Go
• Game Artists: Thunderstone, Forbidden Island, Bridge Troll
• Themed Games: Shadows Over Camelot, Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation, Tobago
• Sturdy Cards: Dominion, Thunderstone, Mamma Mia
• Well Written Rules: Carcassonne, Stone Age, Ticket to Ride
• BoardGameGeek: If you haven’t visited this site, you really need to check it out. There’s a whole world out there beyond Monopoly.