Ingenious – Addicting family fun

Did you ever think placing colored tiles on a board could be addicting?

Well, with Ingenious it sure can be.

When you first see Ingenious you may think it’s just a simple children’s game. Sure it’s a simple tile placement game, and kids will have fun just matching tiles from what they draw, but by throwing in a unique scoring element and game winning condition, you’ll find yourself putting a lot of thought into each move to get the best result.

With his thinking cap tightly on, Jaden’s the perfect person to explain why our family likes Ingenious.

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Word on the Street = Fun

Word on the Street is a party game that’s a ton of fun. But if you just say it’s “Fun” then you won’t get very far in the game, so you better go with “Entertaining” – because with that word you could capture the “N” to your side of the street and be one letter closer to winning.

If you don’t have a clue what we’re talking about, then you better check out the video review of both Word on the Street and Word on the Street Junior.

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Wits and Wagers Family – award winning family fun

Have you heard about Wits and Wagers before? Well, if not you should know that it’s been an award winning party game since its release in 2005.

But the really great news is that North Star Games just created a new version tailored specifically for families – Wits and Wagers Family. So the big question now is: “Is it any fun?”

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Triplica – 3 ways to play 3 in a row

It’s nice when a deck of cards allows for many ways to use them in a game.
Just think of how many ways you can use a standard deck of playing cards for various family games. Of course the most played card game with a standard deck of playing cards in our family is still War. But I digress.

When we saw that the family card game Triplica had multiple ways to play, we knew there should be something to strike our fancy.

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