This past weekend I spent a lot of time playing games. And it was a lot of fun!
It was the annual board game convention in our area – SaltCON – and I was once again asked to be a judge in the new family game design competition.
And I just have to say that it was pretty cool to take a day off of work to go play games.
we can’t claim that our game closet has always been organized either. In fact, we didn’t start out with a board game closet even on the list. Our current board game closet was actually built to be a storage closet. And we planned for a cabinet in the family room where we’d place our games so we could easily pull them out to play. But then the family board game bug struck and before you know it, we got carried away.
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This month The Dice Tower podcast released 2 episodes focused on the Best Board Games of 2011. The great thing about this source for a “best of” listing is that contributors from around the world weigh in on what they believe the best games of 2011 were.
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What defines a board game or card game?
In our view, the whole definition of a board game or card game revolves around it being something physical that you can touch, feel, and move around. Playing board games is all about the social interaction of sitting around, face-to-face and moving stuff around on the table or from hand to hand.
Our family had a great time playing lots of new board games and card games in 2011!
We also had a great time playing games that we’ve had for years.
In fact, it’s very relaxing to play a board game that we’re familiar with rather than always learning rules to new games
With so many great new family board games coming out every year, it’s hard not to put a few of them on our Christmas wishlist.
The games we found this year under the Christmas tree this year were fantastic.
Take a look at what they were.
Spot It is a great family card game that’s also great as a party game. See how fast you can find matches and keep everyone else on their toes.
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Who Would Win is a party game that rewards those that can make great arguments. In each round 2 players square off in a debate while the others judge who does the best job.
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Do your kids ever make up crazy words – ones that you don’t have a clue what they’re saying?
(Ok – we don’t mean teenagers, because they have a language all their own anyway.)
Well, Out of the Box published a party game earlier this year that’s all about making up crazy words like Bushoidan, Funkbustoxious, Brodooing, Eurocreamo, or Puffookie.
It’s that time of year when families around the world are looking for great family board games to get for gifts during the holidays.
Board games, card games, dice games, and party games are great gifts to give your friends and family since they promote interaction and strengthen relationships.
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