tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post7773763724889231168..comments2024-03-29T07:03:28.783-04:00Comments on ben and birdy: BenBirdy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-1636763746836106922013-11-30T07:46:34.418-05:002013-11-30T07:46:34.418-05:00Well! Black Friday has gone and I got nothing ;). ...Well! Black Friday has gone and I got nothing ;). Now the last chance is Cyber Monday I hope I can get some <a href="http://bestvacuumcleanerdeals24h.com/best-vacuum-cleaner-reviews-top-5-on-the-market/" rel="nofollow">discouts for vacuum cleaner</a>Rosalindahallamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781111099585677839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-87512117253513967312013-10-28T09:43:49.973-04:002013-10-28T09:43:49.973-04:00Very nice post. I just stumbled upon your weblog a...Very nice post. I just stumbled upon your weblog and wanted to say that I've truly enjoyed browsing your blog posts. After all I will be subscribing to your rss feed and I hope you write again soon!<br />Also visit my web-site:<a href="http://coupondeals360.com/2013-black-friday-cyber-monday-new-kindle-paperwhite-deals/" rel="nofollow">Black Friday Kindle Paperwhite Deals or Coupons</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16865859615067891477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-33396671421750343102012-01-04T13:51:16.994-05:002012-01-04T13:51:16.994-05:00I still find myself going back to this post more t...I still find myself going back to this post more than a year later, as my kids get older. This is a great list, especially combined with the comments! <br /><br />We got Blokus last year, on your recommendation, and often play with 2 or 3 by using blue painters tape to cover a few rows and columns, thus making the board smaller. By changing the number of rows you cover, you can vary the difficulty.Carolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-35886217225882143952010-12-16T12:09:39.941-05:002010-12-16T12:09:39.941-05:00We just got Ticket to Ride for our 9-yr-old daught...We just got Ticket to Ride for our 9-yr-old daughter for Xmas. Can't wait to play!Amy3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-71215693752227110452010-12-06T16:17:15.912-05:002010-12-06T16:17:15.912-05:00I'm very late to the conversation but am lovin...I'm very late to the conversation but am loving all the suggestions (and finding kindred spirits!). I'd like to recommend Wise and Otherwise, which is a game where you have to finish a phrase with your own ending as well as guess the correct one. It says ages 12 and up, but we let my son and nephew, both 8 at the time, play just to humor them, and then ended up creaming us.Lynettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03442844660492653484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-69010588516850198482010-12-06T08:27:28.116-05:002010-12-06T08:27:28.116-05:00Do you have CAMP?? SO great-- my kids love it and ...Do you have CAMP?? SO great-- my kids love it and you can *really* all play (it's wild animal trivia game)-- with different levels of difficulty and all sorts of fun animal facts thrown in....we can't recommend it enough!!!katehttp://www.alifelikethisone.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-11244115554606337172010-12-05T09:52:17.417-05:002010-12-05T09:52:17.417-05:00Just saw one of your readers mentioned "You G...Just saw one of your readers mentioned "You Gotta Be Kidding." I call it "Would You Rather" since that's the main part of the game. We got that as a gift last year and the kids love the gross choices! Your list is wonderful.. I think my kids would love to try the Zoo game, especially since I have an 8 and 5 year old.<br />Thanks for a wonderful blog!! Always makes me laugh!!marycath17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07099067236989338657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-90631765073298186592010-12-04T22:56:01.027-05:002010-12-04T22:56:01.027-05:00Our current favorite game is by Zobmondo and is ca...Our current favorite game is by Zobmondo and is called You Gotta Be Kidding - the crazy game of "Would you rather..." Each player takes turns reading a scenario such as... Would you rather lick a frog or eat one bite of rotten fruit? Players try to guess how the others will answer but most of the time we ignore the board part of the game and just enjoy reading and discussing the scenarios. You can play this anywhere. I've played it with kids as young as 6 all the way up to high school and everyone loves it. It's a great conversation game!KinKansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138452850717490998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-27311594344890910082010-12-04T12:09:59.901-05:002010-12-04T12:09:59.901-05:00Thanks Catherine, this is fantastic and will reall...Thanks Catherine, this is fantastic and will really help me out at the moment.eliznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-40114477499695591652010-12-04T06:34:55.722-05:002010-12-04T06:34:55.722-05:00We love board games too! (I think me especially.) ...We love board games too! (I think me especially.) Phase 10 and Rummikub - the whole extended family gets into those! Our kids really like Pictureka and Cluedo and the grownups in our family love Taboo and Pictionary.aimeemaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18067879883565849424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-85387840023111054412010-12-03T21:27:44.349-05:002010-12-03T21:27:44.349-05:00We love the two-player Carcassone game, The Castle...We love the two-player Carcassone game, The Castle. I've played it hundreds of times. Also, Hollywood Blockbuster looks kinda cheap but is really fun, especially if you like Ticket to Ride and Modern Art. Ben would probably go nuts for Power Grid, too. It melts my brain a bit, though. Ra is really excellent....on and on....Kimberly Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-30281377752961422322010-12-03T19:50:02.105-05:002010-12-03T19:50:02.105-05:00I love that Birdy suggested Guess Who! It reminde...I love that Birdy suggested Guess Who! It reminded me that I loved that game when I was young, and it would be a great game for my 4 year old! Good choice, Birdy!Kirshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290920962871137152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-21371033486852610622010-12-01T10:51:10.195-05:002010-12-01T10:51:10.195-05:00thanks so much, I will check it out. Also, forgot...thanks so much, I will check it out. Also, forgot to mention Bendominos and Tri-Ominos are also go to games that you can play a couple of rounds or as long as you like.sharinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-37423969780749010402010-11-30T22:23:35.677-05:002010-11-30T22:23:35.677-05:00My family's favorite game right now is Pass th...My family's favorite game right now is Pass the Pigs. It's basically Farkle but instead of a bunch of dice you have two little rubber pigs with a dot on one side. The points are calculated by how the pigs land- for example, a "snouter" is when one lands resting on its snout- and if they land on their side with one dot up and one dot down you lose all your points. It's great for traveling because it comes in a checkbook-sized case. It's a great party game too.AnotherJennhttp://alwaysjen2000@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-18579232968575722312010-11-30T11:54:42.423-05:002010-11-30T11:54:42.423-05:00Shari, those blank board games are at barebooks.co...Shari, those blank board games are at barebooks.com, here: http://www.barebooks.com/gameboards.htm.<br /><br />And, oh, I am so behind in commenting, because I'm just loving this thread. I realize, in reading your comments and experiencing Thanksgiving, that I left out a crucial type of game: the party game. I'm going to add our favorite to the list, which is Beyond Balderdash (a version of the Dictionary Game). Oh, and Lojo, Apples to Apples too; we find the junior version perfect for kids.<br /><br />Oh, and Magic27: Mille Bornes does exist in English. We go through phases of playing it. Ditto Harvest Time, Blink, Clue, Quiddler, oh, so many games you've all mentioned here. <br /><br />Amy: I added ages and ideal numbers.<br /><br />On your (collective) advice I ordered Munchkin for Ben and Birdy for Christmas! The chainsaw gave me pause, as did all the comparisons to Dungeons and Dragons. But still. . . . I may also order Dixit. <br /><br />Keep it coming. This is so great! xoBenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-52723745424234493862010-11-30T11:40:50.605-05:002010-11-30T11:40:50.605-05:00Thank you for this. We play a lot of games in our ...Thank you for this. We play a lot of games in our house as well and love to mix it up thought producing and mindless ones as well. We love the German game: Mensch Argere Dich Nicht. (it means "do not get angry, man") and my 7yr old still says Mensch air conditioning. Came out in the early 1900's and Sorry/Trouble would be similiar. Many different ways to play. <br />Can you please tell us the place where blank board games could be purchsed? It was mentioned a long time ago and that is something I would love to look at as well. <br />Thanks.sharinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-2057477438571192262010-11-29T20:41:21.835-05:002010-11-29T20:41:21.835-05:00What a great post -- thanks! Other favorites aroun...What a great post -- thanks! Other favorites around our house are Yam-Slam, which is a quicker, friendlier version of Yahtzee; the ubiquitous Uno; and Trouble.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086033722247408723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-46663377794626495682010-11-29T14:09:26.764-05:002010-11-29T14:09:26.764-05:00Thanks, Catherine! I am so excited - you have ease...Thanks, Catherine! I am so excited - you have eased my Christmas shopping burden considerably. Can't wait to get my hands on many of these games!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-67287918610451839202010-11-28T13:16:08.293-05:002010-11-28T13:16:08.293-05:00First of all we LOVE Sorry around here, too and al...First of all we LOVE Sorry around here, too and also do the long drawn out Soooorry!<br />If you can Youtube the Carol Burnette episode about the Sorry game. Very funny! <br />Also I just added 2 of the games from your list into my Amazon cart I am guessing they wont be on sale for Cyber Monday but at least there's free shipping and that makes me happy , too,hipumpkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759320878655793066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-56795211026877884782010-11-28T12:32:46.924-05:002010-11-28T12:32:46.924-05:00There's an article about what a great game Set...There's an article about what a great game Settlers of Catan is in today's (11/28) Washington Post, in the Outlook section. Its focus is how it's a fitting game for our times as Monopoly was when it was first produced.<br /><br />RobinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-79768220878698479332010-11-27T17:56:30.982-05:002010-11-27T17:56:30.982-05:00We used to play Dutch Blitz when I was little! Wo...We used to play Dutch Blitz when I was little! Wow, I hadn't thought of that game for years. So fun...<br />And yeah, whatever commenter mentioned Apples to Apples is so right. That is an awesome game that a whole family of mixed ages can play- provided no one is strictly literal or annoyingly metaphorical about their adjective interpretation!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141742419364168878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-26996878994400779992010-11-27T14:40:55.930-05:002010-11-27T14:40:55.930-05:00Awesome game ideas! I am checking them out now.
...Awesome game ideas! I am checking them out now. <br /><br />In our house was play a lot of Munchkin - Booty (pirate themed) and Rumis. There is also an Ugly Dolls card game given to first born that sees a fair amount of play. Munchkin is a lot of fun and it has several sub-genres (pirate, dungeon, western, vampire).Who do you want to BE?https://www.blogger.com/profile/00612070690272038069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-81990103657849471892010-11-27T06:16:05.059-05:002010-11-27T06:16:05.059-05:00Thanks so much for this list! And just in time fo...Thanks so much for this list! And just in time for Christmas. We love Settlers - we've been playing the expansion pack 'Cities and Knights' with my brother and sister-in-law every weekend for years and still aren't tired of it... I would highly suggest it, as an adult game though. I think my newphew is just catching on and he's 12. <br /><br />And I am totally going to look up Zooloretto - it sounds amazing!Lisa Chttp://justthe6ofus.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-13055185593737462942010-11-26T21:07:41.966-05:002010-11-26T21:07:41.966-05:00We love Quiddler! It's a word game where you ...We love Quiddler! It's a word game where you have to use the cards in your hand to spell words and you get points based on the difficulty of the letters. I often get beat by my kids because I'm trying to be clever and rack up points while they just slam down two or three letter words with R and E and I'm left with nothing. <br /><br />In a Pickle is super fun and pretty mindless in a creative sort of way. basically you get cards with random items on them and have to arrange them by size. So Universe might be the biggest... unless you can play Dictionary. You can find universe in the dictionary, right?<br /><br />Pictureka is a fun "I Spy" type game and the board is random tiles so it's different each time. We modified the red cards to be "all search" instead of a bidding war because it's more fun. Basically we play them the same as the green cards only it's a race.<br /><br />Pit is our all-time favorite card game but you need at least four to play. It's a bidding war, lots of shouting and an obnoxious bell with a bit of the stock market thrown in. I learned this game in 2nd grade but adults love it just as much as the kids. <br /><br />Thanks for the game suggestions!SeeTryFlyhttp://www.seetryfly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-69246322503923680702010-11-25T16:45:40.691-05:002010-11-25T16:45:40.691-05:00Apples to Apples. Not really a board game, but so...Apples to Apples. Not really a board game, but so much fun! And great for people with any kind of wacky humor. Favorite memory: The judge's card was "masculine" the winner in the contest? "Manhattan" which always has to be followed with, "Get it?? MAN-hattan! Ha ha ha" and much snorting.Lojonoreply@blogger.com