The Link - Spring 2008
Family FunSpiration
Written by John Fontanella
The Link - Spring 2008
Here are some fun games that you can play with your family.
Hey Mom and Dad - Let's Play Some Family Games Tonight!
1. Cranium Whoonu $15
Your dad likes poodles more than pickles? Your best friend likes bubblegum more than museums?
Whoonu! In Cranium Whoonu, you're sure to have unforgettable fun as you reveal your favorite things, share hilarious stories, and bond over surprising connections. You'll be amazed at what you'll learn about your friends and family -- especially those you think you know best!
2. Apples to Apples $25
Each round is filled with surprising and outrageous comparisons from a wide range of people, places, things, and events. Fast moving and refreshing, Apples to Apples is perfect for any get- together with family and friends!
3. Catch Phrase $26
The grab it, guess it, pass it game makes you think quick, talk fast, and keep it moving! Great social interaction! Includes new words and new categories, for new excitement! Self-contained electronic unit with words, categories, timer and scorekeeper.
4. Scene it movies 2nd Edition $29
More up-to-date movies than the first one.
5. Would you Rather $25
A social party game that will have the whole family laughing as they discuss the ridiculous "Would You Rather..." questions.
6. Rummikub $10
Rummikub® is a group of tile rummy games, played with tiles similar to those used in south-east Europe for Rummy and in Turkey for Okey. They were introduced to Western Europe and America by the Israeli games inventor Ephraim Hertzano. His "Official Rummikub® Book", published in 1978, describes three different games: American, Sabra and International. Subsequently, Sabra has become by far the best known in the West, and modern Rummikub® sets include only the Sabra rules, with no mention of the other versions.
7. Skip-Bo $7
A member of Mattel's popular family of Uno card games, Skip-Bo resembles speed (or spit) in the same way that Uno takes after crazy eights. Out of a 162-card deck, two to six players are each dealt 20-card "stockpiles"; the first one to deplete their pile wins. Competing either alone or in teams, players draw from a central pile and stack their cards sequentially onto one of four "build" piles (for example, an eight onto a seven, a three onto a two), using plentiful Skip-Bo wild cards to break up static situations. Deceptively simple and ingeniously designed, this classic game offers plenty of strategizing opportunities, or it can just make a nice backdrop to socializing and munching on potato chips.
8. Pass the Pig 2nd ed. $10
9. Cranium Wow $30
Basically Cranium part 2. Cranium WOW includes a game board, 600 new cards, a 10-sided die (the 9-sided die wasn’t working), a tub of purpley-fresh Cranium Clay, a timer, drawing pads, presharpened pencils, 4 customizable character movers with interchangeable hats and hairdos, and sass.