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New Board & Party Games for Family Gatherings & the Holidays (A Pastor's Picks)
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items Some of the best family memories happen right after dinner, when somebody pulls out a game and the phones go down. Everybody already knows Monopoly and Sorry, so this is a list of newer board games and party games most families have never tried, the ...
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Crowd-Pleasers for the Whole Room
Family Game Night
Quick & Easy Party Games
Everyone vs. the Game (Team Up)
Two-Player (After the Kids Are Down)
Crowd-Pleasers for the Whole Room
Two teams, secret-agent word clues. The one I reach for when the room is full and the ages are all over the map. You learn it in two minutes.
Czech Games Edition Codenames Game: Social Skills, 4+ Players Party Board, Card Holder, 15-Minute Play
Everyone writes a one-word clue to help one person guess. You all win or lose together, so nobody feels singled out. Works beautifully across generations.
Repos Production Just One Refresh Board Game
Guess where an opinion lands on a dial (think ‘overrated to underrated’). It starts arguments in the best way and gets the quiet relatives talking.
Asmodee Wavelength Board Game: Creative Thinking Party Game, 2-12 Players, 30-45 Minutes Play
Telephone meets Pictionary. The drawings go sideways fast, and somebody always ends up laughing till they cry.
The Op Games Telestrations 6 Player Game: Social Skills Educational Party Game, Includes Cards & Dry Erase Boards
Gorgeous dreamlike art and one cryptic clue. Creative and gentle, and it works for a 7-year-old and a grandparent at the same table.
Dixit Game: Asmodee Creative Board, 30-Minute, 3-8 Players, Includes Cards & Tokens
Family Game Night
Claim train routes across the map. For most families this is the first ‘real’ board game that hooks them. Simple to teach, very satisfying to win.
Asmodee Ticket to Ride - Refresh Board Game: Strategy & War Game, 2-5 Players, 30-60 Minutes, Geography Focus
Draft beautiful tiles to build a pattern. It looks stunning on the table and the rules click after one round.
Azul Board Game: Plan B Games, Strategy & War, 2-4 Players, Creative Thinking, 30-45 Minutes, Includes Carrying Case & More
Lay tiles, place wildlife, build the prettiest little ecosystem. Relaxed, award-winning, almost no waiting on your turn.
AEG Cascadia Board Game: 1-4 Players, Strategy & War, Memory & Social Skills, 30-45 Minute Game, Includes Cards & Tokens
Collect gems, build an engine, feel smart. Easy rules with just enough strategy to keep teens and adults locked in.
Splendor Board Game: Space Cowboys Strategy & War Game for 2-4 Players, Creative Thinking, 30-Minute Play
Quick & Easy Party Games
An adorable card game of grabbing the best sushi. Quick, cute, and the kids beat the adults constantly.
Sushi Go Party Game
A 90-second frenzy of high-fives and fist bumps. Pure silly energy, costs almost nothing, and it's the perfect icebreaker to start the night.
Exploding Kittens Happy Salmon Card Game
A goofy ‘don’t draw the kitten' card game. The gateway for families who swear they don't like games.
Exploding Kittens Card Game
A card game with a soft-foam dodgeball fight built right in. Chaos. The kids will demand it every single time.
Throw Throw Burrito Dodgeball Card Game
A fast slap-the-pile reflex game. Costs next to nothing and somehow the whole family ends up playing six rounds in a row.
Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza Card Game
Everyone vs. the Game (Team Up)
You team up to pull off a mission, but you can barely communicate. Clever, and it keeps getting harder as you go.
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
Work together to grab the treasure before the island sinks. Cooperative, so there are no fights, just one team against the game. Great with kids.
Forbidden Island Board Game
A gorgeous ‘a ghost sends you dream visions’ mystery you solve together. Atmospheric and a little spooky, which makes it perfect for fall.
Mysterium Park
Two-Player (After the Kids Are Down)
A cozy little quilt-building puzzle. The couples game we keep coming back to.
Patchwork (Revised Edition)
Build a civilization head-to-head. Tense, quick, and deep enough to replay forever.
7 Wonders Duel
Fast two-player trading in a marketplace. Easy to learn, genuinely hard to put down.
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