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Oh, The Games People Play 🏓⚽⛳🔥
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items Designs for sports and leisure activities that flex physical muscle and/or keep the mental faculties nimble. Maybe even provide a chuckle or two for players and onlookers! Some of my favorites are mainstream. Others, less so. :)
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Board & Card Games
Pastimes & Athletic Pursuits
Board & Card Games
I'm anything but bored with these rainy day and post-dinner off-the-shelf pastimes.
If you can solve puzzles of this many pieces inside of a week, maybe you should shoot for the 10,000-piece puzzles.
5000-Piece Puzzles
It should come as no surprise that as both a trivia buff and a lover of unusual words, Balderdash appeals to me.
Balderdash
I love the multi-faceted challenges of Cranium. It truly tests all parts of your brainium! ;)
Cranium 25th Anniversary
In case you solve single-sided puzzles far too quickly, why not give the double-sided ones a try?
Double-Sided Puzzles
Another childhood favorite! It's so cool/sobering to see how inflation has affected the price of things in this game!
Game Of Life
Now if this kind of puzzle can't hold your attention, nothing will!
Glow-in-the-Dark Puzzles
My heart was always in my throat when I played this simple but hilarious game, which with its debut in 1964, still has serious longevity and popularity!
Hasbro Classic Operation Game
This is first board game that I recall playing with my family (number two was Yahtzee). Ah, that popomatic bubble in the middle still brings back memories!!
Hasbro Trouble Board Game
I remember when the fourth grade class had whisper a phrase in someone's ear, which got passed down to the next person, etc. etc. etc. By the time it got to me (I was usually the middle of the line), the phrase was totally different. I was usually th...
Incohearent by What Do You Meme? Board Game
Is there anyone who grew up without playing with LEGO? There are so many sets out there that it's mind boggling, and playing with LEGO isn't just fun, it increases spatial awareness and encourages creative problem solving. The LEGO builder of today m...
Let's Make it a Lego Night!
I have Pictionary Air, but I'm still a big (or bigger) fan of the original Pictionary (with pencil and good old-fashioned paper).
Pictionary
Monopoly is such an enduring classic! Like Trivial Pursuit, it has been adapted for many popular movie franchises (and yes – I do have the Star Wars Saga Edition, too).
Parker Brothers' Monopoly
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This one really challenges me, because even if you are a trivia and word buff, when you're put on the timer, how quickly can *you* think of three or more answers to every question in less than 2 minutes? ;)
Scattergories 30th Anniversary Edition
I still love to play this game, because it's a good way to get words out of my head, like syzygy, sesquipedalian, and onomatopoeia – ones that I never EVER get to use in conversation!!
Scrabble Classic
The one that got me started on the whole trivia craze (I even have the Star Wars edition that came out about the time of The Phantom Menace).
Trivial Pursuit
I've lost track of the number of Uno games I've played at various holiday get togethers. At first, the sheer number of rules was overwhelming, but I am proud to say that I've won a few. ;)
Uno
One of the few board games of my childhood. Who knew that a roll of the dice could be so fun?
Yahtzee
Being an avid birder, this is the one game that I Iook forward to playing – and the add-on packs open up even more gameplaying possibilities!
Wingspan
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I love puzzles that break the rectangular paperboard mould, don't you? ;)
Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles
I have put together the Taj Mahal, Eiffel Tower, and Sydney Opera House! This is the ultimate diversion for hours of challenging fun on a rainy day!!
Wrebbit 3D Puzzles
Pastimes & Athletic Pursuits
Leisure and sports activities that you can personalize with a name, message, or favorite catchphrase. Great for celebrating teams, humor, and life's many milestones!
Indulge in a carefree game of frisbee on November 20. Great for the young (and the young at heart)!
EO Colorful Happy World Children's Day Wham-O Frisbee
Give your budding athletes a headstart on the soccer field with their personalized ball!
EO Cute Playful Child Soccer Academy Class of 20XX Soccer Ball
A dartboard in the design of a circular saw blade is perfect for the man cave!
EO Funny Manly Man Cave Steel Circular Saw Blade Dart Board
Tossing around the ol' pigskin was never this fun. Or spoofy. :)
EO Funny Green Bay Alpacas Sports Team Football
Be gnome for the holidays with a fun game of Topple Tower.
EO Hygge Christmas Gnome for the Holidays Snowflakes Topple Tower
Celebrate a perennial pastime and favorite with this customizable baseball!
EO Vintage Original Black & Gold Leather Birth Year Baseball
If you can't amaze your opponent with your pickleball moves, maybe your paddle can do the job for you.
W2A Colorful Salamanders do the Salamander Slide Pickleball Paddle
Keep your mind nimble and do a puzzle a day (or a week). This acrylic puzzle comes packaged in a nice tin box!
W2A Cool Fennec Fox Rocks Acoustic Guitar in Desert Jigsaw Puzzle
Liven up year-end entertainment with a rousing game of Christmas Cornhole.
W2A Cute Christmas Polar Bears Wearing Scarves Cornhole Set
Relax and unwind from a stressful day with one of the most inspiring mantras in yoga.
W2A Elegant Golden Lotus Flower The Light in Me Honors the Light in You Yoga Mat
I've discovered the true meaning of the acronym GOLF. Also applies to life :)
WOW Funny Golf Game of Lies Golf Balls
I never take mulligans. I just have problems keeping my score straight in my head.
WOW Funny Saint Mulligan Golf Club Lifetime Member Golf Towel
You may be able to win the game solely on the taunting nature of this ping pong paddle.
WWN A Cheeky Pair of Zebra Finch Songbirds Ping Pong Paddle
Hopefully, this won't be the only way you get a birdie on your next round of golf.
WWN Cute Blue Jay Songbird on Treestump Golf Head Cover
With the elegant floral design, this is a skateboard deck that's also great as a piece of art (maybe even better)!
WWN Elegant Floral Casablanca White Oriental Lilies Skateboard
How's your pokerface? Be inscrutable with your smile and never let on the hand you hold!
WWN Funny Leopard Gecko Smiles for the Paparazzi Poker Cards