What are some of your favorite games? (board, card, etc.) :)
My grandparents and mom used to love Sorry! My cousin, her husband, my husband and I also love this game now. We've been adding more games to game nights when we and the rest of the family can have them. I would like to have more of a regular game night but getting people together is impossible. :\
Some fun ones we enjoy are:
One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Cards Against Humanity, Pie Face, Yahtzee, Wits and Wagers, Dutch Blitz
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Comments (7)Oh, this is easy. We love this obscure game so much, I am really happy to spread the word. It's called MooT, and it has the subtitle, "a game of language and politics." It is sort of a language trivia game. Some make you work with word origins, and some with usage, that make you think, "Wow, I THOUGHT I knew what that word means, but what does it mean EXACTLY?" and it is really funny, too. It's not advertised, just known by word of mouth (the guy makes them in his home). We stumbled on it in a museum shop in Canada when we were about to meet some friends for a vacation back when all our kidz were little. The box was interesting, with sample questions like, "Is the pope a primate?", "Is this a rhetorical question?" and "Is the invisible Barbie doll beyond your Ken?" We bought it, figuring it might be fun for the 4 adults one evening after the kidz went to sleep. "An" evening. Ha! We played that game every night, until all hours. Over the years, we carefully rationed out the questions so we wouldn't use them up too soon (Fortunately, there will be a new version soon). My brother and cousin got hooked, and so on. For my 40th birthday (several years ago!), my husband and the other couple planned a "MooT" hunt party -- it was a scavenger hunt, but to figure out what each item they had to get was, the teams had to solve a MooT question, and then go find the artifact or perform the action (taking a picture to prove it) indicated. So you see, we REALLY love this game. You can buy it on line (I've never seen it in a store again; maybe it's only in Canada). I have put the link below. Plus, the genius who came up with it has a list serve where you can get a MooT question of the month. If you love words, this is for YOU. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Here is a link that might be useful: the MooT site...See MoreWhat are your favorite kitchen tools/towels, pans, etc?
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Comments (25)nini, my older teens introduced us to the game. We've had the Grandmothers playing and they start out very shy and end up using the craziest cards once they get going!...See More- 9 years ago
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7 of us play weekly, Mexican Train, at my place.We each bring our own lunch, someone usually brings a sweet.
Lots and lots of fun and laughter.
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PRO9 years agolast modified: 9 years agoI love games....I picked up a game once on clearance at Marshalls. It was called Times To Remember. It's a trivia game with questions ranging from the 1950s to mid-90s. I thought it was very clever and have never seen another trivia game quite like it. (my description below) So if you're over 40, you'll love this game. You can play with two people or two teams. I forget the actual rules...but we play like this:
You both have a big round disc with years marked. Then you have these big paperclips with 'year spans'. Questions are asked to BOTH teams at the same time and you must guess the year (with year span clips 1 thru 7). Be sure to whisper and point...you don't want your opponents to hear you. If you know a question 100%, then use your ONE YEAR clip. If you have no clue, use your 7 YEAR CLIP. First team to get rid of all their clips wins.
It's currently on Ebay...if you're a game queen like me....get it. Just about everyone that plays it, thinks it's fun. Younger people tend to have a tougher time with it. But what makes it fun...is you don't have to be a genius! You might just 'kinda know' or have an 'inkling' or you remember what grade you were in when it happened....so it's a lot of fun. The questions range from super easy...to 'how in the heck would I know'!
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