Villainous is a super cool game featuring villains from movies! If you are a little bit twisted and like the bad guys to win sometimes, this might be just the game for you! This post may contain affiliate links, meaning
Cooperative Games
My family loves cooperative games! They’re a great way to get lots of gameplay in while you work on strategy, logical thinking, relationships, and sportsmanship, too. We do have to be careful that one person (I’ll admit, I’m the usual
Princess Bride: The Adventure Book Game
Princess Bride: The Adventure Book Game was another that I heard about and had to have. My family LOVES the movie, and I really didn’t care how the gameplay was. I’ve come to find out that there are several different
Cauldron Quest
Do your kids love magic and potions? Maybe you’re doing a Harry Potter-themed month or year? Do you have younger kids? Do you want a cooperative game to help you work on sportsmanship and relationships? Cauldron Quest may be just
Back to the Future: Dice Through Time
I have a confession to make. I totally bought Back to the Future: Dice Through Time on a whim. My husband loves the movies (we all enjoy them), and I saw this game and bought it for my husband as
Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus is probably the hardest cooperative game we’ve ever played. In fact, the only times we’ve won, it’s because we cheated! (We just had to get that endorphin rush from winning, you know what I mean?) However, if you
Castle Panic
Castles, monsters, and fighting, all in a cooperative game! Castle Panic is sure to be a winner, and with three rule variations and multiple expansions, you can readily increase the difficulty or modify it to suit your needs. Castle Panic
Ghost Fightin’ Treasure Hunters
Ghosts, treasure, and cooperative gameplay: Ghost Fightin’ Treasure Hunters is hard to beat! Well, it’s not necessarily hard to win the game, but it’s hard to find a better game out there. This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if
Road Scholar: Play and Learn Spanish
Road Scholar: Play and Learn Spanish is not only out of print, but the entire company is no more, so I’m really glad we found it at a thrift store! It’s a bit like Candyland, but with Spanish words and
12+ Favorite Math Games
There are so many amazing math games!! There are also a ton of games that aren’t specifically math games, but have plenty of math in their scoring. Math games were how my family began gameschooling, and some of these games
Prime Climb
Prime Climb is often lauded as an amazing game. It has such universally glowing reviews that I finally purchased it new from Amazon, as I was having no luck finding it used (though it does pop up occasionally). This post
Rainbow Math 3: Pirate Adventure
Rainbow Math 3: Pirate Adventure is the third game in a series of games. The first game is supposed to work on counting, the second works on addition and subtraction, and this game practices multiplication and division. When I purchased
Upwords
I picked up Upwords on a whim from the thrift store. I’d heard of it, and that it was good, but that was it. Especially if you don’t have any other spelling games, Upwords is a total win! This post
Scrabble
Everyone knows Scrabble, but it’s the best-known spelling game for a reason. And even better than that, you can work on your math at the same time that you work on your spelling! This post may contain affiliate links, meaning
Two-Player Games
As a family of 4, my family is kind of the poster child for family activities. We love that it’s so easy to find games and even “family deals” that are perfect for all four of us to participate in.
Mastermind
Mastermind will long be a favorite game of mine. If you want a game to play with just one child at a time that develops their logical thinking, then Mastermind is the game you want! This post may contain affiliate
Othello
Othello is another 2-player logic game. Even though we’re a family of four, oftentimes, one or more people are not interested in playing a game. This makes 2-player games super important to us! This post may contain affiliate links, meaning
Amazon Prime Days Are Coming!
Get ready for amazing deals, whatever you’re looking for. July 11 and 12, so mark your calendars. This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if you click on it and make a purchase I’ll receive a small commission at no
Mancala
Do you need a two-player logic game, but you’re short on funds? Mancala is an excellent game, yet easy to DIY. It has a long history, too! This game is a hit with kids and adults alike. (I love games
