Valence

/ December 1, 2025

Are your kids learning about chemistry? Does your family love fun, fast-paced card games? The you definitely need to consider Valence! Chemistry, ninjas, elements, molecules, and chemical attacks! What could be better? This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if

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Mad Gab

/ November 3, 2025

Do you need a great party game? Or do you want to encourage more creative thinking in your kids? Mad Gab may be just the game you need! It works best with bigger groups and people that are familiar with

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Potato Pirates

/ October 27, 2025

Potato puns, coding, and pirates; what could be better? Okay, it’d be really great if Potato Pirates was cooperative, but unfortunately, it’s not. Other than that, though, if your kids love pirates or you’re exploring coding, you need to check

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Coup

/ September 15, 2025

Does your family enjoy quick games of strategy and subterfuge? If you enjoy Bluffaneer or Love Letter, you should give Coup a try! Coup is faster than Love Letter and more cutthroat than either Love Letter or Bluffaneer. However, since

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Wednesday

/ June 23, 2025

Does your family love Wednesday Addams in the show Wednesday? Or maybe you love dark and gloomy humor. Either way, if you also love strategic games, Wednesday is a sure win. This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if you

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Astro Trash

/ March 31, 2025

Does your family love fun, fast-paced games? Then you need to check out Astro Trash! Astro Trash has no reading, so it’s suitable for kids who are not strong readers. However, all players should be at somewhat similar skill levels.

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Beep! Beep!

/ March 24, 2025

Does your family love a fast-paced, fun game? It’s time to check out Beep! Beep! In this game, you are driving a car down a highway and swerving around various animals. You swerve around them by matching colors or characters.

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Magnetic Chess

/ January 20, 2025

Do you love 2-player logic games as much as I do? I enjoy lots of other games, too (obviously), but there is something so very satisfying about pitting my logic and strategy against someone else’s. Magnetism or Magnetic Chess definitely

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Santa Cookie Elf Candy Snowman

/ December 4, 2024

Does your family love Christmas? How about lots of laughs and silliness? Then Santa Cookie Elf Candy Snowman is perfect for your family! This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if you click on it and make a purchase I’ll

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Spot It!

/ March 25, 2024

Spot It! is a quick, fun game perfect for kids and adults of any age! If you have a wide range of ages to keep occupied, a family get-together, or even just a few minutes while you wait at a

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Shut the Box

/ October 23, 2023

A game that we’ve been seeing on many of our travels at many historic sites is Shut the Box. Shut the Box is the perfect game for practicing a variety of math skills, no matter your skill level or your

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Snap It Up!

/ July 24, 2023

Looking for a fun game to work on basic spelling? Look no further than Snap It Up! You can either use it as a fun, fast-paced game to work on speed, or use turns and take your time a bit

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Clumsy Thief

/ January 9, 2023

What combines speed, fun, and math? Many card games, true; but I’m talking about Clumsy Thief. This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if you click on it and make a purchase I’ll receive a small commission at no cost

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Love Letter

/ December 5, 2022

Love Letter is the perfect game for so many reasons! Fun, small size, quick gameplay, and good strategic thinking make this a winner with any crowd. However, it’s not a game that can be played cooperatively, and it does require

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Fluxx Games

/ November 14, 2022

Fluxx games change quickly and are fast-paced. Many games are quick. They’re not cooperative, but so much fun! There are so many different versions, so whatever subject you want to learn, there’s probably a version available for you. This post

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Math Dice

/ September 26, 2022

It’s hard to find a better game for teaching the joy of playing with numbers. When playing Math Dice, my family likes to see all the different ways we can rearrange numbers and use different operations to get to our

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Bluffaneer

/ September 12, 2022

For those pirate fans looking for something a little different, Bluffaneer is it!  The game first intrigued me when I saw it used bone dice.  “That’s super cool,” I thought.  “We don’t have any games that use dice like this.” 

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