You can see from the photo that tonight's games were Mastermind, TAKI (like Uno) and Rat-a-tat Cat!
Other options are Mancala, Kalooki, Backgammon (Shesh Besh), Rummikub, Frustration (though we are growing out of that one), Set, Othello (Reversi), and Triplica (I hate this card game but DD likes it).
We take our games night seriously. Whilst we don't have a green baize games table, we do have paper and a pen for keeping score and of course drinks and nibbles.
We need some good board games like Monopoly and other classics but we have a dilemma. If I buy them in English she can't play them with her Israeli friends. And I don't want to buy them in Hebrew. I think her friends are just going to have to be good at English if they want to play at our house.
As DD was looking for a game this evening she noticed that we also have some large (1500 pieces) puzzles in the cupboard. "When are we going to one of these big puzzles together?"
"In the winter on a rainy Shabbat when we don't want to go out all day," I replied. We are looking forward to it already.
What are your family's favourite games?
I am a huge Trivial Pursuit fan, plus I love the traditional games of Monopoly and Scrabble. I try to have a game night for friends every few months - especially in the Winter months.
ReplyDeleteI also have some new puzzles - 1,000 pieces. What I do want to get is a puzzle mat - it means I can do the puzzle on the mat and if I need to clean up (as I use my dining table) then I can just roll up the puzzle in the mat and it keeps everything in place.