Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
Another adventure conquered! This time around, we were in Cambridge! Cambridge is a beautiful city, home to the prestigious University of Cambridge, dating back to 1209. This city boasts a captivating blend of ancient architectural buildings and vibrant cultural sites of many Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman settlements.
For the past year, I have been searching for fun party and team building game ideas that do not require buying a lot of things or creating waste. Wasting money money or materials is a real pet hate. So some of the game materials were from the recycle bin. Whenever I set up Trivia Questions or True or False questions, I will squeeze in at least three to six answer sheet tables from an A4 size document, typically using a smallish font size of 8.
Be careful of the zombie burrito! This half term coincides with the Halloween season, so we were excited to receive this Zombie Burrito game from Come Round for review. This is another range of dodgeball fight party card game where Survivors team up against Zombies from the Exploding Kitten team. We have previously reviewed the Throw Throw Burrito Extreme edition. Do check it out!
Slapzi is a fast-matching, card slapping picture game, where you need to be the fastest person to get rid of your picture cards. It is suitable for ages eight and above and for two to eight players.
The Worst-Case Scenario is a family-friendly card game, where you are playing the victim and rank the cards from bad to worst. Your fellow players will have to guess how the victim will rank the scenarios. It is suitable for ages 10 and above and for three to six players (best to play with 3 to 4 players).
The Game of Saying ‘Huh?! is one of the funniest games we’ve ever played! It’s so amusing, especially playing as a group of eight. Like what the game says, it is not what you say, it is how you say it. It’s quite challenging to express but it’s fun to watch how everyone interprets the word or sentences.
Smash Down is a family trivia fastest finger game from Ideal Board Games. It is suitable for ages 8 and onwards and for three to a maximum of four players. You could play as a team of two and have eight players if you wish.
Pass the Bomb has been entertaining families for over 25 years and has sold over 1 million copies in the UK. This is their fresh modern look which comes in a compact rectangular box. It also comes with a handy storage bag for when you are on the go. This simple, fast-paced word game is from Asmodee UK.
Medical Mysteries the New York Emergency Room is a story-driven cooperative board game where everyone works together to help the patients survive the night. This is a brand new 2024 board game from Tomy Toys.
This game is inspired by popular medical dramas and has been developed and tested with the help of medical specialists. It is suitable for ages 14 and onwards and for one to four players.
Do you really know your family? is a competitive game full of amusing questions and silly challenges by ASM Games. It is suitable for ages 8 and onwards and for three to eight players.
Bananagrams have been around for many years and is enjoyed by millions! It is a simple, fast and frantic word game that drives you bananas! It is suitable for ages 7 and onwards and for one to eight players. This small portable banana-shaped storage bag comes with instructions and 144 letter tiles inside a plastic zip lock bag.
To celebrate 50 years of the Rocky Horror Show movie, University Games has launched this raucous party game for players to join in this bizarre plot as the main characters to have fun! The show started as a musical before coming to the big screen. Personally, I have not watched this 1975 movie before but judging by the movie poster of the cast, this movie must be insanely bizarre! Indeed, this game is also very bizarre where players get to role-play, sing and dance.
Ant & Dec’s Limitless Win is a never-ending money ladder British game show hosted by Ant & Dec and it was first shown in January 2022. Even though the third season has just finished showing on ITV, you can continue to enjoy the game by playing the official board game by Ginger Fox. It comes with everything you need to get going!
Just after Boxing Day, we invited our friends to come and celebrate our buddy dog Mabel’s sixth birthday, and at the same time, I also planned a list of individual and team games with our guests. This game show took me nearly three days to plan and print!
I wanted to share my ideas with you in the hope that they can give you some inspiration should you host any party games in future. This game is suitable for teenagers and above and is great for 10 or more people.
Are you crafty enough to survive backstabbing, treachery, murders and banishments? If you think you can get them, before they get you, then take on this challenging The Traitors card game.
This card game version that we received was Ginger Fox’s special edition for 2023. It comes with an optional choice of digital play and is a compact travel-size game. They do also have the board game version where you battle around the round table.
