Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
I first came to learn about Exploding Kittens earlier this year through entering a drawing competition on Twitter and won the third prize! I won a hairy potato cat stuffed toy! It was then that I took interest to find out about the Exploding Kittens game!
Baffled is a brand new memory game from Cheatwell Games. This board game might look simple but it is not! It is a very challenging and fun memory game that should appeal to all the family. It is cleverly designed so that children and adults have an equal chance of winning. You only have 60 seconds to memorise all the position of the twelve symbol tiles but be prepared – the tiles can swap and change positions around the board! It is suitable for aged eight and above, for two to four players.
Shit Happens is an adult dilemma based card game where you need to rank all sorts of shit that happens in life according to their misery index. If you are able to line up 10 Shit Happens cards, you win the game! It is suitable for 18 and above, and for two to eight players.
Quirky is a quirky quiz card game, from Cheatwell Games, where you decide the answers! This game will cause debate amongst your opponents with this controversial game where no answers are supplied. It is suitable for aged 10 and above, for three or more players.
The Enchanted Forest Board Game is a magical treasure hunt game based on classic memory match in the Land of Fairy Tales from Ravensburger. All of you are going on a fairy tale search-and-find! This game is suitable for aged four and above and for two to six players.
PayDay is an iconic game of handling finances, made by the makers of Monopoly from Hasbro Gaming. This family board game is suitable for aged eight and above, played with two to four players.
Kersplatt is a fun family board game of modelling mayhem! This is a high energy, tactile, strategic board game that will see players Kersplatting opponents’ creative masterpieces in the quest to be the first to get two play pieces home. This is a very straightforward and simple game that will be enjoyed by all! It is suitable for 2 to 4 players for aged six years and above.
Colt Express is a strategic game where you play as a bandit robbing a train at the same time as other bandits, and your goal is to become the richest outlaw of the Old West. This game is set on the 11th of July, 1899 at 10 am. The Union Pacific Express has left Folsom, New Mexico, with 47 passengers on board. After a few minutes, gunfire and hurrying footsteps on the roof can be heard. Heavily armed bandits, which are the players, have come to rob honest citizens of their wallets and jewels. It is suitable for aged 10 and above, for two to six players.
Hearing Things is a lip-reading challenge game by Hasbro Gaming suitable for aged 12 and above, to play between four to eight people. It comes with a set of game headphones with built-in sounds and timer, 150 cards with 600 phrases and instructions.
Dixit is a simple and fun story telling game for families, which challenges everyone to be as creative as they can! Each player takes it in turn to be the storyteller and gives a clue without revealing the real picture of the card. This is suitable for aged eight and above, for three to six players.
Junk Art is a challenging and creative game where players play as travelling artists and try to turn everyday pieces of junk into magnificent art creations in various cities. This game is suitable for aged eight and above. The game is for two to six players and it makes a great party game as it’s fun to play together!
The Game of Things is a party game pack with 300 hilarious topic cards that provoke hilarious responses in a box. It is suitable for four players or more and for aged 14 and above. It can be played with younger children but they might need some help.
Family Time with John Adams Ideal Games. With the daylight becoming so short and the weather getting colder outside, we often find ourselves cosying up indoors playing board games in the warmth! We were delighted to receive this awesome selection of board games from John Adams to spend some quality family time together. They are Think Words Spin, Dinkee Linkee, Tipping Point and Telestrations. Did you know that John Adams have a new Facebook page for Ideal Games? Do pop by and give them a LIKE!
When I Dream is a family friendly game which is all about dreams and imagination. In this game, you take turns to be the Dreamer and try to figure out your dream and which spirits are the naughty ones and which are the good ones! This game is suitable for aged eight and above. The game is for four to ten players and it makes a great party game as it’s fun to play together! It is available to buy from 365games.co.uk, Esdevium store finder RRP £26.99 and Amazon.
The International award winning Pandemic game is a co-operative game of strategy and team building to stop the four deadly viruses from spreading all over the world! I find that this game is very unique and fun as you are not working alone to fight against the virus. In fact, everyone works as a team of disease-fighting specialists whose mission is to treat disease hotspots while researching cures for each of four plagues before they get out of hand.
