<p>Perfect thread, I was just looking for a new game. Aside from several already metioned Password is a standard in our home. It is set up for 4 player but you can play with more as long as there is an even number.</p>
<p>Can’t Stop is back? It’s a great game! We taught it to Mathson’s fourth grade class when they were doing probability.</p>
<p>Can’t Stop is back in print? We made our own set because we couldn’t buy it. Addictive.</p>
<p>We at Fang Cathedral love games. Settlers of Catan is fantastic. Lately we’ve also been playing Pandemic and Lost Cities. Ticket to Ride and Carcassonne are also games that gamers love.</p>
<p>I see Boggle’s been mentioned. I like the original, but I LOVE Big Boggle, which is no longer being sold. (sniff… and we need a new one, as ours has disappeared)</p>
<p>The Santa Owl left this Owl and her Owlet Blokus, which we all played for the first time the other night. Boy, win one game, and pay for it forever; the others players ganged up on me! (And who knew the Owlet had such a competitive streak in him? Well, I did know that, I guess; just could have done without the chortling and obvious glee he took in blocking me…)</p>
<p>S also got Settlers of Catan; both this and Blokus were suggested to the Santa Owl by folks here. We haven’t played Settlers yet, but assuming I can get the new printer working and configured and off the dining room table sometime today, I hope we can try Settlers tonight.</p>
<p>lspf72, for you: [Rules</a> for the game of Hearts](<a href=“search - FamilyEducation”>How to Play Hearts: Rules for Hearts Card Game)</p>
<p>Ah - fantastic!
Thank you, owlice! Have just printed them out. The rules don’t look as complicated as I thought.</p>
<p>Any time we get 6 or more of our family together, we break out the Balderdash. We range in age from 7 to 80, and it is always a hoot to see who will be the one cracking up while reading the outrageous, yet seemingly logical, definitions aloud. It has been a family favorite for many years. Even my legally blind D plays, using her CCtv set up at one end of the table. For smaller groups, we play Rummikub, Pente, Boggle, Scrabble, and sometimes Settlers of Catan.</p>
<p>owlice, check ebay for Big Boggle. I saw a couple of listings for it. Not cheap, though!</p>
<p>We break out Apples to Apples frequently. We enjoy party games (although the longer classics are still fun) we like games that are quick and move along. </p>
<p>[APPLES</a> to APPLES](<a href=“http://www.playyourredcard.com%5DAPPLES”>http://www.playyourredcard.com) is a good place to check it out if you’ve never played and don’t want to just buy it without a little research first (hey, the economy being what it is and all).</p>
<p>We got a new game for Christmas. It’s called ImagineIff…
We had a great time playing it the other night. Basically each person answers a question about one of the players (Imagine if Susie were a candy bar. Which one would she be? -multiple choice answers) and everyone with the majority answer gets to move one square. Great with a family where everyone knows each other really well. If you play with fewer than 8 players, you add names that everyone knows (we added our pet, a neighbor, and Steve Carrell). </p>
<p>Anyway, for just having guessed from the box that it would be good, we got lucky.</p>
<p>PS - another vote here for Settlers and Carcassonne.</p>