One of the best ways to have fun and spice up those dull holiday get-togethers is to play a simple and fun party game!
Here is a short list of great party games to give as gifts and enjoy with friends and family this holiday:
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Say Anything by North Star Games – $16.13 on Amazon
Say Anything is a fun, lighthearted party game for 3 to 8 players, or more if you use teams. The rules are easy to learn, and the game is hilarious. One player asks a question from a card, and everyone else races to write a response and toss it on the table. The question asker secretly selects a favorite answer, which the other players must then guess. Points are awarded, and the question-asker position rotates. I highly recommend this game. It is also available in a family version: Say Anything Family!
Jungle Speed by Asmodee Games – 18.63
A fast-paced game that creates an on-edge feeling. Each player flips a card face up onto a pile. If the image on the card matches another player’s card exactly, the two players race to grab a totem in the middle of the table. The person who grabs the totem first wins the pile of cards in front of the loser. The game continues until one person has all the cards. – (The version linked is from Raving Rabbits- The original Jungle speed is overpriced on Amazon)
Telestrations by USAopoly – $23.18 on Amazon
Telestrations is a variation on Telephone. You know—the game where you whisper a phrase into your neighbor’s ear, who whispers it into her neighbor’s ear, and so on until it is hilariously different from the original. Imagine that, but with drawings (and if your artistic ability is like mine, poor drawings at that). Each player starts with a word, draws a picture based on it in a dry-erase notebook, and passes the notebook to the next player. That player looks at the drawing, jots down a guess at the word, and passes the guess to the next player, who then draws from that guess. This continues until each player gets his own notebook back. Then participants tell the stories of their pictures, and points are awarded. The game is great fun, and going over the stories at the end always has everyone laughing. Continued…
The Portsmouth Public Library and the Seacoast gaming organization, Sages of RPG, are teaming up to offer something new this winter –‘Let’s Play Board Games’. The public is invited to join us for intentional gaming with board, card, and dice games, from 1-3:30 on Saturdays, January 28 and February 18. Many games will be available at the library but feel free to bring along your favorite to share. Continued…
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