Family Games

Duck, Duck, Bruce

Duck, Duck, Bruce is perfect for the beginning gamer, from age 6 and up. The cards feature ducks waddling everywhere—the circus, the beach and even the moon—but if Bruce the dog shows up your ducks better run for cover. 2-5 players, 15 minutes a game, $9.95

Frog Juice

Cast spells, brew concoctions, melt witches; it’s all possible in Frog Juice, a clever game of spells and potions. Use a smidgen of math and a pinch of probability. Capture cards by matching or adding cards from your hand, then count the ingredients and measure the powers. A splash of strategy and, the potion is magic! Ages 8 and up, about 20 minutes a game, $9.95

Go Bananas

Get ready to Go Bananas while playing this happy, slappy card game. Be the first player to spot and slap a pair of matching opposites --a wild monkey and a mild monkey--and you collect he cardsCollect all the cards and you win! Ages 6 and up, 2 to 5 players, about 12 minutes to play, $5.95

Sleeping Queens

Sleeping Queens is a fantastic and original card game that was actually invented by a 6 year old girl who developed it with help from her family. An assortment of whimsical queens must be awakened by playing a king card but you can steal awakened queens (with a knight) or put them back to sleep with a potion. Ages 8 and up, 2 to 5 players, about 20 minutes a game, $9.95

Hit or Miss

Hit or Miss is a clever party or family game for adults or kids 10 and up. Draw a category card and list as many words as you can until the 45 second timer runs out. Roll the die for Hit or Miss and then pick either the word you think everyone will get (a hit) or the one that everyone will miss. 252 categories make for endless play. $19.95

Snap

Is it a puzzle or a game? Who cares when Snap is filled with all the entertainment provided by 36 interlocking dragon tiles. Take turns adding pieces matched by color but watch out: your dragon must have a head and a tail. Kids as young as 6 will enjoy the pieces but the games are best for 8 and older, up to 4 players, about 20 minutes to play, $11.95

MixUp

In MixUp one player tries to win using the shapes, while the other player uses the colors. The first player to get four tiles in a row, or into a two-by-two square, wins. But take a good look— what first appears like a winning strategy could actually be helping your opponent! This illusive two-player strategy game takes only seconds to learn and minutes to play. Ages 8 and up.

Cineplexity

Cineplexity is the perfect game for any group that enjoys movies. No fooling around with DVD players or arcane trivia required. Draw two cards naming a genre, scene or setting and be the first to name a movie that fits. For example: Romance and New York equals “An Affair to Remember”, “Annie Hall” or “You’ve Got Mail.” 500 cards guarantee hours of fun. $24.99

Hexago Continuo

Our best selling game gets a dynamic new version in Hexago Continuo. Take turns placing your six-sided tiles and score for matching colors as well as matching numbers. Score double if you match both. For 2 to 4 players, ages 8 and up, $9.95.

Also available, the original Continuo. Our best-selling game has only one rule, provides hours of enjoyment for2 or 3 players, ages 8 and up.

Snatch

Snatch is a brilliant new word game that’s portable, fun and puts a premium on fast thinking. Pick tiles and form words to score but watch out, your opponents can snatch your tiles to form longer words for higher scores. Includes 100 letter tiles and instructions. $14.95

Blink

Blink is a fantastic family card game that is easy to learn, fast and a whole lot of fun. Two or three players race to use up their cards first by matching shape, color or number. Its fast, furious fun for kids 7 and up and you can learn to play in under a minute. $9.95