This one wasn’t my game – it was devised by the oldest of the junior players, on our recent holiday. Â It worked really well, so I thought I’d share it with you. (As I’m on catch up on posts, I’m writing in early April, after Easter – but putting the date as a post in …
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Game on: Boggle
Most of the games I’ve described are for anyone, but seem to be played most by combinations of grownups and junior players. But on our recent holiday, the game played with most fervour was between the adults. So here’s to Boggle – or indeed, to Ruzzle, as you’ll find it online. Competitive word games A …
Game on: Labyrinth
This isn’t a nod to the mid 80s film, but a board game that I got the chance to play while on holiday. In German it’s Das Verrueckte Labyrinth (or the crazy/mad labyrinth). I was playing it in Italy, and didn’t think to check what it said on the side of the box – I …
Game on: Jenga
The memory that stands out, when thinking about Jenga, is of my great-aunt with her head on one side, tongue sticking out (unbeknownst to her), sliding a brick out of the bottom of the stack. Like all the best games, Jenga is intergenerational, and has elements of skill without relying too much on an ability …
Game on: pick-up-sticks
Having broken the writer’s block a little, time for some more games. For all of my caveat that I didn’t much enjoy games as a child, there were some that I did. Ways to like games (when you don’t) If you are the Sore Loser at home, it can help to go somewhere else to …