I Need A Game Night!

This game is similar to Apples Too Apples and Cards Against Humanity. It falls in between as far as adult content. This game has many inuendos . We did enjoy our first playthrough. Will need to play it some more and with all different groups to see how this will or will not stay in our collection.

Jeff Foxworthy  saw family members during Thanksgiving playing “Cards Against Humanity” and given its explicit nature, he got to thinking, as his creative mind is wont to do: “There’s got to be something you can play that’s still funny like that but not filthy like that. So I guess I reverse engineered it. I sat down and wrote 500 punchlines. No jokes. Just punchlines that sounded funny.”
Then he wrote 100 joke set ups on index cards, all related to family members. Players are each given seven of the punchlines and they have to picks one they think works best with the set up. Then the host has to decide which was is funniest. The person whose punchline is chosen gets a point.

 

Think fast, roll faster!
A fast-paced, action packed game for the whole family.
Players compete to fill out the category sheet before your opponents roll doubles and steal the board from you!
—description from the publisher
Fill out the different categories on the Game Board with words starting with the selected letter. But do it quickly! The player next to you is rolling 2 dice. As soon as they roll doubles, they can grab the board away from you! The game board continues to be passed around each time a player rolls doubles. Keep playing until all the categories have been filled out. The player who filled out the most words wins the game!
—description from the back of the box

We got some enjoyment out of game but not sure it will make the table too often. One of the frustrating things is a person can roll double on first roll and you dont even get a chance while some other people have rolled for what seems like 5 minutes without getting doubles. Yes luck and chance are part of the game. I do like the categories and coming up with answers ther just has to be a better way thean just rolling dice.

We found many of these on sale at Sams Club. We have played The Abandoned Cabin and The Pharaohs Tomb. Both have very fun and unexpected puzzles. We were blown away with a few of the clues in The Abandoned Cabin. Lets just say look everywhere. Not saying much more as don’t want to spoil either game. We are looking forward to getting these played sometime this year.

 

 

People ask me all the time Why do you like to play Board games so much? First, for me its about community and being a fairly inexpensive night out. I really enjoy gathering with people and just having some fun and good laughs. Secondly, there are games I can play with my wife and its time we get to spend together . Lastly, its  too expensive to go out these days. But then people say didn’t  you just spend _______ (fill in the blank) on a game.  Yes, but didn’t  you just drop ____________ to go to or do ____________? Games you can play over and over and over again making the cost of each play come down. But if that doesn’t  convince you,  here are 10 Health Benefits that might add to the enjoyment of games.

1.Have fun and feel good: One of the side effect of playing board games is laughing. Laughing has been shown to increase endorphins, those are chemicals that bring up the feeling of happiness. Sharing laughter and fun can promote empathy, compassion and trust with others.
2. Family time: Sitting down with family with no interruptions may feel like an impossible thing in your home, as everyone has different schedules which pushes them to opposite directions. But playing games with your kids, or with your friends, is a perfect way to spend time together and build learning skills at the same time. Playing a board game after a family dinner is an excellent way to get closer to your family, while strengthening your family bond.
3. Memory formation and cognitive skills: Allowing your kids to play a board game helps them practice essential cognitive skills, like problem solving. The hippocampus and prefrontal cortex especially benefit from playing board games. These areas of the brain are responsible for complex thought and memory formation. Board games help the brain retain and build cognitive associations well into old age too.
4. Reduces risks for mental diseases: One of the primary benefits of playing board games is reducing the risk of cognitive decline, such as that associated with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Keeping your mind engaged means you are exercising it and building it stronger. A stronger brain has lower risks of losing its power.
5.Lowers blood pressure: Along with laughing and increasing your endorphins, they can help you lower or maintain your blood pressure. This release of endorphins help muscles to relax and blood to circulate, which evidently will lower your blood pressure. High blood pressure is associated with greater risk of artery damage, heart disease and stroke.
6.Speed up you responses: Get yourself a board game like chess, checkers or monopoly, and in time you might be better at being able to find those hard-to-find car keys without having to look for then in the entire house. Scientists at the University of Toronto in Canada assessed two groups’ ability to search for and find an object; their results showed that study participants who regularly played video games were far quicker at locating the target than those who didn’t play.
7.Reduce stress: You can always benefit from a healthy distraction like playing a board games since it is an excellent way to kick back and relax. According to an online survey by RealNetworks, Inc., a casual games developer, found that 64% of respondents said they play games as a way to unwind and relax and 53% play for stress relief.
8.Grows your immune system: Research has shown that negativity, depression and stress can reduce your ability to fight disease. Positive feelings and thoughts, like the laughter and enjoyment that always comes with board games, prevents these effects by releasing some chemicals that fight stress and boost your immune system. A simple board game could give rise to the ‘survival genes’ and activate them in your brain, making the brain cells live longer and helping to fight disease.
9.Child development: Board games play a very important role in child health and brain development. Board games help children develop logic and reasoning skills, improve critical thinking and boost spatial reasoning. Encouraging children to play different types of board games can also increase verbal and communication skills, while helping develop attention skills and the ability to concentrate and focus for longer periods of time.
10.Therapy treatment: Many board games require the use of fine motor skills to pick up or move pieces, actions that take both coordination and dexterity. Regular practice and activity improve these basic skills, which is important for children, people with mental or physical disabilities, the elderly and those recovering from accidents. Board games are very helpful when they are added to occupational therapy treatments, as well in places like classrooms for special needs to help improve muscle and nerve function over time.