Games for all the Family
Family Board Games
Games help boost a child’s social skills especially family board games. This style of entertainment appeals to parents who realise the value in recreation that produces a social bonding experience. Perennial favourites such as cards, dominoes, draughts, connect four, Operation, Monopoly, Cluedo and Scrabble have been around forever and always hold their charm.
Children’s TV Shows Family Board Games
Drumond Park Articulate - The Fast Talking Description Board Game
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Who Knows Where? - The Global Location Guessing Family Board Game by Wild Card Games
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£29.00
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Lewo Wooden Stacking Toys Board Games Building Blocks for Kids - 48 pieces
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£13.99
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Wildcard Games Who Knows Where? - Global Location Guessing Board Game
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£29.00
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Learning Resources Code & Go Mouse Mania: A Learn-to-Code Board Game
John Lewis & Partners
£17.60
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House of Marbles Snakes and Ladders Vintage Style Board Game
John Lewis & Partners
£10.00
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Rapidough - The Family Board Game of Modelling Play Dough Charades
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Magic Maze Ball for Kids Adults,Mini 3D Gravity Maze Bead Marble Ball Classic Hard Puzzle Sequence Board Trouble Memory Brain Teasers Game Toys Gifts Presents
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£9.98
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Target Toss Giant Inflatable Dart Board with Balls and A Thick Cotton Carry Bag, Outdoor Garden Game
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Paul Lamond 6745 Sony Entertainment Now That's What I Call Music Board Game, Multi
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ILofun 4 in 1 Build & Drill Educational Construction and STEM 193 pc preschool Engineering Toy Building Blocks Board Game for 3, 4, 5 6+ Year Old Boys & Girls
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Drumond Park Articulate for Kids - The Fast Talking Description Board Game for Children
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£19.99
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Toys of Wood Oxford Wooden Memory Games for kids and Grown Ups – Family Board Games for Kids and Adults -Wooden Games for 3 years old
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Big Potato Obama Llama 2: The Family Board Game with the Strange-Sounding Name
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Portal Games POG1375 Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game, Multicoloured
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Arcane Wonders DTE01SNAWG 330101 "Sheriff of Nottingham" Board Game
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Apostrophe Games Create Your Own Board Game (Blank Game Board, Box & Accessories) With, Game Pieces, Blank Cards Blank Spinner & Dice
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£20.99
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Many games have been reinvented and have electronic versions to keep the next generation of gamers interested.
Pre school kids have an educational element thrown in so they can learn and have fun at the same time. The Topsy Turtle Game is a musical game for 3 year olds and top toy Peppa Pig Tumble and Spin will be keeping little hands busy. Games that help develop problem solving skills, colour recognition and promote hand and eye coordination are the best type of toy for toddlers
New games on the scene are Timmy Time Pop up Game, Fifi’s Stack a Cake Game and Roary the Racing Car Pitstop Panic. Pre-school jigsaw puzzles are also available featuring Fifi, Roary or Timmy Time.
Games for Four People
Hasbro has a new line up including one for Connect fans, the Connect 4 x 4 double grid challenge for four people. Pictureka has a new Flipper game and the Guesstures is a great fun charades game.
The action gadget that gets everyone going is Bop it that returns just in time for the Christmas celebrations with Shout It. Now kids and the grown ups can Bop it, shout it, pull it and twist it to body bopping party mode music.
Monopoly City is another take on the successful game from Hasbro featuring 80 3D buildings and an electronic trading unit.
Lego Games
The construction toy Lego has entered the arena with the first ever range of Build, Play and Change board games. Titles include: Ramses Pyramid, Creationary, Lava dragon, Lunar Command, Magikus, Minotaurus, Monster 4, Pirate Code, Race 3000 and Robo Champ.
Previous year’s Dream Dozen toys for Christmas included Lego games Minotaurus as well as Monopoly City along with LOGO game, Rubiks 360, Jenga and 5 Gator Golf.
TV game shows draw in quite a crowd so it’s not surprising that board games based on popular TV shows sell so such as Game of Thrones, Deal or No Deal, Family Fortunes, Britain’s Got talent, Golden Balls, and the Colour of Money.
Star Wars and Ben 10
Star Wars and Ben 10 fans can have fun with table pinball games that include lights, sounds and a digital match scoring display plus the Ben 10 Guessing game. Popular programmes like the X Factor have seen an increase of related musical products that include new music toys and games. The X Factor game replicates the show and takes you through the contestant’s journey to the final.
Memory Booster Games
One that’s a great memory booster for all the family is the best selling ten second memory game from BrainBox. This innovative game contains information cards on a particular subject. After 10 seconds of studying a subject card the player is asked a question about it, if they answer correct they get to keep the card. The player with the most cards wins the game. Simple and fun for ages four and upwards.