Games People Play

I'm just coming off a vacation with my kids which meant playing a lot of games. I really like playing word games. Bogle is one of my favorite. Scrabble is good too, but it depends on who you're playing with. I'm very competitive and I'm discovering that my vocabulary is limited to the same small sample of words I use over and over. I could probably beat my kids...but that's not even a guarantee.

Recently we have discovered a great game that is perfect for traveling and is also something that 7 to 70 year olds can play together (we put this to the test.) It's called Bananagrams and consists of letter tiles similar to Scrabble that come in a banana shaped pouch. It's really helped my kids with spelling and vocabulary.

While in Florida my son received a backgammon game. I hadn't played that in years and forgot how much I liked it. It reminds me of shut-box because you are thinking in terms of numbers. Another game that helps kids with numbers is Yatzee.

Now I know not everyone likes board games. I think they were developed for people who like rules and order and don't do so well with free play. The line forms behind me.