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Who doesn’t enjoy some friendly rivalry, especially when it involves family members? The best thing about the holidays is playing games with your family. Having fun, joking around, and experiencing unforgettable moments. You can play a wide range of different games with your family, games that may be played using a cell phone, a deck of cards, or just your imagination.
Family-friendly games encourage time spent together and the sharing of special memories. So here is a list of games—some that you should already have on deck—the whole family will enjoy playing this holiday season.
1. Family Feud
Who doesn’t enjoy family feud? You only need a scorecard, two families (or groups of individuals), a buzzer, and a poster board with the questions and the answers written on it, for this at-home version. At the top of the poster board, write your question or topic.
2. Culture Tags
#CultureTags is a competitive game that will put your knowledge of the local culture to the test. It’s an easy game; take out a card, display the acronym #CultureTag to your team, and provide tips to help them decipher the word without revealing what it is.
3. Heads Up
A personal favorite is Heads Up, since you can play it for hours and it can be a ton of fun for just about any age group. Get your family to guess the word on the card that’s on your head before the timer expires by mentioning celebrities, singing, or using wacky accents. Play one of the numerous fun categories, or invent a brand new one!
4. Charades
In the game of charades, you must “act out” a phrase without speaking while the other players on your team try to guess what it is. The goal is for your team to correctly guess the phrase as soon as possible. Hip-Hop charades is an honorable mention!
5. UNO!
UNO is arguably the best and most classic game. Fortunately, this game can be played with traditional cards or with your phone. Gather the family for a game of Uno and use clever moves. Just make sure everyone is aware of the rules and how everyone else plays. There’s nothing worse than hitting someone with two “draw four” cards and they say they don’t play the stacks version.
6. Classic Board Games
One of the best memories one can have of their childhood is family game nights. Some of the traditional board games we played as children are still in demand today. You can’t go wrong with good classic board games like Monopoly, Scrabble, Sorry, Clue, and numerous other games that can be included in this category. You can pick up a lot of these childhood board games at your local retailer or even online.
