Why Board Games Are Great For Families


by Victor Epand - Date: 2008-12-23 - Word Count: 525 Share This!

When families get together for a night of family fun, there is nothing like playing one of the many board games available that caters to families. Many of these games made just for you and your family offers hours of fun, for every member of the family. When choosing one of these games, you will need to find the games that match your family's age groups. If your family has older children, you will want games mostly for teenagers. If your family has mostly younger children, you may buy games that have juniors in their titles or that are specifically geared to younger children.

One game that you may wish to purchase is Clue, this game gives you clues to solve a crime and you must find out who committed the crime and how they did it. You can buy the adult version of the game, if your children are older. You can buy Clue Jr. if your children are younger, as it is much easier to play. Families love coming up with scenarios for solving the crimes and being the top crime fighter of their families.

Another fun family game is Monopoly, which comes in many different versions of the game. If your children are older they may prefer the original version of Monopoly. Collecting property and money, learning the ins and out of the real estate and banking games brings families hours of fun. Other forms of Monopoly include versions that have cartoon Characters and fun topics to play. Monopoly has brought thousands of families tons of fun for many years and will continue to do so for a long time to come.

There are many other games in addition to these that are great for families to enjoy, game that teach lessons to children and foster great skills in these young people. Some games focus on math like Yahtzee, spelling skills like Scrabble, or reading and vocabulary skills. Others focus on decision making and strategies like Chess and historical events like children's versions of Trivial Pursuit, all of these games are great ways for families to come together and enjoy their time together while helping their children learn valuable skills.

In addition to the skills children learn, board games also bring people together, families spend quality time together in friendly competition. Laughter and conversation makes strong families stronger. Parents get to connect with their children on a personal level. Children get to enjoy fun times with their siblings. Fathers find common ground with sons and mother's bond with their daughters. Every time the family sits down to play one of these board games families spend quality time together.

Lastly, family board games are easily available, you can find them in department stores, in the mall and online. Where ever you look there is a board game manufacturer designing another state of the art board game. There are high tech board games, children's board games, board games that teach you something such as sports, trivia, and problem solving and spelling, all in the name of family fun. Finding a way for your family to come together is not hard at all. You can quickly make tonight family-game night.

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