The Family Gamers - 7 players

Reign of Dragoness

April 21, 2025 Nick Martinelli Reviews

Game box surrounded by scattered dragon cards

Reign of Dragoness is a light, approachable game that plays well across generations. If you’re familiar with traditional card games, you’ll pick this up quickly.

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Card Game, card games, dragons, Grandpa Beck's Games, Nick

Episode 394 – 7 Party Game Favorites

March 31, 2025 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We’re out of town this weekend, but talking about our favorite party games.

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4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, clue giving, deduction, Family Gaming, guessing, party game, word games

SNAP Review – Landmarks

February 15, 2025 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

“For me this game varied wildly from very easy to very hard depending on the map tile that we happened to use.”

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10 players, 2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Aeron Ng, Andrew, Anitra, clue giving, cooperative games, Danilo Valente, Floodgate Games, Rodrigo Rego, word games

3 of a Kind: Kinda-Like This!

January 27, 2025 Jeremy Pike Reviews

3 Of A Kind taglines itself as “a party game of creative connections” and we expected a silly good time. We found in playing the game that this is exactly what happened. Sometimes.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Jeremy, party game, Tim Eisner, Weird City Games, word games

SNAP Review – Bite Your Tongue

January 17, 2025 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

There’s not a ton to this game, but it’s definitely good for some laughs.

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Asher, Elliot, Jack Hanauer, party game, R&R Games, silly games

SNAP Review – Mojo

October 18, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

This might be the Uno-killer! We recommend Mojo as a fun family game that’s a bit more strategic.

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25th Century Games, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, Antoni Guillen, card games, card shedding, Christine Alcouffe, numbers

SNAP Review – Secret Identity

September 6, 2024 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

I really like that this game is a net positive all the way around. There is only shared success in Secret Identity, which makes it a fantastic family game.

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, clue giving, Funnyfox, guessing, party game, R&R Games

Sweet Deals – A Sweet Treat In Moderation

June 24, 2024 Jeremy Pike Reviews

Our family thought Sweet Deals was a sweet little game, in small doses.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, card games, food, Jeremy, Shawn Patton, Surprisingly Fun Games

SNAP Review – Mind Map

May 31, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Place your marker on a graph to get other players to guess which word is yours! Mind Map is a party clueing and guessing game that’s best for nerdy families and small friend groups.

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4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, Anitra, clue giving, Funnyfox, Gary Kim, Hope S. Hwang, party game, Sorry We Are French, Yohan Goh

SNAP Review – Time’s Up! Family Edition

May 24, 2024 Updated: July 23rd, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

We’ve played this game before, and others like it. But we’d never tried something quite like this with our kids.

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10 players, 11 players, 12 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Andrew, Anitra, clue giving, guessing, Michael Adams, party game, Peter Sarrett, R&R Games, teams, word games

SNAP Review – Everything Ever

April 26, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

A game that’s light on rules – but someone MUST act as a countdown timer and be “mean” to make this game fun.

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10 players, 2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Anitra, Card Game, Danielle Deley, Floodgate Games, Nathan Thornton, party game, speed games

SNAP Review – Get Bit!

March 15, 2024 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Who ever thought that a game about surviving a shark attack could be family-friendly? It is when the shark is a bath toy!

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, Andrew, animals, Anitra, Card Game, Dave Chalker, Flat River Games, Greater Than Games, survival

SNAP Review – Motley

March 1, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Our kids (and your kids) are clever! And a game like Motley lets them show that.

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10 players, 2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Andrew, Anitra, Card Game, Carla Kopp, clue giving, guessing, Jeff Hale, party game, Weird Giraffe

SNAP Review – Words of a Feather

January 19, 2024 Updated: February 15th, 2025 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Another bird-themed word game? Yes! We recommend Words of a Feather when you want a beautiful setting for a light, casual word game.

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, betting, birds, clue giving, Grand Gamers Guild, guessing, Rusty Scioscia, word games, writing game

SNAP Review – Smug Owls

January 12, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

This is a game that encourages outside-the-box thinking, and also allows multiple players to be recognized for their answers and insight.

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10 players, 11 players, 12 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Andrew, Anitra, birds, card games, Family Gaming, Grace Kendall, Kevin Ruelle, Mike Belsole, party game, Runaway Parade Games, word games

2023 Board Game Gift Guide

November 5, 2023 Updated: September 4th, 2024 Anitra Smith Resources for Parents

We’ve compiled a list of great board games to help make your gift shopping a little easier.

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10 players, 2 players, 25th Century Games, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, AllPlay, Andrew, Anitra, Best of 2023, Buffalo Games, card games, Date Night, dV Giochi, educational games, Family Gaming, FoxMind, Funko Games, Gamewright, Gap Closer Games, Genius Games, gifts, Grand Gamers Guild, HABA, Holiday, Horrible Guild, Iello, Lucky Duck Games, Mandoo Games, party game, Randolph, Smirk & Dagger Games, sports, The OP, Underdog Games, WizKids, word games, young children

SNAP Review – CDSK

November 3, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

We recommend CDSK for gatherings of family and friends, maybe as a nice post-dinner, pre-dessert activity at your holiday gathering. It’s best for teens and adults, but younger kids can certainly join on teams. We had a great time with our family.

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