Thanksgiving Games

Thanksgiving is a time where families come together around the table, enjoy some food and give thanks for another year. Everybody is happy and all is right with the world. Until game time.

No, not the football games that pipe through millions of American homes every year, I’m talking about board and card games. You know, the kind with the picture of a happy family on front. Yeah, that’s not us. My extremely competitive family enjoyed a nice post-Thanksgiving game of Imaginiff and Phase 10. In the instructions of Imaginiff, they warned us that “lively debate” might ensue. We had our fair share of those. Then we brought out Phase 10 which is a never-ending card game in which the luck of the draw leaves everyone frustrated. Now, before you start thinking we were yelling at each other the whole time, think again. There were a few moments of laughter but most of the time we were having “lively debates.” Oh, the joy of games bringing the family together. :)
What’s your favorite party game?

Stephen

9 Responses to “Thanksgiving Games”

  1. Devan  on November 30th, 2008

    Have you played Settlers of Catan! What a great party / group game!

  2. Adam  on November 30th, 2008

    Imaginiff is great. We are a big fan of Cranium, and a oldie but goodie…Balderdash. OH how I enjoy that game. It’s insanely funny

  3. reg  on November 30th, 2008

    We played strategy games, mancala and chess, on Thanksgiving at our house.

    It was fun.

  4. Patti  on November 30th, 2008

    You forgot to mention our fun game of Nertz of Thanksgiving Day. :D Even though “frustration levels” were high, I still enjoyed playing games with my family!

  5. stephen lechner  on December 1st, 2008

    @Devan - I’ve never played that game. Will look it up, though!

    @Adam - I love Balderdash!

  6. lindsey  on December 2nd, 2008

    @Phase 10: I’m done for life. :) That’s all I needed.

  7. Holley  on December 2nd, 2008

    Mexican Train (dominoes) is my favorite game and hopefully it wouldn’t cause any debates…unless you’re me then everything is competitive.

  8. Megan  on December 2nd, 2008

    I agree… it was a fun/frustrating time! I guess that’s what you get when the entire family is so competitive! I agree with Lindsey: no more Phase 10 for me! :) Let’s try “Scattergories” around Christmas!

  9. Brad Ruggles  on December 5th, 2008

    We have a tradition to play Poker with my wife’s side of the family every Thanksgiving and Christmas. I would enjoy it more if I won but my Father-in-Law is just so stinking good.