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
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November 30th, 2008 at 3:00 am
Have you played Settlers of Catan! What a great party / group game!
November 30th, 2008 at 8:54 am
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
November 30th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
We played strategy games, mancala and chess, on Thanksgiving at our house.
It was fun.
November 30th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
You forgot to mention our fun game of Nertz of Thanksgiving Day.
Even though “frustration levels” were high, I still enjoyed playing games with my family!
December 1st, 2008 at 6:25 pm
@Devan - I’ve never played that game. Will look it up, though!
@Adam - I love Balderdash!
December 2nd, 2008 at 3:01 pm
@Phase 10: I’m done for life.
That’s all I needed.
December 2nd, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Mexican Train (dominoes) is my favorite game and hopefully it wouldn’t cause any debates…unless you’re me then everything is competitive.
December 2nd, 2008 at 11:16 pm
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!
December 5th, 2008 at 11:39 am
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.