Today’s top games often leave the board behind and invite players to perform, race the
clock and defend their answers to the end – or at least dinner-
Perfomance-driven
These games are all about how well players
can put on a show:
“Pop 5” – Players choose from five clue-giving
methods to display pop-culture savvy. (Cranium)
“Catch Phrase: Music Edition” – Players try
to guess artists or music genres and win extra
points by singing or humming lyrics. (Hasbro)
“Cahoots!” – Players try to convey clues in a
limited manner in this “charades on steroids”
game. (SimplyFun)All in the family
New games that appeal to players of all ages:
“Zooreka” – Players race to create the ultimate zoo, using food,
animals and shelter as the currency to build their habitats.
(Cranium)
“Pictureka!” – Players of practically any age scour a mosaic of
two-sided tiles for all the items on their list. (Hasbro)
“Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” – Players attempt to
prove that, indeed, they are smarter than a fifth-grader in this
board-game version of the TV trivia game show. (Hasbro)
“Word Sweep” – Players try to match three consecutive definitions
to three words that appear consecutively in the dictionary. Three
levels helps level the playing field between age groups.
(Intelinitiative)
“Quartile” – Math meets dominoes in this match-’em-up game.
(SimplyFun)Hurry up!
Fast-paced games and sped-up classics perfect
for squeezing in a game anytime:
“Express” versions of staples like “Monopoly,”
“Sorry!” and “Scrabble!” make it easy to enjoy a
classic game in a pinch. (Hasbro)
“Last Word” – One subject, one letter, one race
against the clock to get in the last word. (Buffalo
Games)
“Monopoly: Electronic Payment Edition” – A new
debit systems eliminates the need for a banker,
putting players on the fast track to tycoon. (Hasbro) It’s all subjective
Winning’s just a bonus in the wild-and-crazy world
of social party games. Titles to look for this season:
“Would You Rather…? Sick, Twisted and Wrong” –
Banter and defend the lesser evil of two very compromising
situations. (Zobmondo!!)
“Apples to Apples” – Choose the best wacky comparison
between an adjective and a group of often-ill-fitting
nouns. (Out of the Box)
“The T-Shirt Game” – Match the funniest slogan and
image to create the best shirt. (Buffalo Games)
“IMAgiNiff” – Conjure up the best “what if” scenario
for each person in the room. (Buffalo Games)
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