I’m a sucker for a good game night. Truthfully, I’d rather stay indoors with good food and better friends and play games every single night. (I wish game nights were more popular. Can we make this a thing?)
As much as I love skiing, one of my favorite parts of the trips was playing games every night. It seemed like everything closed at 5pm and everyone was exhausted by 8:30. We’d eat an early dinner and then the whole group would play games. Such a great way to get to know each other, burn off some competitive energy, and laugh for hours.
It’s also something my family tends to do when everyone’s at the house for a holiday. We have a few family favorites that we play year after year. Garrett and I (and Teddy too) are flying to Florida tonight and I’m sure there will be some game nights in our future.
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Rummikub // This is a game the whole family plays year after year after year. I think we may have made some house rules up over the years, but this is a game that seriously brings out our competitive spirit. Somehow we haven’t lost any chips in all these years! The sound of dumping the chips onto the table still makes me excited, like a kid again.
Yahtzee // We mostly play this game with my mom and sometimes my grandma if she is over. We have a lot of our old sheets left. We’re pretty superstitious of how we play (blowing into the cup for luck, coming up with some kind of Yahtzee chant, etc.) and it’s always fun. At the end of every round we always end up saying, “One more round?”
Mad Gab // Honestly, THE funniest game to play with the whole family (grandparents included). Listening to my dad try to sound out the words cracks us up. If you haven’t played this game, you really should. It is bizarrely funny and actually a lot harder than it seems.
Apples to Apples // This game used to bug me because it’s all about subjectivity more so than objectivity… but if you know the people you’re playing with it makes it even more fun and actually pretty strategic.
Taboo // This is a game my family plays from time to time. We definitely don’t play by the exact rules, but instead just make it so that it’s fun and challenging without getting too strict!
Do you have a favorite game to play with friends and family? Anyone else love a good game night?
xoxo
PS Maybe not the most family friendly game on the planet, but if you’re with friends who have a good sense of humor, you have to play Cards Against Humanity. It is a non-politically correct version of Apples to Apples. It’s a horribly hilarious game. I could not stop laughing when we played in Vermont and we talked about some of the played cards/phrases throughout the whole trip. Too funny!
I wish game nights were more of a thing too. I love playing Cranium when my friends agree to a game night. It's a game that gets people thinking 🙂
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LOVE Rummikub! My family used to play too. And there's something about that sound – I can hear it in my head too! Enjoy your trip, safe travels!
Laura | Surf & Hydrangeas
I love board games – definitely in agreement about game nights! Hope you have a great trip to florida!
Lauren,
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I love game nights, but for some reason all my friends are the kind that like to "bend" the rules. It ticks me off so bad! Cheating just takes all the fun out of the game and then they'll get bored of it and out come the phones. WHY!?!?
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I love game nights!! My friends and brothers try to have one every other week or so! My favorites are definitely Clue and Apples to Apples!
xx, Mikkaela
The Southwestern Prepster
Looks like a wonderful time!
And theres too much glamour in just one photo! Congratulations girls!
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Helô, from Vestido do dia
My family is also a big fan of Rummikub! It is by far our favorite game. I love clue, but no one ever wants to play with me (I think it's because I often win…)
Alyssa J Freitas
My family loves all of the ones you mentioned, but some of our other favorites are sequence and five second rule, very competitive and very fun!
Oh my gosh Rummikub! I never know anyone that plays that, it's one of my favorite games. You would love Phase 10. It's a kid's card game kind of like Rummikub but so much fun!
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I LOVE game nights! Luckily, My fiancé and I have found a group of friends who like to have a night in and play games. Our favorites are Mexican Train (a strategy game with double dominoes), Cards against Humanity, and Yahtzee!
I love Cards Against Humanity! So fun!
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Before I moved to Washington, I hosted game night every Wednesday night. The husband was gone for over a year (military), so I had to do something to keep sane!
We played Cards Against Humanity, Catan, Cosmic Encounter, and several other things. Drinks and laughter flowed. It was so much fun!
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Anomia! Our dorm brought it on our ski trip and it's SO fun for medium to large sized groups!
I came here to mention Cards Against Humanity so I'm glad to see you gave it a shoutout! It's definitely not for everyone, but my roommate and I love it. We always find ourselves wishing we had more friends down for game night so it's so cool to see other people our age on the same page!
Randi | Randi with an i
Game nights are the best! You should check out Anomia!
I could play Taboo all day long! So fun!
-Meg
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This post made me miss my nerd herd! Our favorites are Werewolf, Avalon and Resistance.
When I go skiing with my family, we always end up playing so many games after dinner too! It's so much fun!
And who doesn't love games? Game night needs to be a thing!!
I love game nights! LIFE has always been a favorite, but I love Apples to Apples too 🙂
xoxo, SS
The Southern Stylista
I bought my boyfriend one of the jumbo checker sets for Christmas, and it has been such a hit!! When I was in Mexico, my family taught me how to play Trains, and I have become obsessed!
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I love Apples to Apples! Have you ever played cards Agains Humanity? The first time I played was with my boyfriend and his family (including his grandma). We didn't know what it was before playing, but needless to say, I think we scarred his grandma!
-Nicole
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My family has gotten really into Settlers of Catan. It took a little while for everyone to learn the strategies but once we did, it has gotten fierce!
Kari
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Apples to apples is definitely one of my all time favorites – you need to try Skip-Bo if yo haven't!
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Alexandra
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Skiing is amazing, but apres ski is also a ton of fun too for all of the reasons you mentioned. I just went on a week-long ski trip with eight friends and I swear we just ended up eating and playing Cards Against Humanity every night in front of the fire. Bliss.
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