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posted on November 27, 2009 at 02:40PM Inappropriate?
In our family playing games at home has always been a tradition for Thanksgiving. Whether it is board games after dinner, or a ping pong tournament, there always is some action taking place. What kind of games does your family feature in the "game room"? Billiards, air hockey, ping pong, darts, board games, other? What do you wish you had in your collection to entertain your family and friends?
replies: 21 latest post: January 12, 2010 at 04:13PM by wavedoctor
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posted on November 27, 2009 at 03:38PM
 

Twister anyone?

 

EDIT - seriously?...I wish I had a nice air hockey table...Ping-pong, and billiards are alot of fun too.

posted on November 27, 2009 at 08:17PM
 

Tennis on the Wii! or maybe some bowling.

posted on November 27, 2009 at 09:05PM
 

I am with you, FMichael!  I hope to one day get an air hockey table when my kids are a bit older.  Also, my favorite, foosball!

 

posted on December 21, 2009 at 05:05PM
 

Pingpong and foosball! JulieK-I'll take you on any day :P

posted on December 21, 2009 at 09:54PM
 

Those are clearly classics and a lot of fun.  My wife's family loves board games. We play one nearly every night during their visits.  A particular family favorite is Cranium.  Or Cranium for the kids.  It's perfect.  It's not too difficult and everyone can get a little silly. 

posted on December 23, 2009 at 11:36AM
 

SHUFFLEBOARD!   big fun. i have 9' table and we love it.

posted on December 23, 2009 at 11:49AM
 

Love the classic air hockey, ping pong and fuseball. On a weekly basis though  its Monopoly, UNO, or Spades.

posted on December 24, 2009 at 11:06PM
 

Ratchet Rebuilding Smack-down.

Who's the fastest?

Umm...

No one wants to play the game with me...

posted on December 28, 2009 at 04:31PM
 
In response to jdo's post from November 27 2009 02:40PM

There use to be a really really fun board game called "Pass Out". Man did we have fun with that:-} However it's not really conducive to "family" entertainment. In that sence I'd say "Scrabble" it was and still is tooth and nail when we play that one! Also pictionary was alota fun, and lets not forget 5Card Stud&Black Jack!!! Quarters or Beer Pong anyone?

posted on December 29, 2009 at 08:54AM
 

Bubble hockey is my favorite indoor game.

posted on December 29, 2009 at 09:43AM
 
In response to SHC-KevinK's post from December 29 2009 08:54AM

lol sounds intriguing... how do you play bubble hockey?

posted on December 29, 2009 at 10:47AM
 

I love games, particularly air hockey.  We don't have a table at home so I make sure to get it out of my system when we go to the arcade or to my brother's house.  We have a game called Skittles which is really hard to explain, but we play that a lot as it's kind of mindless yet very fun and doesn't take any skill. Another of my favorite games is called Catch Phrase.  When I play that with my friends we laugh so hard that it hurts the next day.  Good times. :)

posted on December 29, 2009 at 11:15AM
 

We bought my oldest son Battleship for Christmas.  It is a blast!  I forgot how much fun it is!  We have played it a ton the last few days!

posted on January 01, 2010 at 11:06AM
 

Does anyone remember the old handheld electronic football, babeball, and basketball games? No 3d graphics, mind blowing dolby digital sound, or widescreen images like today. Most basic of graphics just X's and O's but boy was it fun! I have to search Ebay or Craigslist for a piece of that nostalgia. I think Mattel made them.

posted on January 04, 2010 at 04:09PM
 
In response to MikeyRocks's post from December 29 2009 09:43AM

 Bubble, or dome hockey as it is also called, got its name because of the very distinguishable dome that covers the playfield.  Game play is fast and furious as the puck never leaves the playing surface.

posted on January 04, 2010 at 04:16PM
 
In response to HaSalesKing's post from January 01 2010 11:06AM
HaSalesKing said…

Does anyone remember the old handheld electronic football, babeball, and basketball games? No 3d graphics, mind blowing dolby digital sound, or widescreen images like today. Most basic of graphics just X's and O's but boy was it fun! I have to search Ebay or Craigslist for a piece of that nostalgia. I think Mattel made them.

Yes!  We had a little football game.  It was white and I think it was made by Coleco and was just little red blips on a tiny screen that made an annoying little "boop" sound that made my mother insane LOL!

posted on January 11, 2010 at 03:03PM
 

With the weather not being so great outside, I like playing Buzz Quiz Trivia.  It's good for some fun times with friends or just the family.  If not trivia, Chess or Monopoly are always old time favorites. 

posted on January 11, 2010 at 05:01PM
 

Well, I play a lot of video games, but my friends enjoy playing poker, so I'm looking for a good card table.

posted on January 12, 2010 at 03:15PM
 
In response to SHC-JohnH's post from January 11 2010 03:03PM

Ahh Chess! Now thats a good game of skill/knowledge!! Does anyone remember "Stratego" that was a major fun one too! All variations of Monoply rock!!

posted on January 12, 2010 at 04:03PM
 
In response to wavedoctor's post from January 12 2010 03:15PM

I remember Stratego!  I totally forgot how to play it though and my 10-year-old nephew kicked my butt when we played it a few weeks ago as a result. Does anyone remember Risk?  My brother had that game and it always looked very complicated so I never learned it.  He used to play it for hours with his friends.

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