10 Games For Gatherings:

OUR REVIEWS FOR YOUR HOLIDAY GIFT LIST 1. Boggle
Company: Hasbro Players: Ages: 8 and up Approximate Duration: 45 minutes Instructions: Were easy to understand. Our players comments: Game would have been more fun to play
if there were more letters. By Karyn Bowman
2. Backseat Drawing Junior
Instructions: Players race to identify a drawing done by the artist! Our players comments: Easy to understand, uses imagination to play game.
Company: Out Of The Box Publishing, Inc. Players: 3-8 Ages: 3 and up Approximate Duration: 5 minutes
You can play with all age groups.
3. Clue Secrets & Spies
thinking, very difficult.
Company: Hasbro Players: 2 - 5 Ages: 9 and up Approximate Duration: 1 hour Instructions: Very difficult to understand. Nothing like Clue (original). Our players comments: The game requires alot of
Company: Hasbro Players: 2 and up Ages: 5 and up Approximate Duration: 15 - 30 minutes Instructions: Were easy to understand. Our Players comments: A great game for Spongebob

Squarepants fans!

4. Cranium - Spongebob Squarepants
this type of game. But it is too complicated to set up.
Company: Rio Grande Games Players: Ages: 8 and up Approximate Duration: 30 minutes Instructions: Were easy to understand. Our players comments: It would be fun for a child or children that love

5. Dominion

Instructions: Were very easy to understand. Basically, its like Charades Our players comments: The timer is fun! It would have been better if the trophy was
Contributing Reviews: Caroline OConnell, publisher of Family Time Magazine; Mike OConnell, Vice-President of Family Time Magazine; Kristen Shackleton, student at Lincoln-Way West; Michael OConnell, student at Lincoln-Way West
Company: Hasbro Players: 4 plus Ages: 8 and up Approximate Duration: 15 - 30 minutes

6. Guesstures

of better quality.

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7. Monopoly Deal Card Game
Company: Hasbro Players: 2 - 5 Ages: 8 and up Approximate Duration: 5 - 45 minutes depending upon number of players Instructions: Easy to understand. Our players comments: Really understood game after played for a while. Liked it alot! Company: Out Of The Box Publishing, Inc. Players: 2 Ages: 8 and up Approximate Duration: 15 - 20 minutes Instructions: Too complicated
Would not recommend to young children.

8. Ninja Versus Ninja

Our players comments: Cool looking features. Could have made mission easier to understand.

9. Rubiks 360

Company: Rubiks Players: 1 Ages: 8 and up Approximate Duration: Can take hours Instructions: Difficult to understand Our players comments: Challenges the mind and coordina-
tion. Would be better if it was a little easier to get the balls into the slot, but I liked the challenge.

10. Word On The Street

Our players comments: Teams are fun! Timer is fun! Why are some letters missing?
Company: Out Of The Box Publishing, Inc. Players: 2 - 8 Ages: 12 and up Approximate Duration: 30 minutes Instructions: Were very easy to understand.
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