Strategy Games
- Luck and strategy duke it out, though luck has the upper hand.
- Castle Risk
- Still haven't gotten Ann to try this one yet.
- Strategy has a better chance than in Risk. Heavy bombers nearly ensure victory. James' favorite. This game is in the Milton Bradley GameMaster Series.
- Samurai Swords
- Similar in style to Axis & Allies. However, luck and strategy are equal. Amphibious assaults are impossible. Ann's favorite.
This game is in the Milton Bradley GameMaster Series. It was formerly known as Shogun.
- Fortress America
- This game is in the Milton Bradley GameMaster Series. This is a 21st century setting in which forces from east, west, and south siege
the United States. It has hover craft, lazers, and nukes! Saddam Hussein happens to be on the cover.
- Broadsides & Boarding Parties
- This game is in the Milton Bradley GameMaster Series. It is a two player only game. It has two large plastic ships (one at each end).
- Conquest of the Empire
- This game is in the Milton Bradley GameMaster Series. It was formerly known as 6 Caesars.
Party Games
- Stak Attack
- It is a stacking game similar to Jenga. Unfortunately, it's a little noisy for Parker...
- Bandu
- What if Picasso made a stacking game?...
- You have to get your partner to say a word without the best five clues. Cute consept but not quite hard enough.
- You choose a word beginning with a specific letter for each category but they have to be unique. A lot of fun except with the "K".
- We have played this a lot, but they've moved.
Trivia Games
- We like the categories of science and geography best. Avoid art & literature at all costs!
- Times to Remember
- Checks your American pop history guessing ability. Tons of fun.
- Movie trivia game for the blonde bimbo in a "B" movie.
- Movie Mania
- Good trivia game for the cinemaphile. Avoid classic & western at all costs!
Misc. Games
- Alice in Wonderland
- This was put out by Cadaco. Haven't played it yet... Click here
for an image.
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- Vertical scrabble for the amatuer.
- Swoggle
- Scrabble on a dry erase board where you make up your own letters. It's almost harder because there are too many choices.
- Mind Trap
- Brains required. Arthur Conan Doyle wannabe... but without enough information to allow deduction of the solution.
- The blending of two classics. For the person who knows all the Star Wars details.
Classic Games
- Chess
- We have a dayglo pink and yellow plastic little kid set. It helps remove the stodginess...
- Vocabulary lessons in disguise.
- James is always the dog and grabs only sets. Where as, Ann is never the same piece and grabs everything.
- Pay Day
- A lot of buyers and a lot of deals, but never in the same game.
- Always buy stock and insurance.
- Ack the colors! No duplicates please!
- Ann is always red and always finds the bombs.
- James is good at straights and yahtzees. Where as, Ann is good at full houses. Did you know what the chips are for?
- Flashback.
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