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Looking for board games or card games to play with family and friends who aren't super into boardgames.
I have been playing a lot of games like Spicy, Skull, and Sushi Go.

Please share your suggestions.

Games we're bring out for non gamers:
Forbidden Island
Carcassonne
Ticket to ride
Code Names
Dixit
Star Trek 5 year Mission

Whatever this is called where you live:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-one_(card_game)

For all that is holy, do NOT play Cards Against Humanity with your family.... unless you want to be excused from any future gatherings... then go ahead.

But like the old man telling the teenagers about the great evil at the haunted camp... you've been warned.

 Lathe Biosas wrote:
For all that is holy, do NOT play Cards Against Humanity with your family.... unless you want to be excused from any future gatherings... then go ahead.

But like the old man telling the teenagers about the great evil at the haunted camp... you've been warned.

I don't understand. What could possibly go wrong?

tipsygeeks wrote:

 Lathe Biosas wrote:
For all that is holy, do NOT play Cards Against Humanity with your family.... unless you want to be excused from any future gatherings... then go ahead.

But like the old man telling the teenagers about the great evil at the haunted camp... you've been warned.

I don't understand. What could possibly go wrong?

This is why we need a sarcasm emoji. I sometimes can't tell. But if your honest, read the game by yourself, and try to imagine reading the prompts in front of your Mom.

We like Tsuro, the game of the path. Easy to bring and set up, accommodates numerous players, fast to teach and always a good time. On a very different note, I played Wits & Wagers a while ago at a Library game night and it was an absolute blast.

 Lathe Biosas wrote:

tipsygeeks wrote:

 Lathe Biosas wrote:
For all that is holy, do NOT play Cards Against Humanity with your family.... unless you want to be excused from any future gatherings... then go ahead.

But like the old man telling the teenagers about the great evil at the haunted camp... you've been warned.

I don't understand. What could possibly go wrong?

This is why we need a sarcasm emoji. I sometimes can't tell. But if your honest, read the game by yourself, and try to imagine reading the prompts in front of your Mom.

We used to play it with our friends on New Years Eve after the kids had gone to bed. 2 problems now - my wife has 'grown up' and there is now a very precise sweet-spot I have to aim for where she is drunk enough to find it funny but sober enough to still be able to focus on the text on the cards. Other bigger problem - the kids are older now and stay up as late as we do... And I'm not quite prepared for my boys to find out the sort of depraved gak I find funny...

Guillotine

Highly recommend - fast, easy to learn and for all ages

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillotine_(game)

Love Letter and Citadels are perfect for such occassions.

Trying out The Mind may be an option, but it won't work in every group.

For bigger but still family-fun centered games: Camel Up! or Survive!

I do like The Mind as it is co-op. However, it is not that popular with my fellow game players.

Good ol' Cribbage is still a very popular option for my family.

One more I forgot to mention earlier, if you like Sushi Go,"Sushi Go Party" is worth looking at.

The " Party" edition not only has enough cards for groups up to 8, it also has lots of extra menu options to keep it interesting for repeat plays and more experienced gamers. Just played it tonight with 3 first timer casual gamers and they had a great time.

 Eilif wrote:
One more I forgot to mention earlier, if you like Sushi Go,"Sushi Go Party" is worth looking at.

Highly recommended, especially if some of the group are gamers, and some are not. This is much choice when we have 5+ players.

Azul is my choice if we have fewer than 5.

Sea Salt and Paper has been a hit, and I think works well with 2-4.

Love Letter is good for 3-4, and is easy to teach to non-gamers.

For standard deck card games, I like:
Cribbage (2-3 players)
Hearts (4 players)
Euchre (4 players)
There are also tons of Rummy variants you should try out.

We all enjoy (with only notepads and pens required, so no purchases needed but the word lists are handy), Telestrations in big groups and Just One in medium sized groups.

Space Hulk Angel of Death ))