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    We got Labyrinth for Christmas. I'm not sure we're playing it right, but we're having fun with it.

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    DS9 just got knet. It was a expensive game but thought we needed something different. It's somewhat like chess. Pieces are captured with lazer lights that reflect off mirrors. We had a lot of fun with it. It's a different kind of thinking. I don't think he could just have someone over and just play easily but it's a good game to play with parents.

    DD just got Qwirkle. This is very fun. This is a great game to learn quickly and play with freinds.

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    We have scrabble junior which has card board tiles and no points. I'm thinking of upgrading to the scrabble with the wooden tiles. I like the board that hold the tiles in place. I've seen a few other scrabble type games. Has anybody compared? Which is the best way to go?

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    We have bananagrams. I like that you can play shorter or longer games with it. Scrabble is great too, but the timed aspect of bananagrams is a great challenge for us.

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    Another short scrabble-like game is Quiddler, which you can play with others or in solitaire mode (just a card game with letters).

    Settlers of Catan sounds worth checking out, thanks WannaBe, et al.

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    Oooo ... DS9 got Settlers of Catan for x-mas and we've started a few short games but haven't had time to play the full deal. Good to know you enjoyed it! We'll have to set up a game night! If I tell DS he can stay up until the game is over, he'll be way into it.

    We have a lot of the games being mentioned! We've been on a dry stretch on the board games and should get them out.

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    A great game for kids in my mind is Set. Set is fun, fast-paced and all about pattern matching. My younger son loves it.

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    We also really like Made for Trade and Ticket to Ride.

    Rat a Tat Cat is my all time favorite.
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    My kids are teenagers. We love the Book Lover's edition of Trivial Pursuit. Also, although it is not a board game, the Perplexus puzzle D2 got for Christmas is very popular.

    http://perplexus.net/products.php

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    We like "The way things work". It's a fun game that teaches the mechanics and physics of...the way things work. there are 3 versions you can play. One with just the question cards, one with models you have to build, or there is an experiment version too. it's quite fun and very eduational.

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