The Family That Plays Together…..

Okay, so I know that it’s really “the family that prays together….”, but I’d argue that family game night helps, too.

I actually love when the time changes and it gets dark sooner.  I completely hate getting up in the dark, but am happy to gather my brood together in the evening and hunker down for the night.

We like to fill the hour or so after supper with games.  JD picks most of the games we get.  Like everything else he buys, he researches potential games very well.  He usually hits it out of the park.

One of our favorites is called Carcassonne.  It is a strategy game for up to 5 players.

The reccomended age range is 10 and up but Elena has been playing since she was six and has actually won a couple of times.  You can complete a game in about 60-90 minutes including breaks for the bathroom, petting the dog, getting snacks and other such distractions.

You build cities and roads and have farmers and knights.  You can be ruthless or helpful and at our house it totally depends on the night as to which wins out.

You want to use these little guys very wisely.

The scoring is the hardest part but really pretty simple once you’ve done it a time or two.  And there is a scoring guide included.

Christmas is coming…….I’ll bet you can think of someone who could use a good game to fill up the dark winter evenings.

This is a good one.