Summer Pleasures: Fun Games.

My family has always been big game players, and we play even more games when the days are longer and more relaxing in the summer. When I was younger, we loved Clue, one of the only games that brought out my father’s competitive streak.
Then a few summers ago, my mother and I started playing Yahtzee at least once a day. We pour ourselves a tall glass of diet coke (I’m sorry, Barq’s!) and play 3 straight games in a row. It’s our favorite game.
We recently added a new game to our repertoire: Bananagrams. Have you played it? It’s a spin-off of Scrabble but more fast-paced, which I love.

Summers are the best time for game-playing, don’t you think? What are some of your favorite games, friends? xoxo


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  5. Lucy Scherschligt says

    bananagrams is a crowd favorite at our house. my dad and i will just sit there playing for hours. him, being an extremely literate and wordy guy, will constantly just yell "peel!" "peel!" "peel!" it really truly drives me insane sometimes.

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  6. Chessa! says

    we LOVED monopoly. I was always the shoe for some reason. and we also played Parcheesi (is that how it's spelled?) We also played Uno a lot and Rummy..our great grandmother taught us. We'd play for beans:)

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  7. ag. says

    ooh i love games! and i LOVE clue but can never find enough people to play with me.

    Cranium has got to be my fave right now…or any card game! My family loves cards!

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  9. Esther says

    ohh i've seen those bananagrams retailing in my university's bookstore! i was so tempted to buy it (because word games are always fun) & also because of that super cute banana pouch. but it isn't cheap & my student budget cant afford it boo 🙁

    glad you had fun! & thanks for stopping by my blog! 🙂

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  16. Melissa Blake says

    Lili – I make Clue jokes all the time. Usually, no one laughs.

    And dancing, I'm soooo competitive I yahtzee. It's really bad. My mom and I keep a running total of our scores each month and at the end of the month, the loser buys the winner lunch. I won last month! 🙂

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  17. Cat says

    I adore games too! You name it (for the most part) I will play it. Yahtzee, cards, poker, Scrabble (will definately have to try the Bananagrams soon!)…the perfect way to pass a summer afternoon or even a cool winter night (not that we are even going to think about WINTER right now! :))

    What a great family tradition Mel!

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  25. The Cottage Cheese says

    I miss game nights. My husband and I go through Scrabble phases, and my Dad's side of the family still play the game when we all get together (even my 90-year old Grandma with Alzheimers still plays, although she's not quite the shark she used to be). As kids, my sister and I used to play Yahtzee all the time when we stayed with my grandmother. I still have that same game that belonged to my grandparents – it must be 50 years old be now!

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