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There aren’t an awful lot of games that can lure my child to the table these days, since he morphed into a gorgeous yet absent teenager. Dinosaur Island still sparks an interest (largely because he is

Bang! Out of Order is made up of a deck of cards with wacky and wonderful number-based trivia. How many airports are there in the world? How many wild snakes are there in Ireland? How many nipples doe

Now that we’ve all got Bucks Fizz lyrics stuck in our heads, let’s focus on this lovely little game. Mind Up is a light card game with about as many rules as it has words in its title. Each game is pl

Sometimes, the artwork of a game really telegraphs what to expect. Survive the Island has a dramatic, explosive, edge-of-the-seat, animation style that looks tense, fun and a little silly, with only m

We’re big fans of cheese in my household. And social deduction games. In fact, this is the second cheese-themed social deduction game on the shelf. Who Stole My Cheese? is unmissably packaged in a bri

As House of Games returns for a new series, Richard Osman reveals why we all love a quiz!