Anyone for Charades? Monopoly? Trivial Pursuit maybe?

I played monopoly and life. Twister was fun too. I think that with all the new technology board games are definately becoming a thing of the past. I still however try to work them in in my family. Once a week me and my 10 year old girl hunker down to a board game.

Years ago our family used to play cards, we would play cards every night between Christmas Eve and New Years Day, it was entertaining and enjoyable, the three of us would sit down with a drink each, some nibbles and have a good game of cards, that was when my father would actually turn the television. When I was much younger we used to play for pennies as well. We'd play Newmarket, Estimation and other card games. Sadly now that has stopped because dad prefers to watch tv, smokes too much and coughs too much.

The only game we played was with my son's new RUBIKS REVOLUTION that he got from his Grandma. My son, my brother, and I took turns seeing who could get the highest score.

I have been asking that same question. Where are the wonderful, fun, exciting, hands on board games these days! I remember in my younger days - we'd play Monopoly - literally for days! We'd just slide it under the bed when we got tired of playing it and pull it out day or so later! We even created our own board games, made the board, tokens, pieces..everything! How much fun it is to actually do it and use your brain and be moving and interactive - with other players instead of just your fingers doing all the work! I have several board games for my 8yo grand daughter and she just loves them! We even change things and make up a new games using the same peices. She loves Monopoly - I have the I Love Lucy version and the original version. I just got her Picturika which we havent played yet as she hasn't been here yet and CandyLand - my fav as a kid, my daughters fav as a kid and now her daughters fav as a kid! Clue and Scrabble - yep - we play those to! At my house, the tv hardly goes on at all - no games for it - we do board games. At my daughters house, my GD has Wii, Playstation, game boy and computer games... and she got a cell phone for christmas and learned to text. Yesterday she came over complaining her arms hurt - well duh! All that finger motion and all would make anyones arms ache! Mom buys all these games, lets them play then when the kid gets hooked, mom gets tired of it and the fights begin! But not with a board game - there is most always an ending to the game and time to move on to other things in life. Years from now, betcha people will be having big problems with their thumbs/joints and movement - you young guys - get an education in bone/joint medical area cause you wil be able to make buko buckos 10 years from now!

Hey there humbug25, I love playing video games but I still enjoy the occasional board game too, I own monopoly and the game of life, I dont think its a thing of the past yet, but it could be I think that people should just show there kids how much fun it can still be to play a board game together I think its also a great fun way to bond with each other I used to play a game called sorry, when I was little it was sort of fun, but it got on my nerves a little, but I like playing monopoly and checkers and card games, that sorry game used to annoy me when I was a kid, LOL but yea board games over all are still fun.

I think so many of the good xmas traditions are now gone and people actually forget what it is all about, I cant remember the last time we all sat down as a family and played a board game my kids dont even ask for them anymore! It is such a shame that these things are soon to be a thing of the past

We always do a jiggsaw puzzle in the morning. We begin it at least. It usually takes 2 days. We also have a big canasta game in the afternoon. It's my favorite card game, but not alot of people know how to play nowadays. Then we always hit a movie on the day after.