Week 390 was posted by Charanjit Chana on 2025-04-14.
Just after lock down, we got into board and card games and I wanted to share a few that we've played a lot over the past couple of years.
UNO & UNO Extreme
Uno is a game that has been around for over 50 years and spawned many, many memes. We really enjoyed it for quite a while, but stuck to the official rules. None of this stacking business... but I'd be open to playing it that way.
But then we upgraded to Uno Extreme which comes with a device that randomly throws out 0-8 cards rather than you picking up from the pile. Highly recommend it as a table top alternative to Uno or just a different way to play the game.
We've seen there are many more versions, but these are the two I've played and we've enjoyed as a family.
Skip Bo
We were introduced to Skip No a couple of years ago and it's a card game for when you have a bit more time.
To make it a bit friendlier for kids, I sometimes play it with the cards openly on display so that they we can see each other's thinking, dilemmas and advantages but it didn't take long before we were keeping our cards to ourselves again.
Monopoly Deal
This is probably the family's favourite at the moment. It's fast paced and everyone is involved and strategising throughout. It's harder to win from a loosing position, but not impossible. It is Monopoly at it's core and yet it's played so differently to the board game.
I'd say Monopoly Deal is tied with Skip Bo as my favourite games but Uno and Uno Extreme are not far behind at all. You can get Uno, SkipBo and Monopoly Deal all on Amazon (affiliate links).
What card games are you playing?
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