My family enjoys playing all kinds of games. We love having family game nights, and we do this often. It’s something I’ve always enjoyed doing ever since I was little, and I want to be able to share that with my family now. There are so many different kinds of games out there, but we have always enjoyed family game night with Goliath and Pressman. My kids have always loved games from this company.
We recently got a few of their games, and have been having a blast playing them all. We’ve got Googly Eyes ShowDown, Banana Blast, Harry Potter Spellcasters Game, Gator Golf, and Carmen Sandiego ACME’S Most Wanted.
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The infamous lady in red needs your help! Travel to exotic locations as Carmen Sandiego on the hunt for the stolen loot. From Italy to Australia, to the coast of San Francisco, you will need to examine the cards form your fellow players to deduce the who, what, and where of this criminal affair! Think you know who stole the loot and where they hid it? Hustle over the Isle of V.I.L.E. to announce your accusation and stop the bad guy in his tracks! Do you have what it takes to right this V.I.L.E. wrong?
- Based on the hit new animated series from Netflix
- Race around the world to deduce the loot stolen, the location it was stolen from, and the V.I.L.E. Henchman who did it!
- Features incredible artwork from the show
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Learn about locations and loot while you save the day!
Carmen Sandiego was one of our favorites. We really enjoy a good thinking and challenging game like this one. We all were able to be Carmen Sandiego and try to figure out where the loot was hidden. You get to travel all over the board and ask others questions to try to figure out where the loot is hidden. My daughters and I love games like these where we get to try to figure out what happened. It can be challenging, and we love that.
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Swing into fun with Banana Blast! Roll the die to see how many bananas you get to pick from the tree top. One of the bananas will make Banana Joe jump, but it’s a different banana every time. If the monkey jumps, all the players must try to catch him before he hits the ground. The player who catches Banana Joe gets a bonus! Whoever has the most bananas, wins!
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Players pull bananas from the tree top until the monkey jumps!
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Keeps kids engaged because every player gets a chance to catch the monkey
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A game of mounting excitement, reflexes, and hand-to-eye coordination
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For 2-5 players, ages 4 and up
My daughters and I have played Banana Blast a lot already. This is definitely one of their favorites. You get to start pulling out all the bananas and hope that you catch the monkey when it comes out. Of course you have to use the dice to determine how many you can take out, or maybe how many you give away or steal too. This is definitely a great game for kids.
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A charade game with a magical spin! Are you ready for some WAND-erful fun?
The Spellcaster draws a card that has a magical spell printed on it, keeping it hidden from view of their teammates. Using the wand, they trace the shape of the spell in the air. The first person who guesses the correct spell gets to keep the card and become the next Spellcaster! Collect the most spell cards, and you’re the winner!
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Guess the spell correctly to win the card. Collect the most cards to win!
- Great for Harry Potter fans of all ages!
- Fun, easy-to-learn gameplay.
- For 3-8 players, ages 6 and up.
We are big fans of Harry Potter, so we were really excited for this game. This one can be a bit more challenging. You don’t have to play with all the cards at once either if you don’t want too. In this game, you get to cast all the spells yourself. Using the card you draw out, you have to try to cast that spell while everyone else is going to guess which spell it is you cast. In the end, whoever got the most right, wins!
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Get ready to be wild and wacky with Googly Eyes Showdown! It’s the epic battle that challenges your vision and will leave you googling for more! Teams of players put on the zany, vision-distorting glasses and start to draw while your team tries to guess what you’re drawing. Players take turns drawing and guessing, so everyone gets a chance to wear the glasses. The glasses come with six sets of lenses that range from mild changes to mind-blowing fun, so no one can see (or draw) straight. Based on the best-selling Googly Eyes game.
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Players put on the vision distorting glasses and try to draw a challenge
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If you guess what your team member drew before time runs out, you win!
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Simple rules with fast gameplay and hilarious results
If you have played Googly Eyes before and loved it, then you are going to love Googly Eyes ShowDown. In Googly Eyes, you have to try to draw out something that is on the card you got, and wear the glasses. Depending on which lenses you get, they will be harder or easier to see out of. It’s so much fun trying to draw when you can’t see to well though. You may not even recognize what you drew in the end. As you are on teams, you must try to figure out what the other team is drawing. This game is a great one for the whole family to enjoy!
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Active game helps develop large motor skills and gets kids moving.
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Keep score with the birds on the Gator’s back!
- For 2-4 players, ages 3 and up.
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Batteries not required.
Gator Golf is a simple and fun game for kids. What you want to do, is get the ball in the gators mouth. It’s just like playing golf, except you are using the gator as the hole. Once you get it in his mouth, it will pop right back out. Whoever gets three in first, is the winner!
All these games have been so much fun for my family. We have really been enjoying them all a lot. We play these ones very often too. It’s always fun when you get new games to try out with the family. We do family game nights a lot in our house, so having a variety of games is always nice. These ones are some that are played very often in our home too.
Have you played any of these games before?
We love a good family game night! Clue has always been a fan favorite at our house and Pie in the Face is fun but messy. I will have to get some of these.
We really love game nights too. They are always so much fun.
we havent done a family game night in so long but this seems so much fun
cant wait to grab it for us and the family
Game nights are certainly the best!
We have that Banana Blast game and it is a ton of fun. I think we’d like the Gator Golf too.
Isn’t it?! We love it too.
I had worked with them, Goliath has fantastic games! Glad to see the young one enjoying it!
Yes, they sure do.
Gator golf sounds so fun! I am sure my kids would love these games. Hours of fun!
That one is a lot of fun, especially for the kids.
These games look like so much fun and your kids are so cute. I needed some good ideas for kids gifts so this is great help.
They are all a blast. We love playing them.
These look like great games. I’m always a big fan of trying out new games. It makes game night so much more interesting.
We love trying out new games too.
That Monkey game looks like a fun game. My boys would love it as a gift.
It sure is!
These look like some awesome games! I will have to pick up a few for holiday gifts. I know my kids would like Gator Golf.
They sure are!
I have never heard of this game but I love games. I’m gonna have to check into this one and see if I can grab it for Family for Christmas.
They are all so much fun too!
These look like such fun games for the whole family. I know my kids would enjoy them. Family game night is our favorite night too!
Family nights are the best!
Oh these sound like a ton of fun. I know some Potter fans in my family who would love playing Spellcaster.
We love Harry Potter!
We are a big gaming family- video, board, etc. We do a family game night weekly and are always looking for new games.
Us too! We love them all.
Family game night just got more fun! These are all excellent choices for spending time with the family.
It sure did!
Family game nights are the best, especially when it’s too cold to be outside. I think Googly Eyes would be a huge hit in our house!
I completely agree. It’s been very chilly here lately too, so we have been playing a lot of games.
Great games, love them! Playing boards games as a family is a powerful thing to keep the connections growing and be in touch with each other.
So many memories to make while playing these games!
I completely agree. We always try to keep the amazing memories.
I miss the days when my kids would play these cute games. Now, they want to be on their tablets. I prefer old fashioned games.
I’m so glad we still play games. My kids love their tablets too, but they still love board games.
Wow! This game looks like sooo much fun and exciting to play! Wish I could play this with my family soon. I’m sure they’ll love it.
We love them all a lot. Family game night is the best.
We too have family game nights. We haven’t played any games with these, but we will definitely need to wait until after Christmas to see if Santa brings us some. It looks fun!
We usually always get some for the kids for the holidays too. They love games.
Family game night can be fun. You just have to find the games the kids want to play!
Exactly!
Looks like you all had tons of fun. My kids love playing all sorts of board games… and it’s such great bonding time.
Yes, it sure is.
wow! How many fun games for any age! My kid will prefer for sure Banana Blast. Sounds a lot of fun!
That is one of our favorites around here.
These are really fun game night ideas!! My family will surely love these!
I’m sure they will too!
We love to play games with the grandkids. I know they would love these games as well.
I’m sure they will!
We’ve never played any of those games before. They look like fun games to play. And that banana blast looks so cute.
Banana Blast is one of my kids favorites.
Banana Blast looks like so much fun and something our entire family would love to play. Goliath Games truly comes out with the cutest board games.
We love Goliath and Pressman, and have so many wonderful games from them.
So much fun! I used to love Carmen Sandiego as a kid.
Me too! I played it on the computer and it was a blast.
My family and I have never played any of these games before. Therefore, I’ll definitely have to keep them in mind since we love board games!
They are all so much fun!
We love playing games with the kids. Sounds like you have so many neat games! I will have to look into some of these for gifts.
Yes! Lots of amazing games to play.
The Gator Golf is right up my oldest granddaughter’s alley. That is a cute gift idea.
That one is really fun for kids.
What an awesome compilation of interesting and exciting games the family could do. I like how there are tons of selections to choose from and Spellcaster is quite fun.
Lots of great ones for sure.