Family card games

[PatsysPyjamas]

Does anyone have any game recommendations? We have recently enjoyed Dobble, Sushi Go, Loonacy. I'm looking for something for DD's 10th birthday. DS is 7 and would be playing too, although can usually manage games a bit older than his age.

[kate33]

Ooh good thread op! My middle ds has just started playing cards with dh in the evenings. But very basic, Happy Families, gin rummy etc. So no recommendations sorry but I will take your suggestions and raise you......no, tried to make a card game joke didn't work, I shall just watch the thread quietly.
One thing I did buy though, is a card game book and the amount of different games and variations are staggering .

[iklboo]

Exploding Kittens. Great fun. No actual kittens explode

[DartmoorDoughnut]

We play Racing Demons, still do and it's always hilarious - possibly more so now it's generally an after dinner/drinks game! - but it was a staple of wet camping hols when we were about the same age as your DC

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/nov/22/card-games-patience-racing-demon

[PatsysPyjamas]

Thanks all! I am going to buy Exploding Kittens - looks great! Dartmoor, I have been reading the rules for Racing Demons and I am struggling to understand. I am crap with instructions. Will try again as it sounds fun!
Kate, we also play lots of playing card games. How old are your DC? Mine are 10 & 7 and enjoy Spit, Tour De France, Knock, Whist, Strip Jack Naked etc.

While looking for Exploding Kittens I also came across Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, Fluxx. Anyone played any of these with children?

[coffeetasteslikeshit]

Our favourites are gin rummy, Uno and Monopoly Deal.

[coffeetasteslikeshit]

Kids are 9 and 11.

[Datun]

Skip Bo and Uno. Both Great family games. We are cardplaying family and those two are staples. The whole family joining from eight-year-olds up to great grandmas. Relatively easy to pick up and a lot of competition and hilarity.

[NapQueen]

Spoons. Only requirements are a deck of cards and one fewer spoons than there are players.

Spoons in a circle in the centre of the table and all stand around the table. Everyone is dealt 4 cards. The deck sits face down next to one person.

The aim is to get four of a kind. Whoever gets this shouts SPOONS!! and everyone reaches for a spoon. The one who fails to get a spoon looses.

The person with the deck next to them picks up a card adds it to their 4 and then discards one they don't need down on their other side for the next person to pick up and continues. The game is fast paced and fun!

[teablanket]

We're fans of Sleeping Queens, Rat-a-tat Cat and Gloom. (Gloom is aimed teens/adults but my 7yo loves it)

We also play Carcassonne a lot, and Small World if you're looking for more suggestions. :)

[SpecialStains]

Uno

Exploding kittens

Cheat (ordinary deck of cards)

[PatsysPyjamas]

Ooh loads of ideas here, thanks. Off to investigate

[DartmoorDoughnut]

It's basically solitaire on speed I think!