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best board game?

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drummumadrumming · 12/12/2006 13:14

I want to buy a board game for Xmas and I can't decide between something like cranium or pictionary any recomendations... or ideas for something simular?
Kids are 10 and 8....

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FluffyMummy123 · 12/12/2006 13:15

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dizzydo · 12/12/2006 13:15

Cluedo

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drummumadrumming · 12/12/2006 13:17

MMmmmm was thinking along the lines of fun light entertainment....

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KTreePee · 12/12/2006 14:03

dd is getting cluedo - I had already bought it and very cleverly managed to show it to her in a shop and get her to decide she wanted it all by herself!

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drummumadrumming · 12/12/2006 14:28

Has anyone got cranium or Pictionary...
which one is best...

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angmarie · 12/12/2006 14:50

Have you seen the new one out called Mirror Mirror it won the competion on This Morning we have bought it my daughter it looks really good

FluffyMummy123 · 12/12/2006 14:50

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MerryChristmasPANDAGHappyNewYe · 12/12/2006 14:53

cranium good for a mix of personalities - there are spelling and word puzzles too so don't have to do something extroverted if you don't want to. There are 2 Cranium versions, you would need to get the one for families rather than the adult one. Pictionary is fun too, but of course it is only drawing. I love board games, and my dad is a partner in a toy shop, so we always had new games at Christmas to road test. Still do in fact

MerryChristmasPANDAGHappyNewYe · 12/12/2006 14:54

or could try Cadoo - is aimed at children rather than adults though - your children cvoyuld play it by themselves with their mates without adult intervention.

dizzydo · 12/12/2006 18:12

We have both.
My DD aged 9 and DD aged 12 both think Cranium is the best of the two.

nailpolish · 12/12/2006 18:15

cranium definitely

chocolaterobin · 12/12/2006 18:18

Cant beat a good old game of ludo!!!

santasaltire · 12/12/2006 18:20

We have party pictionary. Instead of paper it has a wipe clean board, which fits into a slot, and each team has to guess what their drawing is. it's great, we often play it when we are drunk.
Which of course doesn't happen very often
DS1 is getting Cludeo as well

Hulababy · 01/01/2007 11:49

Just seen this. Played Cranium last night for first time. It was hilarious! The drinks we'd had might have helped but it was so funny, especially the humzingers! Spent about 3 hours playing and didn't even know it had been so long. not laughed so hard like that fr a long time. definitely recommend it. Think we might be buying it.

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drummumadrumming · 01/01/2007 11:57

we got cranium in the end... but I didn't get the kids addition [sigh] so some of the tasks are a bit hard for the kids 8 and 10 we just swap them for one they do..
but its still really good....

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