Calling All Care Bears

Players try to bring all four of their Care Bears home by navigating the board and avoiding Stopper spaces in Calling All Care Bears. But every time a Care Bear comes home, the Stopper spaces change.

Described as an "early strategy game," Callng All Care Bears is for ages 4 and up.

Web: http://www.cadaco.com/

Double Take is a Gin-like card game with plenty of twists as players can take each others' cards, protect them, double take them, and freeze them. For 2 to 6 players, ages 8 and up.

Web: http://www.vidagames.com/doubletake.shtml

Members of a family -- people who have shared histories -- play FamilyLore together, a way for family members and friends to learn about their family history, genealogy, ancestors, and tradition. Three to 10 family members can play.

Web: http://www.familyloregame.com/

Remember folding up a piece of paper in grade school to form a triangle that then served as a football? Fiki Football is an advanced version of that game, with the football being made of leather.

The footballs are available with the logos of 45 colleges and universities, including Florida, Florida State, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, and Wisconsin.

Web: http://www.fikifootball.com/

 

A non-competitive game for 2 players, or a competitive game for 3 or more players, Green Alligators is for ages 4 and up. One player describes the pictures on the cards, and other players try to guess what it is.

Web: http://www.vidagames.com/green_alligators.shtml

Living Life is a unique game -- although "experience" might be more accurate than game. The cards inside the box are designed to be played by a person (with or without friends and family) in order, from 1 to 30.

Each card has a "feel-good, real-life adventure" on it -- such as contacting old friends, test-driving your dream car, or watching the sun rise. The idea first came to designer Jay Moore in September 2001, when he was hit by the odd juxtaposition of preparing for a wedding in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Living Life II is already in the works.

Web: http://www.livinglifegame.com/

From the publishers of the trivia game Teams of Enemies comes this quick little card game, NumbTers. Each player begins with seven cards; each card has a letter (A to Z) and a number (1 to 26). The goal is to be the first player to get rid of all your cards by playing them into one of two piles, making sure that your card is the right "direction" away from the card on top of the pile. Bombs and wild cards spice the game up a bit.

For 2 to 6 players, ages 10 and up.

Web: http://www.bigtoegames.com/

A game designed to help children understand more about finances, Portfolio deals with stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.

Web: http://www.playportfoliogame.com/

Players use the circular-shaped cards in Snowball Fight to recreate one of winter's classic activities in the nice, warm indoors. The game comes with 68 defensive cards and 102 offensive cards, a six-sided die, and a score pad. Games take 20 to 25 minutes to complete.

For 2 to 6 players, ages 8 and up.

Web: http://www.snowballfight.com/

A two-sided game which initially looks similar to Connect Four, Wordrop is a creative word game for 2 to 4 players or teams, ages 8 and up. Players drop letters into the clear stand, trying to locate, block and steal words.

Web: http://www.wordrop.com/

This game, for 2 to 4 players ages 4 and up, is described as "like Snakes and Ladders, but with words." Words and Letters comes with four game boards.

Web: http://www.wordsandletters.net/

Players create words, and then hope their opponents don't steal them to create even longer words in WordXchange. Part of a game might look something like this: You notice the letters C, R, A and E on the board. You make the word RACE. Your opponent draws a T, swipes your word and transforms it into REACT. You have one minute to strike back. You can make a new word or steal REACT, add an E and an H and turn it into TEACHER. Ages 10 and up.

Web: http://www.prodijeux.com/WordXchange.html

This edition of WordXchange includes several changes to make it easier for young players to take part. Ages 5 and up.

Web: http://www.prodijeux.com/WordXchangeJunior.html