What Games Did Your Family Play?

What kind of games did your family play? What kind of games do you remember playing with friends?

Playing games was a common occurrence in families before television, computers, video games, and other electronic devices came into being.  Families still may play games together, but a lot of other things may take up our free time now.

What kind of games do you remember playing?  Did you play active games like Hide and Seek or Tag.  Did you play games like baseball, football, volleyball or other sports?  Did you play board or card games?  Was your family very competitive or was it more relaxed and just to have a fun time?  What games were you best at?  Did you do well in physically active games or did you do better in games that challenged your mind?  Did you prefer games of chance like spinning a wheel or rolling dice?  Did you play with your family or did you play with your friends?

I mostly enjoyed board games.  My mother like to play board games with us and I played with my brother and sister.  Some games taught math skills.  Some games taught spelling skills.  Some games taught strategy.  We did play to win, but it wasn't a cut-throat competition.   I like games where I learn something from the game.  Games of chance are boring to me.  Recently our church had a Bingo night.  I found myself getting bored because it was just covering up the numbers that were called out.  At another gathering we played a version of Bingo that involved words from scriptures.  That was so much more fun as we would see who could recite the scripture with that word in it.

Recently I found games that help teach family history.  If you have an account on familysearch.org you can find these games by clicking these links and signing into your account.  The games will access your family tree information and create a customized game for your family.  If you don't have an account at familysearch.org you can create one for free and enter your family information and then you can create a customized game for your family.  These games are a fun way to get to know your family.
Wheel of Family Fortune
Geneopardy

I found this Bingo Game and thought what a great idea it would be to get to know family members at a family reunion.

Family Reunion Bingo Game 1
by CountryPatch

Write about the games you and your family played when you were young and what games you play now to add fun to your story.

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