Family Night

A couple of today's games are about apocalypse, but the real theme is about planning. Games encourage forethought and strategy. This is a skill that has helped us all archive our goals on and away from the game table.

Our first look is at the card game, Sticks & Stones. Use the cards in your hand to accomplish your quests. Its about survival, diplomacy, beasts, shamans, and shiny rocks. What you don't have yet is the ability to speak, save a few grunts. This game got a lot of love around the table. Atlantis is sinking and you have to get your people off the island and carry as much treasure as you can on your way out. As tiles are removed from the path, you really get the feel of the sinking bridge connecting you to safety. Create holes for your opponents to cross, maximize every move, and balance that with a safe speed to claim victory. It is said that Pompeii was once a thriving city, but it had one fatal flaw. It was under the shadow of a volcano. The one that gets the most of their people out of the city wins. Fist, you must populate the city with as many people as you can to maximize your chances. The best part that everyone loved about this one is the actually physical volcano that comes with the board game and throwing your opponents pieces into it. Then we all played with rubber bathtub ducks with the board game, Duck Duck Go. Use as much forethought and planning as you can, but you are going to be bouncing around the board and off of other ducks in the tub to archive your goal. The ducks are adorable and collectible. This one will be a sure-fire hit for many families.