Vintage guessing games

I have fond memories of learning to play Chinese checkers in my grandma's kitchen. It was first released in Germany in the s and has had many different names over the years, but the object of the game is always the same: Be the first to move all your marbles or pegs to the opposite side of the board! People have been playing backgammon for thousands of years it originated in Mesopotamia so it's safe to assume Grandma and Grandpa have definitely heard of this one.

If they're a little rusty on the rules, the object of the game is to get all of your circular pieces to one side of the board before your opponent. This brightly colored backgammon set from Anthropologie puts a modern spin on the classic game. I was a pro at Mancala as a kid—it was one of my favorite games to play at my grandparents' house. If you're looking to get a friendly competition going, this travel-friendly version of the game comes with a solid wood board and 80 glass stones.

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Scrabble First released in , Scrabble has been a family favorite for several generations. Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article.

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Question: What is Jeopardy! You don't need to be Ken Jennings to know that one. Family Feud Survey says: It's a classic, no matter who's chatting up the warring clans.

Match Game Whenever Gene Rayburn and his patented extralong, superslim microphone engaged in shamelessly hilarious double entendres about Dumb Dora or Donald with smart-ass panelists like Brett Somers and Charles Nelson Reilly, we laughed our blanks off. The Price Is Right Come on down! Play Plinko, spin the wheel and go to the Showcase Showdown. One game consists of a few rounds in which every round someone has to draw their chosen word and others have to guess it to gain points!

The person with the most points at the end of game will then be crowned as the winner! How to Play. When its your turn to draw, you will have to choose a word from three options and visualize that word in 80 seconds, alternatively when somebody else is drawing you have to type your guess into the chat to gain points, be quick, the earlier you guess a word the more points you get!