Yahtzee Frenzy

I haven't played Yahtzee for years, but I remember enjoying it as a child. It wasn't one of my absolute favorites like Boggle or Clue, but it was a good second-tier game.

Yahtzee Frenzy is a faster-paced version, where everyone has their own set of five dice (and no noisy cup to shake it in). Rather than having to wait your turn, everyone is rolling dice at the same time. 

This struck me as an improvement, but unfortunately Sam hated this game. He says it brought out the worst in him (which is basically his competitive side) and he wants to get rid of it. I'm a bit averse to that idea (especially because, if I remember right, this was a birthday gift to Finn from his sweet friend M) but if we do keep this game I'll try to remember not to make Sam play it again.

Do You Really Know Your Family?

This is a personal trivia game. Cards prompt you to think of your favorite [fill in the blank] and your family members have to guess your answer. Like my favorite outdoor activity (snorkeling!) or the place Finn would most like to go on vacation (Hawaii!) or how old Milo was when he learned to ride a bike (5!) or what makes Sam the most sad (when Liverpool loses) or what I would most like to build in the backyard (a tiny house for Stacia). We really enjoyed it!

Except for the Challenge cards. Some of these were okay, but some of them we all heartily agreed to skip. A prime example: smell everyone’s feet and rank them from best-smelling to worst-smelling. Um, no thank you! I want to be neither the smeller nor the smellee.