>>> ITS FRIDAY, YOU MAY WANT TO
LET LOOSE, MAYBE HAVE SOME
POPCORN.
HOW ABOUT LET US ENTERTAIN WITH
A GOOD OLD-FASHIONED GAME NIGHT.
>> I LOVE THAT
SOMEONE WHO KNOWS A THING OR TWO
ABOUT HAVING FUN AT HOME THE
AUTHOR OF "WELL PLAYED" AND OUR
FRIEND MEREDITH SINCLAIR
HI, MEREDITH
>> HEY, LADIES
SUMMER IS JUST AROUND THE BEND,
AND WERE READY TO GET BACK WITH
FRIENDS AND FAMILY
I SAY GAME NIGHT OR DAY IS BACK.
I HAVE A LOT OF GREAT GAMES TO
SHARE WITH YOU, BUT FIRST, I
THINK WE NEED A SNACK.
LETS GO
I THINK A POPCORN BAR IS
ABSOLUTELY PERFECT
EVERYBODY CAN HELP THEMSELVES AT
WHATEVER KIND OF TOPPINGS AND
SEASONINGS THEY WANT
WE FOUND THIS REALLY COOL
VINTAGE POPCORN MAKER, AND AN
ALL-YOU-NEED KIT ON LINE
THIS IS SO EASY TO USE
YOUR OLDER KIDS CAN MAKE IT ALL
ON THEIR OWN
AGAIN, JUST COME AND GO AS THEY
PLEASE
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, KIDS GOT THEIR WATER BOTTLES OR THEIR
THEIR WATER BOTTLES OR THEIR
JUICE BOXES, BUT WHOAT ABOUT
GREAT DRINKS FOR THE GROWN-UPS
THERE IS CRAFT HOUSE COCKTAILS
THESE ARE PARTY BOXES.
WHAT I LOVE IS THERE ARE
LITERALLY 15 PERFECTLY MIXED
COCKTAILS IN EVERY BOX
THEYRE ALL NATURAL, NO
PRESERVATIVES.
AND THEY HAVE FLAVORS LIKE
MOSCOW MULE, PINEAPPLE DAIQUIRI,
AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE, THE
SPICY MARGARITA.
WEVE GOT OUR SNACKS, DRINKS,
NOW ITS TIME FOR SOME FUN AND
GAMES.
ALL RIGHT.
WE LOVE GAME SHOWS IN OUR HOUSE.
THE FOLKS AT CROWD CONTROL GAMES
HAVE A COOL WAY FOR YOU TO HAVE
A LIVE GAME SHOW IN YOUR LIVING
ROOM
ALL YOU NEED IS YOUR LAPTOP AND
A TELEVISION
YOU DOWNLOAD YOUR FAVORITE GAME.
WE LOVE "THE FEUD," THATS OUR
FAVORITE
YOU JUST POP IT ON TO YOUR
TELEVISION AS IF YOU WERE GIVING
A PRESENTATION, AND VOILA, YOU
ARE THE HOST OF YOUR OWN GAME
SHOW
YOU CAN CHANGE THE QUESTIONS,
YOU CAN MAKE IT CUSTOM TO YOU.
THEYVE GOT TONS OF GAMES.
WE, AGAIN, LIKE "FEUD," BUT THEY
HAVE QUIZ GAMES AND ALL KINDS OF
THINGS
GROWN-UPS NEED GAME TIME, TOO.
THIS IS FOR THE 17 AND OLDER
CROWD.
WHAT I LOVE, ITS NOT ABOUT
KEEPING SCORE, ITS ABOUT
GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND
HAVING FUN
THE FIRST GAME IS CALLED "WHO IN
THE ROOM?"
THIS IS A STACK OF 300 QUIRKY
AND KIND OF PERSONAL CARDS
AND WHAT YOU DO IS YOU READ ONE
OF THE QUESTIONS, AND THEN
EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM POINTS TO
THE PERSON THAT THEY THINK BEST
IS DESCRIBED BY THIS QUESTION.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, IT COULD BE WHO
IN THE ROOM WOULD SPEND $300 ON
A T-SHIRT?
OR WHO IN THE ROOM DO YOU FEEL
YOU CAN LEARN THE MOST FROM?
WHO IN THE ROOM?
THE SECOND GAME FOR GROWN-UPS IS
CALLED TELESTRATIONS AFTER DARK.
THIS IS LIKE THE GAME OF
TELEPHONE WHERE YOU WHISPER IN
SOMEONES EAR AND FIND OUT WHAT
ITS MEANT TO BE AT THE END OF
THE CIRCLE BUT THIS IS ABOUT
SKETCHING WHAT YOURE TRYING TO
COMMUNICATE.
SO YOU CHOOSE A WORD FROM THE
CARDS, SOME OF THEM ARE
NAUGHTIER THAN OTHERS.
WE CHOSE ONLINE DATING
WE SKETCHED WHAT WE THOUGHT
ONLINE DATING LOOKS LIKE
THEN YOU PASS IT TO YOUR LEFT,
AND THAT PERSON GUESSES WHATTOFF
DRAWN.
AND THEN YOU PASS IT AGAIN, AND
THE NEXT PERSON DRAWS WHAT THE
PERSON BEFORE THEM GUESSED
SO ON AND SO FORTH UNTIL YOU GET
YOUR BOOK BACK, AND THEN YOU
READ THROUGH YOUR WHOLE BOOKLET
OF TELES ISTRATIONS, QUITE
HILARIOUS.
THE NEXT ONE IS FOR THE KIDDOS
IF THEYRE LOOKING FOR ACTIVE
PLAY
THIS IS CALLED "DRONE HOME."
THE GOAL IS TO GET YOUR LITTLE
ALIENS INTO THE DRONE SO THAT
THEY CAN FLY HOME.
SO YOU LAUNCH THEM
OH -- IF IT GOES RIGHT INTO THE
DRONE, IT TAKES OFF AND FLIES
HOME
SUPER DUPER FUN.
NOW FOR SOME ACTIVE GAMES FOR
THE BACK YARD.
THIS IS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
THIS IS CALLED "BEANBAG BUCKET."
BASICALLY IN TWO TEAMS, YOURE
TRYING TO SCORE 21 POINTS WITH
YOUR BEANBAGS BY TOSSING THEM
INTO THE BUCKETS
AND ITS HARDER THAN IT LOOKS.
AND FINALLY, THE FUN GAME OF
"PAPONGO."
BRAND NEW.
THIS WAS INVENTED BY A GUY
DURING QUARANTINE.
HE WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A
FUN SOCIALLY DISTANT WAY TO HANG
OUT WITH HIS FRIENDS
SO BASICALLY, YOU JUST TAKE
THESE LIGHT BALLS AND TOSS THEM
INTO THE CUPS.
YOU CAN BOUNCE THEM IN, YOU CAN
SINK THEM IN
THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT NUMBER
VALUES
YOU CHOOSE THE NUMBER YOU WANT
TO GET TO.
BUT LOOK OUT FOR THE CUPS OR YOU
LOSE THE POINTS YOU JUST MADE ON
YOUR LAST TURN
I HOPE THESE IDEAS HELP YOU TO
HAVE THE FUN SUMMER YOU DESERVE.
>> NICE CATCH, MEREDITH.
WANT TO TRY?