Games

Here's a sample of the games we carry at Book & Game. Stop by the store and see all the rest! Remember, games make great gift items!

Kids Games

For over 50 years children and their loved ones have been taking the magical journey through Candy Land! They've shared special times with Mr. Mint, Lolly, and even Lord Licorice. They've snuck through the Gumdrop Mountains on their way to see Gramma Nutt, and they've lingered in the Lollipop Woods. They've skipped past the swamp with the hopes of being the first to make it to Candy Castle. This simple color-matching game introduces the youngest of children to the wonder of playing a board game with their family and friends. This updated version brings more color and excitement into the magical world you've known since you were a child.

Twister is the game that ties you up in knots! Move hands and/or feet from one colored circle to another as the spinner tells you.

Operation is the classic skill and action game where you're the doctor! Remove "ailments" with the tweezers, but don't set off the buzzer! Now features the new ailment "Brain freeze". Requires 2 "AA" batteries (not included).

Card Games

Pit is the "Corner the Market" card game! Shout your deal and trade your cards to "corner" the market. Be the first to get all the cards of one commodity, slap the "Corner!" board and you'll win the hand. You'll feel like a trader in the "pits" of the exchange! Beware of the Bear and take your chances with the Bull. Pit is great frenzied fun! This updated version includes eight all-new suits and artwork.

UNO is America's #1 card game! The object is to be the first player or team to score 500 points. Points are scored by being the first to rid yourself of all the cards in your hand before your opponents. Includes 108 cards and instructions.

Phase 10 is a Rummy-type card game with challenging and exciting twists! The object of the game is to complete each of the ten specific phases. If you complete the phase you advance to the next phase, but if you do not you must try again!

Dutch Blitz is a friendly family game where players try to compose sets of cards out of the deck in such a way as to get rid of their Blitz pile as soon as possible. This game was created by a German immigrant from Pennsylvania Dutch country, and this game is very popular with the Pennsylvania Dutch and Amish community even today. This is a simple game that is easy to learn, and fun for everyone!

Travel Games

Auto Bingo is the classic travel kids game! Start with the square in the center, look for a traffic sign, then close the window. The player who first marks a complete row of 5 windows either across, up and down, or diagonally wins! Each type has four unique patterns.

Guess Who? - Travel is a great portable version of the original mystery face guessing game! One of the people in your crowd is the mystery face on your opponent's card. Can you guess which one? Simply ask "Yes" or "No" questions to eliminate the possibilities and find your mystery person!

Go for the fun as you go for the highest score in this take-everything version of Rumikub! Like rummy, there are two ways to play your tiles. You can either create runs or sets. The more tiles you play, the closer you come to winning! This set also includes jokers that are wild. The compact case measures 6 3/4" by 4" by 1/2" and the tiles measure 5/8" by 7/16".

This travel version of the award-winning game Blokus is the perfect on-the-go strategy game for two! The simple rules take less than a minute to learn, yet the game has the depth to challenge both beginners and experts alike! Each player chooses a color and takes a set of 21 pieces. The basic strategy is to place all your tiles on the game board while trying to block your opponent from placing their tiles. The first player places any piece of their choice at the starting point. Each color plays in turn. Two pieces of the same color must touch at their corners, but they cannot touch along their sides. The game ends when both players are blocked from laying down any more of their pieces. The winner is the player for whom the total area of his remaining pieces is the lowest!

Mystery Games

Clue is the classic detective game from Parker Brothers! Well known anthropologist John Boddy met his end at his Hampshire estate, Tudor Mansion. The cause is unknown, but police are treating his death as suspicious. No evidence of a break-in was reported by police, and early indications suggest the body has been moved. Investigators are calling on you to help solve this mysterious crime. Come to Tudor Mansion and put your keen detective skills to use and search the nine rooms and secret passages for clues. Be the first to solve the mystery of who, where, and with what - and you win!

CSI: The Board Game is a fun, interactive, intriguing game that emulates the most popular show on television and allows players to experience the excitement of solving crime! The object of the game is to be the first player to go to Grissom with a correct Arrest Warrant proving means, motive and opportunity. With the help of the show's main characters, players assume the role of Crime Scene Investigators in a race to collect three levels of evidence from all seven Crime Lab Divisions: Interrogation, Autopsy, Identification, Trace, Ballistics, Forensics, and DNA. Disclosure Cards and Grissom Cards come into play to add to the interaction and excitement of the game. Test yourself, friends and family while learning about cutting-edge investigative police work as you try to build a case against one of three suspects.

Dice Games

Yahtzee has been a family favorite dice game for over 40 years. Throw the dice to build straights, full houses, or five of a kind... a Yahtzee!

Complete one of each type of combination to earn maximum points, but how you get there is your decision. Do you go for the straights first and then the multiples of the same type of dice, or do you go for it all and get as many Yahtzees as you can? A fun family dice game for all.

It's Sequence with Dice! Roll the dice and place or remove a chip. Get 5 chips in a row and you win! Fun for the whole family.

Word Games

In Scrabble, players take the challenge of making the best use of 7 letter tiles for just the right combination of wordplay, competition and fun! The Scrabble game draws family and friends around the board with the fun of building interlocking words and the competition for racking up big scores. Connect the classic wood letter tiles up, down, and across the board to create distinct crosswords every game!

Boggle is the head-to-head word search game that spells family fun for all ages! Start by turning over the 3-minute timer and start hunting. How many words can you make by joining letters up, down, sideways, and diagonally? When time's up, count up your words and your points. Then play again!

Upwords is the classic 3-D word game! Players stack letters higher and higher to build layers of crosswords for the most points.

Family Games

In the Game of Life - SpongeBob Squarepants Edition you can experience life in Bikini Bottom! You could become a Fry Cook at the Krusty Krab, move into SpongeBob's Pineapple and adopt a Giant Clam as a pet. Maybe you'll get named "Champion Bubble Blower," become Plankton's friend for the day and win a year's supply of Krabby Patties. Oh, but watch out! You could also get stung by a jellyfish or have to go to the hospital because you have a bad case of the suds. If you're the one with the most clams at the end of the game you win!

In the Farming Game, players start with 20 acres of land, a line of credit at the bank, and hopes of independence! As you move around the board, plant and gather your crops as you deal with weather and other hazards. Whether you are a real life farmer or an apartment dweller this game can make you laugh at some of life's calamities!

Everybody remembers the Monopoly game - that's why it's still the most popular, most widely played, and best selling board game in the world! Across the generations and around the globe, what other game brings back so many memories of wheeling-and-dealing family fun? Whether you're discovering the fun for the first time or reliving the carefree days of youth, get out there and buy, sell, mortgage, build houses and hotels, and collect rents!

Party Games

Cranium is the hip, outrageously fun board game that brings friends together through a variety of activities celebrating your whole brain! Whether you're an actor, artist, data hound, or wordsmith, Cranium gives you and your team a moment to shine. Each turn, your team will harness its collective brain power to advance around the board. The first team to reach Cranium Central wins the game! You will not believe what your friends can do!

Evolution is the game that evolves as you play! Your tribe must evolve through five distinct phases and complete a variety of ever-changing challenges that will tap into your ability to draw, rhyme, decode, mime, decipher, act, identify clues, answer trivia, and solve puzzles. To win the game, be the first tribe to demonstrate super human abilities by reading minds or predicting the future! Increase the difficulty level of the game for opponents in two never-before-seen twists. Dare an opponent to perform a challenge in Survival of the Fittest or think up an unusual answer for them to perform in Natural Selection. Get ready to unlock your human potential, unleash some laughter, and evolve as you play!

Quick! What's the word for the hair on a man's upper lip? What's the name for someone who robs ships at sea? With Blurt! everybody plays on every turn so the pace is lightening-quick, and the things people blurt out in the heat of play are often hysterical! Don't think long and hard, think fast and fun! This set also includes a complete junior version for ages 7 to 9 so the whole family can play!

Strategy Games

It's spring 1942, the world is at war, and Axis and Allies allows you to take the fate of the world into your own hands! Germany and Japan are aligned against the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and the United States. Victory belongs not only to the side that conquers it's opponents on the battlefield, but also to the player who seizes the most enemy territory. This updated version of the WWII classic features a redesigned map, and 370 playing pieces including artillery and destroyers.

In Risk - Star Wars Clone Wars Edition, the galaxy is in the midst of a civil war. Two factions have emerged. The Separatists, led by the charismatic Count Dooku, have persuaded thousands of planets to rebel against the Republic. In order to quell this insurrection, the Republic forces have organized a clone trooper army, led by Jedi Generals. Little do the Jedi know that this war is being masterminded by Darth Sidious, a Sith Lord, who is about to step out of the shadows. Can you overthrow the Republic and usher in the reign of Palpatine, or will you uncover the Sith Lord's plans and restore peace to the republic? Play using the special Star Wars Clone Wars rules or by the classic Risk game rules.

In Stratego, the gameboard is your battlefield! You have an army of men and six bombs at your disposal. Move with caution and courage as the next piece you attack could be a bomb that will "blast" your men off the board! Capture your opponent's flag and protect your own in this classic game of battlefield strategy.

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