Let's Play Trivial Pursuit!

Do you have some board games up on a shelf? How long is it since you played a board game? Right now, there is a 20% increase in sales of boards games - you know, Monopoly, Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, Sorry, Snakes and Ladders. Those last two are good ones when there are younger children in the household, the others can be enjoyed by older children and adults.

Monopoly was actually designed during the Great Depression and gave people the feeling of ownership and good times.

Of course, I have to tell you that Trivial Pursuit was created by a group of Canadians based in Hamilton, Ontario. This is probably my favorite as I seem to be able to hang on to lots of "useless" information and that is just what it takes to win this game!

Monopoly always had the allure of counting money and who doesn't like to count money - preferably real, of course!

Scrabble is an intellectual game where die hard players actually bring their own dictionaries.

These three games pretty much need a time set at the beginning of the game. You really have to say, "Okay, we will call it a game at 10:00 p.m."

For Trivial Pursuit, if there are more than two people playing, I like to make teams. That way, younger or weaker players are not embarrassed by older or stronger players.

If you have beverages, it is probably a good idea to have a couple of small tables to the side so nothing gets spilled on the game. Snacks are best left till later as chips or nuts tend to get the games sort of messy.

Generally each team has a pad of paper to keep tally. Of course, we all know to keep the rules to these games in the boxes.

If you do not have the rules, you can probably google them online and of course, every home whould have an According to Hoyle Game Rule Book.

It would be good to see families sitting round the kitchen table playing an old-fashioned board game again. If you haven't already, give it a try!