Looking for some great games to bring the whole family together? Toy Insider Senior Editor Marissa DiBartolo stopped by PIX 11 in New York to show off some great new games for Family Game Night. For more on the products featured in this segment, check out the notes below, and be sure to check out our complete holiday gift guide.


box-balls_fat-brain-toysBox & Balls (Fat Brain Toys)

• Box & Balls is a rolling, bouncing, banking, stacking, nesting game!
• With dozens of playing options, this classic-looking set of eight wooden nesting boxes and eight bouncy balls is awesome at home or on the go.
• Set yourself seemingly impossible challenges with the boxes and try to complete the challenge using the balls.
• Go up, over, down, around, and through!
• Ages: 5+
• MSRP: $32.95
• Available: fatbraintoys.com


brynk_winning-moves-gamesBrynk (Winning Moves Games)

• Will you be able to place your pieces on the teeter-tottering base and get it to stay? Or will you upset the balance and watch as it all comes crashing down in front of you?
• Completely self contained, package doubles as playing surface and storage container, clean-up is fast and easy, learning to play takes less than 1 minute!
• Ages: 7+
• MSRP $19.95
• Available: Amazon


shaboom_the-haywire-groupSHABOOM! (Haywire Group)

• Face off against your opponents in a series of challenges sure to test your speed and agility.
• Anyone can do these challenges – it all comes down to who can do it first.
• FLIP IT. STACK IT. SPELL IT. ROLL IT! SHABOOM!
• Includes a mix of playing pieces and more than 100 challenges, the first player to complete the challenge and yell SHABOOM! gets to keep the card, and the first player to reach 10 cards is the winner.
• Ages: 7+
• MSRP: $19.99
• Available: Amazon, Toys “R” Us


simon-air_hasbro2Simon Air (Hasbro)
• In the new SIMON AIR Game, classic SIMON gameplay gets a modern twist with touch-free technology!
• Play solo against the new SIMON AIR Game or team up with a friend and work together to remember the sequence, repeat the pattern and conquer the SIMON AIR Game.
• The Simon game senses every hand motion and registers correct sequences.
• If the pattern is repeated incorrectly, a buzzer will sound and signal the end of the game. The player with the highest score is the winner!
• Ages: 8+
• MSRP: $19.99
• Available: Amazon, Target, Toys “R” Us, Walmart


escape-the-room-mystery-at-the-stargazers-manor_thinkfun-inc2Escape the Room: Mystery at the Stargazer’s Manor (ThinkFun)
• In this timed party game, players decipher clues to unravel the mystery of the town’s well-respected astronomer – without actually locking anyone in a room!
• Escape the Room events are happening in cities all over the world, and now one can happen in your home with the first play-at-home version.
• Kids and adults will love solving all of the clues and riddles, and the companion website can help if you get stuck.
• Ages: 10+
• MSRP: $21.99
• Available: Amazon, Target


happy-salmon-north-star-gamesHappy Salmon (North Star Games)

• Happy Salmon is the simple, fast-paced card game packed to the gills with high-fivin’, fin-flappin’ fun.
• Actions including the classic “High 5”, the unifying “Pound It”, the frantic “Switcheroo”, and the delightful “Happy Salmon” will leave players doubled over in laughter.
• With so many mini-celebrations built into the play, it’s the happiest game ever!
• Ages: 6+
• MSRP: $14.99
• Available: Amazon


ugames_indoorcornholeIndoor Cornhole (University Games)
• Cornhole is exciting and challenging for families and friends. Teams compete to earn the most points by landing the bag on the board or in the hole.
• The popular tailgate bag-throwing game can now be played in a house or apartment and is especially designed for smaller spaces.
• Includes eight cornhole bags and instructions, and the entire set completely folds into its box for easy storage and portability.
• Ages: 6+
• MSRP: $24.99
• Available: Amazon, Toys “R” Us

About the author

Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Business Operations Manager at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A former editor at Playbill and graduate of SUNY–Purchase, he spends most weekends rooting for the New York Red Bulls pro soccer team and making subway systems out of Brio trains with his little boy Jonah.

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