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I'll have to check out Balderdash. I've seen it in the stores but never played.

Oh, I had to add my two cents! I too love Balderdash and roaring around the table is always guaranteed! There are numerous Balderdash aficionados in my family who come with a stash of sharpened #2 pencils.  Excellent game for bluffers and creative minds!

I must add pictionary to the list of fun games, as we always play it at our friends' cabin, where the clatter of laughters fills the game room.

Here is the perfect thing for your cabin if you like board games! This is something completely new.  Take a quick look: www.prevideoproductions.com

Apples to Apples

Trivial Pursuit

Cribbage—hours of cribbage

Cribbage is a great game for our 10 year old grandson.

He can add faster than me from playing for hours with grandpa at our cabins kitchen table.

I've discovered Chess through my husband and young son who are passionate about this exciting strategy game. I'm half embarrassed to admit that it is a widespread game, and I am well aware of the acclaimed fame of Garry Kasparov, but never got the desire to try it before. I guess I did not realize what the fuss was about. Now, I'm clued in. I missed out and I am making up for time lost. While vacationing in Madeline Island, WI, I found a kid book on chess that was fascinating and well-crafted for its audience. I myself learned a ton from it. I was even surprised by the origins of this excellent board game. I found out that it originated in India prior to spreading into Persia. The Arabs introduced the game in Europe during the conquest of Spain. The pieces changed to fit the European feudal system of the medieval society. I'm sure there's a lot more in-depth history on the subject but that's what I remember from that well-written chess book for kids. 

if you don't mind, what is the name of the kids' book on chess.  I found a bunch on amazon but if you felt there was good teachings in the one you have I'd pick it up too.

Boy, I wish I could be more helpful. I read the book while on vacation while I got a few minutes to breathe away from the daily active schedule with our crew and kids. The book was in the rented cabin so it's not mine and I did not write the name down. I should've wrote the ref down as it was an excellent kiddy book.  It was a softcover which introduced a brief history of Chess, then it moved on to explain the board and how to position the pieces. Then the author explains each piece's moves and its role in medieval history. I looked online to see if I could recognize it and the only one that may resemble it is the "Kids' Book of Chess"by Harvey Kidder, but I'm not a 100% sure. Let me know what you pick up. I'm planning to pick up an book order on Monday at local B&N. I'll check to see what they have at the store. Stay tuned.

"Northpoint" mentioned Apples to Apples on the first page of this post.  My kids bought it tonight and we gave it a quick try before bedtime.  Was fun, will give plenty of laughs at the cabin.

Here is a compiled listing so far:

Monopoly
Checkers
Backgammon
Payday
Cards
Imagineiff
Life
Scrabble
Yahtzee
Dice
Dominoes
Chinese Checkers
Uno
Cribbage
Perudo
10 Days in Asia
Triominos
Twister
Headbanz
Scattergories
Rack-O
Apples to Apples
Cranium
Balderdash
Madgab
Pictionary
Trivial Pursuit
Chess

ok, Apples to Apples moves up to top of our list, good family fun even for the kids as they learn new words and skills at anticipating how others are thinking.

We have that game too and played it with our boys, who are still fairly young. But that did not stop us from getting some great belly laughs. Plus it's an excellent educational game for kids.

Thanks for taking the time to compile a list of all the games posted on the forum. I'm going to print it to get a couple new ones that I never heard of before and try them. 

Did you check the movie forum? I've been thinking of making a similar compilation. 

Love the forum! There's so much to learn about a variety of topics!

Hello Blmeanie,

I finally received my copy of the book! I ended up ordering it online and purchased: "The Kids' Book of Chess" By Harvey Kidder, Kimberly Bulcken Root - Workman Pub. (1990) - Paperback - 96 pages - ISBN 0894807676. Traces the history of chess, describes the pieces and how they move, and discusses the strategy of the game. 

When I looked at it only back then, I wasn't sure if it were the one I saw, but now I have in hand I can say that's the one. I've been playing with my son and husband. I'm getting better but my army keeps getting a beating; however, we've been having fun conquering each other's turf.

Hope you got a copy and has the opportunity to enjoy playing the game.

The book also comes with a small set of chess. The pieces are plastic and just fine to get kids to learn. There are tons of more elaborate chess pieces for the real aficionados, but these ones provide just as much fun.

Christine S

Hope you got a copy and has the opportunity to enjoy playing the game.

We haven't, been sidetracked as the season wound down.  Actually introduced backgammon and Pass the Pigs to my boys recently while staying overnight.  Chess might have to wait until next spring/summer.

Thanks for the name and confirmation though, I appreciate it.