Our Favorite Games To Play in 2023
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Make A Jack-O-Lantern Roll A Doodle Game - With free svgs
Jack O Lantern Roll A Doodle Cards
Made With Cricut
Thirty - A Dice Game
Thirty
Objective: To be the last person with points left, whilst attempting to knock the player to your left out of the game.
Equipment: 6 dice, Pen and paper for scoring Number of players: As many as you want
Game play:
Every players starts out with 30 points. The player takes the 6 dice and rolls them with the primary objective of scoring 30 or over. With each roll, the player must set aside at least one die, but is allowed to set aside as many as they wish. The play continues until all 6 dice have been set aside, and then the face value is added up to determine the total for that player.
Every players starts out with 30 points. The player takes the 6 dice and rolls them with the primary objective of scoring 30 or over. With each roll, the player must set aside at least one die, but is allowed to set aside as many as they wish. The play continues until all 6 dice have been set aside, and then the face value is added up to determine the total for that player.
If a total value of 30 is achieved, the player scores 0 points, and the dice are passed to the player to the left.
If the total is LESS than 30, the player will subtract that number from their own points, and then the dice are passed to the left.
If the total is MORE than 30, the player takes all 6 dice and rolls again. For every die they roll with the face value being the number of points over 30 they had rolled, the die is set aside and the player to their left gets those points subtracted. This continues until for as long as they continue to roll dice of the correct number. Play then continues to the left.
Example:
Player A rolls the 6 dice to reveal 6, 6, 5, 2, 3, 4
He sets aside the two 6s and rolls the remaining four dice to reveal 4, 1, 1, 2
He MUST take something from each roll so he sets aside the 4
On his next roll he reveals 6, 5, 1 so he takes the 6
He rolls again and reveals 5, 2 and takes the 5
On his last roll he manages a 4 and sets it aside
The dice set aside are 6, 6, 4, 6, 5, 4 to give him a total of 31 points.
Player A now takes all 6 dice again to attempt to roll as many 1s as he can. For each 1 he rolls, Player B to his left will get 1 point subtracted from his total score.
Player A rolls 6, 2, 4, 5, 1, 1 on his first go and sets aside the two 1s
On his second go he rolls 3, 6, 1, 4 and sets the 1 aside
On his third roll he has 5, 2, 5, 3 and as he has no 1s, his turn is over. Player B subtracts 3 points from his score which are written down on the score sheet and play passes to him.
Player B is not so lucky. After his rolls, he has ended up with a face value of only 28 points. As he is under 30 by 2, those 2 points are subtracted from his previous score of 28 to leave him a total of 25 points. Play continues to his left.
Player C is relatively lucky after his rolls, he scores a face value of exactly 30, which means he does not subtract any of his points, but he also does not have an opportunity to subtract points to player D on his left. Play passes to player D.
In this way play continues around the table until game over.
Game Over: When a player runs out of points he is out. The game ends when everyone has run out of points except one person, and he is the winner.
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Card Game Storage - Free svgs
Cosmetic bags make great storage for our favorite card games.
Download the SVGS For The Bags In One Zip File Here
Printable Hand & Foot Rules, Cheat Sheets, & Score Sheets
The Hand & Foot Card Game is a variant of Canasta. It is typically played with 4 players, two teams. But up to 6 can play, using one deck of cards per a player.
Download a pdf file of rules, cheat sheets for the players to keep track of the rules, and scoring sheets, here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19LVdLgJxNRD_F8x8abO5Cn7BDHsVPA8X/view?usp=sharing
Dollar Tree Roll A Doodle - And A Team Version
Foam Dice, Dry Erase boards, free printables, and a bucket from the Dollar Tree, decorated with cricut, made this outdoor version of Roll A Doodle
Supplies:
- Bucket or container from the Dollar Tree
- Foam Dice From The Dollar Tree ( 2 for $1)
- Dry Erase Markers From the Dollar Tree (4 for $1)
- Eyeglass Cleaning Cloth from the Dollar Tree (for an eraser)
- Free Printables (listed below)
The Bucket:
- Dice SVG
- Face SVG
- Roll A Doodle Font is Dk Jambo
- How to Play
- Roll A Face
- Roll A Landscape
- Roll A Monster
- More From Pinterest (Many Not Free)
I found these foam dice at the Dollar Tree while working on the Yardzee / Yarkle sets, and decided to put together a quick drawing game. There are a lot of roll - a - a doodle sheets already pre-done, a pinterest search will show you so many options! The holiday versions look especially fun, and I will probably put some of those together for a Christmas party later this year!
But I wanted something that could work for a larger group at one time, in addition to keeping the kids busy, so I created my own team version. How It Works:
Split into even teams. ( 1—8 members on each team) Agree on how many turns each player will take. (3-6) Player One on each team rolls a die, then draws the corresponding shape on the dry erase board, then passes to the next player on their team, who then rolls the die, and adds their shape to the design.
Repeat until each player has had at least 3 turns adding a shape to the design. (the fewer players, the more turns should be taken. ) The team with the best picture made from the random shapes each player added to the design, wins.
Download a pdf file of the Team Roll A Doodle Sheets Here.
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Step By Step Yardzee With Free SVGS
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Making A Yardzee / Yarkle Set
DIY Yardzee and Yarkle - with free printable score sheets & tips for decorating the buckets.
Supply List:
- Bucket, Basket, or Container
- 4x4 board, cut into 5 3.5 x 3.5 dice
- Paint (Optional)
- Clipboard (Dollar Tree)
- Dry Erase Marker (Dollar Tree)
- Eyeglass Cleaning Cloth (Dollar Tree)
- Vinyl
- Yahtzee & Farkle Score Sheets
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YOU CAN BUY THE DICE RATHER THAN MAKE THEM.
(Instructions for making your own are below)
You can buy a yardzee set for $21 on Amazon. I don't know if the label from the bucket could be removed or not... https://amzn.to/424zbxY
You can also buy just foam version of the dice - right now they are $3.20. https://amzn.to/3NkDVf2
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MAKING YOUR OWN DICE
The Dice
My husband made the dice. We used a pine 4x4, which was cheap, and gives a rustic look. They are not perfect. Instructables recommends using cedar, and their dice are gorgeous! Once the blocks were cut, we used a template and a drill press to drill the holes, and sanded the blocks. Then I painted them. Ours are definitely very rustic. I used the diaper wipe method (use a diaper wipe to apply the paint, instead of a paint brush) to paint the blocks white, letting the wood show through.
One 8 foot long 4x4 is approximately $10 at Lowes and will make 4-5 sets of Dice.
Here is a step by step on cutting the blocks - and there is a free template for the dots on this site as well. https://www.diymontreal.com/diy-yardzee-yard-dice/
The Buckets
We have access to really cheap 5 gallon white food grade buckets, so that is what I used for these. Three gallon buckets, sold at Wal-mart, would be plenty big enough! Amazon sells a 2 gallon bucket for under $4.
I've also seen these stored in bags - a simple drawstring tote bag could work well, and could be personalized with htv.
The Design on The Bucket
- Truckenmillers is in the Chuck Noon Font
- Let The Good Times Roll is in the Deadhead Classic font. Similar, free, alternatives to this font can be found here. https://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=106
- Download Let The Good Times Roll As An SVG here
- Dice SVG
- Yardzee is in the Chuck Noon Font
Note - The Deadhead Classic font is one I use a lot - I downloaded it when it was free. It's normally $20.
There are so many ways to customize these! If you search pinterst, you will see it's popular to make these in sports team colors.
The Score Sheets
- Download my Yahtzee & Farkle Score Sheets
I chose to print the score sheets on card stock, trim them, glue them fast to a clipboard using a glue stick, then cover them in clear contact paper to make them a sturdy "dry erase board". I then tied a dry erase marker to the top of the clipboard, and clipped an eyeglass cleaning cloth onto the clipboard to use as an eraser. The clipboard, marker, and eyeglass cloth are all from the Dollar Tree. The duck brand contact paper I had on hand, I bought it at Wal-mart to use as transfer tape. I prefer Dollar Tree contact paper for transfer tape, but I think the duck brand works better for "faux laminating" things like this. You could use the Dollar Tree clear contact paper - I just prefer the Duck brand for this.
That's all there is to it! Making the dice is definitely the hardest part! The score sheets and buckets can be made very quickly, but the dice took quite awhile.
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ROLL A DOODLE
While in the Dollar Tree for the score sheet supplies, I saw the foam dice and decided to make a Roll A Doodle set - and I made up a team version that I thought might be fun to play. You can find those instructions here: https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/08/dollar-tree-roll-doodle-and-team-version.html
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Where I post LOTS Of Free svgs each day, and more tips and tutorials
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Party Games For Large Groups
We love cards and board games, but when our crew gets together, there are just too many of us for most board games, which often only allow 6 players. Before the holidays this year, I went on a search for some games we could play when there are 9, 10, or 15 of us.
Partners In Pen
Items Needed: A bag full of random objects, a paper, a pen and a bunch of friends.
Take the tablet and pen out of the bag. Add random objects from around the house to the bag—you’ll want 2-3 items per a team.
Hand one of the partners the tablet and a pen and hand the bag full of random objects to the other partner.
Now ask the player with the bag to describe 2-3 objects, one at a time, without naming them or telling what is it used for while the other partner tries to draw the object.
Then flip to a new page in the tablet, pass the bag and tablet to the next team, and repeat., with them choosing different items from the bag.
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Likes & Dislikes
Items Needed: Index Cards, Pens
Ask everyone to write down 5 of their likes and 5 of their dislikes on index cards. Help the younger ones by writing for them.
At mealtime when everyone is gathered together, read the cards one at a time and have everyone try to guess which relative the information belongs to.
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React and Act
Pass out sheets of paper and pens to the players. Have each person write an event. Tell them to be creative! Examples of events can include:
- Being surprised by a large, aggressive bear in the woods
- You just won the lottery
- You have just been proposed for marriage with an engagement ring
- You just got fired by an incompetent boss
- Making the game winning pass to win the Superbowl
- You just fell in love
Once everyone writes an event, fold the paper once and place it into the bag. Divide the group into two teams.
Ask one person on each team to randomly select an event from the bag. Instruct them to react to this event, without explicitly giving away what the event is. Choose a time limit (usually 30 seconds to a minute works well) and when you say “Go!”, have all five people to simultaneously react to their event using exaggerated gestures, facial expressions, and their voice.
For example, the person who has just won the lottery could raise his or her arms and scream excitedly, jumping up and down. The person who has just confronted a bear might make a terrified look, shake in fear, and call for help. And so on. Each of the five actors can interact with each other, but they must stay “in character” and continue reacting and acting based upon what their sheet said.
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Saran Wrap Candy Ball Game
Items needed - Saran wrap, tape, candy, two dice.
This is one we've played here, and it was a lot of fun! It's really great for large groups of teens. I found the game on this site, when looking for an activity for all of the cousins to play one Christmas.
She specifies not to use plain saran wrap, but that's what I had, so that is what I used, and it worked great.
The game is simple. Before hand, wrap candy in saran wrap, one piece at a time, making one large ball with layers of candy in saran wrap.
Have everyone sit in a large circle on the floor. give the first person the ball of candy, and the person to their left two dice. When you say "go", the person with the ball tries to unwrap as much of it as possible, while the person with the dice rolls until they get doubles. As soon as they get doubles, the ball moves to them, and the dice to their left, and you repeat around the circle. You must stop unwrapping as soon as doubles are rolled.
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