We have an entire cabinet overflowing with board games, yet we’re always looking for more to add to our collection. We use them throughout the year; whether we play as family, with guests or classic fun for the kids. It’s a great opportunity to unplug, visit, connect, and simply have a change in routine. Unless you routinely have game night and in that case – great for you!
So, it may come as no surprise that board games are top gifts to give at Christmas, they are just one of those items that people rarely buy for themselves despite meaning to.
You can bet that HASBRO released some new games in 2015. Here’s just a very small sampling of new HASBRO games perfect for gifting, rather than daunting lists, let’s keep it simple. These three would cover fun for the entire family!
MONOPOLY JUNIOR: Disney Frozen Edition
Age: 5 years and up/Players: 2-3/Approximate Retail Price: $19.99
The fast-trading property game of MONOPOLY meets the power of snow and ice in the MONOPOLY JUNIOR: Disney Frozen Edition game. Kids can join Anna, Elsa and Olaf as they travel through Arendelle and buy its most magical locations. Play as Anna, Elsa or Olaf and whoever collects the most money wins! MONOPOLY JUNIOR: Disney Frozen Edition game includes one game board, three character movers, 24 Chance Cards, 36 Character Markers, 90 banknotes, and one die. Available at major retailers across Canada.
GUESS WHO? EXTRA Game
Age: 6 years and up/Players: 2, Approximate Retail Price: $29.99
Unlock the fun in this electronic version of the original guessing game! Players select a character, then lock their selection into place using their game lock. Take turns asking your opponent questions to eliminate characters. Close the doors on the board as you get closer to guessing your opponent’s character. Make your final guess by placing the key into the keyhole to unlock the winning tune. The first player to guess their opponent’s character and hear the winning music wins the game! Available at most major retailers across Canada. Two “AAA” batteries required, not included.
JENGA QUAKE Game
Age: 6 years & up/Players: 1 or more/Approximate Retail Price: $27.99
The classic block-stacking, stack-crashing game of JENGA is getting a shake-up! In JENGA QUAKE, players take turns carefully pulling out the brightly colored JENGA QUAKE blocks one by one from the tower. The excitement and suspense builds as the tower randomly vibrates and rotates during play. Keep calm and a steady hand to be the last player to place a block on the tower before it collapses! Requires 3 “AA” batteries, not included. Available at most major retailers across Canada.
Who on your shopping list would love a new HASBRO board game?
WIN IT: One Canadian reader is going to get all three {3} of the games from HASBRO!
TO ENTER: Fill in the form below with your qualifying entries. Good luck!
Disclosure: Hasbro sponsored this holiday giveaway to my readers, all opinions are my own.
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leanne says
My kids play them all the time but as a family its probably monthly.
michelle says
about once a month with the kids
krista gould says
We play games quite often either with the kids or grandkids. Great way to spend an evening with the family
Carolle H says
We try to play every week
ivy pluchinsky says
about once a week, we love board games and card games
Lyubov Fridlyand says
I do not play. But I want to learn how to play.
Julie R. says
My son and I have played the last 2 days in a row so far
Viv Sluys says
We play board games several times a week. Our Guess Who game is old and falling apart but it’s still a favourite!
Karen C Hill says
We have family game night once a week
Amy Heffernan says
We play at least 5 times or more a month! 🙂
Natasha Severson says
My family and myself play every friday night! Thanks for the great giveaway! You have an amazing blog!
tanyab79 says
Almost every week we play.
Silvia D says
try to get the kids off their electronics and play at least once a week!
Sabrina Tong says
I play a board game with my preschooler once a day. It’s our bonding time 🙂
LILLIAN BROWN says
we play monthly with the grandchildren, will play more often in the cold weather
Angela Massis says
We love board games and play a least once a week
FREDERIC BROWN says
We only play about once a month
Elizabeth Matthiesen says
We don’t have a set night as my grandkids are busy with sports/skating/dancing etc but we often play at the weekends and always when my daughter and her children drop in to visit. 🙂
Angela Mitchell says
We play board games a couple of time a month although we seem to go through streaks where we’ll play a lot and then take a break for a bit.
Cheryl says
We play board games at least once a week
Bernice says
almost every weekend , with 3 young daughter , its fun and sometime we invite my sister and the kids over and just have a big game night
Julie F says
We play about once a month with the grandkids
Carol Denny says
We play board games every weekend when we have free time.
lynn clayton says
2 a month
jan says
generally once a week.
Judy Cowan says
We try to have a game night at least once a month, twice if we are doing good.
TJ Turnbull says
We have a family game night every 2 weeks and its a blast, some new games would be a delight
Belinda McNabb says
We play board games once a month
Sunshine G says
Not as often as I’d like – every couple of months.
leana says
My daughter and I play board games at least once a week…quite often more!
Katrina Brady says
We played board games weekly. More often when my granddaughter is in town!
Gillian Morgan says
We play board games a few times a month.
salexis says
I play board games with my kids at least a few times a week – we love games!!!!
Florence C says
I play board games a few times a year.
Jenness M says
We play board games every weekend in summer and less in other seasons.
Lisa McLain says
We play games at least 2 x a week !
Ali P says
We play board games a couple nights a week.
Victoria Ess says
Not that often anymore actually.
aarone mawdsley says
sometimes on weekends
Jenny says
we play every few weeks
Lynda Cook says
We like to play as much as we can, always have fun with some friendly competition!!
409cope says
We play once a week!
Rosanne Robinson says
we play a couple of times a month with our grandson
Amanda Neilson says
We occasionally play board games at home on the weekends. We play lots during the holidays and when we’re out camping though!
Athena says
We try to have a family game night once a month.
Darlene Schuller says
We play board games once a week. The night rotates due to schedules, after school activities, errands, etc.. but we always make time 1 evening a week.
Amber Y says
We play board games two or three times a month. It is so much fun and i wish we could play more often.
Tainan Lu says
probably monthly
Anne Taylor says
We play games every week with our grandkids
Tina L. says
We play every couple of weeks.
Sunshine H says
We don’t play very often when the weather is good, but we play 2 or 3 times a week when the weather is awful.
Jonnie says
We play board games several times a week.
Darwin says
We play board games usually once a week.
nicolthepickle says
We play games once every two weeks.
Nate Fuller says
We play them mostly around holidays when we’re all together at home.
Nate Fuller says
We play mostly around the holidays
Lisa H says
We play board games at least once or twice a week.
kathy downey says
We play board games or cards every Thursday night
SueSueper says
We play them mostly in the summer time when school is out. Not too often.
Brenda Lacourciere says
We play mostly in the summer at camp.
Nicole B says
We just started playing games with my five year old and play quite often in a week!
Ava Mifflin says
we try and paly weekly
Jamie hall says
About once a week
lori b says
it’s getting harder and harder to get everyone together, but i try every couple of weeks
louise says
we play often. the grand kids love playing games
Deanna Barkley says
We play about once a month unless we have company over who enjoy board games and then it will be more often.
Wendy hutton says
about once a month
andrea amy says
at least once a week
Bo Simms says
At home, we play board games not as often as we should, 4 times a month, at least once a weekend we have family game night, it’s lots of fun
Cheryl says
We play they every few weeks. Usually on rainy days 🙂
Dave S says
We have a game night once a week and try to play most weekends.
Jennifer P. says
Well I always wish we could play them once a week, but realistically it is more like once a month. During the winter it is closer to once a week though, but spring/fall/summer we still spend more time outside.
angela m says
We play board games once or twice a week.
kristen visser says
we try to get in a game night once a week 🙂 usually sundays
Carole Dube says
We love board games and play a couple times a week!
Anna says
We play 2 times a week usually.
Kristy Short says
A couple times of year but now that we are out of the baby stage there will be more time…I hope!
heidi c. says
We enjoy playing Uno and usually do at least once a week.
Rene says
I’d love to play them more – we have limited options for our kids’ ages or 2 player games though.
Jody Vriend says
Truthfully I don’t play board games, I don’t enjoy them. However my husband plays games with our kids, at least once a month. He’s great at it. His Father, our kids’ grandpa is even better. When they come visit he plays with the kids all weekend.
Robyn L says
we play board games whenever we get together with my family; it varies depending on when we visit.
DebP says
We donèt play as much anymore, but my son has a standing game on Thursday evenings with his friends.
Louise says
Your family plays board gamesall the time. Great way to be together
Doris H says
We play board games on average once or twice every 1-2 weeks.
Lesley E says
We don’t really play board games too often
SweetPanda says
We play once a week
Caroline M. says
our son just turned 4 and we’ve been playing sorry a lot lately. I think we’ll be playing a lot of board games.
Dana Miller says
My family plays board games several times per week. It is valuable, quality family time together.
Stephanie LaPlante says
I’d have to say bi-weekly
Laurie P says
We play at least 4 times a week….current favorite is Stratego. I’d love to have Jenga Quake!
Erin W says
My daughter and I play board games about 3 times a week!
Karla Sceviour says
We play board games about once every couple months!
Pat Drouillard says
whenever we have a chance, at least every other week
Travelbuds says
Not enough to be honest. My kids do love them so we should do it more often.
nicole a says
daily – I play a lot of games at work with the kids I see for speech therapy.
Holly MacRitchie says
We play one board game per week! My husband and I are very competitive!
Christina Leek says
We play 1x per week. The kids love game night!
Lee-Ann S says
Sadly not often enough. Would like to at least once a week.
Lee Mckeon says
We played weekly in the winter!
Ira says
I haven’t played board games in a while, but loved them as a child and am planning to go back to them with my kids now.
Melanie B says
We try to play board games every weekend
Yan deng says
I play it once a month
Nathaniah says
I don’t play as much as I wish I did! We don’t have many games at all, always enjoy our scrabble once in awhile.
JaimeeM says
We dont play board games often enough!
Christine says
We don’t play much but now that he is a bit older I am hoping we can start!
Treen Goodwin says
We try and play board games a few times a week with my grandson , and sometimes when friends ae over , i love playing board games 🙂 we love scrabble and yahtzee 🙂
Monica says
My kids are a little older now, so not as often as we once did. However, when we are all together for an evening we love to play a fun board game.
Angie Andrews says
At the moment we haven’t been playing many at all but I would like to make friday nights game night, because I love board games
Sy Silva says
Every week.
Elena says
Not too often, maybe every few months. But the kids play boardgames with their grandparents a lot more.
PAT says
We play weekly with our grand daughter
Audrey Skinner says
We play board games when we have the great-nieces and great-nephews for sleepovers.
veRONIca says
Whenever my little cousins come over. So every few months or so we play board games
Crystal Porter says
We try to play at least once a week, but sometimes it is once a month.
Jessica M Walker says
Usually one a week we try to get in some board games
Nicole says
We play once a week.
LauraD says
Every weekend!
Elva Roberts says
I usually play with my grandchildren. We have played monopoly, Chinese checkers, regular checkers, yahtzee and, card games of many types
Elva Roberts says
I have played many games with my grandchildren: yathzee, Chinese checkers, regular checkers, chess, Monopoly, and many types of card games
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Kayla Gilbert says
Sadly when I moved out from my parents’ house, I left my favourite board game (LIFE) over there. So I play the app instead about once a week.
Amy C says
We like to have family game night every Friday. We play board games 2 or 3 times a month.
Shara W says
Usually once a month but I would like to more often.
Michelle b says
Not often enough. In the summer weekly but winter maybe once a month
Andrea L. says
We have three boys (5, 4, and 2) so they are just beginning to understand the concept of games. Can’t wait to include them in this more. We usually will play board games about every month or so when we have friends over who are able to stay later.
kristine ewald says
We play around once a week
Sharon Lalonde says
Not enough – but as my grandkids get older – I want to teach them about board games
Amanda F says
We definitely do not play often enough. It is so hard to play as a family with a 14 mth old.
Shirley OFlynn says
We play board games about once a week.
Elaine Jasvins says
As a family, we play a lot of games at the cottage and love scrabble at home.
Chris Cormier says
Jenga Quake looks awesome! Thanks for the fantastic contest!
Joanne Saunders says
I don’t play any board games. Probably because I don’t own any. Hopefully, I can win this contest and change that.
Darrah Bailey says
We like to play once every week or 2 as a family
Nicki says
We definitely don’t play as often as I would like!
Shannon Gnocato says
We play them often but not often enough. Sometimes it’s just good to unplug and connect as a family
Maryanne says
We try to play at least once a month with friends
Susanne B. says
A couple of times a month.
Elaine L says
Family game night every second Friday , we alternate with Family movie night.
Debbie F says
as a family – not often enough. my kids play a lot but has a family every few months.
marie s says
I like hello winter
krystyl olson says
currently, I am working in a school -aged daycare – I LITERALLY play board games EVERYDAY
Kim K says
We try to play board games at least weekly!
Jill McDowell says
2or 3 times a month
Carey Hurst says
We dont play board games yet, we dont own any yet . We do make our own though .
Allie f says
Once a week with my family!
Katrina says
We play board games about once a month at minimum.
Meg says
Every week or so, but then sometimes there is binge-playing on special occasions. This new Jenga looks fun!
Tara Gauthier says
Probably about once a month as a whole family!
KellyPC says
It depends, we play them at the cottage on rainy days & at night, at home we play when it’s really cold outside or if there’s a storm!
Betty S says
we used to play board games daily, now it seems like its monthly
Susan Patterson says
We play board games about every two weeks1 Thanks for the great contest!
Robyn Bellefleur says
We play probably twice a month.
J says
At least once a week. More, if we’re staying indoors because of bad weather, etc.
Rosanne Robinson says
We play board games twice a week with our grandson.
jessica eapen says
I play about once a month.
Lisa Smith says
We don’t play them very often, my kids almost old enough to be interested
Andrea Lamont says
Our daughter loves games, and will play as often as she can convince someone to play with her 🙂