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!
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Disclosure: Hasbro sponsored this holiday giveaway to my readers, all opinions are my own.
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leanne says
11/12/2015 at 10:34 amMy kids play them all the time but as a family its probably monthly.
michelle says
11/12/2015 at 10:36 amabout once a month with the kids
krista gould says
11/12/2015 at 10:49 amWe play games quite often either with the kids or grandkids. Great way to spend an evening with the family
Carolle H says
11/12/2015 at 10:49 amWe try to play every week
ivy pluchinsky says
11/12/2015 at 10:50 amabout once a week, we love board games and card games
Lyubov Fridlyand says
11/14/2015 at 10:53 amI do not play. But I want to learn how to play.
Julie R. says
11/12/2015 at 10:53 amMy son and I have played the last 2 days in a row so far
Viv Sluys says
11/12/2015 at 10:54 amWe 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
11/12/2015 at 10:57 amWe have family game night once a week
Amy Heffernan says
11/12/2015 at 10:57 amWe play at least 5 times or more a month! 🙂
Natasha Severson says
11/12/2015 at 11:02 amMy family and myself play every friday night! Thanks for the great giveaway! You have an amazing blog!
tanyab79 says
11/12/2015 at 11:06 amAlmost every week we play.
Silvia D says
11/12/2015 at 11:09 amtry to get the kids off their electronics and play at least once a week!
Sabrina Tong says
11/12/2015 at 11:18 amI play a board game with my preschooler once a day. It’s our bonding time 🙂
LILLIAN BROWN says
11/12/2015 at 11:37 amwe play monthly with the grandchildren, will play more often in the cold weather
Angela Massis says
11/12/2015 at 11:46 amWe love board games and play a least once a week
FREDERIC BROWN says
11/12/2015 at 12:27 pmWe only play about once a month
Elizabeth Matthiesen says
11/12/2015 at 12:37 pmWe 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
11/12/2015 at 12:44 pmWe 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
11/12/2015 at 12:52 pmWe play board games at least once a week
Bernice says
11/12/2015 at 12:52 pmalmost 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
11/12/2015 at 1:25 pmWe play about once a month with the grandkids
Carol Denny says
11/12/2015 at 1:29 pmWe play board games every weekend when we have free time.
lynn clayton says
11/12/2015 at 1:52 pm2 a month
jan says
11/12/2015 at 2:04 pmgenerally once a week.
Judy Cowan says
11/12/2015 at 2:13 pmWe try to have a game night at least once a month, twice if we are doing good.
TJ Turnbull says
11/12/2015 at 2:22 pmWe have a family game night every 2 weeks and its a blast, some new games would be a delight
Belinda McNabb says
11/12/2015 at 2:38 pmWe play board games once a month
Sunshine G says
11/12/2015 at 3:07 pmNot as often as I’d like – every couple of months.
leana says
11/12/2015 at 3:08 pmMy daughter and I play board games at least once a week…quite often more!
Katrina Brady says
11/12/2015 at 3:25 pmWe played board games weekly. More often when my granddaughter is in town!
Gillian Morgan says
11/12/2015 at 3:41 pmWe play board games a few times a month.
salexis says
11/12/2015 at 4:09 pmI play board games with my kids at least a few times a week – we love games!!!!
Florence C says
11/12/2015 at 4:35 pmI play board games a few times a year.
Jenness M says
11/12/2015 at 4:40 pmWe play board games every weekend in summer and less in other seasons.
Lisa McLain says
11/12/2015 at 5:03 pmWe play games at least 2 x a week !
Ali P says
11/12/2015 at 5:04 pmWe play board games a couple nights a week.
Victoria Ess says
11/12/2015 at 5:06 pmNot that often anymore actually.
aarone mawdsley says
11/12/2015 at 5:20 pmsometimes on weekends
Jenny says
11/12/2015 at 5:23 pmwe play every few weeks
Lynda Cook says
11/12/2015 at 5:30 pmWe like to play as much as we can, always have fun with some friendly competition!!
409cope says
11/12/2015 at 6:07 pmWe play once a week!
Rosanne Robinson says
11/12/2015 at 6:23 pmwe play a couple of times a month with our grandson
Amanda Neilson says
11/12/2015 at 6:28 pmWe occasionally play board games at home on the weekends. We play lots during the holidays and when we’re out camping though!
Athena says
11/12/2015 at 6:29 pmWe try to have a family game night once a month.
Darlene Schuller says
11/12/2015 at 6:37 pmWe 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
11/12/2015 at 7:18 pmWe 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
11/12/2015 at 7:35 pmprobably monthly
Anne Taylor says
11/12/2015 at 8:23 pmWe play games every week with our grandkids
Tina L. says
11/12/2015 at 9:20 pmWe play every couple of weeks.
Sunshine H says
11/12/2015 at 9:33 pmWe 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
11/12/2015 at 10:22 pmWe play board games several times a week.
Darwin says
11/12/2015 at 10:42 pmWe play board games usually once a week.
nicolthepickle says
11/13/2015 at 3:42 amWe play games once every two weeks.
Nate Fuller says
11/13/2015 at 5:42 amWe play them mostly around holidays when we’re all together at home.
Nate Fuller says
11/13/2015 at 5:44 amWe play mostly around the holidays
Lisa H says
11/13/2015 at 5:51 amWe play board games at least once or twice a week.
kathy downey says
11/13/2015 at 6:01 amWe play board games or cards every Thursday night
SueSueper says
11/13/2015 at 6:16 amWe play them mostly in the summer time when school is out. Not too often.
Brenda Lacourciere says
11/13/2015 at 6:26 amWe play mostly in the summer at camp.
Nicole B says
11/13/2015 at 7:08 amWe just started playing games with my five year old and play quite often in a week!
Ava Mifflin says
11/13/2015 at 7:33 amwe try and paly weekly
Jamie hall says
11/13/2015 at 7:37 amAbout once a week
lori b says
11/13/2015 at 7:39 amit’s getting harder and harder to get everyone together, but i try every couple of weeks
louise says
11/13/2015 at 7:56 amwe play often. the grand kids love playing games
Deanna Barkley says
11/13/2015 at 8:50 amWe play about once a month unless we have company over who enjoy board games and then it will be more often.
Wendy hutton says
11/13/2015 at 9:49 amabout once a month
andrea amy says
11/13/2015 at 10:13 amat least once a week
Bo Simms says
11/13/2015 at 11:07 amAt 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
11/13/2015 at 11:13 amWe play they every few weeks. Usually on rainy days 🙂
Dave S says
11/13/2015 at 12:39 pmWe have a game night once a week and try to play most weekends.
Jennifer P. says
11/13/2015 at 12:43 pmWell 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
11/13/2015 at 1:29 pmWe play board games once or twice a week.
kristen visser says
11/13/2015 at 1:49 pmwe try to get in a game night once a week 🙂 usually sundays
Carole Dube says
11/13/2015 at 1:53 pmWe love board games and play a couple times a week!
Anna says
11/13/2015 at 4:45 pmWe play 2 times a week usually.
Kristy Short says
11/13/2015 at 5:06 pmA couple times of year but now that we are out of the baby stage there will be more time…I hope!
heidi c. says
11/13/2015 at 5:16 pmWe enjoy playing Uno and usually do at least once a week.
Rene says
11/13/2015 at 5:24 pmI’d love to play them more – we have limited options for our kids’ ages or 2 player games though.
Jody Vriend says
11/13/2015 at 5:43 pmTruthfully 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
11/13/2015 at 5:59 pmwe play board games whenever we get together with my family; it varies depending on when we visit.
DebP says
11/13/2015 at 6:37 pmWe donèt play as much anymore, but my son has a standing game on Thursday evenings with his friends.
Louise says
11/13/2015 at 6:55 pmYour family plays board gamesall the time. Great way to be together
Doris H says
11/13/2015 at 7:38 pmWe play board games on average once or twice every 1-2 weeks.
Lesley E says
11/13/2015 at 9:05 pmWe don’t really play board games too often
SweetPanda says
11/13/2015 at 10:42 pmWe play once a week
Caroline M. says
11/14/2015 at 12:19 amour 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
11/14/2015 at 5:17 amMy family plays board games several times per week. It is valuable, quality family time together.
Stephanie LaPlante says
11/14/2015 at 6:59 amI’d have to say bi-weekly
Laurie P says
11/14/2015 at 8:22 amWe play at least 4 times a week….current favorite is Stratego. I’d love to have Jenga Quake!
Erin W says
11/14/2015 at 9:08 amMy daughter and I play board games about 3 times a week!
Karla Sceviour says
11/14/2015 at 9:59 amWe play board games about once every couple months!
Pat Drouillard says
11/14/2015 at 11:28 amwhenever we have a chance, at least every other week
Travelbuds says
11/14/2015 at 2:07 pmNot enough to be honest. My kids do love them so we should do it more often.
nicole a says
11/14/2015 at 2:26 pmdaily – I play a lot of games at work with the kids I see for speech therapy.
Holly MacRitchie says
11/14/2015 at 2:45 pmWe play one board game per week! My husband and I are very competitive!
Christina Leek says
11/14/2015 at 6:59 pmWe play 1x per week. The kids love game night!
Lee-Ann S says
11/14/2015 at 7:13 pmSadly not often enough. Would like to at least once a week.
Lee Mckeon says
11/14/2015 at 7:46 pmWe played weekly in the winter!
Ira says
11/14/2015 at 8:20 pmI 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
11/14/2015 at 10:13 pmWe try to play board games every weekend
Yan deng says
11/14/2015 at 10:22 pmI play it once a month
Nathaniah says
11/14/2015 at 10:34 pmI 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
11/15/2015 at 6:12 amWe dont play board games often enough!
Christine says
11/15/2015 at 7:01 amWe don’t play much but now that he is a bit older I am hoping we can start!
Treen Goodwin says
11/15/2015 at 7:55 amWe 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
11/15/2015 at 8:03 amMy 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
11/15/2015 at 8:24 amAt 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
11/15/2015 at 1:17 pmEvery week.
Elena says
11/15/2015 at 5:32 pmNot too often, maybe every few months. But the kids play boardgames with their grandparents a lot more.
PAT says
11/15/2015 at 5:58 pmWe play weekly with our grand daughter
Audrey Skinner says
11/15/2015 at 6:13 pmWe play board games when we have the great-nieces and great-nephews for sleepovers.
veRONIca says
11/15/2015 at 6:26 pmWhenever my little cousins come over. So every few months or so we play board games
Crystal Porter says
11/15/2015 at 7:09 pmWe try to play at least once a week, but sometimes it is once a month.
Jessica M Walker says
11/15/2015 at 7:15 pmUsually one a week we try to get in some board games
Nicole says
11/15/2015 at 9:30 pmWe play once a week.
LauraD says
11/16/2015 at 8:10 amEvery weekend!
Elva Roberts says
11/16/2015 at 8:58 amI usually play with my grandchildren. We have played monopoly, Chinese checkers, regular checkers, yahtzee and, card games of many types
Elva Roberts says
11/16/2015 at 9:13 amI 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
11/16/2015 at 12:11 pmSadly 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
11/16/2015 at 12:26 pmWe like to have family game night every Friday. We play board games 2 or 3 times a month.
Shara W says
11/16/2015 at 12:33 pmUsually once a month but I would like to more often.
Michelle b says
11/16/2015 at 1:04 pmNot often enough. In the summer weekly but winter maybe once a month
Andrea L. says
11/16/2015 at 1:10 pmWe 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
11/16/2015 at 1:25 pmWe play around once a week
Sharon Lalonde says
11/16/2015 at 1:28 pmNot enough – but as my grandkids get older – I want to teach them about board games
Amanda F says
11/16/2015 at 1:52 pmWe definitely do not play often enough. It is so hard to play as a family with a 14 mth old.
Shirley OFlynn says
11/16/2015 at 2:44 pmWe play board games about once a week.
Elaine Jasvins says
11/16/2015 at 3:22 pmAs a family, we play a lot of games at the cottage and love scrabble at home.
Chris Cormier says
11/16/2015 at 3:53 pmJenga Quake looks awesome! Thanks for the fantastic contest!
Joanne Saunders says
11/16/2015 at 7:56 pmI 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
11/16/2015 at 9:04 pmWe like to play once every week or 2 as a family
Nicki says
11/16/2015 at 9:42 pmWe definitely don’t play as often as I would like!
Shannon Gnocato says
11/16/2015 at 11:03 pmWe play them often but not often enough. Sometimes it’s just good to unplug and connect as a family
Maryanne says
11/17/2015 at 6:55 amWe try to play at least once a month with friends
Susanne B. says
11/17/2015 at 10:43 amA couple of times a month.
Elaine L says
11/17/2015 at 11:36 amFamily game night every second Friday , we alternate with Family movie night.
Debbie F says
11/17/2015 at 12:17 pmas a family – not often enough. my kids play a lot but has a family every few months.
marie s says
11/17/2015 at 1:02 pmI like hello winter
krystyl olson says
11/17/2015 at 2:41 pmcurrently, I am working in a school -aged daycare – I LITERALLY play board games EVERYDAY
Kim K says
11/17/2015 at 3:42 pmWe try to play board games at least weekly!
Jill McDowell says
11/17/2015 at 3:50 pm2or 3 times a month
Carey Hurst says
11/17/2015 at 4:20 pmWe dont play board games yet, we dont own any yet . We do make our own though .
Allie f says
11/17/2015 at 5:25 pmOnce a week with my family!
Katrina says
11/17/2015 at 6:35 pmWe play board games about once a month at minimum.
Meg says
11/17/2015 at 10:06 pmEvery week or so, but then sometimes there is binge-playing on special occasions. This new Jenga looks fun!
Tara Gauthier says
11/18/2015 at 1:26 amProbably about once a month as a whole family!
KellyPC says
11/18/2015 at 4:46 amIt 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
11/18/2015 at 4:50 amwe used to play board games daily, now it seems like its monthly
Susan Patterson says
11/18/2015 at 8:50 amWe play board games about every two weeks1 Thanks for the great contest!
Robyn Bellefleur says
11/18/2015 at 11:30 amWe play probably twice a month.
J says
11/18/2015 at 3:55 pmAt least once a week. More, if we’re staying indoors because of bad weather, etc.
Rosanne Robinson says
11/18/2015 at 5:50 pmWe play board games twice a week with our grandson.
jessica eapen says
11/18/2015 at 11:25 pmI play about once a month.
Lisa Smith says
11/18/2015 at 11:44 pmWe don’t play them very often, my kids almost old enough to be interested
Andrea Lamont says
11/19/2015 at 3:56 pmOur daughter loves games, and will play as often as she can convince someone to play with her 🙂