Games & puzzles

Boone-opoly

2–6 players · Ages 8+

Monopoly-style game celebrating Boone and the High Country.

Upper unit · Living room · Corner bookcase

Catan

3–4 players · Ages 10+ · 60–120 min

Trade and build settlements on the island of Catan.

Lower unit · King bedroom · White hutch over desk

Kingdomino

2–4 players · Ages 8+ · 15 min

Build a kingdom from domino-style land tiles. 2017 Spiel des Jahres winner.

Upper unit · Queen bedroom · Tall white bookcase

Rummikub

2–4 players · Ages 8+

Tile game of making runs and sets.

Upper unit · Living room · Corner bookcase

Tetris: The Board Game

Tabletop version of the classic falling-block video game.

Lower unit · Twin bedroom · Gray cabinet

Tower Tumble

2+ players · Ages 6+

48-block wooden stacking game, like Jenga.

Upper unit · Living room · Corner bookcase

¡Aventureros al Tren! Francia (Ticket to Ride: France)

2–5 players · Ages 8+

Ticket to Ride Map Collection #6. Spanish edition; needs a Ticket to Ride base game to play.

Lower unit · Living room · TV console (blue wall)

Artist Bingo

Bingo with portraits of famous artists.

Lower unit · Twin bedroom · Gray cabinet

Cards Against Humanity

4+ players · Ages 17+

Fill-in-the-blank party game for adults.

Upper unit · Living room · Corner bookcase

Codenames

2–8+ players · Ages 14+ · 15 min

The original word-association team game: give one-word clues to find your agents.

Lower unit · King bedroom · White hutch over desk

Codenames (red box)

2–8+ players · Ages 10+ · 15 min

Word-association team game. This box is a standalone game in the Codenames family.

Upper unit · Queen bedroom · Tall white bookcase

Dad Jokes (tin)

Card game of groan-worthy dad jokes.

Upper unit · Living room · Corner bookcase

Do You Look Like Your Cat?

Match photos of people with the cats they look like.

Upper unit · Living room · Corner bookcase

Hitster

2–10 players · Ages 16+

Music game: place songs in the right order on a timeline.

Needs a phone and music streaming

Upper unit · Living room · Corner bookcase

Hues and Cues

3–10 players · Ages 8+ · 30 min

Give one- and two-word clues to get others to guess a color.

Upper unit · Queen bedroom · Tall white bookcase

P for Pizza

2–8 players · Ages 8+

Race to build a pizza slice from words that start with the letters you're dealt.

Lower unit · Living room · TV console (blue wall)

Scattergories

2–6 players · Ages 12+

Name things in categories that start with the rolled letter.

Upper unit · Living room · Corner bookcase

Venn

Clue-giving game where players find art cards that overlap categories.

Lower unit · Twin bedroom · Gray cabinet

What Do You Meme?

3+ players · Ages 17+

Players pair caption cards with a photo to make the funniest meme.

Lower unit · Living room · TV console (blue wall)

Brain Elixir: After Dinner Riddles

Deck of riddle cards for the table.

Upper unit · Living room · Corner bookcase

Deluxe Pit

3–8 players · Ages 7+

Loud commodity-trading game; corner the market by shouting trades.

Upper unit · King bedroom · High shelf over windows

Dutch Blitz

2–4 players · Ages 8+

Fast-paced simultaneous card game.

Lower unit · King bedroom · White hutch over desk

Famous Women in American History Card Game

Educational card game about notable American women.

Upper unit · Living room · Corner bookcase

Jane Austen Playing Cards

Deck themed around Jane Austen's novels.

Lower unit · King bedroom · White hutch over desk

Kings in the Corner

2–4 players · Ages 7+

Solitaire-style card game for multiple players.

Upper unit · King bedroom · High shelf over windows

No Thanks!

3–7 players · Ages 8+ · 20 min

Push-your-luck game: take a card or pay a chip to pass it on.

Upper unit · King bedroom · High shelf over windows

Play Nine

2–6 players · Ages 8+

Golf-themed card game; lowest score after nine holes wins.

Upper unit · Living room · Corner bookcase

Playing Cards

Standard deck.

Lower unit · King bedroom · White hutch over desk

Playing Cards (unlabeled decks)

Standard decks in clear plastic cases.

Upper unit · Living room · Corner bookcase · 2 decks

Wacky Woollies Playing Cards

Deck illustrated with cartoon sheep.

Upper unit · Living room · Corner bookcase

Battle of the Sexes

4+ players · Adults

Men vs. women trivia showdown.

Lower unit · Living room · TV console (blue wall)

Campbell's Alphabet Dice Game

Roll letter dice and make words, in a soup-can container.

Upper unit · Living room · Corner bookcase

The Logo Board Game

2+ players · Ages 12+

Trivia about well-known brands and logos.

Lower unit · Living room · TV console (blue wall)

Upwords

2–4 players · Ages 10+

3D Scrabble-style game where you stack letters on top of existing words.

Lower unit · Living room · TV console (blue wall)

1000-Piece Mountain Lake Puzzle

1,000 pieces; island of pine trees on a mountain lake.

Lower unit · King bedroom · White hutch over desk

Different Puzzles jigsaw

Jigsaw with a colorful bird illustration.

Lower unit · King bedroom · White hutch over desk

Food Trucks 500-Piece Puzzle

500 pieces; colorful food-truck scene with a pizza truck.

Lower unit · Living room · TV console (blue wall)

Mast General Store 550-Piece Puzzle

550 pieces; the historic Mast General Store in the NC High Country.

Upper unit · Living room · Corner bookcase

North Carolina Puzzle with Answer Key

Picture puzzle full of North Carolina trivia, with a key explaining each detail.

Lower unit · Living room · TV console (blue wall)

The Office 500-Piece Puzzle

500 pieces featuring Michael Scott and The Office.

Lower unit · Living room · TV console (blue wall)