Best Toys 2012

Every year toy companies release new board games.  We love games that the entire family can play together. There is no doubt that some of these will be some of the best toys 2013. We had a sit down with some of the new board games. Some of these board games are designed for younger kids but some are designed for bigger kids. Here are our favorites.

Fibber
Here is a game that encourages you to tell lies. Everybody gets funny looking glasses and a nose to wear. The player with the shortest nose at the end of the game wins. The game requires 3 to 4 players. You are supposed to deal out the cards evenly to all the players. The game starts out on the Bigfoot square. One player has to call out how many Bigfoot cards they are laying down. The others have to decide if the player is telling the truth or just fibbing. If you accuse somebody of fibbing and they are not, then you add a nose to your glasses. The opposite is true as well. To mix things up, there are wildcards which can be used as any card. Once all the noses are gone, whoever has the shortest nose wins.

Crappy Birthday
All games are about being happy. Here is a game that breaks that mold. It is all about receiving gifts that you never asked for. This game is fun with more people. You have to pretend it is somebody's Birthday. Players have to pick something that they think the Birthday boy or girl would not want to receive. The Birthday kid has to pick the worst present. Whoever picked it gets to keep the card and scores a point. The first player to score 3 points win. If you have ever played Apples to Apples, this game is very similar to that.

Spot It On The Road
If you are looking for a game to play in the car, get Spot It On The Road. Spot It Games are very popular. There are many different themes that you can get. This one features a travel theme. On the card there are things like benches, cars, and traffic lights. Everybody gets a card. If you see something on your card, you have to yell it out. Whoever is the last to find an object on their card has to pick up all the cards. The player with the least amount of cards wins. There are different types of games. Some work better in the car and others are perfect for a hotel room.

Cut The Rope
Last year, the Angry Birds board game was one of the hottest games. We are seeing more and more apps being turn into board games. Here is Cut The Rope. The object is to knock over the stars and feed Omnom. There are different challenge pieces that show you how to arrange the pieces. You place the candy piece on the launcher. You have 4 tries to knock down all the pieces and feed Omnom.

Sound It. Found It.
This game is for 3 or more players. To play, one person picks up a card with a word on it. They have to make the sound on that card and other people have to guess what makes the sound on the game board. You go through all the cards and the player who guesses the most sounds wins.

Scribbo
This game requires a little bit of thinking so it is not for everyone. It's bingo with words. You have to form words.