One device, passed around the room
These games do not measure one person. They ask a family to look at each other — and every point belongs to the house.
These two aren't played on the screen
Kidsquare hands you the card and then gets out of the way. The rest is a child finding a real seashell and hearing a real bird. Close the screen — your ticks will still be here.
Every game for the table
26 games for playing together — 4 are live, the rest are on the way.
Draw & Guess
Everyone gets a secret word, draws it, and the next person guesses.
Imagination, and saying things without words · 2–6 players
Number Rush
1–20 or 1–50 scattered on the board — tap them in order, as fast as you can.
Focus and visual search · 1–6, taking turns
Mad Libs
It asks each of you for a word — without showing you the story. Fill them all in, then read it out loud.
Parts of speech, learned by accident, while laughing · 2–8 players
Team Sudoku
One big board, and the turn goes round. Get it right and the device passes on; get a clash and the turn stays with you — let the room help.
Reasoning you can explain to a four-year-old is reasoning you actually understand · 2–6 players
Charades
Act out the word. No talking.
Reading a body · 3–8 players
Finish the Song
Two lines play — who can sing the next one?
Long-term memory, and laughing · 2–8 players
The Tray
Look at the tray for 20 seconds. Then it closes. Who remembers most?
Visual memory · 2–6 players
Two Truths, One Tale
Tell three stories about yourself. One is invented. Which?
Actually knowing each other · 3–8 players
Word Chain
Your word must start where the last one ended. No repeats.
Verbal fluency · 2–8 players
Guess the Price
Guess what it costs at the valley market. Closest wins.
A feel for money · 2–6 players
One Line Each
Everyone adds one line, until the house has drawn one picture.
Making something together · 2–6 players
Whisper Down
Pass a sentence along. See what survives.
Listening before speaking · 3–8 players
Find Something…
A colour or shape appears — go and find one in the house.
Getting off the screen · 2–6 players
The Shared Jigsaw
A scene from the valley, in pieces. Put it back, together.
Patience, shared · 2–4 players
How Do You Think I Feel?
One tells what happened; the others guess how it felt.
Empathy — the real kind · 2–6 players
Clap It Back
Clap a rhythm. The next one repeats it — and adds to it.
Auditory memory · 2–6 players
One Sentence Each
Build a story, one sentence per person. Read it out at the end.
Narrative · 2–8 players
Grandma's Recipe
Grandma Pang lists the ingredients. Between you, remember them all.
Shared working memory · 2–6 players
Whose Thing Is This?
Something from the house appears. Whose is it?
Noticing the people you live with · 2–6 players
Agree or Not
A statement appears. Pick a side — then say why.
Disagreeing well · 3–8 players
Shadow Guess
Only the shadow shows. Between you, work out what it is.
Reading a silhouette · 2–6 players
One Kind Thing
A name comes up. Everyone types one kind, true thing about them.
This one isn't for the brain. It's for the house. · 3–8 players
Talk Me There
One sees the map, the other walks it. Words only.
Saying exactly what you mean · 2 players
Memory Match: House Rules
Take turns flipping. Every pair found goes to the HOUSE score.
Memory, and taking turns · 2–4 players
The Week's Promise
Each person promises one small thing. Come back on Sunday and see.
Following through · 2–8 players
Breathe Together
The whole house breathes together for three minutes. Then bed.
Ending the day in the same room · Everyone
Rather play on your own?
The single-player brain games — including the job-matching game that used to live here — are all in the games room now.
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