Testimonials
In spring 2005 Family Review Center evaluated Family Lore Game. Here is their review: A new twist to the old family reunion or holiday gathering. Now your family can share some moments laughing and sharing, as you all join in on a game of Family Lore. A game customized and tailored to your family and the unique stories and traditions involved within that circle.
Have a family secret you have been holding on to? Oops! The cat will be out of the bag now! Now everyone will know “who stole the cookie from the cookie jar!” Yes You!
This game involves 5 laps around the board to win. Each stop may involve another story being shared by the one making the move. What type of story is requested depends on the space landed on. You may be asked something like “Who was the toughest disciplinarian when you were growing up?” or you may be setup by a family member who creates their own unique question for you to land on – then you are in trouble! There are 600 cards total. 300 of them are filled in and 300 are left blank for family members to create their own.
This is a game that will grow with the family and each year you can add to it. This will be one everyone wants to play again and again – which is great! The younger family members need this interaction and knowledge of thief family heritage and times from the past.
We all laughed out heads off playing this game. We had a few “Oh! BUSTED!” moments – but all was in fun and everyone had a GREAT time sharing the time and laughs together.
This is a unique game. I have seen no others like it. This is not one that will go by fast, as everyone will bet so involved telling their stories, you can expect it to take twice as long as you planned – but what an ice breaker at a family gathering. No more bored moments, waiting for someone to break out with a story – now everyone will share wonderful times together sharing their past and present. Everyone will have the opportunity to be a hero and story teller in this game.
A game that simply creates bonds between family members and allows
every story to be heard. This is one that will soon become a favored
tradition at family gatherings and all ages will enjoy sharing these
moments together year after year.
- Family Review Center
FamilyLore is a great game for bringing families together
to talk and discover the small details that make our lives so unique
and personal. When we played with my wife's family, I was proud to
be the only relative who could answer certain questions about my mother-in-law,
which demonstrated the importance of our long morning-coffee-based
conversations over the past 26 years. My mother-in-law
and wife just loved creating personal questions which they could insert
into the game to be played by the whole family on Thanksgiving
afternoon after the big turkey dinner.
- David Tabish, Pittsburg, PA
My wife comes from a small family, of which she is now the matriarch. The "FamilyLore Game" was given to her to play with her nieces and nephew and their families. She took it to the family vacation/reunion at the shore she said it provided examples and the best part was the questions we made up.
- Jerry Vanim, Washington DC
Our 7 year old is crazy about FamilyLore Game. She likes to make up new questions about our life, her grandparents, school mates, friends, vactions, the dog, what happened when she was born, our old home and the new one, and so on. We take the question cards on trips for her (and our) entertainment.
- Katy and Randy Benefield, Austin, TX
Although this is an ideal game for families, I find it a perfect way to get to know my friends and acquaintances on a whole different level. It is a new way to share some of out backgrounds and interests and find common bonds.
- Joan Smith, Chatauqua, NY
FamilyLore is a wonderful way for a family to remember its history, celebrate its unique significance, and bring together generations around both commonly held knowledge and family members' little known "secrets". In addition to a core of ingenious built-in questions and instructions, Family Lore encourages and assists players in customizing the game to their own shared events and histories as well as relive memories and, often, discover things about one another that they never knew. Great fun!
-Gary A. Griffin, Rancho Mirage, CA
