About 5 pm, my family would hop into the car with a hot casserole wrapped in towels and drive over to friends’ house. The evening would start with the kids running in circles through the house until the adults kicked us out into the backyard until it got dark. This was followed by dinner and then the main event…games.
The kids grabbed Monopoly and headed to the basement. The parents grabbed a set of cards and shut the basement door.
The laughter and trash-talking upstairs were overheard over the laughter and trash-talking downstairs.
Upstairs they stuck with one game for the entire evening.
Downstairs we started with Monopoly and then migrated to Ping-pong, Pit, Sorry, Clue and then whatever other game we could find that didn’t have too many missing pieces.
It would get later.
And later.
And later.
The 5 of us in the basement had an elaborately devised master plan. We had learned through years of testing the Upstairs people, that the longer the downstairs was at peace, the later we stayed.
It was up to Jamie and me {we were the oldest and therefore the wisest in these matters}to keep the younger kids playing. The minute a fight broke out, a Downstairs court was activated to dole out Downstairs justice. No matter the disagreement, the debate should NEVER be taken to the higher court.
If someone was angry over a trade of Baltic for Boardwalk, it was up to the Downstairs court to dismiss the case. When the Ping-pong paddle was used as a weapon, the lower law enforcement rose to action. The Basement Government was in charge.
The Downstairs system of justice worked wonderfully until a level of fatigue set in that erased all its reasoning powers.
It usually was around 11:30 pm.
It usually included a little brother.
It usually included the words, “I am going to tell!”
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
The Downstairs traitor would climb the stairs, open the door and enter the world of the Upstairs people while slamming the door behind him.
Count 1.
Count 2.
Count 3.
The door would open. A large figure would stand at the top of the stairs and say those dreaded words…
Time to go.
To this day, those words make my heart sink. Why, oh why couldn’t the Basement Government control its Downstairs Citizens more effectively?
Why do the games ever have to stop?
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Let me just mention here how excited I was to be asked to work with LEGO Board Games on this. Playing games is a big part of my boys’ life {in addition to their LEGO addiction}. We have several of the LEGO Board Games and play them all the time. The one we play the most often is Creationary which can be played by the whole family even non-readers…oh, and the kids are better at it than the adults.
LEGO ® Games are the world's first collection of board games that can be built, played and changed, that delivers a whole new way for families to have fun together the LEGO way. Whether challenging friends or family to a LEGO Game in a variety of themes and types “ guessing, strategy, memory, logic and chance “ no two LEGO Games experiences are ever the same!
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Each Saturday night of my childhood was devoted to games.
About 5 pm, my family would hop into the car with a hot casserole wrapped in towels and drive over to friends’ house. The evening would start with the kids running in circles through the house until the adults kicked us out into the backyard until it got dark. This was followed by dinner and then the main event…games.
The kids grabbed Monopoly and headed to the basement. The parents grabbed a set of cards and shut the basement door.
The laughter and trash-talking upstairs were overheard over the laughter and trash-talking downstairs.
Upstairs they stuck with one game for the entire evening.
Downstairs we started with Monopoly and then migrated to Ping-pong, Pit, Sorry, Clue and then whatever other game we could find that didn’t have too many missing pieces.
It would get later.
And later.
And later.
The 5 of us in the basement had an elaborately devised master plan. We had learned through years of testing the Upstairs people, that the longer the downstairs was at peace, the later we stayed.
It was up to Jamie and me {we were the oldest and therefore the wisest in these matters}to keep the younger kids playing. The minute a fight broke out, a Downstairs court was activated to dole out Downstairs justice. No matter the disagreement, the debate should NEVER be taken to the higher court.
If someone was angry over a trade of Baltic for Boardwalk, it was up to the Downstairs court to dismiss the case. When the Ping-pong paddle was used as a weapon, the lower law enforcement rose to action. The Basement Government was in charge.
The Downstairs system of justice worked wonderfully until a level of fatigue set in that erased all its reasoning powers.
It usually was around 11:30 pm.
It usually included a little brother.
It usually included the words, “I am going to tell!”
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
The Downstairs traitor would climb the stairs, open the door and enter the world of the Upstairs people while slamming the door behind him.
Count 1.
Count 2.
Count 3.
The door would open. A large figure would stand at the top of the stairs and say those dreaded words…
Time to go.
To this day, those words make my heart sink. Why, oh why couldn’t the Basement Government control its Downstairs Citizens more effectively?
Why do the games ever have to stop?
How are board games a bonding experience for your family? Reply for a chance to win one of five ultimate LEGO ® Games prize packs!
Let me just mention here how excited I was to be asked to work with LEGO Board Games on this. Playing games is a big part of my boys’ life {in addition to their LEGO addiction}. We have several of the LEGO Board Games and play them all the time. The one we play the most often is Creationary which can be played by the whole family even non-readers…oh, and the kids are better at it than the adults.
LEGO ® Games are the world's first collection of board games that can be built, played and changed, that delivers a whole new way for families to have fun together the LEGO way. Whether challenging friends or family to a LEGO Game in a variety of themes and types “ guessing, strategy, memory, logic and chance “ no two LEGO Games experiences are ever the same!
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of LEGOSystems. The opinions expressed by me do not necessarily reflect the view of the LEGO Brand. Official Contest Rules
About 5 pm, my family would hop into the car with a hot casserole wrapped in towels and drive over to friends’ house. The evening would start with the kids running in circles through the house until the adults kicked us out into the backyard until it got dark. This was followed by dinner and then the main event…games.
The kids grabbed Monopoly and headed to the basement. The parents grabbed a set of cards and shut the basement door.
The laughter and trash-talking upstairs were overheard over the laughter and trash-talking downstairs.
Upstairs they stuck with one game for the entire evening.
Downstairs we started with Monopoly and then migrated to Ping-pong, Pit, Sorry, Clue and then whatever other game we could find that didn’t have too many missing pieces.
It would get later.
And later.
And later.
The 5 of us in the basement had an elaborately devised master plan. We had learned through years of testing the Upstairs people, that the longer the downstairs was at peace, the later we stayed.
It was up to Jamie and me {we were the oldest and therefore the wisest in these matters}to keep the younger kids playing. The minute a fight broke out, a Downstairs court was activated to dole out Downstairs justice. No matter the disagreement, the debate should NEVER be taken to the higher court.
If someone was angry over a trade of Baltic for Boardwalk, it was up to the Downstairs court to dismiss the case. When the Ping-pong paddle was used as a weapon, the lower law enforcement rose to action. The Basement Government was in charge.
The Downstairs system of justice worked wonderfully until a level of fatigue set in that erased all its reasoning powers.
It usually was around 11:30 pm.
It usually included a little brother.
It usually included the words, “I am going to tell!”
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
The Downstairs traitor would climb the stairs, open the door and enter the world of the Upstairs people while slamming the door behind him.
Count 1.
Count 2.
Count 3.
The door would open. A large figure would stand at the top of the stairs and say those dreaded words…
Time to go.
To this day, those words make my heart sink. Why, oh why couldn’t the Basement Government control its Downstairs Citizens more effectively?
Why do the games ever have to stop?
How are board games a bonding experience for your family? Reply for a chance to win one of five ultimate LEGO ® Games prize packs!
Let me just mention here how excited I was to be asked to work with LEGO Board Games on this. Playing games is a big part of my boys’ life {in addition to their LEGO addiction}. We have several of the LEGO Board Games and play them all the time. The one we play the most often is Creationary which can be played by the whole family even non-readers…oh, and the kids are better at it than the adults.
LEGO ® Games are the world's first collection of board games that can be built, played and changed, that delivers a whole new way for families to have fun together the LEGO way. Whether challenging friends or family to a LEGO Game in a variety of themes and types “ guessing, strategy, memory, logic and chance “ no two LEGO Games experiences are ever the same!
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of LEGOSystems. The opinions expressed by me do not necessarily reflect the view of the LEGO Brand. Official Contest Rules
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