FamilyLore Game
FAMILYLORE GAME
Family Trivia Fun
Game for The Entire Family
FamilyLore Game is a great game the entire family can play. The game is unique for each family! Based on actual family trivia, the game is a wonderful way to talk about the values of the family - and why each family is special!
When families get together at Thanksgiving and other family holidays, the Family Lore Game is a wonderful way to help bond modern families - especially when many families live in different parts of the country.
FamilyLore Game is the perfect family reunion game!
Do you remember....
Ancestors - Whose picture is that above the
mantle?
Birth Stories - What did dad first say to the new baby?
Family Celebrations - Who missed the family re-union?
Consequences - Why did the school's principal call?
Family Rules - When can you drive the family car
Dating - what were the ground rules?
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We
love
this game and you will too. The FamilyLore Game is
a family trivia
game that is great family fun for all members of the family!
FamilyLore Game is the invention of Bob McClure. Bob and his wife were school teachers with young children and living on a tight budget.
One
Christmas
they
were strapped for funds. So instead of overloading their credit cards,
Bob decided to create a board game that the entire family would enjoy.
That
was the
birth
of the FamilyLore Game!
When
relatives
and
friends learned about Bob's new family fun game, they begged Bob to
make
one for them too!
Over
the years,
Bob
perfected the FamilyLore Game and today it is presented as a professionally
produced
board game.
Everyone loves
FamilyLore Game because....
It's
about you and those you love!
Learn
about
your
family and tell your own family stories as you travel around the
Victorian-style
Game Board!
"...discover
the small details that make our lives so unique and personal."
"FamilyLore Game
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. And 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,
Pittsburgh, PA
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"...
an opportunity
to reminisce many good times."
"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 an opportunity to
reminisce
many good times. She also said the questions with the game provided
examples
and the best part were the questions they made up."
Jerry Vanim,
Washington, DC
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"...
share some
of our backgrounds and interests and find common bonds."
"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 our backgrounds and
interests
and find common bonds."
Joan Smith,
Chautauqua, New York
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The
game becomes UNIQUE to your family!
The
unusual
feature
of FamilyLore Game is that you personalize it by writing Story Card
questions
about your family. The fun Increases as cards are added!
"We
take the question cards on trips for her (and our) entertainment."
"Our
7 year old is crazy about FamilyLore Game. She
likes to make up new questions about our life, her grandparents, school
mates, friends, vacations, 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, Texas
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"...bring
together
generations around both commonly held knowledge and family members'
little-known
"secrets."
"Family
Lore 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, the
FamilyLore Game 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, California
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"...
younger family
members need this interaction and knowledge of their family heritage
and
times from the past."
OUR
EXPERIENCE:
A
new twist to the old familiar 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 their family heritage and times from the
past.
We
all laughed our 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 get 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.
OTHER
DETAILS:
- A
game
customized to you and your family
- Great
for
the entire family
- Great
game
for large groups of family members
- A
lot of
fun sharing history
PROS
- A
game for
the entire family
- Learn
family history as you play
- Great
game
for family reunions and holidays
CONS
Reviewed by
Janelle B.The Family Review Center |
Everyone
gets involved!
The
object is
to
get everyone involved in your family's lore-stories, traditions,
ancestors,
relatives, jokes, trips, parties, cars, pets, school experiences - the
special circumstances of every family!
"...
kids learn so much about their parents and grandparents..."
"My
family loves to play FamilyLore. We usually play
it with 2, sometimes 3 generations. The kids learn so much about their
parents and grandparents, and they've become quite good at making up
their
own questions. We have a lot of fun and learn a lot about each other's
lives and memories. We are a close family, but the game brings us
closer.
It reminds us of the many experiences we have shared."
Shari Castle,
Washington, DC
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"...
had our family laughing so much we were practically rolling on the
floor."
"Your
Familylore Game had our family laughing so much
we were practically rolling on the floor. A question about cars started
us all talking about a car, an Olds Cutlass that became "the" car for
each
of our three children as they went off to college. It was a high
mileage
used car that was passed down from one sibling to the next younger. The
kids had nicknamed the car "The Jalopsky" - and by the time the car
finally
left the family it was held together by chewing gum and baling wire - a
wreck on wheels. Each of the kids had their own stories about trying to
keep the Cutlass running. My middle daughter said she was motivated to
keep it running so she could pass the car on to her younger brother so
he could learn about "humiliation" like she had to do! What a great
game
- thanks!"
Peter G,
Charleston
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All
ages have fun!
It
brings
family
and friends together around the facts, events, and values important to
them!
"...
but his laughter
still sounds in my ears. Thanks. What a good present I bought myself."
"We
opened and set your game up about 2 p.m. Christmas
afternoon. Since that time, it's stayed in place on my coffee table.
We've
changed players as folks come and go, but the game has been ongoing.
More
or less. This evening, the eight year old collapsed into giggles while
trying to tell a bedtime story. We never got the story, he didn't get
to
move his spaces, but his laughter still sounds in my ears. Thanks. What
a good present I bought myself! I hope you had fun creating it."
Email
from C Hopkins December 30, 2003
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"What
a fun way
to share all the traditional stories with the new in-laws..."
"My
holiday family gathering was greatly enhanced
when we all played Family Lore. What a fun way to share all the
traditional
stories with the new in-laws, and to spark new memories to share with
our
children and grandchildren. My mother, brother and I had the most fun
of
all making our own customized cards in advance of the actual playing.
In
the course of the game we shared so many emotions - it was hilarious
one
moment and touching the next. Family Lore was a great way for us to
recall
and celebrate years of experiences in an evening."
Beverly
Johnson, Silver Spring, MD
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"...one
of my
favorite memories is how my mom and dad worked so hard to make
Thanksgiving
so special - always a feast fit for a king..."
"I
would like to share with you a family conversation
that resulted from playing your FamilyLore Game. I was playing with my
four children - all married and with children of their own. We had a
question
about holiday memories and one of my favorite memories is how my mom
and
dad worked so hard to make Thanksgiving so special - always a feast fit
for a king topped off by homemade pies and a homecoming occasion for
the
entire family. After I had recounted my memories and how much I
treasured
those memories - each of my kids started telling me about how much they
look forward to our Thanksgiving holiday - and how much they enjoyed
our
time together as a family. It was a bitter sweet experience as I found
great joy hearing my children talking about how much they appreciate
the
work I put into preparing for Thanksgiving - a conversation I wish I
could
have had with my parents while they were still alive."
Betty D,
Milwaukee
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Players'
Pieces can be personalized!
Photographs
can
be
mounted on Player Pieces for each player!
FamilyLore
Game is a great way to start an oral history of the family
Get
the
important
stories of the family documented as a permanent keep-sake. Every time
you
play the game more memories will be revealed and passed on for future
generations
of family.
"...great
game for talking about family traditions, family values and family
ethics."
"I
discovered the FamilyLore Game by accident while
doing research on the Internet. The concept of the game was most
intriguing,
unique and different. While most families would find the game
fascinating
and entertaining - families in business together will find it has
special
appeal. It is a great game for talking about family traditions, family
values and family ethics. In some ways it becomes a history of the
family
and the family's business because the two are so interconnected. If you
are part of a family-owned business, I recommend you purchase the
FamilyLore
Game! It is a great family fun game for kids and grand kids too!"
Don Schwerzler,
Founder Family Business Institute
www.family-business-experts.com
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"We
stopped playing and started talking..."
"FamilyLore
Game is a game without end - Our family
just loves it. Last weekend we had a family get together with my two
brothers
and their families. We stopped playing and started talking - a
conversation
that was started because of a question in the VACATION category:
"Growing
up, what was your favorite vacation?". My older brother's favorite
vacation
was ski trips to Utah. He retired and now lives in Park City! My
younger
brother's favorite vacation was going to the beach - he and his family
now live in Ft Myers FL. For me, my favorite as a youngster was fishing
and boating - and to this day my fun time is cruising Lake Lanier on
our
houseboat with our 6 grandkids! My brothers and I never connected how
these
early live experiences helped shape our decisions later in life!"
Glenn R.,
Atlanta
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