BlindFish Games

Th is year I am sharing 24 mini games over advent, where the rules can be explained on the back of a single business card. Today's game is called "Coin Toss".  Day 24 "Coin Toss" Players:  2-10 players Equipment:  Coins (chocolate recommended)  Concise rules:  Place this card face up in the centre of the table, make sure everyone has an equal number of coins. Everyone takes turns tossing a coin towards the business card. The first player to land a coin touching the words "Merry Christmas" wins all coins previously thrown.  Notes: I loved marbles growing up and I always saw people on TV or in books  playing marbles  but I never really played a competitive games with them. I like collecting and I liked marble runs. As an adult I have been curious about the history of marble games and have learnt a wide variety of ways to play with them. There is so much creativity with how to game with them.  Why am I talking about marbles? because this is...

Th is year I am sharing 24 mini games over advent, where the rules can be explained on the back of a single business card. Today's game is called "Marshmallow Snowmen". Today is a another marshmallow based family focused game. Day 21 "Marshmallow Snowmen"  Players:  2-12 players Equipment:  Dice & a big bag of marshmallows Concise rules:  1 player rolls a dice to set the target number. Then, simultaneously,  all players attempt to build the  rolled number of marshmallow  snowmen by stacking 3  marshmallows on top of each  other. First player to build the  correct number of  snowmen wins. Notes: Again we have a short little family focused game. Designed to be played and enjoyed by families especially with little hands. Of course this kind of marshmallow based sculpture can be extended with adding cocktail sticks, sweets and anything else you can find. At that point this snowman race can become more an art competition. ...

Th is year I am sharing 24 mini games over advent, where the rules can be explained on the back of a single business card. Today's game is called "D6 countdown" and it great for playing with children.  I love little games, that take moments to explain and can be played in 2-15 minutes. So, I set myself a challenge to collect and create as many  business card games  as possible. Today's is stolen from Countdown on channel 4. Day 9 "D6 countdown"  Players:  1- 8 players Equipment:   Dice, Pens,  Paper and Timer Concise rules:  Roll the dice 8 times to generate letters. Players have 30 seconds to make the longest word with these letters.  Notes: The word game in countdown is great fun but honestly, it's not my strongest round. I know in theory competitors have more freedom over what letters they choose and the balance between vowels and consonants especially. But 90% of the time the letters chosen are very formulaic. So, turning it into a t...

Th is year I am sharing 24 mini games over advent, where the rules can be explained on the back of a single business card. Today's game is called "Marshmallow mountain" and it great for playing with children.  I love little games, that take moments to explain and can be played in 2-15 minutes. So, I set myself a challenge to collect and create as many  business card games  as possible. Day 8 "Marshmallow mountain"  Players:  2-12 players Equipment:  Small plate & a big bag of marshmallows Concise rules:  Take turns placing a marshmallow on the plate, slowly building a mountainous pile. If a player causes any marshmallows to fall off the plate they are out. Continue until you have a winner. Notes: You want a small plate for this or it takes too long. A saucer is brilliant. If you want to make it harder you can even flip the saucer over or use the bottom of a mug. This game is in the great tradition of Jenga, buckaroo and so many other dexterity game...

T his year I am sharing 24 mini games over advent, where the rules can be explained on the back of a single business card. Today's game is called "Paper atlas".  I love little games, that take moments to explain and can be played in 2-15 minutes. So, I set myself a challenge to collect and create as many  business card games  as possible. Day 7 "Paper atlas"  Players:  4-12 players Equipment:  1 napkin per player Concise rules:  Think of a country, now fold and rip your napkin to represent the country, this could be the outline of the borders or symbolic. Hold it up, the first player to  correctly guess the country becomes  the napkin crafter. Repeat the action  with a new country, no country can  be repeated, continue until one  player has had 3 napkin countries  correctly guessed. Notes: Sitting around a dinner table (in a home or restaurant) can be the best time of Christmas but sometimes I find myself with people I don...