Toy Insider Parent and Contributing Editor Charlene DeLoach joined CBS in Hartford to show off the best games for the family to enjoy on a cozy game night this winter. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.


RACK-O JR.

In this junior version of Rack-O, the goal is to be the first player to fill your rack with cards, from lowest to highest. Number cards are color-coded to match the colors of the rainbow (and colors on the racks). Special cards add excitement to this game designed for 2-4 players.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $12.95
  • Age:
  • 4+

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HANSEL & GRETEL

Designed for 2-4 players, this game features a 3D gameboard complete with Baba Yaga’s Gingerbread house. Players take turns selecting a candy tile and connecting it to the grid, then moving the pawns along the edge while avoiding Baba Yaga at all costs.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.95
  • Age:
  • 6+

BRAINBOLT GENIUS

Kids can supercharge their memory with the Genius version of the mind-melting light-up game, BrainBolt! Watch carefully as up to 21 lights flash at random, then kids can challenge their brain to repeat the patterns without missing a beat. Includes five new genius levels, randomized patterns in addition to solo, and head-to-head modes make this…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $26.99; $30.83 CAD
  • Age:
  • 7+

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CLUE: SQUISHMALLOWS

Clue has never been so snuggly! In this version of the classic mystery game, kids must solve the crime of the eaten mac and cheese!

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $44.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

STREAKS

Can you keep the fire alive? Players are challenged to count to 21 before the fire dies out. Go around in a circle taking turns counting but follow the rules for each number. If anyone messes up, the round starts back at one. The unique flame on the gameboard will act as the timer, dimming…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 17+

About the author

Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Business Operations Manager at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A former editor at Playbill and graduate of SUNY–Purchase, he spends most weekends rooting for the New York Red Bulls pro soccer team and making subway systems out of Brio trains with his little boy Jonah.

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