Family Game Night Break the Monotony of Overplayed Board Games!
Family game night is a time when a family can forget about all of life’s commitments and bond over a good old-fashioned board game. But the old, tattered Monopoly box or worn-out UNO cards can leave something to be desired, and the classics might be getting a little dull. If you’re tired of playing the same board games over and over, it might be time to start looking for ways to change things up. Here are four tabletop games you might not have heard of that are perfect for spicing up family game night. MYSTERIUM Your family will love delving into this cooperative murder mystery game that is a mixture of Clue and Dixit. You can play as the ghost or as one of the mediums who enters the haunting. The ghost player gives each medium a clue or vision about a potential murderer, and the mediums have to guess
which person, room, or weapon was used to murder the ghost player. After each turn, the ghost reveals whether each of the mediums’ guesses are right or not. If all of the mediums succeed in guessing correctly by the seventh in-game hour, they work together to find the true murderer. LASER CHESS A classic game of chess is a great way to spend an evening, and it just got a little more interesting. Laser chess includes all the problem-solving skills a typical chess game offers but with a twist. At the end of each turn, a player fires a small laser beam that bounces off the mirrored chess pieces. If it hits the non-mirrored surface of a piece, that piece is taken by the player. A player wins when the opposing player’s king piece is illuminated. CATAN Welcome to the island of Catan! After a long voyage at sea, the people in
your expedition compete against other seafarers in building settlements. Enjoy the 45–90-minute game as you and your family build roads, barter resources, and race for absolute supremacy on Catan. ONE NIGHT WEREWOLF Every night, werewolves prowl around the village, and it’s up to the villagers to find the werewolf once the sun rises — before it’s too late. Each person plays a unique role with different abilities to help find or conceal the werewolf. If the werewolf is caught, the villagers win the game, but if the werewolf manages to escape, the villagers lose. Now you can bring some exciting variety into your family game nights. Don’t miss out on these excellent tabletop games, and most importantly, have fun!
MORE TO THE STORY Why Sue the Phone Book Over Botched Plastic Surgery?
Back before the days of the internet, if you wanted to get a job done right, you turned to the phone book. This is what an Oregon woman did in 1996 when she wanted to try liposuction. Turns out the doctor she called wasn’t qualified to perform plastic surgery. When the procedure went south, she sued … the phone company! Somehow, the jury agreed with this shift of blame, and the woman walked away with over a million dollars. This “wacky” lawsuit story pops up a lot and often leaves people asking why the woman didn’t sue the doctor for malpractice. In fact, she did! The woman, Michelle Knepper, sued Dr. Timothy Brown for misrepresenting himself as a board-certified plastic surgeon when he was really only certified in dermatology. During the procedure, Brown removed too much fat, leaving Knepper’s lips permanently disfigured and her nerves exposed, resulting in constant pain she suffers to this day. It’s no wonder Brown settled the case before it could go to trial. It’s worth noting that Knepper wasn’t the only patient to suffer from Brown’s shady practices. In 1999, a woman named Marie Nolan also went to Dr. Brown for liposuction. Nolan would
later sue on the grounds that Brown had “misrepresented his qualifications to perform liposuction” and was awarded $183,000 in damages. How does the phone book get involved? It’s yet another example of misrepresentation in this case. Knepper sued Dex Media, Inc., the company responsible for placing ads in the phone book. Dex Media had deliberately misrepresented Brown’s qualifications by placing his ad under “Plastic Surgery” and boasting that Brown was board certified without clarifying that he was only certified in dermatology. Dex Media knowingly misled patients with the ad to help Brown boost his business, which in turned brought in more money for the media company. The lawsuit against Dex Media went on until April of 2005, when the jury awarded Knepper’s family $1.5 million in compensatory damages. Hopefully, this large payout was enough punishment to dissuade Dex Media from encouraging physicians to run misleading ads, thus preventing other patients from sharing Knepper’s fate.
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