Boggle

Pros: helps spelling and vocabulary
Cons: doesn't seem popular anymore

From an early age, my parents preached about the importance of reading and having a vociferous vocabulary. This is a game designed to help improve the vocabulary and spelling ability of both young and old alike. This is one of the games we play at my...

Pros: educational, fun
Cons: NONE

When my son was seven, he started getting bored with Boggle Jr. He knew all the words and how to spell them. We decided we needed some new games for family game night, so we went shopping. When my son spotted Boggle, he “had to have it”. Of...

Pros: Fun for the family, quick games, helps with spelling and increasing vocabulary.
Cons: Son in law beats us every time!

What a great game Boggle Deluxe is....even if my son in law beats us everytime!

One of the games that we play on game night with our daughter(Chalathra) and her hubby is Boggle, but I must admit that playing against our...

Pros: Hours of educational fun for the entire family
Cons: None that I know of

As a young girl my parents always played games with my siblings and me. When I had children of my own, we too played games. Each year at Christmas, I would give them each a board game that we didn't have, and we would spend hours playing these games. One...

Pros: makes children think
Cons: none

I have an 8 year old daughter that has her share of trouble learning to read. It was a tough time, but I am happy to say Jordan is reading like a pro!
One of the things that her teacher back in first grade suggested was to go and buy this. I...

Pros: fun, challenging
Cons: none

When I was growing up Sunday was always family fun day. Before I was a teenager we would do things like go to the park, the zoo, and other fun filled adventures. As I got older we started staying in more and our fun day turned in to game day.

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Pros: lots of fun, improves your vocabulary
Cons: can lose dice, can have arguments over whether words are valid

One of my mother's many professional incarnations is English teacher, and from a young age word games were prevalent in my house. I played math and logic games with dad and word games with mom. All were happy.

Our favorite game was Perquacky,...

Pros: Fast-paced, challenging word-puzzle fun.
Cons: Where is my official Boggle dispute-settling dictionary?

My family were big proponents of "making your own fun," and I could have sworn we had just about every board game in existence growing up – Monopoly, Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, Yahtzee (oh... so much Yahtzee). You name it. But somehow, we never picked ...

Pros: loads of fun - good vocabulary builder
Cons: none

This game is a test of your vocabulary.

The play is very simple. First you put sixteen letter cubes into the tray provided. Put the cover on and shake well (this normally makes a little noise). Put the tray back on the table, remove the...

Pros: Teaches spelling, quick game
Cons: Not particularly exciting

Introduction

Dictionary.com lists the following definitions for the word boggle:
* To hesitate as if in fear or doubt.
* To shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
* To botch; bungle.

I don't know...

Pros: Good for teaching reading. Open to variations. Q always comes with a U.
Cons: hard to find replacement dice if you lose one.

I don't remember when I got my first Boggle set, but I remember loving the game. The game consists of a tray that is divided into a 4x4 grid making a total of 16 spaces. This is good planning on the game designer's part. S/He also provided the game with...

Pros: fun for the whole family, easy to use never the same
Cons: none

Are you ready for a fast paced game to play?

Then Boggle is the game for you. I love this game its fast and keep's you thinking. You can play this game with just two players, or as many as you wish no limit to the amount of...

Pros: any number of people can play, it's fast-paced, and it works your brain
Cons: extremely loud to 'shuffle' the cubes

I love playing Boggle, and lately my wife and I have tried a simple variation to the game.

First of course, I must give a nutshell explanation of what Boggle is... ahem. A regular Boggle game, which is what I play, and what is pictured to...

Pros: Great vocabulary-builder
Cons: Can be heartbreaking for a child if they lose every game to a domineering and relentless parent

My mother has this game on a shelf in the bathroom. Every time she visits the throne, she plays Boggle. I'm talking EVERY TIME for the last 15 years. Needless to say, she frequently gets over 100 four-letter words in a three-minute game, and...

Pros: Encourages thinking!
Cons: None!

Boggle is a great game to bring on a trip. Everyone can play, every game is different, it keeps you thinking. . it's just a great game! I find I enjoy it more as an adult even than I did as a child. And it sure beats passively watching television at...