A family game night has to work for everyone at the table: the eight-year-old, the grandparent who doesn't like apps, and the teenager pretending not to care. The best picks are games everyone already knows, short rounds and simple rules.
Snazzlebop puts the board on the TV and gives everyone a phone as a controller. There are no boxes to put away, no missing pieces and no arguments about whose turn it is.
Put the show on the TV: open TV mode on a laptop or smart TV browser and the board, dice and scores appear there. Each player only needs a phone, and two people can share one.
Play a few short games back to back. Mixing luck games such as Snakes and Ladders with skill games such as trivia keeps everyone in the running.
Younger players can use a parent's phone with their own name, and anyone who doesn't want to play can join as the audience and still cheer, predict and vote.
The classics, trivia and drawing games suit all ages. Hosts choose the games, so a family night can stick to those.
No. Up to eight players can join, but two people can share one phone as a team.