This is a two to eight player game according to the box – it is! Having said that, I have heard my eldest son play it on his own to try and get all the letters pushed down. So, for example, if the subject or category was “Things in the Bathroom” you could say “Toilet” and push down the T followed by a slap of the central button to reset the timer. Play moves on to the next player who might say “Sink” pressing the ‘S’ and play moves round until all the letters are depressed. A player is eliminated from the round if they run out of time, give a spurious answer, or don’t say an answer before the ting of the timer. minute, then Dabble might be the word board game for you. This game tests not just your vocabulary skills,

Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Northern Ireland and the Scottish Highlands) may take longer to reach you. Aretha Franklin once sang ‘You better think (think), Think about the word game you’re trying to play with me, Think (think, think)’. She was, of course, referring to Think Words, a fast-paced family word game from John Adams aka Ideal. Unlike its big brother this boasts seven different ways to play, which makes writing about the gameplay a bit more tedious. That said, each variant basically follows the same formula: Spin the spinner until it stops, match the colour to select the category and letter, shout out an answer to win the card.I do however make sure I am choosing appropriate categories that the kids can at least participate with. The category cards have a couple of options and so our house rule is to choose the best one the card. Components The frenzy Think Words imbues onto my children is genuinely brilliant to watch. I don’t love playing this game, but I do like it and as such it is a good family game. That said, there are a lot of family games out there that my kids can grasp that sees us happily playing on a bit more of a par with one another. Dobble is, in my opinion, the best at that and if you don’t own it, you really should.

I like the ability to make Think Words! as long or as short as you want. It answers that plea for one last game before bedtime without having grumpy children the next day. You also feel like it is sort of educational too, as it helps build vocabulary and spelling.

The plastic spinning thing does exactly what it needs to do. It holds the cards and it spins. Equally the cards do exactly what they need to do and it is all good enough quality.