Uno is currently the number one game at welikeplay HQ. And I admit I was a little hesitant when No.1 child got it as as pressie a few months back. But I’m big enough to admit my misgivings were wrong, as this game rocks. Perhaps my perceptions would be different if I’d been forced to endure it through wet childhood holidays in a Cornish caravan-site, but MrWelikeplay Senior had a certain reluctance when it came to boardgames. That, and we went to Scotland where is still rained, but we had to run around to keep warm too.

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tag... review, 5up, 8up, card games, cheating

Right now in the UK, and for three or four weeks to come, there are conkers beneath the mighty chestnuts. Collecting them is so much fun. Arm yourself with a sturdy bag and a polishing cloth for each child and set sail for your local woodland/scrubland/park/garden.

Please ensure that you’re not snaffling them from an area of nature conservation. And even in ‘normal’ areas ask them to sort and select for nicely round ones, leaving the others behind for bugs, weevils and grubs.

Once you’ve got them its time to use them, or they’ll rot in that plaggie bag of yours (in a grim experience this does take a year).

A list of uses follows the jump…

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tag... play for today, 3up, 5up, 8up, cheating, collecting, nature, traditional games