Your family IS a game family. You already know the value of a great game for family togetherness, but haven’t seen anything particularly exciting yet this year, and the old games are getting a little tired…

• It seems like you’ve been playing Trivial Pursuit for the last 180 years.
• Monopoly has been your brother’s favorite game since he was 10-years-old, but no one can beat him. (He grew up to become a dot.com zillionaire and is now flipping foreclosures for fun.)
• Dad likes chess, but that puts him and one other family member out of commission for an entire afternoon.
• The family used to play Spades, but the cheating got so bad that it takes 30 minutes to lay down the ground rules before the cards are even dealt.
• When your 8-year-old says “Can I play?” You find yourself saying, “Not now Honey. Isn’t Shreck on TV in the living room?” Translation: “Get out of my hair so I can slam Aunt Mary in Chinese Checkers.”

So, what to do? “Do Tell. The Relationship Game”

There’s a new Family Edition out that’s great for ages 8 to 88, and plenty of time for it to get to your house before your holiday gathering.

The thing that’s different about this relationship game is that anyone in the family can play. You don’t need to have any special skills or knowledge. You just have to be yourself. That’s also why it is a great game for families. The board game is a game of connections. It doesn’t require strategy. If someone is brave enough to do what the card says, or tell on themselves, then they win. Well, they might not “win” the game, but they do get to have a good time.

There’s a reason that your family likes to play games. They like to do something together. Games can be a great way to help us interact and enjoy each other. But with some games, the competition can get so high it just takes away the fun. Some games require such high levels of thinking or knowledge that many family members are simply out. “Do Tell” is a game that lets everyone in the fun, and lets you connect, communicate and relate with those you love.

There’s still plenty of time to get a game for someone on your gift-giving list. It comes in an easy to wrap box that fits nicely under most trees. Or, give it to yourself and make hosting this year’s family get together a little easier.

So, if you can’t draw, struggle to be clever on demand and aren’t a money expert, but are pretty good at just being you, then “Do Tell” is just the game for you. And if you are worried about those in the family who only agree to play games because they like the competition… Yes, someone gets to win.