Your Friday morning read is from our August Ambassadors special. And, us being a touch seven day symmetrical, it’s set on a Friday. Friday night in fact – GAMES NIGHT !!! Two families race against the clock to play the Cheatwell Games bestseller – Tension. And tension there certainly was with the dads coming to (admittedly joky and pathetic) blows. The kids, the mums and the dads 
– despite the sad manly bruises – enjoyed the game. And so will you.

Give us a quick rundown on how you play?

Dan: A race against the 60-second clock to give the top 10 answers to a question. You get a timer and a game board with four lots of game cards
(colour-coded to match age). The cards
are also double-sided so you can have a lot of games. 

What did you like about the game?

Paul: It was excellent! No complicated rules and we could start playing in no time. The title sums up the game very well as it caused a lot of tension between the two families and gave us a lot of laughs. The objective is to name as many things relating to a topic (as an example name Heavy Metal Bands, this really is harder than it sounds). We really liked the Whirlwind Spaces and Nomination Space, which added another layer to the game. 

Would you play this game again?

Herbie: Yes. I really want to take this on our next camping holiday.

What did you like about the game?

Claire B: This is an ideal game for families! It’s quick to understand the rules and get set up. The kids loved it and was easy for them to understand and to fully take part in. 

Everyone was working together and became quite competitive. There aren’t many games that would engage all five
of us in our family (our kids are 10, 14 and 16), it’s one for all ages, and so this game
is perfect.  

Would you play this game again?

Claire B: Definitely. I can see us getting this out at Christmas and at family get-togethers. It’s also a game that the kids could play together without us, and definitely just with our friends, without the kids.

What did you like about this game?

Dan: All good games need to be challenging and this was. It really got everyone involved. It was easy to understand for both adults and kids to enjoy at the same time. It really gets you thinking. There was a good mix of topics and so everyone could join in. 

What did you like about the game?

Finley: It was very funny when the parents ran out of answers, and we knew a lot more than them.

If you could sum up Tension in one sentence:

Dan: Loved it. Great family game,
It’s addictive.

Paul: So much fun to play with all
the family.

Claire A: Buy it, play it – you’ll love it.

Claire B: It’s one of the most fun games I’ve played in a long time.

Herbie: Brilliant.

Finley: It made me laugh a lot.