When you need an icebreaker to help shy cousins put away the screens and interact with each other this Thanksgiving, check out Mattel Games’s scavenger hunt card game, Card ‘N’ Go Seek. Fun for kids ages 7 and older, this game can even be enjoyed by younger kids who have a designated reader. The deck has green, blue, and orange cards, and the winner is the first player to get one of each color — or three of the same color. The cards describe a type of item the players must find. The dealer puts a number of cards on the table that is one less than the number of players, like musical chairs. The players count to three, then make a break for it. Speed helps. The first player to get back with the correct object — or animal — wins the matching card. There are some additional rules to keep the game interesting, and there’s lots of room for negotiation when bringing back a grandmother to match a card that says “sparkles” or a spoonful of mashed potatoes to match “bumpy texture.” When the whole clan is laughing and talking, all the players will feel like winners.
Card ‘N’ Go Seek card game, $7.99, www.walma
