These games are the best!  They have really helped my little ones cooperate, instead of compete.  If you want games that have a positive impact on your children or your family, these are absolutely the way to go.  We can sit and play a half dozen of Family Pastimes' cooperative games with only very good feelings at the end of game night, which has a lasting positive effect on my children's relationship with one another and on my sanity as a mother. Another nice aspect of these games is that they have a nice narrative quality.  We especially like this little game of mystery and memory, which is a race against the clock.  It's a favorite of my daughter, who enjoys Nancy Drew and mysteries.