New family card games include Bee Attitudes (ages 4 and up), a games that allows kids to collect virtuous bees; Nephi's Courage (ages 4 and up), which offers variations of Old Maid, Go Fish and a matching game; Book of Mormon Battles (ages 6 and up), which allows players to battle each other using 56 heroes and villains from the book; and Book of Mormon Who? (ages 4 and up), a team guessing game featuring 48 Book of Mormon characters; players eliminate characters by asking questions to narrow it down to a chosen person.

These games have been selling at a record pace, said Robby Nichols, vice president of marketing for Covenant. "The biggest seller so far has been Bee Attitudes, with 15,000 already sold and going into its third printing. We knew the games would be popular, but we didn't know they would catch on so quickly. It shows that people really do want to spend more time with their families."

Other new and noteworthy games: Shakespeare: The Bard Game is "not our typical strategy game," says Uberplay's Young. "It's more of a family party game, but it's been doing very well." The game allows players to demonstrate knowledge of Shakespeare's plays and perhaps do a bit of acting.

For wheelers and dealers, Parker Brothers and Donald Trump have re-issued and updated TRUMP The Game. Not surprisingly, the object here is to make the most money — not just millions, but billions, if you play your cards right. Each Trump card features a tip from The Donald on how he would use it. Players can also cut others out of negotiations by playing a "You're fired" card.

Shout About Movies and Scene-It are two games that are classed as "GVD" games. They feature DVDs with movie clips; players watch and play. Shout About Movies pits teams on a race to identify famous quotes, scenes and characters from major motion pictures. With Scene-It, players answer trivia questions based on the scenes they watch. Popcorn is sold separately.

Another game with a media tie-in is Don't Quote Me, developed through a license with TV Guide. Players must identify the speaker of the TV or movie quote as they move about the board. The game features "quotes and trivia spanning 50 years of TV and movie history."

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