Write a story about a family game night.

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“The Perfect But Not So Perfect Day” by Peyton Guffey

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It was a normal Friday after school, and Elizabeth was coming home to stay the weekend with us. She had to stay the night Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Even though it would be a school night, Her parents were staying out of town and had asked my parents if she could stay with us. At first they said no, but after a bunch of convincing and begging, they finally agreed. So here we are, on a Friday night, our whole family is in the kitchen, including Elizabeth. Apparently my parents had planned a family game night and invited our n...

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“What Makes and Breaks a Bond.” by Jane Loden

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It was a dark and stormy night. Lightning occasionally lit up my room, illuminating the desk with clothes and pens haphazardly tossed across it and the clothes carpet on my floor. I wasn't exactly the cleanest person, certainly not compared to my neat freak of a sister, Allison. I honestly couldn't stand her nitpicking whenever she came into my room."How can you live in here?" She would ask."With a hazmat suit and a blind eye." I would always shoot back.Allison was practically perfect in every way. Her report card was always without flaws, h...

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“Forever Free On Fridays” by Jessica Todd

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“You cheating whore!”My mother glared daggers at my father who had just barked so loud the cards on the table vibrated on the polished wood. Throwing her cards down onto the table, Mom screamed back, “You started it!”“I did not!”“Yes, you did! I saw you! Don’t you deny it you scumbag!”I never knew that this was how our family fun game night was going to go.This was more intense.Honestly, it was also far more enjoyable as well.Oh, by the way, they weren’t fighting because of UNO either.Friday nights were meant for unwinding and spending force...

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“Secretly Prince” by Leah Zielke

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Secretly Prince “Children, aren’t you going to thank me for the meal?” The mother of the Rodin family asked in a stern voice. “Thank you, Mom.” Moaned 13-year-old Aria and 10-year-old Caspian, who picked at the tomato soup that sat before them. The two frowning children sat on their chairs, refusing to eat, until Mother brought out a tub of ice cream. Quickly, both children devoured the food and stood before thei...

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“Redemption ” by Amber Bailey

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One late spring day, Alexander was getting ready to have her first family game night. She has played games several times before with friends when she would sleep over with them, but this was the first time with family. Nervousness and excitement both gnawed at her stomach the closer it got to 5pm, she was ready to play, but was unsure on how the evening would go with everyone cooped up next to each other. It was a rainy day, and she didn’t mind, but it had ruined the plans they previously had to have a cook out and play flag football. She wa...

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“Cousin's night” by Ashrith Ashu

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I had always been inspired by the life stories of astronauts, especially the life of Kalpana Chawla. I always admired her for being so brave and her passion for the stars. At Twenty three, Kalpana Chawla was doing her masters in Aerospace Engineering in U.S but what I have been doing in my life right now. I just didn’t want to have a normal story to my life. As the thoughts were flowing in my mind while I was drinking coffee in Vicky’s cafe, my cousin yashu has called me and told that she and his elder brother reached the railway station. Sh...

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“The Picture Game” by Dana McCormack

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“Wednesday hurry up with the rope!” My twin Adam screams from downstairs. I sigh and finish tying the rope into a circle. Yes my name is Wednesday, my mum loves the Adams family, no I don’t wear my hair in two braids or a black dress but I will potentially light someone’s house on fire if I have to hear those jokes one more time.Making my way down the basement steps I join the rest of my family. It was game night and while for most families that meant sitting around a table playing cards or rolling a dice, here in the Knight household the co...

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“Bonding over Togetherness” by Manna Sandhu

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The day break seemed to be perfect! From my window I could see everything bathed in the buttery light of the glowing orb which appeared as golden and bright as a field of ripe corn. The sky was painted a canvas of hues that blended smoothly into one another. Until that day, I had never really appreciated the plentiful bounties of Nature. Rejoicing at the mesmerising morning, I hurriedly took a shower and got ready quickly. As I yanked a brush through my hair viciously untangling the knots, my mother entered my disorganised room.”Come down fo...

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“Seek and Slay” by Unknown User

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A bump and the sound of something rolling across the wooden floor. The rolling slowly comes to a halt and silence falls once again. Almost silent. I’m struggling to breathe. The air feels thinner in here. Another thirty seconds pass before I have to give in. Pushing the wardrobe open slightly, I let the cold air pour into my lungs, inhaling gratefully.Peering through the tiny slit, I can see that there is nobody in the room. The room is exactly as it had looked before I climbed into the wardrobe half an hour earlier. Except, the plastic cup ...

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“The game of clue” by Julia Smith

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I rolled the dice and entered the study on the board. “Col. Mustard, in the study with the……” The doorbell rang. I got up to answer it, leaving my wife and kids with the game of clue. I opened the door, expecting a mailman or something. At the door, there was an odd-looking old man, maybe about 99 years old, with five colourful, well worn scarves around his neck. He stood there for a minute without saying anything then suddenly, just as I was about to close the door, he asked, “can I join your game of clue?” I looked at him suspiciously, not...

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“Life or Risk or Death” by Stevie Aldrich

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“This is the last of them.” Uncle Cal huffed and puffed as he hauled the stack of games up from the basement, spilling them over the dining room table. Randy and Mandy leaped on the pile, ravenous for first pick while Aunt Violet stood to the side. She nervously held her mug of chamomile tea tightly, watching her children scramble through the cardboard boxes. “Did you grab the UNO?” Grandma asked, slumping into the dining room through the ki...

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“One More Chance” by Jason Thomas Robinson

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“Okay, so what are we doing tonight?”Joey hesitated for a moment to give the illusion of contemplation.“How about Monopoly?”Lulu and Joey’s eyes met, her finger suspended in mid air next to the Monopoly game and not any of the other games stacked underneath it on the closet shelf. Once Joey realized his mother knew what her boy was going to pick, he let out a giggle of defeat.“How did you know I was going to pick Monopoly, momma?” The truth is Joey did not himself understand why he kept choosing Monopoly every week for at least a month. His ...

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“Clue” by Jorge Febres

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From the moment the TV was turned off, it felt like a set of theater drapes closed to the outside world and left us on our own, something that we desperately needed.Slowly, we started gathering around the big table on the living room. My brother Peter came in from the porch, after smoking a cigar. My older brother John finished his video chat with his wife and kids on the phone. I left the couch where I was immersed in Dan Brown’s Deception Point, one of my grandmother’s favorite authors. From the kitchen, mom and granny showed up with ...

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“Home in the Hill” by Zsak Long

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Few things are more cosy than playing a board game with the family on Christmas Eve. The large table slap-bang in the middle of the wood-floored dining room. The monopoly board barely perceptible if not for the burning candles scattered across the bare floor and hanging from the chandelier above. My Father and mother sitting across from me and my little sister as she gently rocks her favourite dolly from side to side. This was home.Except it wasn’t.We all knew the stakes of the game were higher this year. You could see it in the purposeful i...

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“Let the Games Begin” by Emma Van Den Berg

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Most family games end up with a winner and multiple losers and, while there are maybe some feelings hurt... no one ever dies...Right?Welcome to Burlsdrake Manor, where the most dangerous people are your family. The clock emitted twelve sonorous clangs. Mina slid around the corner as an electronified voice made the announcement: "Let the Games begin!" The Burlsdrake family had been participating in the family Games since they had arrived at the manor. The Games occurred every four years (coinciding with election year), beginning January ...

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Write a story about a family game night.

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✍️ 70 stories

“The Perfect But Not So Perfect Day” by Peyton Guffey

“What Makes and Breaks a Bond.” by Jane Loden

“Forever Free On Fridays” by Jessica Todd

“Secretly Prince” by Leah Zielke

“Redemption ” by Amber Bailey

“Cousin's night” by Ashrith Ashu

“The Picture Game” by Dana McCormack

“Bonding over Togetherness” by Manna Sandhu

“Seek and Slay” by Unknown User

“The game of clue” by Julia Smith

“Life or Risk or Death” by Stevie Aldrich

“One More Chance” by Jason Thomas Robinson

“Clue” by Jorge Febres

“Home in the Hill” by Zsak Long

“Let the Games Begin” by Emma Van Den Berg

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