Write a story about a family game night.

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“The Game for Sinners” by Kate Katey

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It was a calm, spring morning. A bit cloudy and cold, but not more than all the days since the end of the winter. The only actual difference between March and January this year was the snow. It was quite a lot of it in January and not even a snowflake in March, but if not for that no one would be really able to tell which month is it, without a help of a calendar.Addie was slowly making her way towards the school she attended to with even bigger pain than the day before. She understood that her matriculation examination was getting closer an...

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“Twisted Charades” by Paris Mint

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“Gather round! Gather round!” Father yelled. Cousin Minni giggled as I came over and tickled her. Father glared at me for disrupting his attempt at order. Shrugging, I sat in one of the green velvet chairs taken out especially for the family gathering at Christmas. Mother and Brother Ken were followed by several aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents into the living room. Father looked around, a wide smile on his face. We had been snowed in for an entire day, and everyone was itching with discomfort of being inside for so long. He had been...

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“The Magic of Communication ” by Naomi Lee

Submitted to Contest #34

I wouldn't have believed it, she thought to herself as she walked to her room, if it didn't happen right in front of my face. The slender girl continued walking. She was still very much in awe of what just happened.Her champagne blonde flowing locks bounced as she glided along the hallways towards her room. Slightly squinting emerald eyes were the only hint that she was thinking about it. Who could have guessed that something so simple would be the highlight of this night and probably the rest of our lives? Reaching her room, she got ready f...

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“Game of Strategy ” by Jesse Bhullar

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"It's a game of strategy?""Yes, of strategy. Shatranj."There we were the three of us on the floor playing a simple game. Or well, my son and his father are playing. I'm merely observing, it does not seem simple."In which land do they play game as this?""Mine." he gruffedI’m sitting the furthest from the fire . My husband threw too much firewood into it. I'm worried a stray ember might singe Junior. "You two sure are focused on this." No response, only the whistling cold and the roaring fireplace could be heard.Even little quiet Junior was su...

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“Lights Out!” by Jasmine Sidhu

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I have been waiting for this day all week. Every year we have a family night where we invite our close ones and have a fun family game night. We had already bought some new games to play: some were adult-friendly and some were for kids. It was about 4 when my parents came home from work on a Friday. I had done my part by doing my chores so that the house looks clean. My parents had stopped and bought some balloons and other things. Now it was time to decorate! Our house is pretty big: it has 6 bedrooms, two living rooms, the kitchen, and ou...

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“Alien Invasion” by Geoffrey Archer

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My father would have disapproved of their attendance. After I first met them up close I realized the ugly and brutish creatures softened their features to resemble ours. “They assume a form like ours to help us feel more comfortable around them,” my mom explained. They will never be beautiful though. When they joined our society they brought a wealth of new technologies. Without hesitation we adopted their tools and welcomed the Aliens into our world. Over the course of decades our civilizations merged until eventually two of them end...

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“Bowling Family Game Night ” by SHERWIN D'SOUZA

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Family Game NightChapter OneIt was 7 pm, the eve, (Dec 25, 2020) of family game night for Wong’s. This was taken very seriously for the family of four. Peter, 16 and his sister Andrea, 15 hated losing to their parents or and especially each other. Their parents, Sammy, and Luna felt the same way too. Every Friday night 7 pm, was game night at the kitchen table. They would play a different game every week. They had a point system each week and those weekly points earned went towards to the end of year of point total. The tier system wor...

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“Not usual family game night” by Danny Caves

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Finally a night off after a month. A month of crazy non-stop work. But what did I expect when I joined this Special Investigation Agency? Definitely not a failure. We, me and my three guy team members, followed a pile of bodies and leads through states, heard numerous people and what for? The villain managed to flee just under our noses. Moving us right to the beginning. Add pent up frustration and huge differences between guys and disaster were around the corner. I was glad we managed to survive this past month. We had huge talking problems...

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“Games night” by Nicola E

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“Ah you bastard.”“Jerry!”“Sorry.”“DAMMIT that was MINE and you KNOW IT”Chelsey giggled. Chris kicked her under the table and she yelped in surprise. “Mum!!”Stacey eyed Chris with glare he knew not to push against. He threw down another card just before his dad’s, which was met with a spout of mumbled cursing. Cards were flying in all directions, all eyes on the table. You couldn’t hesitate for a moment, and it drew the absolute concentration of all players for minutes at a time, broken only by the occasional insult or outcry of frustration. ...

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“Not-So-Friendly Competition ” by Chloe H

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Emma peered across the table at her grandfather, her knuckles white as she gripped her property deeds. The withered old man smiled at her, but she knew it was a facade. Ever since her great-grandmother had passed, games like these had been frequent. Her family had opened her will and stacks of money and bartered them away in games of poker of blackjack. This had been the most heated game so far. Though she was only twenty years old, she had decided to try and get the money and ever since she had played her first game and earned her first wad...

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Write a story about a family game night.

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✍️ 70 stories

“The Game for Sinners” by Kate Katey

“Twisted Charades” by Paris Mint

“The Magic of Communication ” by Naomi Lee

“Game of Strategy ” by Jesse Bhullar

“Lights Out!” by Jasmine Sidhu

“Alien Invasion” by Geoffrey Archer

“Bowling Family Game Night ” by SHERWIN D'SOUZA

“Not usual family game night” by Danny Caves

“Games night” by Nicola E

“Not-So-Friendly Competition ” by Chloe H

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