Jackaroo

You race four marbles from your corner around the board into your home row, usually as a team of two sitting opposite each other. The first team to bring all eight marbles home wins. On your turn you play one card, and the card decides what you can do: bring a marble out, move a set number of spaces, split a move between two marbles, swap with an opponent, or send a rival back to the start by landing on it. Talking to your partner about your hand is not allowed. Most of Oman knows this one from family evenings, so it needs no teaching, and this edition goes up to six players for three teams. Easy rules, real tactics, and the loudest table at any game night. Buy it if you want the one game every guest will agree to play.