Hot Toys for 2012: Morphology

My family adores board games.  In fact, we try to set aside at least one night per week to have a family game night and always invite guests to join in, too.  It’s certainly a terrific way to spend quality time together.

The game that’s top on the list for my boys this year is Morphology.  Since we’ve discovered this gem of creative play, it’s one we’re constantly choosing

Morphology and Morphology Junior are inventive takes on Pictionary, asking players to “build” words like “hotdog” for their teammates to guess using pieces like blocks, string and glass beads.

But the good times are only beginning as the rules change to include quirky commands that might have the “morphologist” quacking like a duck, building a word with their eyes closed, or giving the other team a chance to guess the word and capture the point.  In short, it’s hysterical fun for players of all ages!

Since we’ve owned the game, it’s never even made it onto our game bookshelf.  Every member of our family and every guest we’ve invited to play have instantly fallen in love with these games which is as high a praise as a board game can hope to get.  My oldest son sums it up quiet nicely, “it’s way cool, loads of fun, and a total riot!”

For more information on Morphology and Morphology Junior, visit   You can also find fun daily guessing games from the folks at Morphology on Twitter https://twitter.com/morphologygames and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/morphologygames

Disclosure:  Morphology has provided product for review purposes.  All thoughts and opinions are that of Rural Mom.