Rock Band Is the Perfect Party Game for Kids

Last night, we had a New Year's Party. This was a family-friendly party. We had video games and board games.

For four hours, the board games were ignored. Everyone was too busy playing Rock Band.

And I mean everyone. Moms, dads, kids, neighbors, everyone. The only exception were the very young (under 5) kids who were a bit overwhelmed with all the controls.

We borrowed the Xbox to have Rock Band available. It's going to be hard to let it go tomorrow. It's a great game for parties. Although, our neighbor had a complaint: there weren't enough country songs. And my complaint, there aren't enough female vocalists. So, all Rock Band needs to do for version #2 is to add a couple Dixie Chicks songs.

New Year's Is the Holiday for Gamers

We're throwing a New Year's Eve party. Low key. No major event planning. Just games, drinks and food. The food and drink we had to run to the store for. The games, we had plenty of those.

We have board games, card games, Xbox, Gamecube and PS2. We're inviting neighbors and friends. People want to play games? They know the house to come to.

It's not going to be a big crowd. And that suits us fine. Gives us more chances to have a turn playing Rock Band.

Happy New Year's everyone! And happy game playing!