Happy Families

This may sound a bit daft but i need your help guys. During the flight to Florida i am planning to take plenty of card games to keep the boys happy. We have 'Snap' and some more travel games. But what i really want to get is set of 'Happy Families'. I spent hours playing this as a child and i know my boys will love it. The pack my mum has has now disintegrated. However, i have hunted high and low around Chippenham, Bath,Swindon and other nearby towns to no avail so now i need your help. If you find or know where i can get a pack from let me know. One shopkeeper i asked thought that they had been discontinued in the theme of political correctness.[grin][grin]Lol

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by bluebirds
This may sound a bit daft but i need your help guys. During the flight to Florida i am planning to take plenty of card games to keep the boys happy. We have 'Snap' and some more travel games. But what i really want to get is set of 'Happy Families'. I spent hours playing this as a child and i know my boys will love it. The pack my mum has has now disintegrated. However, i have hunted high and low around Chippenham, Bath,Swindon and other nearby towns to no avail so now i need your help. If you find or know where i can get a pack from let me know. One shopkeeper i asked thought that they had been discontinued in the theme of political correctness.[grin][grin]Lol
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Have a look here.................

http://www.playingcardsonly.co.uk/cg...cgi?family.htm

Also have you tried Early Learning Centre?

Search 'Happy families' on ebay. Some on there.

mel

do you have pound shop near you?/ they often have the cheap lttle sets in there, sold in packs of four different card games, old maid, donkey, snap, and Happy families

You could also have a look here...

Original design
http://www.compendia.co.uk/acatalog/Card_Games.html

Harry Potter
http://www.cards4magic.co.uk/acatalo...ARD_GAMES.html

For younger players
http://www.usborne.com/activities_pa...p?Primary=1390


Rooster

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by LiesaAnna
do you have pound shop near you?/ they often have the cheap lttle sets in there, sold in packs of four different card games, old maid, donkey, snap, and Happy families
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I have seen them in our local pound shop too.[msnsmile2]

I got some from the Early Learning Centre in Swindon at Xmas

A few styles to choose from here
http://www.collectorsplayingcards.co...sale_games.htm

Marks and Spencer has them as well. we got a set of 3 from here.