Charlene DeLoach Shares New Family Games on Life.Style.Live!

By Charlene DeLoach, Chief Play Officer, Playroom Chronicles

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Toy and play expert Charlene DeLoach joined Life.Style.Live! on WISH-TV 8 in Indianapolis on July 28, 2026, to share six new games designed for different ages, interests and ways of playing.

The lineup included a fast matching game, a party game built around predicting what other players know, a portable logic puzzle, a pop-culture conversation game and two more involved strategy games.

The goal was not to find one game that works for every family. It was to show how parents can choose a game based on who will be playing, how much time they have and what kind of experience they want to create.

What Charlene Shared on Life.Style.Live!

A family game does not have to appeal equally to every age and personality. The better question is whether the game fits the people who will actually sit down and play it.

Some families want something quick, energetic and easy to explain. Others prefer trivia, conversation, independent puzzles or games that reward deeper strategic thinking.

Find the Right Game for Your Players

Each game featured in the segment creates a different kind of experience:

Choose Smack N Cheese by Vango Toys for fast matching and active play.
Choose Will Get Won’t Get by Ultra PRO Entertainment for trivia, predictions and party play.
Choose IQ Flow by SmartGames for quiet, independent puzzle solving.
Choose Geek Pop by TableTopics for conversation and shared pop-culture interests.
Choose Rush of Ikorr by Upper Deck for collectible cards and deeper strategy.
Choose Seeker of Spells by MindWare for accessible family strategy with a fantasy theme.

The right choice depends less on finding the game with the most features and more on understanding how the people in your family enjoy playing.

Watch Charlene on Life.Style.Live!

Watch Charlene showcase these games on Life.Style.Live! on WISH-TV 8 in Indianapolis.

Read the Complete New Family Games Guide

For more information about how each game works, recommended ages, current prices, shopping links and guidance on which game may be the best fit for your family, read the complete roundup:

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Charlene DeLoach is a toy and play expert, journalist and media contributor with more than 15 years of experience covering toys, children’s play and family products. View more Charlene DeLoach television appearances and toy segments here.

Products may have been provided for editorial consideration. All opinions and recommendations remain independent.