Friday night, we held our monthly family game night at my mother’s house—my parents, my sisters and their men-folk, my aunts, and my little family. It was a good one, with good food, good company, and lots of laughter.

We played a game that was new to us called Logo, and though everyone else seemed to be enthusiastic about it, I was a bit skeptical. I don’t know as many logos as many other people because I pretty much boycotted TV for a few years, and only recently started watching it again when I could fast-forward the commercials! I wasn’t sure if I would do well, and I was right: I sucked at the game!

But that’s not a reason to not play a game. Game night is about fun, not winning—though we do bring things to get rid of as prizes. And as long as we were all laughing and having fun, I certainly don’t mind losing. (Besides, I won the next game, which was Smart Ass.)

I pulled an Old Navy card one round and didn’t even get past the first question (there are four per card), which was about what the company’s sale day is called. “Um, clearance?” I guessed, while everyone laughed. Nope, not that!

The object is, of course, to get to the winning spot on the board after you answer all of your color-coded questions. My husband did much better than I did, particularly when he had cards about car brands or tools. Some categories were okay; there was one about publishers, while another wanted all answers that began with the letters “Mc.” I like questions like those! There are also plenty of photo questions, where you identify, say, a cereal, or a candy, by its image. Those are easy enough to make the game accessible to many people.

There are also a bunch of older clues, which were harder for my sisters and me. Only my aunts and mother got those, such as one about Palmolive making your hands soft or something, right. Some were so old—and therefore obscure to us—that I can’t even remember them. But most of the questions were pretty modern, ranging from BMWs to Wheaties to Xbox games.

Overall the game is enjoyable if you have enough people who know their logos to make the game go quickly, but if you don’t watch a lot of television you may not know as many of the answers.