Clubhouse Games is a set of games, half of which are card games, that you play using the touch-screen capabilities of the Nintendo DS.
Unlike any other, this is a collection you should not be without. Tape this game cart to your DS, so you are never without it, wherever you are.
This is the poster child for Nintendo's Touch Generations, even more so than even Brain Age or Tetris DS. The reason is simple, as simple as the game itself - everyone young and old loves to play the games included in this package.
There is just so much variety, and it will keep your interest for hours at a time. You will be hard pressed to find another title packed with so many games — 42 in total — including card, tile, board, and parlor games.
Most games will be familiar; a lot of them will be favorites. That is the best part. All games have extensive in-game instructions, and tips, so you don't have to worry about not knowing how to play.
There are some oddball games included, and the instructions sometimes don't do the best at explaining said games. But in general, great job on the instructions.
All games are broken into eight categories, and most are playable via local and Wi-Fi multiplayer. Instead of listing a few of my favorites, it would do more justice to list what you get:
Basic Card Games
Old Maid
Spit
I Doubt It
Sevens
Memory
Pig
Intermediate Card Games
Blackjack
Hearts
President
Rummy
Seven Bridge
Last Card
Last Card Plus
Advanced Card Games
Dive Card Draw
Texas Hold 'Em
Nap
Spades
Contract Bridge
Basic Board Games
Chinese Checkers
Checkers
Dots and Boxes
Hasami Shogi
Turncoat
Connect Five
Grid Attack
Advanced Board Games
Backgammon
Chess
Shogi
Field Tactics
Ludo
Variety Games
Soda Shake
Dominoes
Koi-Koi
Word Balloon
Action Games
Bowling
Darts
Billiards
Balance
Takeover
Single-Player Games
Solitaire
Escape
Mahjong Solitaire
Clubhouse Games is not a graphically intense display of pixels, but it doesn't have to be. The text is clear, and the presentation is quite clean.
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