CandorConversation starters for the family table
Questions that get three generations talking at one table.
What do you know about how our grandparents or great-grandparents met?
What's in the box
Family History
Discover the stories that have shaped your family.
- What do you know about how our grandparents or great-grandparents met?
- Which family member does everyone say you take after, and do you agree?
- What's a family secret that's finally safe to tell?
Childhood
Share and learn about your earlier years.
- What was your favorite subject in school, and why?
- Who was the neighbor or relative every kid was a little afraid of?
- What's a memory from elementary school that stands out?
Values
Explore the principles that guide your family.
- How should we handle disagreements in our family?
- What do you hope our family is known for?
- What's a family rule you broke, and was it worth it?
Traditions
Celebrate and create new family rituals.
- What new tradition would you like our family to start?
- What's the most memorable place our family has traveled together?
- What's the best part of a big family get-together?
Gratitude
Express appreciation for your loved ones.
- Who in our family has made a big impact on your life, and how?
- What's something about this family that makes you feel lucky?
- What gift from a family member has meant the most to you?
Then & Now
Compare growing up across the generations at the table.
- What advice from your youth still holds up today?
- What change in technology has surprised you most in your lifetime?
- What's a skill everyone had when you were young that few people have now?
Fun & Laughter
Share jokes and create happy memories.
- What's the weirdest food combination someone in our family loves?
- What's a nickname someone in our family has, and how did they get it?
- If you could prank anyone in the family, who would it be and what would you do?
Getting to Know You
See the people you love in a new light.
- What's something you do that makes you feel most like yourself?
- What's your favorite thing about yourself?
- Which of your friends should the family get to know better?
About the deck
Most families retell the same five stories at every holiday. The Family deck digs up the rest: how your grandparents met, what your parents wanted to be, which traditions started by accident.
Bring it to Sunday lunch, a holiday dinner, or a reunion where the cousins barely know each other. Kids can read the cards out loud. Grandparents tend to have the best answers.
Where it gets played
- Holiday dinners
- Sunday lunch with the grandparents
- Family reunions
- A weeknight dinner that needs a new topic
How it works
Start a game
Tap the button to begin a new Family session.
Choose a category
Pick from multiple categories, each with its own theme and style of questions.
Draw and discuss
Read the question aloud and let everyone answer.