What's with all the hubbub?

• Position: What's New? Holiday Gift Guide - Hubbub: The Game of Sound, Mind and Body - Brief Article

As people continue to reclaim family time and stay closer to home, board games have made a come-back. Hubbub: The Game of Sound, Mind & Body ($29.95) from Hubbub, Inc., Northfield, Ill., is a newcomer to the field which looks to have some staying power.

In this party and family game designed for teens and adults, the object is to be the first team to collect three different colored rings by competing in three sub-games. In Calling All Players, participants have 45 seconds to list everything they can think of within a given category, such as fast food restaurants or phobias, and teammates score a point for each answer in common. During Three Perfect Words, players can use up to three words to describe something to elicit a one-word answer from the team. Cliche Care...