Happy Families Card Games

Happy Families is a set-collecting game where players ask for cards to complete “families” that share a theme, traditionally father–mother–son–daughter across trades or characters. Publishers have used it for teaching sets, promotions and souvenirs, from Victorian occupations to modern cultural themes. Formats vary from small children’s packs to boxed editions with rule cards; families are often labelled or colour-coded for easy sorting. Also known regionally as “families” or “jeu des familles”; see also Quartet.