She is a bona fide game whiz. Not much for sports, but she'll do back flips for a friendly game of Pictionary if anyone dares to challenge her. And with all the time she spends entertaining at home, especially over the holidays, a hot new game to her is like a hot new pair of sling backs to a starving fashionista.

This year, there are lots of new goodies to choose from including new editions of old faves like Clue, Scrabble, Sorry and Trivial Pursuit. We also love the new home editions of some of today's hottest TV game shows like Deal or No Deal.

But for the celebrity hound in all of us, we have fallen head over heels for Pop 5, the newest Cranium carnation that brings together the best of the original board game with some serious pop culture trivia. Ok, maybe not so serious, but hugely entertaining and definitely a challenge to both sides of the brain.

$30 at http://www.target.com/