best board games at christmas
It is Christmas once again
All your family are over
the fire is on
the stockings are up
its dark outside and you cat is attacking that one aunt you don't like (go on miss pur pur paw paw finish her off)
sorry venting there a bit
the grandparents are reading the papers
your uncles are discussing the rugby
everyone is having a nice time...
for 5 minutes
then everyone realises this year they didn't do much and now the only person talking is uncle dave telling everyone about his dog martin and what the cheekily devil got up to this year (wow is he such a good and interesting boy martin says for the 5th time)
It is already to much for your mum who storms out
Classic time for a board game
the only thing that spares (or more accurately, minutely delays) your family from going at each others throats
here are some and our thoughts on them all:
THE list
Monopoly:
always up there obviously
more skilled than most people think
articulate:
my #1 for sure
requires team work and skill and a tiny tiny bit of luck
always good fun
fast paced and competitive
mexican train dominos:
new for my family this year
a good chilled out game, quite luck based so you don't have to think much at all
Beetle drive:
another luck based game that is pretty mindless
but good fun.
especially if you are a group of lots of different age groups without different shall we say "mental abilities"
Taco Cat:
a good, if loud game for kids and teenagers
all about reaction time
shot in the dark (as a quiz):
the best quiz questions i have come across are in these games
fasinating
cards against humanity:
a very good party game
probably not one to play with your parents though haha
exploding kittens:
great game
originally a very popular kickstarter
good for kids
potentially a bit too complicated for older grandparents
Avalon: the restistance
a less well known board game
this is literally among us as a board game
but based around king arther rather than aliens
i really enjoyed this and if you like among us you will like it too
I have probably missed so many games
i will update this when i remember them
otherwise let me know what I've missed and I'll try and include it
have a good christmas