Board games for the family at Christmas

[Senrab_nhoj]

Adults and teens, not too long  or complicated. Any recommendations?

[Gerry]

How many players? 

 

If you're after a party game for at least 4 players (6+ better) try Codenames (there's a bunch of different versions). Ticket To Ride is pretty classic and not too complicated. Pandemic is a bit more modern and is co-operative rather than competitive. 

[Cobs]

Dobble - simple & fun game for all ages

[Barnesy_10]

Exploding Kittens is good fun

[Gerry]

Neither Dobble nor Exploding Kittens are board games though. He said pedantically.

[New York Red]

Johnny Human Torch always perks the day up.

 

Seriously, have you thought about going out and trying an escape room?

[oakie bob]

not a board game, but saw some people playing heads up when we stuck in a queue a few weeks back, looks fun.  

[cymrococh]

Sounds terrible but this is good

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/144388/elevenses

[Senrab_nhoj]

Johnny Human Torch always perks the day up.

 

Seriously, have you thought about going out and trying an escape room?

 

We are frequent visitors and escapees of the one in Liverpool.....  This is for the post Christmas day days in. The reclaimed fireplace is being fitted into our front room today. So after my redecoration efforts we are bloody making use of the room as a family even if I have to lock the door.

[Duncan Disorderly]

Neither Dobble nor Exploding Kittens are board games though, he said pedantically.

[stressederic]

Ticket to Ride is a gorgeous game.

 

Whilst it might look like it's for kids, the game Dino Race is a lot of a fun and can turn out to be surprisingly vicious the way me and my friends play it.

 

Carcassonne is a lot of fun too, and has an inbuilt time limit.

[Kite]

We enjoy Cranium, mixed up bag of pictionary, trivial pursuit and the like, with progress tracked on a board so minimally a board game.

 

Stil enjoy Cluedo the odd time too, when you don't want to be too focused on stuff other than drinking and eating nuts.

[Senrab_nhoj]

Ticket to Ride is a gorgeous game.

 

This sounds just the ticket.....

[charlie clown]

Quirkle and Carcassone are both really easy and really good. Both at the tabletop/board game end of things.

 

Speak Out is good, can be really, really funny, and everything you need is in the box. You can play it sitting wherever. 

[Damian_de]

King of Tokyo, Takanoko, Burgle Bros, 7 Wonders, Love Letter all popular in ours. Would recommend Takanoko over Ticket to Ride, personally, even though Ticket has the reputation of being pretty much the 'perfect gateway game'.

[Senrab_nhoj]

Great suggestions already. spoilt for choice. Very un-forum like result this.

[Hassony]

Has anyone played Risk? My friend seems to love it but the idea of it seems a bit boring to me

[Gerry]

Risk is indeed boring. Universally recognised as being only one step up from Monopoly in the bad board game stakes.

[Hus]

Has anyone played Risk? My friend seems to love it but the idea of it seems a bit boring to me

 

Played quite a few times, can be very long but we use it as a way to have a proper catch up and laugh. Depending on how serious you take it, does require concentration and is tactical.

 

I like cranium - its a mixture of charades, pictionary etc and a great laugh.

[Hassony]

Yeah Cranium is a good laugh

[Swan Red]

Risk is indeed boring. Universally recognised as being only one step up from Monopoly in the bad board game stakes.

 

Oh Gerry.

[D.Boon]

Sing the Simpsons theme tune in an operatic style.

 

Avoid this one.

[Kite]

We never had that rule when playing Risk

[Gerry]

Oh Gerry.

 

What have I done now?

[Swan Red]

Monopoly is great.