Let's find out now which are the best board games you can propose to your group.
Spending so much time in close contact with other people is not easy because you always have to come up with some new activity to do together. You can cook, watch TV, sing, but sometimes you just don't know how to fill an evening.
The perfect solution is to play board games.
Board games entertain and involve everyone, and there is a wide choice of types. You can offer strategy games, adventure games or lighter games to spend a few hours in peace.
Board games are not just fun for the little ones, quite the contrary. Many of them require concentration, cunning, speed, ingenuity. You and your friends can measure your skills, get to know each other better and thus also strengthen your relationship.
Let's find out now which are the best board games you can propose to your group.
Funny board games
Playing board games with friends and passing some time laughing and having fun is one of the key reasons why they are played. The most popular board games are those that are enjoyable to play and don't require any specialised knowledge or abilities.While two players can play many games as well, the general rule is that the more players you have, the more fun you have. Therefore, organise a sizable group of pals, and the evening is certain.
Jumanji
When we talk about role-playing games, we all immediately think of Jumanji. Made famous by the first film production in 1995, this board game is truly a mix of adrenaline and fun. If you have never played it, now is the time to do so.
The goal of the game, as the name itself says, is to reach the Jumanji box before the others.
Of course, it is not so easy to get there. The skill of each individual player lies in being able to overcome the trials and obstacles they encounter along the way. If you have seen the movie, you will remember who the main characters are and how many dangers they face.
Monopoly
We continue with a great icon of boxed games, the Game with a capital letter. There are different versions of Monopoly, designed for both children and adults. The traditional version is full-blown fun just for kids and adults.
It is a bargaining game that dates back as far as 1936 and has therefore enlivened the evenings of entire generations. In this game you have to buy and sell property, manage your money and try your luck with cards.
Monopoly is quite a long game, ideal if you have a whole evening to entertain and we can assure you that the time will fly by as it is addictive.
Pictionary
What about riddles? Pictionary is a very simple but also very funny game in which no special skills are required. Everyone can therefore play, even if it is the first time.
It is played in teams. One member draws a concept and his or her teammates have to figure out what he or she wanted to represent. Sometimes it might be an object or something immediate, while other times you might have to represent feelings or situations. And here comes the fun!
It's an undemanding game but at the same time very addictive. You don't have to be an artist to play it, but the better you are, the more points you earn for your team.
Taboo
Taboo is like the previous game. One of the traditional board games, it is a great must for those who enjoy evenings with friends. It is played in teams and the goal is always to guess a word in the shortest possible time.
However, the clue will not be a drawing as in the case of Pictionary. Whoever draws the card with the secret word must manage, with other words, to lead his team to the correct solution. And he must do so without pronouncing the words written on the cards, which are Taboo. The beauty of this game is precisely the fact that it is different every time. Depending on the players, different phrases will come out and, although the cards will always be the same, you will feel like you are playing a new game each time.
Strategic board games
Maybe board games are not just fun for you, but you also want to test your skills. In this case, you should try strategic board games. You will have to find out if your friends enjoy this activity, if they are willing to spend an evening planning attacks, defending their possessions and achieving victory.
These games are likely to be tremendously fascinating, addictive, and for many, they become a permanent fixture. If you find the right game for you and your friends, you will have fun all year round.
Let's take a look now at the most interesting strategy games you can find on the market.
Clue
This is the ultimate detective game. You will have to sharpen your genius to be able to read the clues correctly and find the murderer.
In the game there are a series of rooms full of objects, weapons including the murder weapon and a whole series of characters.
During the game, you will have to be able to formulate an accusation based on the clues you collect. Your first hypothesis may be disproved by the evidence, in which case you will have to formulate a new hypothesis. If you come to the end fairly convinced of your thesis, then you can accuse a participant. If it is right, you will take home the victory, otherwise you can only continue to help others.
Scotland Yard
Another detective game where you have to devise strategies to catch the criminal is the Scotland Yard game. Here you have to be very skilful and cunning to succeed.
So, on one side there is the criminal, Mr. X, and on the other side there are the officers who have to try to catch him. Obviously Mr. X has to be good enough not to get caught, and the agents must be even better so that he doesn't get away with it.
It is also possible for two people to play this game, but it is clear that the more people there are, the more fun it will be for everyone.
Root
Strategic board games can also be, and often are, war games. In this case, it is not people who challenge and fight each other but animals.
There are basic rules that all players must follow but then each team will play in a unique way. In this sense it is called an asymmetrical board game.
Sometimes there can be a lot of confusion among the players. That is why you have to be good at choosing your moves to be able to win the battle The more you play it, the clearer and clearer the dynamics of the game will seem to you.
Catan
Catan is among the best strategy board games. It has German origins, and in this game the goal is to build a real city by exchanging resources with other players.
Players can, progressively, create a road, then a colony, turn the colony into a city and with development cards play knights. The various players exchange the resources with which they can build this. For each activity there are points and whoever manages to get 10 points wins.
It is interesting both because you have to think big and because it is set in a rural situation. It is not the usual war game.
Board games for adults
Board games are by no means a children-only affair, and we have already shown this to you at length. However, some games can be played by the whole family while others are more suitable for groups of friends.
Adult games very often require knowledge such as general knowledge or representation skills and it is these that make the game so interesting.
Let's see now which role-playing games you can play with your friends.
Trivial Pursuit
We start right away with a great classic in which participants challenge each other precisely on general culture. There are various topics including geography, history, entertainment, art and literature, sports, nature, and science.
The game is played with cards. Both questions and answers are written on these cards. Participants challenge each other to guess the right answers and progressively move up the board. Whoever reaches the centre first is in the home straight.
To win, however, they must be able to give the correct answer to a question drawn from a category chosen by the opposing team.
Game of Thrones
It is a strategic game, but it is above all a game for adults because it is full of planning, bluffing, betrayal. It's certainly not a game for little kids!
Maybe you've never played it, but we're sure you've seen at least one episode of the TV series and may have been intrigued by it. It's an immersive game that immediately catapults you into another historical era.
If you like historical settings of battles, intrigue, and wars, this is the game for you.
Coco Rido
Much less difficult but much more fun is Coco Rido. It is a card game with teams competing against each other. The narrator, a team member, has to draw a card and describe it. In turn, the others must complete his or her sentence, thus creating a surreal tale that will make everyone laugh out loud.
The aim of the game is precisely to create the most absurd juxtapositions to ensure that everyone has a light-hearted evening.
Now all you have to do is choose your new home where you can spend evenings playing board games with your new flatmates!
