Long gone are the days when companies gathered for some reason spent time at dull feasts, and the only entertainment was eating festive dishes. Of course, why be bored? After all, you can have a lot of fun. However, as for active actions, they are unlikely to appeal to all guests. And here they come to the rescue Board games for adults. This is a great alternative active recreation, giving no less fun and enthusiasm. What will you need for this?
Just take one of your favorite board games from the shelf, and, laying out a cardboard board, hand out colored cards to your guests. All you have to do is start, and, without any doubt, everyone at the table will be happily engaged in this process.
Board games for adults are a fun way to spend time. In addition, it is very interesting to look at already successful people who find out which of them made money large quantity crystals, or argue about how many points there will be for a particular move.
Board games have been around for a very long time. The most ancient of them, according to some scientists, were invented more than three thousand years ago. We no longer know anything about the rules of many games, since they were simply lost. However, some of these entertainments have withstood the serious test of time and have safely survived to this day. Among them are chess, renju and go.
In the twentieth century, new board games began to appear in huge numbers. Some of them were simply entertaining, others developed intelligence and mathematical thinking, and the basis of others was laid on the modeling of various situations.
At the end of the twentieth century, computer games emerged. And for some time they simply forgot about board games, considering them some kind of anachronism. However, it soon became clear that no gadget could replace live communication, just as cinema could not completely replace the theater.
At the moment, humanity is experiencing another surge in interest in board games. Of course, today these are completely different entertainments, but they give jokes and lively laughter from people who are nearby.
This entertainment is a wonderful hobby. Moreover, it is suitable not only for a group of friends, but also for family leisure. After all, throwing dice, moving chips and drawing cards with funny tasks written on them will certainly lift your spirits and leave pleasant memories.
So why do we need board games? Reviews from those who often spend their leisure time with them explain their interest for several reasons:
Possibility to choose any genre of entertainment;
- you don’t have to sit at a table to play these games; you can spend time with them while traveling;
- such entertainment makes you rejoice and worry, and also evokes a lot of emotions;
- helps in the development of communication skills and logical thinking;
- brings people together.
In order to choose the right entertainment for yourself, you should carefully study the review of board games. After all, today there are quite a lot of them. This wide range from the usual ones cardboard games to the most intricate strategies. Moreover, they can be intended for leisure activities of both two players and an entire company.
What to offer your guests? For noisy parties, board games that have simple conditions. These can be reaction games. If they get together - Good friends, then in this case more complex entertainment will come in handy. For example, role-playing games. Their main idea is to simulate interesting situations or subtleties various professions. In such cases, players are forced to use their intelligence. But it is worth keeping in mind that the rules of such games should be studied in detail beforehand, since they are not simple. Therefore, it is worth taking them on only when experienced players are present at the table. For beginners, it is better to choose something less complicated.
Family games will also be good for relaxation. Many consider them primitive. However, such games provide various tactical maneuvers, as well as paths to victory. Thanks to this, each game becomes unusual, which increases interest in this pastime.
What makes modern board games different for adults? Fascinating process and a clear scheme of actions, as well as relatively short games. That is why such entertainment becomes suitable option for people of different ages who gathered at one table. But in order for all guests, without exception, to have fun, it is worth first deciding on the genre of the game. After all, those who prefer economic strategies, you are unlikely to like military themes.
Anyone seeking a more complex process should not be intimidated by the rules laid out on several pages. Indeed, in this case, the game will contain a large number of different elements.
What if you're not in a hurry? For such a company, games are suitable whose games can last from 3 to 5 hours. This kind of leisure has its own advantages. It gives complete immersion in the proposed atmosphere and much more emotions.
What to choose for your company? Below is an overview of board games. After getting to know him, you can make your final choice.
The rating of games (board games) begins this entertainment, which will appeal to real strategists. The game got its name from the castle of the same name, located in the south of France. The inventor of the entertainment was a music teacher from Germany, Klaus-Jürgen-Rehde. He was so captivated by this area that he created a real masterpiece. The first edition of his works was published in 2000. Already in 2001, Carcassonne received the prestigious Game of the Year award in Germany, awarded by a professional jury. This entertainment almost immediately became popular. And this is confirmed by the number of copies sold, which amounted to more than six million.
At first glance, the game may seem somewhat complicated. However, this is not at all true. Everyone can play it, even children who are already eight years old.
How to travel to sunny summer France? To do this, it is enough to gather a good company of 3 to 6 people and purchase a box with the game.
The rules are so simple that ten minutes is enough to learn them. Players are invited to become medieval feudal lords. Their task includes the gradual formation of a map of the area from squares, the construction of monasteries, roads and cities. In other words, they do everything that a real ruler should do. The winner must collect a larger number of mils - multi-colored tokens of subjects, when placed on the ground, opponents cannot develop their vigorous activity.
Mastering this game is not difficult. Each of her games will be a real discovery for those who have temporarily turned into a medieval feudal lord. After all, you will have to constantly create a new state with a unique landscape and cities. For those for whom the basic version of this game is not enough, you can offer to purchase an add-on. This is an application containing towers and dragons. There will also be princesses in it.
Carcassonne is a true classic among the huge number of board games. This is interesting and dynamic, as well as perfectly balanced entertainment. Before deciding on a move, the player should think carefully, which is an excellent exercise for the brain.
The rating of games (board games) continues this entertainment, the history of which begins in the USSR, around the 70s of the last century. It is believed that the inventors of this tabletop are MSU students. Today it is difficult to say whether this is true or fiction. But, without any doubt, the board game "Jackal" was very common in those years among students.
The plot of this entertainment takes us to a tropical island. It is up to the players to explore it. After all, there are so many treasures on the island that even in a dream old man Flint could not imagine.
However, the board game "Jackal" is not a simple excavation in search of gold. After all, there are also opponents who will not give up treasures so easily. In one turn, you can only pick up one coin, which you need to drag to the ship waiting off the coast. The enemies are not asleep. It is easier for them to plunder an already collected treasure than to search for it, risking ending up in the clutches of a cannibal.
The Jackal playing field is made up of squares, offering each time various options. Thanks to this, each batch is different from the previous one, and no one knows what awaits him in the yet unexplored area.
Our rating of (board) games continues with entertainment created by Klaus Thyberg in 1995. Just a year after its release, “Colonizers” won all the most prestigious awards in the world. At the same time, the game was translated into 30 languages, which made it possible to sell more than a million copies.
"Colonizers" is a board game that invites participants to drop anchor off the coast of an island that is not on any map. Stepping onto its soil, you can immediately make two discoveries. The first of these is that the island has rich natural resources. The second discovery is the fact that there are several colonizers on it. This is where the expansion of the island, called Catan, begins.
"Colonizers" is a board game that is quite easy to master. But unlocking its potential may take quite a long time. Party members compete with each other. They constantly interact in their quest to conquer the island. This activity turns out to be very exciting for 3-4, and if you buy the expansion, for 5-6 players.
The board game "Mafia" exists in more than one form. Today, many different options are offered, the number of which can be compared with the card “Fool” or preference. Every self-respecting mafia company has its own rules of the game. But as for classic version, then the board game "Mafia" begins with its participants sitting around the table and appointing a leader. His responsibilities include distributing cards and conducting the entire party process. The presenter is not a player and cannot give hints.
The game's plot takes place in Rome. Honest citizens (players who received red cards) will find out what is in their hometown the mafia started. They gather in the square to eradicate evil. However, among them are members of the mafia (players who received black cards). The villains' task is to skillfully disguise themselves as honest citizens and gradually get rid of them.
This game, whose name means “one” in Italian, continues our ranking of the most popular entertainment. The board game Uno was invented back in the 70s of the last century and is known to many. Participants are offered a deck of cards. It contains 106 sheets, which are divided by numbers (from 0 to 9), as well as by colors. In addition, the Uno board game contains other cards. With their help, the color offered by the game and the direction of the moves themselves change. Additional cards allow you to exchange decks with any of the participants. The player's main task is to get rid of cards. When he only has one of them left in his hands, he can shout "Uno". After this, the remaining participants count their points. The loser is the one who scored the minimum number of them. He is out of the game.
This rather simple, but at the same time exciting entertainment also deserves the right to be in our rating. The board game "Imaginarium" invites its participants to come up with associations for various images that are in the box. Moreover, the pictures are drawn quite unusually. They belong to the brushes of artists, quite possibly having some deviations.
The associations that the Imaginarium board game offers can be easy to understand. This is, for example, “summer” or “friendship”. However, there are also unpredictable ones among them, such as “Where to laugh?”, “Run faster,” etc.
This word game is known all over the world. Using it, people have a great time and with great interest in any company. The board game Scrabble has many versions. Some of them allow you to play on the go.
This entertainment is reminiscent of a crossword puzzle. But unlike the latter, participants are not required to guess, but to form words. Each correctly guessed letter is awarded points. The one who composes the most words becomes the winner.
This game is for those who dream of getting rich quickly. Its participants turn into gnomes, who are the most as soon as possible are able to find gold-bearing veins and dig up gems. Players are asked to split into two teams. One of them is bearded workers, and the second is malicious pests. The task of the former is to build a tunnel that will lead to treasure. The latter seek to hinder the hard workers and get the nuggets without making any effort.
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Carcassonne was invented in 2000 in Germany, and already in 2001 it became the game of the year in this country. The rules of this family turn-based strategy game are simple: players gradually build a field by placing cards depicting the area on the table, and occupy them with their pieces, which become knights, peasants or monks, depending on their position. The task is to occupy as much territory as possible, including fields, rivers and castles, thereby gaining the maximum number of points. “Kill the monsters, grab the treasure, set your friends up” - this is the motto of one of the most popular games this year. Munchkin is a parody of both turn-based and card games. The rules here are quite complex, you will have to figure it out, delving into every detail: there are cards, doors, monsters, races and levels. As well as “clothes” and the possible death of the player. However, having understood this role-playing game, the entire company turns from normal, mentally healthy people into uncontrollably laughing hysterics with signs of paranoia. The fact is that during a game you can help your neighbor (of course, with selfish goals) or hinder him (with the same ones). Due to the complex combination of cards and moves, a controversial situation may arise that is not described by the rules. The creators of the game propose to solve it with a loud squabble between the participants. The winner is the one who first reaches level 10, fighting monsters and cunning opponents. Monopoly (in the USSR and Russia also known as Manager or Businessman) is the most popular economic strategy of all times. Since Charles Farrow sold the first 5,000 homemade copies of the game in his native Philadelphia in 1935, one and a half billion people have played it. If anyone has forgotten the rules, here they are summary: having start-up capital At the beginning of the game, participants must increase their fortune and ruin their opponents. All this happens on a square playing field, and the “businessmen” use cards, money and chips. The classic Monopoly has acquired many expansions that can be found in any online board game store. The Finnish board game Alias has become the most popular in the country. This is largely due to the simple rules and the passion that Elias ignites in the participants. The rules, without going into some nuances, are something like this: in a minute, which is counted by an hourglass, you need to explain as many words as possible from the cards to the players of your team. Using synonyms or English translations is prohibited. In expanded versions, sometimes words have to be drawn, pantomimed, or explained with certain emotions: theatrically sobbing or laughing inappropriately. The winner is the team that is the first to reach the end of the game board, on which all the players' successes are recorded. Marrakech is one of the most popular board games in France and Austria. This is a very beautiful family economic strategy, which is primarily unusual for its “chips” made of fabric. The Marrakech market lives its own fast-paced life, and soon you will have to choose the best carpet seller. It is for this funny title that the participants have to fight. Jenga translated from Swahi means “Build!” (this is an imperative). But this game is really about breaking as slowly as possible. From the base of the tower, installed at the very beginning of the game, players take turns taking out the bars and placing them on top, making the structure higher and higher and less stable. The loser is the one during whose turn (or immediately after) the tower collapsed. The game of Jenga is quite intense, so the whisper of a walker “I will kill the one who breathes” is a completely normal situation. Scrabble or Scrabble are as classic as Monopoly. Scrabble has long been recognized in pop culture main game for bores, but this did not make him any less popular. Participants receive seven starting letters (104 in total) and lay them out on a field of 15 by 15 squares, making up words. They, of course, should be as long as possible, this guarantees victory in the game. Not everyone, however, knows that in the Russian version of Scrabble you cannot use any words other than common nouns in nominative case. You can’t use a dictionary either; more precisely, you can, but only to check whether the word that appeared on the board really exists. Scotland Yard is a game named after the London police headquarters and pays tribute to legendary British detective stories. The field depicts a map of central London; at the very beginning, players choose a criminal by drawing lots, who puts a cap on his head to hide his eyes. The rest are policemen who will catch the robber. He, unlike his pursuers, walks “secretly,” writing down his moves on a sheet of paper, but not showing it to others. Once every 5 turns he reveals his location. The police must work together to corner the criminal. Uno is a sophisticated version of the hit summer camps nineties "One Hundred and One". The game, whose name translates to "One" in Italian and Spanish, was invented in the 1970s, and there are almost no board game enthusiasts who don't know about it. The deck consists of 108 cards, divided by color and number from zero to nine. In addition to these, there are other cards that change the color that is in the game, the direction of moves, or allow players to exchange decks with any other participant. The point is to get rid of all the cards by shouting “Uno” when there is only one left in your hands. After one player wins, the others count the points. Each company sets its own threshold (for example, 400 points), after which the participant leaves the party, having suffered defeat. Experienced players suggest: to add some madness to the process, you can agree not to slow down and play as quickly as possible. If you hesitate, you pass the move to the next one. Activity is not much different from Elias, but it’s impossible not to mention this game, because some people like it much more than its main competitor. Players quickly explain words to their team: with a drawing, pantomime or synonyms - depending on what was rolled. The task is to be the first to score a certain number of points. You can choose the difficulty of the task: if the team is ready for the test and successfully wins it, then it moves towards victory, accordingly, faster. Of all the classic board games, the German game "Colonizers" is perhaps equipped with the most simple rules. Usually it takes hours to understand them, but the time spent pays off later: this is a real military-economic strategy, exciting and fascinating. The players’ task, as you might guess from the description, is to create a colony on the island of Catan and develop it faster than their opponents, gaining twelve victory points. Having one of five resources - wood, bricks, wool, grain or ore - you need to create roads, cities or settlements. You also need to think about the length of these roads and the ability of cities to defend. Everything is like in the legendary ones computer games like "Cossacks", only on your table. Yes, this is a game about how to hug a girl you like around the waist, without having the right to do so in any other situation. And this is also the only one floor game from the list. Well, who doesn't love Twister? The game, by the way, was not at all popular among Americans until American actress and sex symbol Eva Gabor played it with the TV show host on the evening show. American bestseller Cards Against Humanity was invented by alumni regular school in Illinois. The essence of the game is to answer rather funny and sometimes indecent questions as funny as possible or to fill in the gaps in sentences with wit. The driver chooses the funniest answer, and the player who showed a great sense of humor gets one point. As a rule, the most bloodthirsty one wins, because in the USA, where tolerance is the main basis of social relations, this game is the only way to joke about blacks, Jews, Barack Obama and women. Russian manufacturers The games have finally made a version in which there are no Americanisms, replacing popular US characters with the same Russians: Philip Kirkorov, Lev Leshchenko and so on. On the official website of the game, the developers offer approximately the following options: No one can imagine that Lev Leshchenko’s favorite hobby is Baltika 9. “Cards Against All” is not recommended for persons under eighteen years of age to play. This game is loved all over the world for the surge of emotions and adrenaline that it gives. The essence is extremely simple: participants gradually reveal their cards and, under certain conditions and coincidences, must be the first to grab the totem standing in the middle of the table. The game perfectly trains attentiveness and reaction, and at the end of the process, half of the players' eyes twitch: each game is tense and exciting. The game "Evolution" was invented by Russian biologist Dmitry Knorre in 2010, and has already been republished in English, French and German languages. The logical strategy is built on the principles of Darwinian theory: during the move, participants choose which features they want to add existing form. You should also pay attention to food and external conditions. The game lasts until there are cards left in the common deck, and the winner is the one who collected greatest number points.Munchkin
Monopoly
Elias
Marrakesh
Jenga
Scrabble
Scotland Yard
Uno
Activities
Colonizers
Twister
Cards against everyone
Wild jungle
Evolution. Random Mutations
Many people associate the phrase “board games for the whole family” only with lotto or Monopoly. Today, the family entertainment industry has advanced...
Many people associate the phrase “board games for the whole family” only with lotto or Monopoly. This is understandable, today it is considered quite normal to spend the entire evening watching TV, in social networks or computer games. Children are also growing up with all this high-tech “radiation”. Those quiet evenings, still familiar to the adult generation, when the whole family got together, shared the events of the passing day, read aloud, are alien to them. interesting book or played a board game.
Then, in Soviet times, it was backgammon, checkers, cities, a fool... Today, the industry of goods for family leisure has stepped far forward. Many interesting and colorful board games have been created that parents can play at home with their children.
Those who are already fans of board games will confirm that this is not just a fun time spent.
Add to this a boost of energy and a lot of positive emotions, and now there is no doubt that you need to urgently run to the store to buy a game. But there are so many products, and it’s not easy for a beginner to figure out which board games are suitable for the whole family. Therefore, it is wisest to open your game library with those publications that are recognized as the best of the best.
Family board games differ from others in their lack of conflict. The process proceeds calmly and friendly, without open confrontation between the participants.
Card games, story games, strategy games, detective games, strategy games, quizzes - classifying games into types is a troublesome and unnecessary task. After all, just one game can combine several goals at once.
For family leisure, the main thing is that children, parents, and grandparents can play it at the same time. Which means the most important criterion When choosing a board game (the colloquial name for board games), it is the simplicity of its rules and the fun of the process.
What will be fun for the whole family to play?
A timeless classic that has managed to earn the best world awards. The goal is to draw up a map of medieval landholdings and place on it your own little figures, for which the participant himself chooses the occupation. All this brings points, the number of which is the result.
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The measured strategy game is presented in a whole series of publications, including a children's edition, designed for children from 4 years old. The rest have an age limit of 8+, but are also understandable to younger children.
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One of the best board games that develop logic. It is a set of cards with the image simple figures, each of which is characterized by certain characteristics. The player’s task is to collect three cards (set) as quickly as possible so that the properties of their figures are the same or different.
Age limit is 6+, but younger children can handle it too. Parents will be surprised, but in “Set” their offspring are often much faster and smarter!
It is rightfully considered one of the most colorful. Particularly suitable for people with creative thinking, because according to the rules it is necessary to find associations for unusual images and guess the associations of other participants. One of the players characterizes what is shown on his card with a word or sound, the rest select something similar from their deck and mix these pictures. The goal is to guess the “storyteller” card.
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This board is a great way to get together with your family and find out who is the best at attention and reaction. A deck of round cards fits in a compact tin box, which is very convenient if you want to pass the time on the road. Each card has 8 different images, chosen so that any two cards have the same symbol. The goal of the participants is to quickly find and grab pairs with the same pattern.
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Another game where children win more often. After all, the reaction of adults is a little worse. At what age can you play Dobble? Yes, at least from 3 years old!
A fun and exciting board game, it has several editions, among which you can play family or children's version. Say differently - that's the main rule. The participant receives a card and explains the word written on it to others in a short time (there is also an hourglass). To equalize the chances of parents and children, there are two difficulty levels.
Cards with unusual tasks add a fun touch. For example, speaking in a robotic voice or shouting “Bingo!” loudly after each answer.
The family version of "Elias" is designed for participants aged 7 years and older; in the children's edition, instead of written words, there are pictures of objects that need to be explained.
Funny game for all ages and all companies. The players' task is to quickly name a word that contains the syllable indicated on the card they come across. And so that the player does not delay in answering, he is given a bomb that is ready to explode at any minute. The task of the participants is to name the word as quickly as possible and hand over the “dangerous” object.
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For kids preschool age It is better to purchase the children's version of the publication. In it you need to name the association for the depicted object. To complicate the tasks (for example, for parents), you can name the answers in alphabetical order or in foreign language.
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With miniature carriages and stations, creating fun and engaging geography lessons couldn't be easier. Large colorful maps of Europe captivate with their antique stylization. There are no less interesting additions to this strategy game - “Heart of Africa”, “Train across Asia”, etc.
Designed for children over 8 years old.
A popular card game whose deck is somewhat reminiscent of regular cards. The rules are simple - get rid of your cards as quickly as possible. You can play with any number of participants, even just two people. But what more people, the more fun. The compact box with the deck fits easily into your bag, allowing you to play with it anywhere. Even 5-year-old preschoolers can understand the rules.
There is also a domestic version of “Uno” - “Svintus”. Done with humor, it will amuse any company.
Also called Scrabble. Created a long time ago, this board still remains relevant and is a great way to spend leisure time with your family. Erudite works on the principle of a crossword puzzle. Each participant has letters from which he must lay out words on the playing field.
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Of course, it can only be played by children who already know how to read. But the benefits of Erudite are obvious - literacy increases, lexicon, logical thinking develops, not to mention the wonderful time spent with the family!
Scrabble tournaments are popular in Europe. Entire language battles take place between respectable adults.
First of all, the design of the game is surprising. Colorful fabric rugs with patterns and unusual wooden dinars help you find yourself in an oriental bazaar. The rules are the same as in the market. The players' task is to place as many of their carpets on the playing field as possible and become wealthy merchants.
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In Marrakesh, chance plays almost no role. The main thing is the strategy and moves of the participants. Recommended age: from 6 years.
It is also called “tower”. This is because it consists of wooden blocks, which are laid out in a structure resembling a tower. The players' task is to use precise movements to pull out a block from the base of the tower and build a new level. The one whose turret crumbles loses.
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The age limit is 5+, but this is relative. Jenga is a great way to develop fine motor skills and thinking for players of all ages. A variation of Jenga are balancing chairs. Only the tower had to be dismantled, but on the contrary, a new structure should be created from the chairs.
The most important condition family games - they should be understandable and interesting to all participants. But what about the younger family members who still go to school? kindergarten?
It’s better to start getting acquainted with board games with lotto or ordinary adventure games in which dice are thrown. Good sets are like “Memory”, in which you need to remember the location of identical cards and put them in pairs.
What table sets for the home will kids like?
In fact, almost any board game is educational and makes a child think. But some can become real didactic aids for eliminating school difficulties, for example, in mathematics.
With the game "Delissimo" you can explain in an unobtrusive form one of the most difficult topics for children - fractions. And all this thanks to regular pizza! A long-lasting purchase, there are rules for 5-year-olds, and there are also for 10-year-olds.
The games “Sea Cocktail”, “Sleeping Queens Deluxe”, “10 Pigs”, etc. will help you have fun and practice your mental counting skills.
An analogue of the adult publication “Activity for Children” promotes speech development. In it, you need to explain the image on the card using an explanation, drawing or pantomime.
Turn off the TV, put away your gadgets and try playing with the whole family! This kind of leisure time will surely be loved by all household members and will soon become one of those warm family traditions that children remember for the rest of their lives. After all, what is important is not even how useful they are and what they develop, as the fact that they bring everyone together.
Hello, dear friends. It so happens that we practically do not discuss board games that children can play, but for many of us this can be extremely relevant and useful information. We won’t put our child in complex economic strategies or aggressive wargames with a bunch of small components, especially since all sorts of horror films, like, won’t do. Today I will try to correct the current trend a little and want to talk about board games for young children and their young parents.
"Turtle Runs"- aka Ribbit is my personal favorite among board games to play with kids. The essence of the game is simple: with the help of cards we control the turtles, who run to the finish line along a path of 10 bricks. The main trick is that no one knows which turtle belongs to whom, except their own. The turtles run forward and backward, they can drag those who climbed on top of them, or ride on others. A very accessible and at the same time intelligent game that will be fun for adults to play too. Cool design, by the way. For 2-5 players, game time is 10-20 minutes.
IN "Zooloretto" we are building a real zoo: you need to select and deliver animals, organize enclosures for them, attract visitors and do all this better than your competitors in the neighborhood. The game is quite easy to learn and does not require memorizing a large number of nuances, and children will like the cute animals. This board game is designed for 2-5 players and will take 30-60 minutes of your time per game. If desired, you can additionally take "Aquaretto"- the same thing, but about dolphins, polar bears, penguins and other waterfowl.
Spot It or "Dobble" in Russia - one of the main hits among growing players. This is a simple game of attention with a set of 55 picture cards on which you have to look for matching objects. The most attentive and fastest one takes the card for himself, and the game ends when the deck of cards runs out. The rules are explained in a minute, the box takes up little space, and up to 8 people can play.
Blokus- an abstract board game where you place colored figures on the board. The main condition is that your new figures come into contact with only the corners you have already laid out before. The winner is the one who does not leave his opponent available options progress. Despite the simplicity of the rules, this game has sufficient depth to create unique combinations and will allow you to play more than one exciting game. For 1-4 players (can be played alone, like solitaire), the time of each game is up to 20 minutes.
IN card game « Lost Cities» players will play the role of brave adventurers. The playing field consists of 5 exotic places where mysterious artifacts can be found. During their turn, players can place cards with values from 2 to 10 on any of these zones with the only restriction - the new card must be “older” than the one you have already laid out earlier. The one who collects a large amount will receive victory points, and the loser, on the contrary, will receive a fine. This logic game with simple mathematical calculations is played only by two people, the game time is 15-30 minutes.
Board game "Happy Farm" can be called, without a grain of exaggeration, the pride of game development in the post-Soviet space. The development of Ukrainian designers was well received in their homeland and continues its successful march, including to the West. The mechanics of the game are not very complicated: we plant seeds, harvest crops, feed pets, sell surplus at the market, buy new seeds. The winner is the one who can raise the most well-fed and joyful animals. Pleasant design and simple gameplay will appeal to many children and their parents. The game is designed for 2-4 players, and each game takes 30-40 minutes.
"Simply brilliant" or Ingenious in the original - an abstract game, somewhat reminiscent of Dominoes. Players place chips on the playing field, each of which depicts figures of two of the six possible colors. Points are earned by laying out the longest lines of the same color, but victory is awarded to the one who scores the most points in the worst color. A game of attentiveness and strategy. You can play alone or with four, or with the whole family. Party time is up to 40 minutes.
Sometimes called "Hive", probably closest to checkers, but there is no field here. Each player is given 11 hexagonal insect figures, each of which has its own special properties. The task is to surround someone else’s queen with your insects and, accordingly, protect your own. This game is easy to learn to play, but not so easy to start winning, like most abstract games. The excellent quality of the components and a certain theme make them stand out. Hive against the backdrop of other abstract board games. IN "Hive" You can play only together, the game time is 15-20 minutes.
"Carcassonne" is one of the most popular games in the world. Players will have to build medieval castles, monasteries and roads by placing square tokens on the table and placing their wooden settlers on them. Read more about gameplay You can find out in our video review. Despite all the apparent simplicity "Carcassonne" There are real world championships, so here you will need not only luck, but also skill. For beginner players - great option, I myself started playing modern board games precisely with "Carcassonne". This board game is designed for 2-5 players and plays in 30-40 minutes. Some may prefer this option "Carcassonne. Hunters and Gatherers", where instead of the Middle Ages, players go to the prehistoric era to fish and hunt wild animals.
Better known in the Russian-speaking environment as "Ticket to Ride" is probably the best strategic board game for a pleasant pastime with family or close friends, and it can be of interest to both children and the older generation represented by grandparents. The players' task is to build their routes from different cities, while gaining the maximum number of victory points. To create a route, you need to play a certain number of carriage cards of the same color from your hand. There's almost nothing in this game conflict situations, there is no text on the components, but only color pictures with trailers and a large color map (personally, I like the option with Europe the most, Russia is there too, and the rules are more flexible than the original about the USA). That said, there is plenty of depth to this game that keeps things interesting for a long time thanks to the variety of routes and small additions that are easily accessible. Ticket to Ride designed for 2-5 (preferably 3-5) players, each game takes about an hour.
This game started our extensive collection of board games. And I still consider the blue classic Carcassonne the best game of all time.
This is a game with very simple rules. It is not dynamic, rather even meditative. The goal of the game is to build cities, lay roads, establish monasteries and earn points for this. There is even a place for light or heavy competition, it depends on who likes to play. You can recapture built land or roads from your rivals.
The game is inspired by the real medieval fortified city of Carcassonne in the south of France. From 6 years old.
This is not a game, but a brain explosion! I usually recommend it to everyone: both children and adults. You can even play it alone. The man who invented the game “Set” is a genius. How can a game where you have to carefully look at something be exciting? geometric figures: diamond, wave, oval. The goal of the game is to create a set (a set of three cards), where each of the features will either be the same on all three cards or different.
To be honest, after this game I feel like my brain is starting to move. It seems to me that the game Seth activates some brain cells, perhaps gray ones.
This is the game that I'm afraid to play with people I don't know well. Still would! After all, the technique of naming associations is very common in psychology. You name the association and bam! You've already confessed to being a murderer.
A very beautiful and smart game for a company of more than three people. Very good for people with creative thinking. It's incredibly interesting to play! The goal of the game is simply to have a good time. Although the winner is the one who moved his rabbit furthest along the scoring field.
You need to make your own associations with cards, guess the associations of other players. I swear you'll learn a lot about your friends as you play. It's a shame that you rarely get to play it. From 7 years old.
The formal pretext for purchasing the game “Delissimo” is the study of fractions. In mathematics, this topic is always considered not the easiest. How to explain to a child what it is common fractions? Something whole is divided into parts... He doesn’t understand. But if you divide a whole round pizza into different quantities pieces? If you cut it in half, it's 1/2. If into four parts, then 1/4. The learning process will immediately become more fun.
Fractions are absorbed instantly, almost like a hot Margherita pizza. After a couple of rounds, you will be surprised to find that your child, who seemed to have no idea about any fractions, easily beats you. And that's great!
The game has three variants of rules, starting from 5 years.
Another incredibly beautiful game. The field is stylized as an old map. You need to choose your own railway routes and line them up with cute trailers. By the way, only from this game I learned that there is another Brest, and it is located in France. Very useful for knowledge of geography.
We play this game only during the New Year holidays, when we have a lot of free time. The game takes about an hour. You can play together, but, of course, the more players, the better. By the way, Europe is so small here, and our rivals are trying to block the way to Barcelona or Athens.
AAAA! I just happened to look at Igroveda’s website and saw that the game’s circulation had ended. I immediately ran to check if my two boxes were there. Ugh, they're on the shelf.
In our family, we prefer Blitz to all speed games of chance. This is a completely crazy game that forces players to demonstrate miracles of reaction and speed.
Please, when you read the rules of the game and don’t understand anything, don’t quit and read again and again until insight befalls you. Play in a group of three or more people.
I’ve already written about this detective game so many times that, frankly, I’m tired. Let me say briefly - the best detective game. Boring “Cluedo” is resting. From 8 years old.
An amazing game for attention and reaction. Little five-year-old children and fully grown adults play it with equal interest. Objects are depicted on round cards different sizes. You may not believe it, but any two cards have at least one identical symbol. Sometimes you look and look, but there is nothing in common between the cards, well, no. Suddenly the child grabs both cards. Still, the reaction in children is somehow better. From 5 years.
I really love such simple games with meaning. The goal of the game is to gain an understanding of history, inventions, and discoveries. I don’t know a single person who doesn’t struggle with historical dates. With the Timeline game, learning them can be much easier. A game that adults play with more passion.
