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1. Carcassonne
- Classic: 5
- Complexity: 2
- Duration: 3
- Number of players: 2–6
- Age: 8+
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-based turn-based strategy game are straightforward: players gradually build a field, laying out cards with a picture of the terrain on the table, and occupy them with their chips, which become knights, peasants or monks, depending on their position. The task is to occupy as large a territory as possible, including fields, rivers and castles, thereby gaining the maximum number of points.
2. "Munchkin"
- Classic: 5
- Complexity: 4
- Duration: 4
- Number of players: 3–6
- Age: 10+
“Monsters urine, grab treasures, substitute friends” is the motto of one of the most popular games of this year. "Munchkin" is a parody of both turn-based and card games. The rules here are quite complex, you will have to understand, delving into every detail: there are maps, doors, monsters, races and levels. As well as "clothes" and the possible death of a player. However, having understood this role-playing game, the whole company turns from normal, mentally healthy people into uncontrollably laughing hysterics with signs of paranoia. The fact is that during the party you can help a neighbor (of course, for selfish purposes) or interfere with 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 offer to solve it loud squabble between participants. The winner is the one who first reaches level 10, battling monsters and clever rivals.
3. "Monopoly"
- Classic: 5
- Complexity: 3
- Duration: 4
- Number of players: 2–8
- Age: 8+
“Monopoly” (in the USSR and Russia also known as “Manager” or “Businessman”) is the most popular economic strategy of all times and peoples. Since Charles Farrow sold the first 5,000 self-made copies of the game to his native Philadelphia in 1935, one and a half billion people have played it. If someone has forgotten the rules, here they are in brief: having a starting capital at the beginning of the game, participants must multiply their wealth and ruin their rivals. All this takes place on a square playing field, and “businessmen” use cards, money and chips. The classic "Monopoly" has acquired many add-ons that can be found in any online store of board games.
4. "Elias"
- Classic: 4
- Complexity: 2
- Duration: 3
- Number of players: not limited
- Age: 6+
Finnish board game Alias has become the most popular in the country. This is largely due to the uncomplicated rules and excitement that “Elias” ignites in the participants. The rules, if you don’t go into some nuances, are as follows: for a minute, which is measured by an hourglass, you need to explain as many words as possible from the cards to the players of your team. The use of synonyms or translation into English is prohibited. In augmented versions, sometimes words have to be drawn, depicted as pantomime, or explained with certain emotions: theatrically sobbing or inadequately laughing. Wins the team that first got to the end of the game board, on which all the successes of the players are recorded.
5. "Marrakesh"
- Classic: 1
- Complexity: 2
- Duration: 3
- Number of players: 2–4
- Age: 6+
Marrakesh 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 "chips" made of cloth. The Marrakesh market lives its impetuous life, and soon it will be necessary to choose the best seller of carpets. It is for this funny title that participants have to fight.
6. “Jenga”
- Classic: 5
- Complexity: 2
- Duration: 3
- Number of players: not limited
- Age: 6+
Jenga in Swahili means “Build!” (This is imperative). But actually this game is about how to break as slowly as possible. From the base of the tower, installed at the very beginning of the game, the players alternately pull out the bars and put them up, making the structure taller and less stable. The loser is the one during the course of which (or right after) the tower still collapsed. The game “Jenga” is quite tense, so the whisper of a walker: “I will kill the one who breathes” is quite a normal situation.
7. Scrabble
- Classic: 5
- Complexity: 3
- Duration: 3
- Number of players: 2–4
- Age: 8+
“Scrabble” or “Erudite” is the same classic as Monopoly. “Scrabble” in pop culture has long won the title of the main game for nerds, but this did not become less popular. Participants receive seven starting letters (there are 104 in all) and spread them on the field 15 into 15 squares, making up words. Of course, they should be as long as possible, which 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 the nominative case. It is also impossible to use a dictionary, more precisely it is possible, but only to check whether the word that has arisen on the board really exists.
8. Scotland Yard
- Classic: 3
- Complexity: 3
- Duration: 4
- Number of players: 3–6
- Age: 10+
Scotland Yard is a game named after the headquarters of the London police and paying tribute to the legendary British detective stories. The field shows a map of the center of London, the players at the very beginning select the 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, but not showing it to the others. Once in 5 moves, he opens his location. The police must cooperate to drive the criminal into a corner.
- Classic: 5
- Complexity: 3
- Duration: 3
- Number of players: 2–10
- Age: 7+
Uno is a sophisticated version of the one hundred and one-hundred-hit summer camps. The game, which translates from Italian and Spanish as “Odin”, was invented in the 1970s, and board game lovers who do not know about it almost do not exist. The deck consists of 108 cards, divided by colors and numbers from zero to nine. In addition to them, 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, shouting "Uno", when only one is left on the hands. After one player wins, the others score points. Each company sets its own threshold (for example, 400 points), after which the participant leaves the party, having been defeated. Experienced players suggest: in order to give some insanity to the process, you can agree not to slow down and play as quickly as possible. Hesitated - you pass the move to the next.
10. "Activate"
- Classic: 2
- Complexity: 3
- Duration: 3
- Number of players: 4–8
- Age: 6+
"Activity" is not much different from "Elias", but this game cannot be mentioned, because someone likes it much more than its main competitor. Speed players explain the words to their team: by drawing, pantomime, or synonyms - depending on what happened. The task is to be the first to score a certain number of points. The difficulty of the task can be chosen: if the team is ready for the test and successfully wins it, then it moves to the victory, respectively, faster.
11. "Colonialists"
- Classic: 5
- Complexity: 5
- Duration: 5
- Number of players: 3–4
- Age: 12+
Of all the classic board games, the German game "Colonialists", perhaps, is equipped with the most difficult rules. Usually it takes hours to understand them, but the time spent pays off after: this is a real military and economic strategy, exciting and exciting. The players' task, as you can guess from the description, is to create a colony on Catan Island and develop it faster than opponents, gaining twelve victory points. With one of five resources — wood, bricks, wool, grain, or ore — you need to create roads, cities, or settlements. And you need to think about the length of these roads and the ability of cities to defend. Just like in the legendary computer games like "Cossacks", just on your desk.
12. Twister
American bestseller Cards Against Humanity was invented by graduates of an ordinary school in Illinois. The essence of the game - as fun as possible to answer pretty funny and sometimes indecent questions or to wittily fill in the blanks in the sentences. The driver chooses the funniest answer, and the player who has a remarkable sense of humor gets one point. The most bloodthirsty wins, as a rule, because in the USA, where tolerance is the main basis of social relations, this game is the only way to make jokes about black people, Jews, Barack Obama and women. Russian manufacturers the games finally made a version in which there is no Americanism, replacing the popular US characters with the same Russians: Philip Kirkorov, Lev Leshchenko, and so on. On the official website of the game, developers offer roughly the following options: “No one can imagine that Lev Leschenko’s favorite hobby is Baltic 9. In “Cards against all” it is not recommended to play to persons under the age of eighteen.
The game "Evolution" was invented by Russian biologist Dmitry Knorre in 2010 and has already been reprinted in English, French and German. The logical strategy is based on the principles of Darwinian theory: during the course, participants choose which signs they want to add to the already existing species. Also pay attention to food and external conditions. The game lasts until the cards remain in the common deck, and the winner is the one who scored the most points.
According to our research, games increase school performance in school subjects, develop logic and communication skills. We turned to child psychologists and invited students of three classes to play after school in board games. Pupils from the other three classes left home immediately after class. The study lasted six months, and before it began, the psychologist identified several benchmarks for which he tracked changes in the middle and at the end of the study. The results were compared with the control group - children who did not play board games.
The players in the “Hive” increased attention concentration: the guys began to listen to the teacher more attentively and quickly memorize new information. The player’s task is to surround the hive queen, which belongs to her opponent, with insect chips. Each insect has its own abilities, for example, the ant runs across the edge of the hive by any number of steps, and the grasshopper jumps and flies in a straight line through the insects of the enemy.
Playing “Danette”, a child begins to think outside the box, to fantasize, learns to communicate and consistently express his opinion. During the game, the leader reads the story, and the players ask questions and gradually figure out what really happened. For example, a man ran out of the tram, and the second followed him with shouts: “Take everything, but return the ticket!” What happened? Answer: the pickpocket stole a purse from the passenger, in which there was a winning lottery ticket for a large amount. The passenger noticed the loss on time and chased after the thief.
But what a holiday without fun board games for children and adults. Today I want to tell you more about board games that can be played with both family and friends.
Board games for children and adults - a brief overview
Board card game. You can play with children from 5 years. The rules are pretty simple. The main task in the game, as soon as possible to get rid of the cards. The game is very dynamic and fun, due to the fact that you need to constantly stop other players from being left without cards. The game can be played even together, even ten. But of course fun to play a big company. A big plus to UNO is that you can take them anywhere, for this you do not need to take a big box and you do not need a lot of space to play.
Great game for any age. At one time we played it all the time. She is very exciting. The game consists of cubes, which are laid out on top of each other, with each row perpendicular to the next layer. The meaning of the game is that the player must carefully remove the bar from the bottom row and put it at the very top of the tower, without destroying it. Loses the one whose tower collapses. It's not at all difficult to play until the bars have been taken out a lot, but the higher the tower becomes, the harder it is to remove the bar.
Probably one of the most famous games. One shows the word with gestures, others guess. Always fun and not boring. You can play just without special cards, and you can buy a board game, where there are cards with tasks, what to show. In such a game points are awarded, and you can break into teams or play each for yourself.
Board game where players are divided into teams. The meaning of the game is that the player must clarify the word to his team. And the more words the team guesses in the allotted time, the more it will score points and win accordingly. Words are given on cards, they need to be explained only with words, without gestures. Now there are so many versions of Elias - children's (from 5 years old), family, for a party, advanced and so on. Everyone can choose their own 🙂
Something like Elias. Players also split into teams. Only now words need not only to be explained. There are other conditions here, for example, to draw what was conceived without uttering a word, or to show without words. And the team players for certain time must guess the maximum number of words. The game is very cool, fun and educational. Great for family game with school children. The only problem - big box with cards and with a field of play. It is convenient to play only at home.
Funny game, again with words. You are given a card with a syllable. The player must as soon as possible to call the word in which there is this syllable. But besides the cards, a toy bomb is taken into the hand, which can explode like a toy at any moment. Players try to remember the word as soon as possible and pass the bomb on. After all, if the bomb explodes in your hands, you take an additional card. And the one who has no more cards wins.
An excellent game for children that develops attention, memory, responsiveness and ingenuity. The game has cards on which there are three components at once - colors, numbers and drawing. Players are dealt cards, and then spread one by one on the table. The one who first finds a match with his card must quickly cover the card with his palm. The one who first collects a set of cards from all three components wins.
Once at a party playing this fun game. This is a true outdoor game. It consists of dense material on which circles of four colors are drawn. There is also a roulette on which teams are written, for example “right foot, red”. In this game you need a lead. Lead spins the roulette and says the team. And participants perform teams, putting their hands or feet on certain circles. The one who does not keep in an inconvenient pose and falls will lose. And poses are not only inconvenient, but also very funny.
I gave an example of board games that I’ve ever played myself. If you know or played a game that you really liked, then be sure to post in the comments. Let's expand together my list of interesting board games for children and adults.
Natalia Sokolova.
The good news is that since your childhood, with lots of lotto, chess checkers and a card fool, a lot of topical, exciting board games burst into our lives for every taste.
N astrol game - universal entertainment, because it works in all weather conditions. What is a modern family board game? This is a game that will be equally interesting to both parents and children, while its rules are simple and clear to the child.
What adults and children can compete on an equal footing?
Of course, in the dice rolls in the game Monopoly!
One of the oldest family board games. The history of its creation goes back to 1934, in the midst of the American Great Depression. Since then, the game in which players use the dice to move around the playing field, buy up real estate plots and try to ruin competitors remains unfailingly popular among family audiences. And it is clear why - the die roll does not require great analytical skills, and the child can get lucky on a par with adults. The bidding process, when the winner is still not obvious, is really fascinating and exciting, and the goal - to collect millions of gaming and destroy opponents - seems quite achievable.
The game, of course, there are drawbacks, which is not surprising, based on its venerable age. The first drawback arises from its own dignity - the cube does not understand who is a strong player and who is weak. And if to enter the game is a plus, then for a player who has more than a dozen games behind him, this is already a minus.
The second drawback is the tightness. Very often, after the leader appeared in the game, the rest of the players still have the illusion that they have a chance to win. And in order to ruin competitors at zero, the leader may need more than one hour of playing time.
From the long game we go to the games very fast.
Dobble, Barabashka, Wild Jungle, Seth, Panic Lab
In games of attentiveness and reaction, children are usually even more successful than adults. So this type of games is the best for joint games in the family. The general meaning is simple - to see something before others and grab it something.
The most popular game in this genre in Ukraine today is undoubtedly Dobl. Round cards with bright drawings in a compact tin box immediately attract attention, and it will be quite difficult to tear a child or an adult from the game.
It would seem, what is easier - to find a pair of identical drawings on two cards? Here are just pictures of bright, multidirectional and just run away from sight! And around - rivals who can see the right pair before you. The result - a lot of drive, fun and adrenaline.
Dixit
Unique game mechanics of associations made a board game Dixit one of the most popular around the world. Children without adults will not definitely play this game, however, due to the original design, psychological component and little conflict, it is great for family leisure, starting from 8-10 years old and up to grandparents inclusive. You have a deck of cards with beautiful surrealistic drawings. The player comes up with an association on one of the cards, and the others try to guess the hidden card. In recent years, the game has become confidently number 1 in Ukraine at parties, family games and psychological training.
Alias
Family of games Alias A vivid example of how a popular game for a youth audience migrated to the family format. In Alias, a player pulls out a card with words and must very quickly explain to the team mate as many words as possible. An important limitation: you cannot use single-root words and pantomime.
The more words explained, the further your team moves forward. Fun, dynamic, and also useful for children. An important caveat is that not every Alias game is equally useful for a family evening. Alias Party - definitely not your option. Alias. Say otherwise - suitable for adults and children from 10 years. Well, for playing with children 7-8 - a specially created version of the game Alias. Family.
Scrabble / Erudite
Another game in which we deal with words is the “old man” popular all over the world. Scrabble. A crossword-like game in which players from letters collect words on the playing field and get points for it is interesting for both adults and children. And also there is an additional function - expansion of vocabulary.
And what is Scrabble? Yes, the same Scrabbl, which in the USSR produced under a different name, so as not to bother with copyright.
Carcassonne
One of the most popular games in the world - Carcassonne. It will definitely not leave indifferent parents and will be clear to a child already at 8-9 years old. From cardboard squares with different types of terrain (tiles), players spread the whole world.
Tiles are laid out according to the domino principle: the road is to the road, the field is to the field, the city is to the city. Since the player has a lot of options where to put the tile, you have to decide where it may be most advantageous to get victory points. The game has little conflict - the players almost cannot interfere with each other directly, therefore, it has gained popularity as a calm and at the same time exciting family game. A lot of additions and variations already created on the basis of Carcassonne and continuing to appear, only confirm its relevance.
My fun farm
There is something to boast in a family format and Ukrainian developers. My fun farm - These are several animals for each player to feed. The better you feed your pets, the more points it will bring you at the end of the game. But first it is necessary to purchase seeds, then sow them, then harvest the crop and then give part of the crop to feed.
And each move will have to decide which of the available actions to choose right now, not forgetting to look at the neighbors for the troubles on your farm, so that, if possible, to prevent them a little.
The game is framed fun and beautiful, so it is unlikely to leave your children indifferent. And the process of feeding animals, when an additional part of the body is added to the animal, and it gradually turns from a rabbit into a long taxocup or from a sheep into a sheepfowl, invariably causes a smile.
At the same time, the gameplay is by no means primitive and is guaranteed to attract adult players.
Uno, Svintus
If in childhood you played an ordinary bridge of cards in a bridge, then the game Uno you already know. Yes, this is a special deck for this game. The goal of the game is to discard all cards from hand by suit or face value. There are various special cards in the game - skipping the course, changing the direction of the course, changing the suit, etc., which not only add variety to the game, but also make you wonder how to use the cards more efficiently - save it for later use or quickly reset to reduce penalty points in end of the party.
Special excitement - do not forget to shout “Uno!” When you discard the penultimate card. If you forget - drag two penalties from the deck. Elementary, but many people forget to do it at the moment when the victory is already so close :)
Svintus - A popular version on the theme of Uno. Several changes to the rules made the gameplay more fun and dynamic. In this case, it is necessary to bear in mind the “viciously piggy” design - the basic game Svintus is intended primarily for young people and teenagers. And for the game with children of preschool and primary school age, the more “kind” Young Svintus will be better suited.
Colonizers (Catan)
In contrast to the "old woman" of Monopoly, which by mistake is called "economic", just Colonizers are exactly the best economic game for a family audience. And although there are no familiar banknotes in the Colonialists, the game has a constant exchange of some resources for others, and the course depends both on constant conditions - the presence or absence of special cities on the player, and on changing demand and supply for a particular type of resources. In general, to change one thing for another, and both at once - for the third one in order to develop their settlement on the island in this game it will be pretty.
However, as in Monopoly, the cubes in the Colonialists also play an important role - it is the results of the rolls of the cubes that determine which territories bring resources to players this turn. So everyone who loves to roll the dice (and who of the children doesn't like this? :) will be happy.
The successful combination of the factor of chance and the opportunity to choose a strategy makes it possible to call it one of the best economic family games for parents and children aged 10 and over.
Ticket to Ride (train ticket)
And in this beautiful and atmospheric game we have to build railway routes. The game is not economic, but rather logistic. During the game, we will receive points for laying routes between neighboring cities, and for performing secret tasks to connect cities that are distant from each other.
The magnificent playing field, a lot of plastic carriages, colorful cards of cars and routes - all this is done in the retro style of the early twentieth century, and immediately sets a cozy and slightly fabulous mood. Extra bonus - we learn geography.
Put your child on board games, and he will no longer have money for other drugs;)