You enjoyed playing Secret Hitler? Playing against your friends – seeing who can lie best? You may want to destroy some more friendships with deception, or perhaps destroying the trust of nine friends at once isn’t enough. If you want to scratch that social deduction or backstabbing itch, I have some suggestions for you. These games …
I’ve only recently started playing this game, so I’m still learning when it comes to the best Stratego strategies. I’ve lost a fair few games. But from defeat comes learning, and from learning comes victory at the next attempt. Maybe. I’ll let you know. I enjoy Stratego. I view it as a mix of chess …
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Here to Slay is a perfect juxtaposition, a combination of drop-dead adorableness and endearing slaughter. It’s a game of teamwork and betrayal all mixed in together. Yet, unlike some other popular board games (*cough* Monopoly *cough*), I’ve found that it doesn’t cause families to scream and rage at each other, nor does it destroy lifelong …
How in the world could I narrow down the options to create a list of the best co-op board games? I have no idea. Hundreds – if not thousands – of titles are out there, and many are brilliant. On this page, I’ve put together a heavily biased list of the best co-op games I’ve …
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If you’re on this page, I assume you’re looking for a gift for a board game-loving teenager. If they don’t like board or card games, there won’t be anything helpful on this page! Alternatively, you might be a teenager yourself and looking for a game to suit you. In either case, welcome, and I hope …
Exit games are an escape room in a box to play at home. You’ve probably seen them around; there are now many of them. We played our first boxed escape room over Christmas a few years ago. I thought it was an excellent cooperative game to play as a family, solving puzzles together. That cooperation is …
Do you enjoy a good escape room but don’t necessarily want to go through the exhaustion of traveling hours to the only one you haven’t already solved? Exit: The Game (to give it its full name) is a card game that might resolve your problem-solving and puzzling cravings. The best thing about Exit escape room games is that they’re …
Ah, yes. Does it get more controversial than the Monopoly Free Parking spot? Probably not. Everyone I’ve ever played with has their own version. More than that, everyone insists that their interpretation of house rules is the only acceptable way to use the Free Parking space. If you’ve read any of my previous articles, you’ll …
My friends, my other half, and I love Carcassonne. It’s our go-to game. In fact, our close friends are so interested in it that they flew there for a weekend trip and took photos to mirror the box art. Yes. We’re cool. Carcassonne genuinely is an excellent game for all the family. It’s enjoyable as …
To my mind, Carcassonne is the best tile-based board game you can get. It’s full of twists and turns; everything can change right up until the end. It’s a bit like an aggressive board-game version of SimCity. The object (of the base game) is simple: build cities, claim roads, inhabit monasteries, and don’t let anyone share …
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