Board games

corblimey

It's been a tradition the last few years that once the Christmas dinner has been polished off and the crackers pulled, we settle down for a few hours with a good board game. It has to appeal to the very young to the very old, it being Christmas and all. Last year, we had Game of Life, but could only maintain the interest of a few hardy souls, and the year before that, it was one of those TV games where you each get a controller - that worked best as teams of 1 adult/1 kid.

So we're varied in what works, but would need something fun for "all the family", as the marketing bumph goes. Any suggestions? It doesn't have to be Christmas based, but no harm if it is, as it only comes out once a year, anyway.

(PS Not Monopoly, I love it and playing it with a finicky 6 year old who has just eaten his own weight in roast potatoes ruins the fun )

tfak85

Cranium!! It is the funnest game ever! We have played it the last few years, it's a board game and is team based, there are elements of charades, pictionary, articulate etc..

Playable by the young and old!

The Sparrow

tfak85 wrote: »

Cranium!! It is the funnest game ever! We have played it the last few years, it's a board game and is team based, there are elements of charades, pictionary, articulate etc..

Playable by the young and old!

Ludo! Although you can only really have 4 players so it might no be suitable.

confusticated

Cluedo? Always went down well in my house, only 6 players though so you might have to do it in teams.

corblimey

confusticated wrote: »

Cluedo? Always went down well in my house, only 6 players though so you might have to do it in teams.

Would Cluedo not be a bit above sub ten year olds though?

Cherrycola

Frustration-does exactly what it says on the tin!

But the noise from the popping centre piece will wreck your head after a while. :rolleyes:

corblimey

Tks Cherry Cola. Looks cheap and fun alright. Will stick it on my list.

Das Kitty

Is Twister a board game?

But Cranium, definitely, class.

confusticated

corblimey wrote: »

Would Cluedo not be a bit above sub ten year olds though?

Sorry, I wasn't sure how young the kids playing would be. My sister played with us when she was about 8/9 though and was grand, pretty good actually. But depends on the kids, might not be a goer.

hdowney

i have a couple of disney trivial pursuit games, good for all ages.

i get mega frustrated at this time of year, cos board games are a tradition in my house too - and always buy a new one each year. only problem is my house is a two person house, and more and more of the games coming out are for 3 or more players or teams.

i am a MAJOR trivial pursuit fanatic and have tons of them, and even the last couple of them that came out were more team orientated - one is even called TEAM!!

Das Kitty

hdowney wrote: »

i have a couple of disney trivial pursuit games, good for all ages.

i get mega frustrated at this time of year, cos board games are a tradition in my house too - and always buy a new one each year. only problem is my house is a two person house, and more and more of the games coming out are for 3 or more players or teams.

i am a MAJOR trivial pursuit fanatic and have tons of them, and even the last couple of them that came out were more team orientated - one is even called TEAM!!

Who are you tellin?!

One of the reasons we decided to have children that.

hdowney

Das Kitty wrote: »

Who are you tellin?!

One of the reasons we decided to have children that.

uuummm. no thanks!!!!