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Christmas is just two-weeks away and it’s time to dust off those classic board games. But if you fancy something new, here you’ll find our list of the best family board games. We’ve made sure to include games that have got something for both the kids and adults to enjoy. And we’ve made sure not to include the hell that is Monopoly (although we have tips on how to win Monopoly if you’re interested). First of its name, Kingdomino has spawned an entire series of board games based around the premise of connecting - you guessed it - dominos. Imagine classic beginner board game Carcassonne but simpler and lighter on the French theming, and with less passive-aggressive placement of farmers and knights, and you’ve pretty much visualised the core concept of Kingdomino. Slide Quest also requires a surprising amount of communication between players, with everyone needing to occasionally stop what they’re doing and discuss who needs to do what next. All this collaboration makes for a very effective family bonding exercise and could do a lot to bring everyone together - if only for an hour or so.
It is inevitable that players will strike at the wrong stone after the dice have been rolled. A player who does so is shamed, and cannot claim a stone on this turn. Alternatively called Spot it! Dobble is perhaps one of the most popular card games in the known world and continues to be re-released in various forms including Star Wars and Frozen-themed versions. Its straightforward pattern-matching gameplay makes playing Dobble a universal experience that can be translated into any language and enjoyed by pretty much everyone, which makes it one of the best beginner board games to introduce to anyone. The game’s fast playing time and fantastic components are only let down by the fact the dominos and dice come in a box that is both overly big and pretty rubbish, with an egg box-style insert. In a nice fabric bag or the right compact travel case, this could be an essential travel game for a frantic few minutes. For us, it’s worth the extra bit of effort.
One day a wandering ninja—calling himself Master Meow—entered Phee Lion’s temple and challenged him to a game of Clawfuku. The loser of this contest would be cast into exile forever. Master Meow had developed a technique he called, “The Cobra Paw”. With this technique, Phee Lion was defeated —happiness and many good things returned to the land. Although countless opponents have challenged Master Meow throughout his life, none came close to defeating him. To this day, Cobra Paw tournaments are held to honor the legacy of Master Meow, and it is believed that if one can master the Cobra Paw technique, Master Meow will rise again…Ninja-like reflexes, sharp recognition skills, and mental fortitude steal the game in this tile-snatching challenge known as Cobra Paw! Players take turns rolling the dice (featuring 6 unique symbols), spotting the tile with the matching pattern, then grabbing it before their opponents. The first player to snatch up 6 tiles wins the game and bestows great honour to the Grand Shidoshi, Master Meow! Gamer Network Limited, Gateway House, 28 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DN, United Kingdom, registered under company number 03882481. Bunny Kingdom boasts a proud lineage, as it was created by none other than Magic: The Gathering Creator Richard Garfield. Don't worry though, this isn't anywhere near as complex as his magnum opus, and certainly not as expensive. Colour us interested then. It might not be a tactically-rich game, so to speak, but it's well-paced and enjoyable. Nothing eats up a Sunday afternoon as effectively and enjoyably as Colourbrain, even if it makes you question the hue of everything you ever saw. A restoration of the original game created in the 80s, Fireball Island is a rip-roaring exploration game designed to evoke adventure stories like Indiana Jones, with players escaping traps and scooping up treasure from jungle temples.
Escape from Atlantis hits that perfect blend of desperation and strategy, working to get hold of a lifeboat while evading the threats around you. But there's not enough boats to go around. You can try swimming - anything's possible, I guess - but your chances are far better if you can find some sort of vehicle, so players will be battling for the few boats available, adding another layer of strategy. It's a solid set of mechanics that leads to good-length games that never stop being boring. This rich narrative translates into gameplay through players having to manage their different land plots eventually cultivating them enough to provide plenty of bamboo to feed the pandas, whilst still having a decent amount to present to the Emperor by the end of the game. Players can grow one of three types of bamboo - green, yellow and pink - by placing them on a tile of the same colour and gradually adding more pieces to their ever extending stalks. As the pandas move across each tile they consume some of the bamboo planted there, with players needing to replace any pieces eaten if they want to collect a good score once the game ends. The first combatant to obtain 6 Clawfuku Stones (or 8 stones for a two-player game) wins the battle!There's traps, twists and turns as you take actions with your cards to compensate for the new threats the game lays in your way, dodging danger and cutting through the jungle to the treasures beyond. Maybe Indy wouldn't have been so grumpy if all archeology had been this fun. Dobble is a well-loved card game among many UK households. If you’re new to the game you may be wondering how to play it - that’s why we’ve created easy-to-understand instructions for you to follow. Build a precarious tower, and prove your constructive skill The spiritual successor to Jenga, Crazy Tower is a building game that pushes for skill and precision. The first thing you might notice about Slide Quest are the funny little plastic handles attached to each side of the game’s box, these are what the players will be using to move their little hero figure across the board. Unlike in Flip ‘em Up! - another fantastic dexterity board game that involves artful sliding - Slide Quest has its players controlling the board rather than moving the actual character token. Remove one to five planks from the pool. When the dice roll one of these patterns, the first player to shout “Cobra Paw!” gets to take a stone from the pool.
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