For many years, we believed that there wasn’t just a decline in traditional board games, but we thought they had more or less become extinct. I mean, how can you compare board games to sitting at home and binge watching Netflix? How does one play Snakes and Ladders when he/she could rather battle with a friend playing FIFA online.
In the day and age of social media, millennials can get lost for hours together in their smartphones, and the good old practices of playing board games, cards and going outdoors have literally gone out the window. However, the coronavirus lockdown has provided a brilliant chance to one and all for bringing out these old and dusty board games and today, we’ll list down some of the best game you could play!
Top 5 quarantine board games
1) Monopoly
You go around the world and this game will top the lists for all board games, every time, every day. Also known as ‘Business’ in some countries, the game has been a favourite since decades and you can kill hours together fighting with your family and see who ends up bagging a monopoly on the board, buying and trading different properties! Amazon price – INR 1,999.
2) Scrabble
Here’s a game that won’t go on for hours together like monopoly. You could probably play 5 games of scrabble in the time that one game of monopoly gets done. Another very engaging game that can lead to plenty of fights among family members as to whether or not the words you make are even real English words?! Spelling words across the board for points is a good way to pass your time, while also improving your vocabulary. Amazon price – INR 764.
3) Cluedo
Also known as just ‘Clue’ in some parts of the world, it’s the ideal murder mystery game which is fun each and every time. Every character is locked up in a big house as the participants try to figure out who the murderer is, what weapon they used and much more. First released over 7 decades ago, the game has had multiple updates over the years. Amazon price – INR 649.
4) Taboo
Here’s another party game which was first invented in 1989 by Parker Brothers. Much like dumb charades, the goal is to make your team guess the words you have been given without using the name itself, or the supporting words given along with the card. Let’s see how creative you can get when you try this at home with your family! Amazon price – INR 1,359.
5) Risk: Game of Thrones
You’ve probably watched all 8 seasons of Game of Thrones, haven’t you? Then why not get the GOT edition of the board game called ‘Risk’?! Allowed to be played between 2 to 6 players, it’s a strategy and diplomacy game with the goal of capturing territories of the world from each other. With a goal of doing so by also eliminating players, a special GOT version was released as the show did the exact same thing, as families get being eliminated! Amazon price – INR 8,950.
