We’ve listed our best board games for you to bring on your summer holiday with us. Travel games, party games, family games, 2 player games – take your pick. Enjoy your digital detox and have fun playing one or all of these board games. Now you just need a cocktail.
What do you Meme
What if memes could bring friends and family together for a game in which the only premise is to out-meme each other? This is what exactly “what do you meme” is all about. Players try to out-meme each other in real life – no screens attached! The rules are simple. Each round, a rotating judge plays a photo card and everyone else plays a caption card to complete the meme and the judge decides the funniest pairing.
Cards Against Humanity
Cards against humanity is a party game for the dark, profane and politically incorrect people or as the publisher calls it, cards against humanity is a game for horrible people. The game is simple. Each round, one player asks a question from a black card, and everyone else answers with their funniest white card.
Codenames
This challenging spy game will keep you on the edge of your seat. The premise of this game is to guess the identity of your secret agents with the help of your team’s spymaster. 25 cards are laid on the table, each representing the two team’s secret agents. Spymasters give one-word clues that point out their cards on the board. The teammates guess words of the right colour while avoiding the cards that belong to the opposing team, and everyone wants to avoid the assassin.
Monopoly
We’ve all played it. Own it all as a high-flying trader in the fast-paced world of real estate. Tour the city for the hottest properties, sites, stations and utilities which are all up for grabs. Invest in houses and hotels, then watch the rent come pouring in! Make deals with other players and look out for bargains at auction. There are many ways to get what you want. For really speedy dealers, use the speed die for a quick and intense game of Monopoly.
Pictionary
The game of quick sketches and hilarious guesses! The classic quick-draw game since 1985. Makes a great way to get any party started! The guesses can be just as hilarious as the sketches! Include some good wine or some cocktails to make it extra fun.
Scattegories
Scattergories is a fast-thinking game of categories and words! Roll the die, flip the sand timer, and think of answers to each category on the list. Players race against the timer as they write down answers such as things in a musical group, a vegetable, a reason to have a party, and items found in a bakery – each beginning with the letter C. Score points for writing down things no one else did. The more creative the answers, the more points you score. With more than 190 categories and 20 letters on the die, the game is exciting to play over and over again.
Guinness World Record Challenges
This game tests how much you know about Guinness World Records and gives your opponents a chance to demonstrate some nifty record-breaking skills! The official game is not only a quiz but an event where you have to perform challenges to win! Demonstrate your knowledge and your skills, challenging the other players.
Payday
Gather your friends together to play this game of handling finances. Pay Day comes at the end of the month and to make it there without going broke, you will have to manage your money wisely. Try to stack up cash by finding bargains and selling them for a profit. Take out loans if necessary and watch out for those bills. The game features a Pay Day die that adds unexpected twists and turns to gameplay. The player who can make and hang on to the most cash wins!
The Game of Life
In The Game of Life, players can make their own exciting choices as they move through the twists and turns of life. Move the car token around the gameboard from start to retirement, and experience unexpected surprises related to family, career, dream vacations, and other milestones of life. The player with the most money at the end of the game wins!
Cluedo
Cluedo is a classic mystery game that involves one murder and six suspects. Reclusive millionaire Samuel Black has been murdered in his mansion. Now, it’s up to you to crack the case!
Yahtzee
It’s the classic dice-rolling challenge of Yahtzee, and you’ll shake, score and shout! Can you roll the right combinations to beat the competition? With each round, decide which dice to keep on your first, second and third rolls, then roll again or play it as it lays. Try for a full house or gamble everything on a Yahtzee – five of a kind!
Scrabble
It’s an oldie but a goodie. Scrabble is the world’s most popular word game! Players attempt to build interlocking words on the Scrabble board, using letter tiles with various score values. The object of the game is to get the highest score.
Twister
Twister… the game that ties you up in knots! You’re sure to get in a twist! Spin the spinner and make your move. The last person standing wins.
Trivial Pursuit
Love the 2000s? Prove it with the Trivial Pursuit: 2000s Edition game. This fun game features 300 trivia cards with 1800 questions from 6 categories, including Places, Entertainment, Events, The Arts, Science and Tech, and Sports and Hobbies. With updated gameplay, this edition is not the Trivial Pursuit game from the past. Now, players can choose to answer a question or stump their opponents based on the topic at the top of each card. The first player to collect each colour wedge and answer a final question wins.
