Board games for company. Games for parties OR fun games for a large group

18.10.2019

When people gather at the table good company, the party promises to be fun!

But the guests drank and ate... talked last news from the lives of our loved ones and the country as a whole... we danced... and some prepared to be bored... But that was not the case!

Good hosts always have something in stock that will not only relieve boredom, but will also bring the guests of the holiday closer together, and will also be remembered by everyone for a long time with fun and humor - these are, of course, various competitions.

They are very different:

movable (with and without objects),
musical,
drawing,
verbal, etc.

Today I will introduce you to those that can be carried out without leaving the table.

NOTE! They can be performed in different options, change the rules, add items, increase or decrease the number of participants - in a word, take a creative approach to drawing up a program of fun and amusing table competitions for adult company sitting at the table.

Let's start with the simple - what's at hand (literally and figuratively!)

"The alphabet is near us"

The presenter names any letter of the alphabet, except four Y-Y-L-B(you can agree to exclude the letter E as well).

Players playing in a circle name objects - products - things starting with this letter, which are located directly next to them and which can be reached with their hand or touched.

Option! – add adjectives to the list of nouns: B - incomparable salad, incomparable lipstick (from a neighbor), endless pasta, C - nice vinaigrette, sugar cake...

The game continues until the words are exhausted. The last one to call wins.

Here's another game with letters.

"Burim in order"

Starting with the first letter of the alphabet, the players come up with a mini-congratulation (depending on the occasion of those gathered) or simply sentences that are appropriate for this holiday.

The phrase must first begin with the letter A, the next one with B, then C, and so on. It is advisable to come up with funny phrases like:

- How great it is that we have gathered today!
- It happened that...
- That's …
- Gentlemen...

Attention! What is important here is the sequence of letters in the alphabet and the meaning of the invented sentences. It is clear that some letters (ь-ъ-ы) are skipped.

The winner is the one who came up with the most funny phrase. Decided by unanimous vote.

There was the ABC - it was up to the poetry!

“Tell me what’s in the package!”

If there are people at the table who can write poetry (the level of poetry, of course, will be taken into account, but the main thing here is different), then offer the next competition.

Several poetry masters are given an item each, which is packed in an opaque fabric box-bag. They should quietly look at what they got and write a poem about the item. Guests listen and guess.

Important! You cannot name what is hidden, you can only describe its purpose in poetry, appearance…

The writer of the longest and most original piece wins.

Everyone loves fairy tales!

"Modern fairy tale"

Equipment: sheets of paper, pens.

The players are divided into two teams. Usually they are divided according to the “we sit next to each other” principle. Each chooses (option: the driver assigns) a profession. For example, cooks and truck drivers.

After 5-7 minutes of preparation, the teams must voice any fairy tale they have chosen (option - assigned by the driver) to modern style using professional vocabulary and terminology.

For example, the fairy tale of a brave cook begins with the words: “Once upon a time, grandma had a piece of ham worth two and a half kilos...” We advise the program compiler to come up with starting phrases in advance for different professions participants.

Everyone has fun! The winning team receives a prize: sweets, a bottle of champagne for everyone...

Try this too! It is not teams who play, but individual participants. Then more time is given for preparation, and the winner easier for guests will highlight.

Everyone’s favorite since childhood, “Broken Phone”

Here's what more people, all the better.

The driver (or the first person sitting) thinks of a word (phrase), writes it down on a piece of paper (for the purity of the experiment!))) and passes it along the chain, whispering in each other’s ears.

Everyone remembers that you need to whisper quietly and as close as possible to what you heard. The latter speaks the word out loud.

The funny thing begins at the moment when, if there is a mismatch between the input and output, a “showdown” begins - at what stage, for whom what went wrong.

Robot YES-NO

The host prepares cards with the names of the animals in advance and announces that the guests will guess them by asking any questions that he can answer only with the words YES-NO (in extreme cases, “I can’t say”).

The game continues until the animal is guessed and the presenter shows a card with the correct answer.

Questions can be about hair (short or long), about legs, about whether there is a tail (fluffy or smooth), about claws, a neck, about what it eats, where it sleeps, and so on.

Game option! It is not the animal that is being riddled, but the object. Then the questions will be about size, color, appearance, purpose, presence in the house or on the street, ability to pick it up, presence of numbers, presence of electricity in it...

Another version of the game is frivolous. You can wish for items from men's or women's wardrobes, underwear, or for the most daring, from the assortment of adult stores.

Competitions with paper

And here’s another game where the funniest thing is the mismatch.

Chipmunk Speaker

Props:

nuts (or orange, or bread),
paper,
pen.

Those sitting at the table are divided into pairs: “speaker” and “stenographer”.

The “speaker” puts nuts (orange slices, a piece of bread) behind his cheeks so that it is difficult to speak. He is given a text (poetry or prose), which he needs to pronounce as clearly as possible (as far as the contents of the “cheek pouches” allow). The “stenographer” is trying to write down, as he understands, what he heard. Then it is compared with the “source”.

The winner is the couple whose “transcript” is the most correct.

Option! One “speaker” is selected, and everyone is recorded.

"Explain in 30 seconds"

pens/pencils according to the number of players,
small pieces of paper
box/bag/hat.

We play like this:

Guests are divided into pairs. It can be by lot, it can be at will, it can be next door at the table. Each pair is a team.
Players receive pens/pencils and pieces of paper (each has several of them - 15-20).
Everyone writes 15-20 (discuss this in advance with the players) of any nouns that come to mind: on one piece of paper - one noun.
Leaves with words are hidden in a box/bag/hat.
First, the first pair-team plays: they take turns taking out sheets of words and must explain to each other the word that they came across, but in no case naming the noun itself.

For example, the word “cart” is a horse-drawn carriage, “frying pan” is a pancake maker.

After the first word is guessed, you can take out a piece of paper with another.

You have 30 seconds to do everything. You can agree on a minute - depending on the state of the company)))

The number of words a team guesses is how many points it will receive.

Then the turn passes to the other pair of players.

The time limit makes this competition spectacular, loud, noisy and fun!

The team that guesses the most words wins.

Fun table competitions with answers

Prepare: a box containing pieces of paper with various questions written on it.

Attention! In winter they can be made in the form of snowflakes, in summer in the form of apples, in autumn in the form of colored leaves, in spring they can be flowers.

We play like this:

Everyone takes turns pulling out paper pieces of paper with questions and answering them not only as truthfully as possible, but also funny.

Questions could be:

What was your favorite toy as a child?
What was your most memorable vacation?
Have your New Year's wishes ever come true?
What's the funniest thing that happened to you in childhood that you remember?
What's the funniest purchase you've ever made?
If there is an animal at home, which one? funny incident can you remember (what he ate)?
What did you dream about as a child and did it come true?
What's the funniest prank you can remember?
Do you love your housemates and why?

Questions for the story can be very different, taking into account the degree of frankness of the company.

The winner is the one whose story pleases the most guests.

Are you asking? I answer!

Let's prepare:

cards with questions,
answer cards,
2 boxes.

We play like this.

One box contains questions, the other contains answers.

The players sit down, if possible, alternating: man-woman-man-woman... This will make the answers more interesting!

The first player takes out a card with a question and reads it aloud to his neighbor at the table.

He takes, without looking into the box, the sheet with the answer and also reads it out.

Sometimes the question-answer coincidences are very funny)))

Questions could be like this (assuming that the company is close and everything is on a first-name basis):

— Do you like watching horror films?
— Can you say that you like shopping? (it doesn’t matter whether a man or a woman answers here)
—Are you often hungry?
-Can you look me in the eyes and smile?
— What do you say when you step on people’s feet in public transport?
— How do you react to your friends’ clothing experiments?
- Tell me, do you like me?
— Do people often knock on your door at night?
— Is it true that your husband/wife likes to look at other people’s women/men?
— Do you like to swim under the moon?
- Why do you smile so mysteriously?
— Is it true that you preferred to go to the village rather than to the Maldives?
— Why do you sometimes travel on public transport without a ticket?
—Have you ever read thick books?
— In an unfamiliar company you can easily find mutual language with guests?
— Are you a fan of exotic cuisine?
— Does alcohol often appear on your table?
-Can you deceive me right now?
— Do you like to walk on rooftops? hometown?
— Why are you afraid of small dogs?
— When you were a child, did you sneak into your neighbors’ house to pick raspberries?
- If the phone rings now and they say that you have won a trip to the sea, will you believe it?
— Do others like your cooking?
— Why are you afraid to drink milk?
— Do you like receiving gifts?
— Do you like to give gifts?
- Would you like a drink right now?
— Do you rest a lot at work?
- Why did you ask for my photo?
— Do you like to eat meat products?
—Are you a very temperamental person?
— Why do you eat pickled bread crusts on Sundays?
-Can you lend me a thousand dollars right now?
— Do you often wink at strangers in public transport?
— Do you like to take a bath in your clothes?
- Do you really want to answer my question now?
— Do you like to dance with married men/married women?
— Why did you say that you have to eat a lot when visiting?
—Have you ever woken up in an unfamiliar bed?
— Why do you call throwing a pebble from a balcony at passers-by your favorite sport?
— Do you often delegate your work to others?
— Why do you love watching striptease so much?
— Do you like to eat delicious food when visiting?
— Do you often meet each other on the street?
— Do you fall asleep at work?
— Why do you hide your age?
— Do you snore at night?
— Do you like fried herring?
-Have you ever run away from a policeman?
— Are you afraid of taxi drivers?
— Do you often promise too much?
— Do you like to scare others?
- If I kiss you now, what will your reaction be?
— Do you like my smile?
-Can you tell me your secret?
— Do you like to draw?
— Why do you often take time off from work?

Sample answers:

“I can’t live a day without this.”
- How can I live without this?!
-Only on your birthday.
- When not at home, why not.
- I won’t tell you this now.
- Just not now.
“I’m embarrassed to answer anything now.”
— Ask my husband/wife.
- Only when I'm well rested.
- I can, but only on Mondays.
- Don't put me in an awkward position.
— I’ve loved this business since childhood.
- Well, yes... things happen to me...
- I can rarely afford it.
- Yes, I am capable of anything for your sake!
- If I rest, then yes.
- Who doesn’t it happen to?
— I’ll tell you about this a little later.
- Fortunately, yes.
- If they really ask me.
- Nowadays this is not a sin.
- Do you really think that I will tell the truth?
- As an exception.
— After a glass of champagne.
- So I told you the truth just now!
- This is my cherished dream.
- Let's dance better!
- Unfortunately no.
- This is my passion!
— I’ll tell you about it when you give me your phone number.
- With great pleasure!
- I blushed - this is the answer.
- And I'm proud of it.
— My years are my pride.
- I can’t stand it.
- How dare you ask me about this?!
- Only if they pay me.
- How can you miss such an opportunity?
- Only in the mornings.
- It's quite simple.
- If I get paid.
- How could it be different?
- By itself!
“I’ll say this only face to face.”
- Exclusively on holidays.
- How great it is!
- They told me it was good.
- Only in good company.
— I consider this a political issue.
-Who do you take me for?!
- And you guessed it.
- Let me kiss you better.
- Only when no one is looking.
- You're embarrassing me.
- If there is no other way out.
“And you’ve been trying to ask me about this all evening?”
- And at least now I can tell you the same thing.

Two truths and a lie

This fun competition at the table for an adult company does not require preparation. Best suited for a company where the participants do not know each other very well.

Each player must say three statements or facts about themselves. Two true, one false. Listeners vote to decide which one is false. If they guess correctly, the player (the liar) wins nothing. If you guess wrong, you receive a small prize.

Option for carrying out - everyone writes down their statements on pieces of paper, noting the false ones, give them to the host (host of the party), and he reads them out in turn.

One more?

Several competitions for a drinking group that wants to become even more drunk.

Find the crocodile

This game can be played during other games, as an additional game. It essentially lasts the whole evening, but at the very beginning you need to tell the guests its rules.

At some point in the party, the host secretly gives one of the guests (the “hunter”) a clothespin (crocodile) and he must attach it discreetly to the clothes of a “victim” he has arbitrarily chosen (or put it in a lady’s purse or a man’s jacket pocket). Then he gives a sign to the leader that the task is completed.

As soon as the clothespin has found a new owner, the presenter says, “The crocodile has escaped!” Who did he get into? and starts counting out loud from 10 to one. Guests are looking to see if they are the target of a prank.

If, within 10 seconds of the countdown, the “victim” finds a lurking “crocodile hidden in a bag or clinging to his collar,” the “hunter” drinks the penalty glass. If he doesn’t find it, the “victim” must drink.

You can limit the search area (the crocodile only clings to clothing) or give it more time.

Drinking alphabet chain

To conduct the competition you need: glasses with your favorite drinks, memory for names and knowledge of the alphabet.

The game goes in circles. The first player names the celebrity's first and last name. The next person must also name a celebrity whose name begins with the first letter of the previous one.

To make it clearer, look at the example:

The first player makes a wish for Cameron Diaz. The second by Dmitry Kharatyan. Third Hugh Grant. The fourth is by Georgy Vitsin. And so on.

You can name any famous people, politicians, actors, athletes. A player who cannot find the correct name within 5 seconds (approximately) must drink his glass. Then the glass is filled, and the turn passes to the next player.

The longer the game lasts, the more difficult it is to select new names (you cannot repeat yourself), the fun and company are rapidly gaining degrees.

Insert your two cents

The organizer of the competition needs to prepare sheets with phrases that are far from the theme of the feast or birthday. Give each guest a card with a phrase at the very beginning of the party.

Phrases could be:

The task of each participant is to insert “their” phrase into the conversation so that others do not understand that this is a phrase from a piece of paper. After the player has said his phrase, he needs to wait a minute, after which he says “Win!!!” During this time, any other guest who, during the conversation, suspects that a phrase from the sheet was uttered can try to incriminate the player. He must repeat the phrase that he thinks was used. Of course, there is a chance that he will not guess correctly.

If the accuser makes a mistake, he drinks a “penalty glass.” If you guess correctly, then a penalty kick is awarded to the person who was caught using the phrase from the sheet.

Guess the brand

If the company name is included in the slogan, then you can shorten it. For example: Who goes where, and I (to Sberkassa). This slogan is included in the retro section of our list. In a young company, you can at least invite guests to guess whose advertising slogan it might be. You can come up with hints or several possible answers.

For example: Who goes where, and I... (at VDNKh, to Moskvoshway, to get married, to Sberbank).

Find your soul mate

If the company is about half women and men, then you can play this game. Although, it will fit, with some degree of conditionality, in other cases.

To do this, you need to prepare small cards in advance on which to write the names of famous couples. One name per card. For example:

Romeo and Juliet;
Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin;
Dolphin and mermaid;
Twix stick and Twix stick;
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt...

Each guest receives a card with a name - this is his “image”.

Task: everyone must find their soul mate by asking the other guests in turn questions that can only be answered “yes” or “no.” Direct questions like “Is your name Angelina?” or “are you Brad’s wife”? prohibited. Questions like “Do you have children with your significant other?” are allowed; “Are you and your significant other married?”; “Do you and your significant other live in...?”

The winners are those who find their soul mate by asking minimal amount questions. The more cards of pairs you prepare, the better. Since only half of the guests will play in the first round (when they find their soul mate, they are deprived of the opportunity to look for theirs). Therefore, after the first round, new cards are dealt and the second round begins.

Option: in the first circle they are looking for a woman's soul mate, in the second - men.

Do you have..?

This game is suitable for big company and for celebrating a variety of holidays.

The company is divided into two teams with an equal number of participants. We must try to have the same number of women in each.

The presenter, starting with the words “Do you have...?”, reads out the list of things you are looking for. Members of each team need to find this thing and show it to the leader.

Team members search in pockets and purses, those who find them show the item they are looking for, the team gets a point for each item found. For one named item, the team receives only one point (no matter how many five thousand dollar bills the team members have, the team can only receive one point for the item with the bill).

So, do you have...?

5000 ruble banknote;
Notebook;
photo of the child;
mint chewing gum;
candy;
pencil;
keychain with at least 7 keys;
penknife;
7 (or 5) credit cards per person;
small change in the amount of at least 95 rubles (for one person);
hand cream;
flash drive;
nail polish;
shoe sponge...

The list of things can be supplemented at will.

Play and have fun with your guests at the festive table!

Don’t forget that each competition can be creatively reworked to suit your company.

Let this day be remembered by your friends not only delicious dishes, but also the funniest and coolest competitions.

Eat! Drink! And don't be bored!

You are planning a noisy party with many guests or someone will come to your place best friends, godmothers, young relatives, and you don’t know what to do with them after a feast or tea party? Then read this article! Here you will find ideas for a great time, funny games, ideas for entertainment and competitions.

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TOP games for everyone: fun games for any company

Games for an adult group: what should they be?

Find games for children's party very easy, but what to do with adult party? Eating and drinking is good, but having fun? After all, at heart we, adults, are still the same children, we just laugh at other “jokes.”

What the game should be like depends directly on the company gathered. So, at a corporate party with colleagues, moderately immodest but funny games will be enough. A group of well-known friends can play more explicit games. An excellent solution would be intellectual entertainment for an older group. And the male team will be entertained by a board card game.

Cool table competitions

When all the guests have already eaten, but still don’t want to leave, and there is no room for dancing and outdoor games, you can offer the guests interesting table competitions.

Create a story. A letter of the alphabet is chosen and everyone sitting in a circle must come up with a story in which all the words begin with the chosen letter. For example, if the selected letter is “D”, then you can make up the story like this: “Denis (says the first participant) thought for a long time (the second) during the day...”, etc. If the circle is over and the story has not come to an end, start circle again.
"In my pants..." They prepare for this competition in advance and make text clippings from newspapers. They can be of different meanings and lengths. These clippings are placed in a box or bag. The host approaches each guest with this package and offers to pull out a piece of paper. The guest must say: “In my pants…”, and then read the text from the piece of paper.” It will turn out funny and fun.
What's on your plate? The competition should be held during the feast, when the plates are full. The host asks everyone to fill their plates and begins the competition. He names a letter, and guests must pick up food starting with that letter on a fork and take turns saying its name. Those who do not have such food are eliminated from the game. Next, another letter is called, and so on, until there is a person left who has “the entire alphabet” on his plate.
Surprise. The host hosting his friends must prepare for this competition in advance. You will need a large box, you need to put funny things in it. For example: a children's cap, a headband with ears, a bra, family panties and whatever else your imagination can work on. During the competition (it can be held both at the table and during dancing), this surprise box is passed from hand to hand by the participants. When the presenter says “stop” or the music stops, the one who has it in his hands takes out any item from it and puts it on himself. The box goes on from hand to hand.

Exciting board games for a group of friends

Board games are popular not only among children. Adults also enjoy playing with them. There are companies that get together once a week to play a board game. The most popular board games today are:

Playing cards is fun, but sometimes the “overused” fool gets boring. We offer interesting card games, which will diversify the gatherings of card game lovers.

Scottish whist.

Joker. Play up to 500 or 1000 points.

Macau.

Rummy.

Chukhny.

Funny games for friends

When friends gather, it is always fun and pleasant. You can spend an interesting evening not only watching TV with pizza. Invite your friends to play.

Twister. An excellent and very popular game among young people. According to the rules, each player steps or places his hand on a circle of a certain color, which was drawn on a special clock. The poses are funny, and at the same time there is physical contact between the young people.
Sculptor. A separate room is required for the game. The owner, who knows the meaning of the game, and three guests remain in it. The two must be of different genders (male and female). The third is asked to create an erotic figure out of the two. After the figure is completed, the host announces that the sculptor must take place in the erotic figure instead of a man or a woman (depending on the gender of the sculptor). The liberated person sits down, and the host-host goes after the next guest and invites him to improve his erotic figure. After the guest finishes, the sculptor again replaces part of the figure. This continues until all the guests are sculptors.
Nonsense. To do this, you need to prepare cards with questions and answers and arrange them in different piles. One participant must take a card with a question and choose who should answer. The one who answers takes the answer from another pile. The question and answer are read out. They turn out very funny options. We provide sample questions below.

Guess who am I? Each guest is given a sticker with the inscription on their forehead. Usually the inscriptions are living creatures, animals or well-known personalities, movie and cartoon characters. In turn, each player asks leading questions that can only be answered “yes” or “no.” Whoever guesses who he is first wins.

Fun games for company in nature

Games and entertainment for drunken company

When the company is already tipsy, it's time for fun games and competitions. People are becoming more liberated and are not trying to get into their pockets. For drunk company The following games can be suggested.

Associations. This game is for warming up. It is played by all men or women present. Participants stand in a row, and the leader asks to make an association with the named word. For example: “a woman is...” The participants say very interesting things “under the weather.” Those who think for more than 5 seconds or do not know what to answer are eliminated.
Doll. The players stand in a circle. They are given a doll, which, passing around in a circle, they kiss in some place and comment on where exactly. When the doll makes a circle, the presenter announces that now the players take turns kissing their neighbor in the place where they kissed the doll.
Stickers. To do this, you need to prepare stickers - letters in advance. Women and men are invited for the competition in equal numbers. All men are given sticker letters. Now men must stick these letters on those parts of the women's body that are called by this letter. If everything is clear with “n” (nose) or “r” (hand), then with the letters “zh” and “x” you will have to come up with something.
Do not offer sex. Prepare papers in advance with the names of body parts. They can be repeated. Each participant draws out two pieces of paper. When the pieces of paper have been distributed to everyone, the presenter suggests making a chain of people, and they will be connected to each other by the parts indicated on the pieces of paper.

What games are suitable for a large company?

In a large group you can play football, board games, and cards. We also suggest you try the following games.

Who is more accurate? Place banknotes of different denominations in a liter or three-liter jar and close it. Each guest takes a jar and tries to guess how much money is in it. All answers are written down, and at the end the money is counted. Whoever named the amount closest to the real one won.
Pulse. A host is selected, and the guests are divided into two teams of the same number of people. The teams stand in lines facing each other. The distance between teams is 1–1.5 m. A stool is placed at one end, and an object is placed on it (money, an apple, a pen). The leader stands on the other side and takes the extreme people from the two teams by the hands. Next, he simultaneously squeezes the hands of the two outer players, they pass the squeeze on to the next one, and the next one even further. So, the impulse is transmitted to the end. The last one, having received an impulse, must take the object from the stool faster than the opponent.
Dramatizations. We write couples of interesting things on pieces of paper, everyone famous characters. For example: Winnie the Pooh and Piglet, Othello and Desdemona, Father Frost and Snow Maiden, etc. In the middle of the evening, hand out pieces of paper married couples or single people split into pairs. They prepare for a while and then perform in front of those present, who must guess who the speakers represent.

Team games for a group of guests

Everyone wants to take part in competitions, but usually a few people are chosen from the crowd. We offer you team competitions so that no one gets bored while visiting.

Build a castle. All guests should be divided into teams and each should be given a “bag” of candy. Next, the team, with their joint efforts, builds a castle from these candies in a certain amount of time. The team with the highest castle wins.
Flotilla. Guests are divided into two teams. Each person is given a pack of tissues. Participants try to make as many boats as possible in 5 minutes. Whichever team has more of them wins.
Made up story. The guests are divided into a women's team and a men's team. Everyone is given pieces of paper and pens. Women write briefly what they think about men, and men write about women. The leaves are placed in separate boxes. Each team must now write a story. The first participant takes out a piece of paper and uses the words written on it to make a sentence. The next participant takes the next piece of paper and continues the first person's thought using the words on the piece of paper. This makes for an interesting, funny story.

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Spending time with loved ones is priceless. And playing board games with them is also fun and interesting. website collected 15 best board games, which will diversify your leisure time and help you have a good time with friends.

Cluedo

"Cluedo" - detective game, in which you and your friends have to solve a murder. There are 6 guests in the circle of suspects. 6 crime weapons were found in the house, scattered across 9 rooms. The goal of the game is to quickly identify the criminal, as well as determine the location and weapon of the murder. To solve this problem, your logic, luck and the well-known Sherlock Holmes method - the method of deduction - will help you.

Resistance

"Resistance" is one of the most powerful psychological games over the past 20 years. You have to become either a fighter for justice or an evil spy. That's when the card comes out. The goal of the game is different for everyone. For resistance - identify all the spies and successfully complete the missions. For spies - to interfere with the resistance and destroy all their plans.

Munchkin

Munchkin is a famous parody of role-playing computer games in which
players walk through the dungeon, and with every move they can be attacked by some kind of reptile. Throughout the game you need to “pump up” your character: collect items, kill monsters, pit friends against each other and reach level 10 before others in order to win. By the way, the game has many versions: Star Wars, "Pirates" Caribbean Sea", "Super Munchkin" (a parody of Marvel comics). So everyone can find a game to their liking.

Monopoly

"Monopoly" is a well-known game for building your own business. You buy, you sell, you improve, you fight with competitors. In general, everything is as in real world. Each participant has his own start-up capital and choosing where to invest your money. Today they even hold Monopoly tournaments with a cash prize fund.

Imaginarium or Dixit

If you and your friends have a good imagination, you should play Imaginarium or Dixit. This simple games With beautiful pictures, to which you need to come up with associations and guess what your friend wished for. The one who guesses the most cards will move faster across the playing field and win. The games differ from each other in terms of pictures and points.

Elias

In the Elias game, the most important thing is to explain as many words as possible to your partner within a certain period of time. You can do this with a funny story, antonyms, synonyms, hints or even sounds. At your discretion and desire. The main thing is not to use words with the same root! The difficulty of the game is that you will need to not only explain the words, but also guess them. Each round you will need to change places with your partner.

Activities

"Activity" is a team game that in some way may remind you of the popular game "Crocodile". True, you and your friends will not only have to show words or phrases, but also draw and explain them. The game is not easy, but very fun. In it you will find 2500 extraordinary words and phrases.

Svintus or Uno

The game "Uno" is one of the fast and easy board games. Another indisputable advantage is its compactness: a deck of cards will not take up much space. The goal of the game is to get rid of the cards you've been dealt. On your turn, you have the right to place only one card on the table, which in value or color matches the top one on the playing table. The game "Uno" also has a domestic analogue - "Svintus". In essence, this is a slightly modified game, to which a different atmosphere and plot have been added.

Jackal

"Jackal" is a game for those who love a lot of gold. After all, the goal of the game is to collect as many of them as possible and drag them to your ship. You are in command brave pirates who land on the island in search of treasure. The island is a playing field. Not only your opponents will be waiting for you on the field, but also crocodiles, portals and many other mysterious and dangerous things.

Wild Jungle or Bear

Board games " Wild jungle" and "Bear" are similar to each other. Their goal is to also discard all cards and emerge as the winner. But things are not so simple here. In the center of the game there is a log or totem. And in each round, the player who takes possession of them faster than others wins. The one who turns out to be faster throws off some of his cards to his friend - and thereby becomes one step closer to victory.

Lord of Tokyo

The game "Lord of Tokyo" is for those who love monsters, since during the game you have to become one. Your task is to capture the city and defeat other monsters. As in Munchkin, you can “pump up” your hero by buying strength and power with the points you earn.

Roborally

"Roborally" is a game about robot racing around a factory. You choose the supercomputer you like and go towards your goal. On the way you will find obstacles in the form of pits, industrial lasers, moving conveyors and, naturally, rival robots who are also rushing to the goal. The one who wins first to pass along the track, reaching the highest level.

Set

The board game "Set" is a simple card game for attentiveness and intelligence. A certain number of cards are laid out on the table. In the game, each card is unique and has four characteristics: its own color, symbol, shading and number of symbols. The goal of the game is to find as many sets as possible, that is, a set of three cards in which each individual feature is either completely the same or completely different. Since all players are looking for the set at the same time, it is important to find it first.

In winter, we spend more time indoors: in our own cozy apartments, escaping the bitter frost, or at a party - talking and destroying industrial supplies of tea. How can you have fun and bond with your friends and family while learning something new about their personalities? Play board games with them! We collected 15 best games, which can be easily found in stores.

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1. "Carcassonne"

Classic: 5
Complexity: 2
Duration: 3
Number of players: 2–6
Age: 8+

Carcassonne was invented in 2000 in Germany, and already in 2001 it became the game of the year in this country. The rules of this family turn-based strategy game are simple: players gradually build a field by placing cards depicting the area on the table, and occupy them with their pieces, which become knights, peasants or monks, depending on their position. The task is to occupy as much territory as possible, including fields, rivers and castles, thereby gaining maximum amount points.

2. "Munchkin"

Classic: 5
Complexity: 4
Duration: 4
Number of players: 3–6
Age: 10+

“Kill the monsters, grab the treasure, set up your friends” - this is the motto of one of the most popular games this year. Munchkin is a parody of both turn-based and card games. The rules here are quite complex, you will have to figure it out, delving into every detail: there are cards, doors, monsters, races and levels. As well as “clothes” and the possible death of the player. However, having understood this role-playing game, the whole company turns from normal, mentally healthy people into uncontrollably laughing hysterics with signs of paranoia. The fact is that during a game you can help your neighbor (of course, for selfish purposes) or hinder him (with the same ones). Due to the complex combination of cards and moves, a controversial situation may arise that is not described by the rules. The creators of the game propose to solve it with a loud squabble between the participants. The winner is the one who first reaches level 10, fighting monsters and cunning opponents.

3. "Monopoly"

Classic: 5
Complexity: 3
Duration: 4
Number of players: 2–8
Age: 8+

"Monopoly" (in the USSR and Russia also known as "Manager" or "Businessman") - the most popular economic strategy of all times and peoples. Since Charles Farrow sold the first 5,000 homemade copies of the game in his native Philadelphia in 1935, one and a half billion people have played it. If anyone has forgotten the rules, here they are summary: Having starting capital at the beginning of the game, participants must increase their wealth and ruin their opponents. All this happens on a square playing field, and the “businessmen” use cards, money and chips. The classic Monopoly has acquired many additions that can be found in any online board game store.

4. "Elias"

Classic: 4
Complexity: 2
Duration: 3
Number of players: not limited
Age: 6+

The Finnish board game Alias has become the most popular in the country. This is largely due to the simple rules and the excitement that Elias ignites in the participants. The rules, without going into some nuances, are something like this: in a minute, which is counted by an hourglass, you need to explain as many words as possible from the cards to the players of your team. The use of synonyms or English translation is prohibited. In expanded versions, sometimes words have to be drawn, pantomimed, or explained with certain emotions: theatrically sobbing or laughing inappropriately. The winner is the team that is the first to reach the end of the game board, on which all the players' successes are recorded.

5. Marrakesh

Classic: 1
Complexity: 2
Duration: 3
Number of players: 2–4
Age: 6+

Marrakesh is one of the most popular board games in France and Austria. This is a very beautiful family economic strategy, which is primarily unusual for its “chips” made of fabric. The Marrakesh market lives its own fast-paced life, and you will soon have to choose the best carpet seller. It is for this funny title that the participants have to fight.

6. Jenga

Classic: 5
Complexity: 2
Duration: 3
Number of players: not limited
Age: 6+

Jenga in Swahili means “Build!” (this is an imperative). But this game is really about breaking as slowly as possible. From the base of the tower, installed at the very beginning of the game, players take turns taking out the bars and placing them on top, making the structure higher and higher and less stable. The loser is the one during whose turn (or immediately after) the tower collapsed. The game of Jenga is quite intense, so the whisper of a walker: “I will kill the one who breathes” is a completely normal situation.

7. Scrabble

Classic: 5
Complexity: 3
Duration: 3
Number of players: 2–4
Age: 8+

Scrabble or Scrabble are as classic as Monopoly. Scrabble has long been recognized in pop culture main game for bores, but that doesn’t make it any less popular. Participants receive seven starting letters (104 in total) and lay them out on a field of 15 by 15 squares, making up words. They, of course, should be as long as possible, this guarantees victory in the game. Not everyone knows, however, that in the Russian version of Scrabble you cannot use any words other than common nouns in nominative case. You can’t use a dictionary either; more precisely, you can, but only to check whether the word that appears on the board really exists.

8. Scotland Yard

Classic: 3
Complexity: 3
Duration: 4
Number of players: 3–6
Age: 10+

Scotland Yard is a game named after the London police headquarters and pays tribute to the legendary British detective stories. The field depicts a map of central London; at the very beginning, players choose a criminal by drawing lots, who puts a cap on his head to hide his eyes. The rest are policemen who will catch the robber. He, unlike his pursuers, walks “secretly,” writing down his moves on a sheet of paper, but not showing it to others. Once every 5 turns he reveals his location. The police must work together to corner the criminal.

Classic: 5
Complexity: 3
Duration: 3
Number of players: 2–10
Age: 7+

"Uno" is a sophisticated version of the hit summer camps nineties "One Hundred and One". The game, whose name translates to "One" in Italian and Spanish, was invented in the 1970s, and there are almost no board game enthusiasts who don't know about it. The deck consists of 108 cards, divided by color and number from zero to nine. In addition to these, there are other cards that change the color that is in the game, the direction of moves, or allow players to exchange decks with any other participant. The point is to get rid of all the cards by shouting “Uno” when there is only one left in your hands. After one player wins, the others count the points. Each company sets its own threshold (for example, 400 points), after which the participant leaves the party, having suffered defeat. Experienced players suggest: to add some craziness to the process, you can agree not to slow down and play as quickly as possible. If you hesitate, you pass the move to the next one.

10. "Activity"

Classic: 2
Complexity: 3
Duration: 3
Number of players: 4–8
Age: 6+

"Activity" is not much different from "Elias", but this game cannot be ignored, because some people like it much more than its main competitor. Players quickly explain words to their team: with a drawing, pantomime or synonyms - depending on what was rolled out. The task is to be the first to score a certain number of points. You can choose the difficulty of the task: if the team is ready for the test and successfully wins it, then it moves towards victory, accordingly, faster.

11. "Colonizers"

Classic: 5
Complexity: 5
Duration: 5
Number of players: 3–4
Age: 12+

Of all the classic board games, the German game "Colonizers" is perhaps equipped with the most simple rules. Usually it takes hours to understand them, but the time spent pays off later: this is a real military-economic strategy, exciting and fascinating. The players’ task, as you might guess from the description, is to create a colony on the island of Catan and develop it faster than their opponents, gaining twelve victory points. Having one of five resources - wood, bricks, wool, grain or ore - you need to create roads, cities or settlements. You also need to think about the length of these roads and the ability of cities to defend. Everything is like in the legendary ones computer games like "Cossacks", only on your table.

12. "Twister"

Duration: 3

Number of players: not limited

Age: 18+

The American bestseller Cards Against Humanity was invented by graduates of a regular school in Illinois. The essence of the game is to answer rather funny and sometimes indecent questions as funny as possible or to fill in the gaps in sentences with wit. The driver chooses the funniest answer, and the player who showed a remarkable sense of humor gets one point. As a rule, the most bloodthirsty wins, because in the USA, where tolerance is the main basis social relations, this game is the only way to make jokes about blacks, Jews, Barack Obama and women. The Russian producers of the game have finally made a version in which there are no Americanisms, replacing popular US characters with the same Russians: Philip Kirkorov, Lev Leshchenko and so on. On the official website of the game, the developers offer approximately the following options: “No one can imagine that Lev Leshchenko’s favorite hobby is Baltika 9.” Cards Against Everyone is not recommended for anyone under eighteen years of age to play.

15. “Evolution. Random mutations"

Classic: 1
Complexity: 3
Duration: 4
Number of players: 2–4
Age: 12+

The game "Evolution" was invented by Russian biologist Dmitry Knorre in 2010 and has already been republished in English, French and German languages. The logical strategy is built on the principles of Darwinian theory: during the move, participants choose which features they want to add existing form. It is also worth paying attention to food and external conditions. The game lasts until there are cards left in the common deck, and the winner is the one who collected greatest number points.