The further you explore, however, the more likely you are to encounter a deadly snake or mummy, so you need to know when to get out with the spoils.
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Incan Gold/Diamant (Sunriver Games, £30, 3-8 players)Ĭombining luck, gambling and bluffing, and a setting that’ll be familiar to anyone who’s watched an Indiana Jones film over Christmas, Incan Gold (also available under the name Diamant) has players exploring a series of ruined temples, going deeper and deeper in search of valuable jewels. It’s fast-paced and accessible, and with its 3D locomotive model, it has real visual appeal. In a similar style to turn-based strategy games such as XCOM and Into the Breach, players have to pre-plan their actions, utilising the special abilities of their characters. Colt Express (Ludonaute, £30, 2-6 players)Īnother popular choice with video game designers, this Wild West adventure has competing bandits attempting to hold up the same train, shooting and punching each other in their rush to get rich. Alternatively, try Monikers (CMYK, £25, 4-20 players), which can get even more loud and lively. It’s filled with social interaction so great for parties. Twenty-five word cards are placed on the table and team leaders must attempt to describe the words belonging to their own side without accidentally helping their opponents. If you like team-based deduction games but are a bit bored of Pictionary or Heads Up!, this is a really fun alternative. Codenames (Czech Games Edition, £16, 2-8 players) I love the visual style of the game, and the fact that it’s cooperative makes a nice change for families prone to board-tipping tantrums.
Each turn, a chapter card is played, which gives a little narrative and a set of options – like a “choose your own adventure” book. Photograph: Themeborne Escape the Dark Castle (Themeborne, £25, 1-4 players)ĭesigned to capture the look and feel of early 1980s tabletop role-playing adventures, escape the Dark Castle is a cooperative game in which up to six characters (each with different stats for Might, Cunning and Wisdom), must break out of the eponymous building while avoiding deadly traps and deciding together the best course of action. It’s a really fun game, with lots of tension and a clever “catch-up” mechanic to help quacks who’ve fallen behind.Ĭhoose your own adventure. Everyone must blind draw ingredients from a pot to add to their mixtures, but while some additions increase the value of their potions others will eventually explode, so each draw is a gamble. Each player takes on the role of a quack doctor trying to create the ultimate healing potion. When I asked video game designers for their favourite board games, this one came up most often. The Quacks of Quedlinburg (Schmidt, £35, 2-4 players) It’s easy to learn, fast-paced and more tactical than it sounds, and there are expansion packs to add variety later on. Dungeon Mayhem (Wizards of the Coast, £15, 2-4 players)įrom the creators of Dungeons & Dragons, this is a simple but enjoyably competitive card combat game in which players choose one of four characters and then battle other participants with a range of attack and defence cards, as well as devastating power moves. Here then, are 10 examples worth investing in for the festive season, most aimed at teenagers and adults but all fabulously entertaining whether your players are veterans of Cluedo or Call of Duty.
Recently I asked video game designers on Twitter for their favourite board and card games to add to my own recommendations.
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