It’s good to take a break from screens every now and then.The great outdoors has plenty to offer, but there are times when you’re stuck inside for one reason or another (like a surging pandemic).Board games are a fun way to gather everyone around the table to engage in some group escapism.
My family has had a board game night most weeks for a couple of years now, and we’ve discovered some great family games.These are our favorites, created with the help of my two kids, aged 9 and 12.
We didn’t include board game classics you probably know all about (or own), like Clue, Monopoly, Connect 4, Scrabble, Operation, Chutes and Ladders, Battleship, Jenga, Guess Who, Pictionary, and Risk.
For more ideas, check out our list of the Best Board Games to Play Over Zoom .
Updated April 2022: We’ve added MicroMacro: Crime City, The Haunted Mansion, and Telestrations.
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[Simon Hill] has been writing about tech for more than a decade.He is a regular contributor for WIRED, but you can also find his work at Business Insider, Reviewed, TechRadar, Android Authority, USA Today, Digital Trends, and many other places.Before writing, he worked in games development.He lives…
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