Everyone loves at least one Board Game.
When we have some people round to our house for a meal we often get out a Board Game.
Several years ago I tried to get our kids (when they were all here visiting at the same time) to decide which games should go and which could stay expecting our second son to tell us he wasn't interested in any of them because he hadn't wanted to play any games for a few years, but instead he decided the very first one I presented was too good to go and we ended up playing it and not even looking at any others.
Then the following year that same son and his wife had a Board Game Theme for the table decor at their wedding reception.
Now again I am thinking of what things can go as I am once again Decluttering & Organising Our Home. So thinking about the Board Games I decided that at least the top 5 could definitely stay.
Basing this on what we all might play together and the ones we have been playing with others in the past year or so here are my Top 5 Board Games.
Just click on the name or the picture to find out more about these games.
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Being a Murder Mystery Fan I have always enjoyed the puzzle that this game brings but unfortunately even though I'm good at solving puzzles and have a very mathematical & logical mind; I am always beaten by our first son or my husband. But I'm a gracious loser.
RISK
Now to be honest I have only played this once but got hooked for that game and didn't want to stop it until all the world was conquered but others of us wanted to go to bed. This is however the favourite of our first son and all his friends. They started playing at university and had many games lasting all through the night until breakfast time and they still like to play it when they meet up at each others homes now 15 years later.UPWORDS
I know most people would play Scrabble and on my iPad I play Scrabble but I do prefer the Board Game UpWords because it gives so many choices for creating more words.
I have one of my Pastor's from a previous church to thank for introducing me to this one.
Plus this is the game I do better in than my husband.
JENGA
I never thought I would enjoy this one but I was wrong.
Our son & daughter-in-law also use a large block version of this for guests to write comments at their wedding instead of a guest book.
Sometimes we have a couple of younger lads from our church for a meal and one of them is so good at this game and has great fun in beating the rest of us.
PICTIONARY or TABOO
I just could not decide between these two.
I suppose I just love the first one when I feel more like having a fun laugh a lot at crazy pictures kind of mood and the second when I am more ready to concentrate on linking words. If Fred & I are playing in a team together then I go for Taboo as we can use all our 45 years together and know words which will remind us of places we have been or events that have happened to help each other guess the correct word.
Now I know this is not really a board game or at least I would never have thought of it as one but I have to share this game too because this is the one that our son said could not be thrown out, the one that he decided he liked so much that we played it and played it and played it and didn't get around to throwing out any of the Board Games.
BINGO
