With technology becoming more advanced and electronic devices such as mobile phones, iPad, labtops, smart screen TV being strongly preferred as a form of leisure, more and more families are struggling to bond and spend quality time together. While it’s good to have some “me time”, one mustn’t forget the importance of family bond. Therefore, here are some suitable board games to play as a family that are suitable for a wide range of age and will make sure you don’t get too addicted or reliant on the screen.
1. Scrabble
Scrabble is a word board game, played with at least two players, and score points by placing tiles on the grid in a crossword fashion. Playing Scrabble will actually help to improve vocabulary, word derivation and even increase IQ, which is especially beneficial with children and young adolescents. Due to these benefits, scrabble can even be played with a family that has a young child or children.
2. Snake & Ladder
Snake & Ladder is actually a very old board game, known to have existed way back in Ancient India (2nd Century AD) and is considered a classic board game in the current day. The game was designed for 2 or more players. The players will roll a single die and move their token to the number of squares indicated on the rolled die. If the token lands on the square with a ladder, the player gets to move their token up. But if the token lands on the snake, the player has to move their token down. It’s competitive, unpredictable and most importantly, fun and entertaining, and even suitable to be played with young children.
3. Jumanji Board Game
If you don’t know what Jumanji is, we recommend that you watch the movie; you can choose to watch the 1995 version starring Robin Williams or the 2017 & 2019 version starring Dwayne Johnson. The characters and plot are different but overall the concept of Jumanji stays somewhat similar. In Jumanji, it’s the game that will pursue you, not the other way around, and the only way out is to finish the game. Every time the dice is rolled, a new mission awaits. Just like Snake & Ladder, this game is unpredictable and this game will bound to entertain families for a good amount of time.
4. Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle Board Game
Are you or, and your family Potterheads? If so, good news! The Harry Potter board game, designed for up to 4 players, is a cooperative deck-building game. The game comes with 4 characters – Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, Hermione Granger and Neville Longbottom, each character comes with their own deck of cards. The mission of this game is for the characters to work together as a team to ensure the safety of Hogwarts defend the school from the villains and dark magic.
5. The Game of Life
The Game of Life, also known as Life, is a board game published back in the 19th century. This board game is different from the rest that has been mentioned, this game simulates a person’s travels through his or her life. From going to college, working, getting married, possibly having children along the way and finally retirement. This game also comes with many different versions from Monsters Inc Version, cartoon characters versions (The Simpsons, Spongebob Squarepants, Family Guy etc.), Pirates of the Caribbean version to even The Wizard Of Oz.
6. Monopoly
Monopoly is another older board game with a fast dealing property trading theme, it’s not as old as Snake & Ladder, but it’s still pretty old considering that it has actually been around for over 80 years. There are many variations of Monopoly now but the way to play it is similar. The game does have more rules than Scrabble and Snake & Ladder but not to worry; the instructions come with the board game when purchased.