Our 9 best family board games every home should have
9 family board games of all time for young and old:
With school closed during the coronavirus crisis, we’ve put together a list of classic board games, loved by both young and old - even if they generate a few arguments over who has won.
Whether it's Monolopy, Trivial Pursuit or Cluedo here are our 9 most recommended games for all the family to enjoy.
1.Monopoly - renowned as Britain's favourite game (2 - 6 players, ages 8 and up).
2. Trivial Pursuit - it is a classic, with wide ranging questions on general knowledge and popular culture (up to 6 players, not suitable for children under 3 years old).
3. Cluedo – the classic murder mystery game plays upon the skills of cunning and deduction, with all bar one of the players trying to figure out the culprit and the murder weapon (2 – 6 players, suitable for ages 8+).
4. Chess - although, not necessarily the easiest thing to persuade impatient children to play, once learnt chess is a skill that will last a lifetime (2 players, ages 4 years and over).
5. Scrabble - the official rules of Scrabble now allow for proper nouns to be used, opening up a whole new lexicon of celebrity names (2 or more players, ages 10 years and over).
6. Game of life - players can make their own exciting choices as they move through the twists and turns of life. Move the car token around the game board from Start to Retirement and experience unexpected surprises related to family, career, dream vacations, and other milestones of life (2 – 6 players, ages 8 and up).
7. Risk - Using the art of war and diplomacy, the aim is total world domination, covering as much of the world's territories as possible (2 players, 4 years and up)
8. Backgammon – a board game in which two players move their pieces around twenty-four triangular points according to the throw of dice, the winner being the first to remove all their pieces from the board (5 years up with 2 players).
9. Battleships - although not strictly a board game Battleship is also another old favourite, an incredibly simple but enduring game. It puts two foes head to head, both vying to be the first to sink all of the other ships (2 players, suitable from 6 years old).