Dire Wolf
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During lockdown we found ourselves getting bored of watching too much TV and too many films. Board games became a fun way to mix things up and ai have to be honest, I think I've become a bit of a board game geek. If anyone else has found themselves similarly occupied during lockdown here are 5 games I'd recommend.
1. Jaws. Yes a Jaws board game! It is great. For 2 to 4 players with one person taking the role of the shark and the other players playing Brady, Quint and Hooper. It plays in 2 'acts', the first part has the shark trying to kill as many swimmers as possible around Amity Island while avoiding detection as the crew try to track the shark. Part 2 is the shark trying to destroy the Orca and the crew trying to kill the shark. Fantastic game, lots of tactical thinking and teamwork involved.
2. Cards Against Humanity. Not a board game as such, but great fun. Just put aside your sensibilities and play to be as rude, shocking and funny as possible.
3. Chronicles of Crime. An app based detective game for 2 to 5 players. Solve crimes around London using an app to examine crime scenes and interrogate suspects and find clues. Excellent brain teasing game that gets very complicated the further in you go. Has plenty of expansion packs to extend the game and add replay value.
4. Game of Thrones. A 2 player deck building card game that pits the Starks against the Lannisters. The one we have is the HBO official series companion game though there are plenty of other versions based just on the books.
5. Undaunted Normandy. Another 2 player deck building game that adds simple strategy and tactics. USA v Germany in a series of 12 scenarios that gradually increase the levels of complexity and add further strategy as you go along. Really good game if you can find someone willing to play and not be put off by the thought of a geeky wargame. It's not. It's simple and really good fun.
I'm not that much of a geek, honest, I just prefer doing something that actively engages my brain rather sit stupifying passively in front of the TV!
1. Jaws. Yes a Jaws board game! It is great. For 2 to 4 players with one person taking the role of the shark and the other players playing Brady, Quint and Hooper. It plays in 2 'acts', the first part has the shark trying to kill as many swimmers as possible around Amity Island while avoiding detection as the crew try to track the shark. Part 2 is the shark trying to destroy the Orca and the crew trying to kill the shark. Fantastic game, lots of tactical thinking and teamwork involved.
2. Cards Against Humanity. Not a board game as such, but great fun. Just put aside your sensibilities and play to be as rude, shocking and funny as possible.
3. Chronicles of Crime. An app based detective game for 2 to 5 players. Solve crimes around London using an app to examine crime scenes and interrogate suspects and find clues. Excellent brain teasing game that gets very complicated the further in you go. Has plenty of expansion packs to extend the game and add replay value.
4. Game of Thrones. A 2 player deck building card game that pits the Starks against the Lannisters. The one we have is the HBO official series companion game though there are plenty of other versions based just on the books.
5. Undaunted Normandy. Another 2 player deck building game that adds simple strategy and tactics. USA v Germany in a series of 12 scenarios that gradually increase the levels of complexity and add further strategy as you go along. Really good game if you can find someone willing to play and not be put off by the thought of a geeky wargame. It's not. It's simple and really good fun.
I'm not that much of a geek, honest, I just prefer doing something that actively engages my brain rather sit stupifying passively in front of the TV!