It’s late afternoon on Christmas day. Bellies are full, spirits are high and it’s time to take the festivities up a notch. ‘How?’, I hear you ask? Well, move over Monopoly and Boggle, take a back seat because here are our favourite board games, including the best free solitaire ever, for Christmas 2018. Enjoy!
Guinness World Records
Nothing brings out the competitive edge like the glimpse of breaking a Guinness World Record, right? Well in this version, you completing challenges to break your opponents’ records, so close enough. Skills involve spoon balancing, wearing the most pairs of socks, flipping a bottle of water and many more! You also have 600 Guinness World Record questions to answer but let’s be honest… that’s not why we’re playing.
RRP: £24.99
What’s that smell?
This one is suitable for the whole family, no matter what their ages are. A myriad of scents are on the cards, some subtle and sweet, others simply stinky! Guess the scent on the card correctly to win or you could be stuck sniffing the deadly Stank Card including Extra Old Toe Cheese, Diaper Blowout, Hot Chunky Vomit and Smothered in B.O. Delicious.
RRP: £24.99
Taboo
This might be one for before the Bellini’s make an appearance. The aim of this addictive word game is to describe super simple things without using obvious descriptors. If you do, you’ll give away points to your opponents.
RRP: £16.99
Survive! Escape From Atlantis
An adventure game for Christmas afternoon – this board is all about escaping a sinking island.
Avoiding and befriending wooden sharks, sea monsters and whales, you must get as many of your explorers to safety and collect the most treasure to win… cute!
£31.99
Codenames
Bring out your inner Bond with this one. Two rival spymasters know the secret identities of 25 agent and teammates know the agents only by their codenames. Teams must compete to see who can make contact with all of their agents first by guessing words of the right color while avoiding those that belong to the opposing team. Like with any 007 situ, you’ve of course got to watch out for the deadly assassin.
£16.99