The rainy season begins: board games are a great solution against boredom
Board games are one of the best things we can have at home.. They are a great option to liven up a meeting with friends and, above all, to save any afternoon of rain or cold. Especially if there are children.
Therefore, for combat boredom for children and adults On a rainy weekend, we recommend some of the best board games from the Asmodee group. All of them They guarantee hours of laughter and fun for the entire family.
The 10 best board games for a family afternoon
1. Dixit
It is a series of very participatory board games with which to stimulate and give free rein to our imagination.
A game for the whole family and perfect for any agewith which children and adults enhance their social interaction skills by putting themselves in the role of the other.
The simple Dixit game mechanics It is designed to encourage creativity and imagination so that the relationship between the players takes center stage.
The best of all is that each game will be totally different from the previous one and last approximately 30 minutes. The recommended number of players is between 3 and 6 from 8 years old.
Another advantage is that you will be able to increase the Dixit universe with its various expansions.
2. Happy Salmon
Happy Salmon is a perfect party gamesince you will learn to play in seconds and will want to play for hours.
It’s such a game fun, funny and irresistible that will captivate everyone wherever you are.
The best of all is that the whole family can participatesince it is indicated from 6 years old.
How to play? On each card there is a simple action that you have to perform with another person. The players desperately shout what they got on the card to look for their partner. When found, players take the action and discard.
Recommended for between 3 and 8 playersThe game includes 96 cards and an instruction manual.
3. Exploding Kittens
Exploding Kittens is a fast and fun game in which you have to ensure your survival against the fearsome exploding cats!
A card game in which up to five players they do everything possible to annoy rivals until they are eliminated.
It is a cat version of Russian roulette with a great strategic component.
Guaranteed fun for the whole family, including 3 and 5 players and kids from 7 years. The games last approximately 15 minutes.
4. GUATAFAC
In this case it is a hooligan board game designed for an adult audience.
In GUATAFAC, you have 8 seconds to guess the most bizarre thoughts of your friends, family or mere strangers with whom you will have to share honesty, spontaneity and uncensored responses.
A barrage of black humor and dirty jokes with guaranteed laughter: 400 letters with questions and 80 special letters.
Games of 20 to 30 min, from 3 up to 10 players and millions of possible answers.
5. Cortex Challenge
Cortex tests your visual agilityyour coordination, your memory, reasoning ability… Perfect for having a few laughs as a family.
¡Challenge your brain with a fun game that will test your reasoning, memory and speed!
Compete with other players in 8 types of challenges that will stimulate your cognitive habilyties: tactile tests, observation, analysis, mazes, coordination…
From 2 to 6 players and from 8 years of age.
6. Little Secret
Winner of the 2022 Toy Grand Prize, Little Secret is a intuitive imagination gameword association and secret code.
Cards for parties with friends or also to play with family, both with adults and children.
The objective of the board game is to give clues about the secret words on the cards and discover the infiltrators and the journalist from the Secret Organization.
Of 4-9 players20 min of play, for ages 10 and up.
7. Jungle Speed
It’s about a frenetic board game where you will test your visual acuity, and try to get hold of the precious Totem.
The objective of the game is get rid of all your cards as quickly as possible.
All players must reveal a card from their deck and place it in front of them, taking turns. When 2 players have two cards with identical symbols, a duel will take place, with the winner being the one who manages to catch the Totem.
Up to 10 players from 7 years of age.
8. Mantis
Mantis only has two rules: Score or draw cards as you march triumphantly towards absolute victory… Or the most shameful defeat.
Accumulate matching cards using your supply or drawing your opponents’ cards until you have 10 in your scoring pile and don’t let your guard down at any time or you will be the one who suffers the consequences.
Mantis is designed for both children (+7) as for adultsalthough the latter will do well to accept that the children are always going to beat them… They are great at it!
Suitable for up to 6 playersand the estimated playing time per game is 10 minutes.
9. Bluff Party
This is the perfect board game for parties, Christmases and gatherings of family and friends.
All your guests will receive three crazy challenges that they will have to do before the others, without being discovered.
Easy?… Let’s see: In what situation would you applaud your neighbor without raising suspicions? How would you manage to steer the conversation towards Greco-Roman wrestling?
Furthermore you have to try to discover the other players: If your uncle starts mooing… Will it be something normal? Will it be a challenge? Is he bluffing so you can yell “gotcha!” and miss?
An ideal game to create a casual, original and fun atmosphere!
10. BLUE
Azul is an abstract board gamewith innovative game mechanics praised by fans and professionals.
The first thing you notice when you have it in your hands is the artistic quality of the box, with Arabic-influenced tiles like those found in Spain and Portugal.
Your goal in Azul is to complete the mosaic of your individual board before the others do, and thus earn the favor of the King.
This game is a little more complicatedso it is indicated for over 8 years old old and between 2 and 4 players. Games can last up to 45 minutes.