Board games are an amazing way to spend time at holidays. Below are the top 10 fun and simple to learn board games that can be played at holidays with family and friends.
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Ransom Notes – Players make silly sentences using fridge magnet words to answer prompts. Very funny game.
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Codenames – Teams try to guess locations of their “spies” by describing words only their team will understand. Fast and funny word game.
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Wavelength – One team guesses where a given word falls on a scale like “good habit to bad habit”. Creative game for groups who know each other well.
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The Resistance – Players are rebels fighting traitors. Fun game of deduction like Werewolf/Mafia but without player elimination.
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Doodle Dash – All but one player quickly doodles a word. The guesser tries to identify drawings from fastest to slowest. Chaotic but not too difficult.
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A Fake Artist Goes to New York – Players cooperatively draw a word, but one doesn’t know the word. Guess the “fake artist”.
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That’s Not a Hat – Players pass item cards face down, trying to remember the original cards. Fun memory and bluffing game.
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Anomia – Players race to give word examples after matching symbols. Very lively game of quick thinking.
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Quiddler – Like Scrabble and rummy. Make words from dealt letter cards to use up your hand quickly.
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Concept – Describe a word using icon cards, not charades. Easy rules make it great for lively groups.
