Two unconditional hits are the games Dobble and Drum. Both games are fast, fun, with simple rules and low prices. All this makes them people's favorites and bestsellers!
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The best board games for kids
Children don’t go to Africa for a walk, but let’s play games with us! And at the same time determine best board game for kids: gentle Sleeping Queens, dynamic Speed Caps, magnificent Cheese Castle... Games from different price categories, but equally wonderful.
Vampires are looking for a cozy grave to survive the day. Don't be scared, they are completely harmless and very cute. Vampires is a game of attentiveness and visual memory. It can be played simultaneously by up to 6 participants.
Forbidden Island has been repeatedly nominated and awarded for Best Children's Game, Best Family Game, and even Best Graphics. A small part of his awards: Nominee for Game of the Year in Germany Spiel des Jahres (2011) Golden Geek Best Board Game - award from the most authoritative portal about board games BoardGameGeek.com (2010), Mensa Select Winner 2010 - Game of the Year in America.
Standing apart is the stand-alone game Pandemic: The Fall of Rome, where players will have to prevent the fall of the Roman Empire.
Pandemic – best family game according to Games 100 And winner of the Game of the Year award in several countries at once, in particular:
- 2008 JoTa Best Cooperative Board Game Winner
- 2008 Meeples' Choice Award
- 2008 Tric Trac d'Argent
- 2009 Boardgames Australia Awards Best International Game Winner
- 2009 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Family/Adult Game 3rd Place
- 2009 Gouden Ludo Winner
- 2010 Australian Games Association Game of the Year
- 2011 Ludoteca Ideale Official Selection Winner
In the co-op game with the detective plot of Tricky Fox, players will have to find out who stole the pie. You'll have to work together, studying clues and using deductive thinking. As players try to capture the culprit fox, players will learn to evaluate probability, pay attention to detail, and learn the important role of teamwork in solving problems. Happy investigation!
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Rewards of the game Tricky Fox:
- 2018 - Winner of the French As d'Or award in the category Best Game for Children (Jeu de l'Ann?e Enfant Winner)
- 2017 - recommended game according to the German Spiel des Jahres award in the category Children's Game of the Year (Kinderspiel des Jahres Recommended)
The best board games for company
Family is also a company, so the best board games for families are great to play with friends. Dixit, for example, is completely universal. It is not without reason that the board game Dixit Odyssey for 12 participants was published especially for large companies.
Two other series of games - the wonderful Activity and Alias - have been recognized for a long time, loved by many and sometimes played to death.
If you want fresh ideas, Concept is at your service, which in 2014 became the best board game for the company at the Cannes International Games Festival!
Welcome to the world of the Wild West! Join the big train robbery on the fun-filled Colt Express.
Bandits jump on the roof of the train and shoot at each other, the poor passengers hide their heads under the seat in fear. What should you do? Join the bandits and try to loot as much as possible!
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How far is winter? Who has dragons? How to say thank you in Dothraki? Who will get the Throne of the Seven Kingdoms in the end?! You will find out the answer to the last question by playing the epic Game of Thrones! Perhaps the Iron Throne will be yours? You can't hesitate - Westeros is waiting for you! Fight the wildlings, form alliances with other Houses (but remember: in this cruel world of betrayal you cannot trust anyone), seize lands and achieve Victory!
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The best board games for skill
It seems to you that it has become too quiet at the gaming table, everyone is focused on playing strategy. Time to stir up the company and make a little noise! At our disposal best board games for skill.
This little red airplane performs real miracles on turns! And your task is to show miracles of dexterity and change the flight trajectory in time!
Pilot Louis (4+) – a game that will please everyone! Kids adore the cheerful pilot, older children try to send Louis into a beautiful turn, and groups of adults succumb to the cheerful excitement.
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Why should we build a house? And even a whole castle. The only problem is that construction parts come in a wide variety of shapes, not at all like convenient bricks! Half a kingdom for a horse for a sense of balance!
Bausak is a game with amazing execution! Heavy smooth wooden parts are very pleasant to hold in your hand! And the combination of white and burgundy colors is pleasing to the eye.
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A balancing surface and many figures on it are a board game
Bamboleo! The players' task is to collect as many pieces as possible without breaking the balance! Who can overcome anxiety and show amazing dexterity?! The game perfectly relieves stress and puts you in a positive mood!
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There are too many brilliant board games out there these days. Most of them can be played endlessly. And the more often you play, the deeper you get into this board hobby.
To help you make sense of this growing snowball, we've rounded up the hottest new board game titles of 2017. Take a look and make your choice.
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1. This is my war.
This Is My War is an adaptation of the computer game. In many ways it follows the mechanics of the original. Players work together to survive in a war-torn city, upgrading their shelter during the day and hiding supplies at night. Given the dark scenario, the game will tickle your nerves.
2. Santorini. Not every new game is a grim battle for survival. The basic version of Santorini is a simple family game. The essence of the game is to build towers.
3. Patchwork Kingdom. Even though the game was released in 2016, it won the most prestigious award in 2017 - Spiel des Jahres. This German award aims to encourage accessibility and ingenuity in game design, and Patchwork Kingdom has it all. Clever selection and scoring rules add significant depth to the game. It's family-friendly yet incredibly exciting for players of all ages.
4. Sagrada. If you have dreamed of making stained glass windows for beautiful churches, then Sagrada will not disappoint you. Players use clear gem cubes to create glass in their windows. But not everything is as simple as it seems. Simple rules, striking aesthetics and puzzle elements put this game on the list of the best board games of the year.
5. Century: Spice Road. Century: Spice Road is a fast-paced resource management game. As a spice merchant, you start out with a meager selection of goods. Your task is to improve trade and goods.
6. Gloomhaven. Countless playable characters and villains, rules more like a book than a game, an exciting story set in a fantasy world. This game is considered the best board game of 2017.
06.10.2017
Family plays a special role in the life of every person. Now, fortunately, a lot of entertainment has been invented specifically for family leisure. Board games are especially popular as they allow you to take your mind off various gadgets. Interesting, complex, evoking a storm of emotions and truly exciting - these are just a few of their advantages. They are able to unite all family members at one table, making them forget about their problems. But every year there are more and more variations of board games, and when they come to the store, many customers’ eyes run wide. What to choose? How to choose exactly what everyone will like without exception among the entire assortment? In this article we offer a selection of exciting board games that will be good entertainment for your family on a dreary autumn day.
This game is simply ideal for both a friendly company and fun entertainment with the family. It helps in developing attention, trains reaction speed and teaches concentration. In addition, this entertainment can cheer up even the most gloomy guest in just a few minutes!
The rules of this game are simple, so they will be understandable to any player. All participants are given a funny toy mustache on sticks. Exactly the same ones are depicted on the cards included in the set. They are all different colors and shapes. The presenter takes out one of the cards and places it on the table. If the card with the image of a mustache matches the look that the participant has, he must quickly slap it. The suction cup on the handle of the mustache will help you catch it. If a participant slaps his own card, then he takes it and puts it in front of him, and if it’s someone else’s, he returns the card back and adds two penalties from those that he managed to accumulate. When “Turn” is rolled, the players must exchange mustaches: each passes his card to the neighbor on the left. If you are lucky enough to get the “Catch the Mustache” card, then all players simultaneously try to grab it.
The winner is the participant who collects the most cards.
Who among us hasn’t wanted, at least for a moment, to become a spy who has to guess a secret code? With this exciting game it has become possible! It will perfectly diversify the leisure time of not only gambling boys, but also the whole family! The lucky winner will receive a present - gold coins and diamonds! Who will become the best spy and open the ill-fated box?
This board game set includes: a spy stethoscope, 18 game cards, 3 diamond stickers, 15 gold coins, an alarm sticker, instructions and the safe itself.
Despite the equipment, which at first glance seems complicated, the rules of the game are simple and clear. Place the coins inside the safe. The “fireproof cabinet” itself, by the way, looks very presentable: it is a bright red box with a door that can be locked with a combination lock. Now the participants, in turn, must choose one card with a number by spinning the wheel of the combination lock the number of times indicated on its card. After this, the player must place his finger on a special device that scans fingerprints (included in the kit). If the correct code has been entered, the safe door will open and coins will fall out! The light on the door will flash green. Now all that remains is to collect your reward! If the box does not open, it means that the wrong code was entered. In this case, the safe will emit an audio prompt that the participant can only hear through the spy stethoscope. It is also included in the set. There are three types of sound signals in total. The first is “Ping-Ping” (high-pitched sound). It means that the correct number is greater than the entered number. “Boom-boom” is a barely audible sound that will indicate that the correct code will be less than what the player entered. Well, the worst thing is the howl of a police siren! This means that you are out of luck, and this time you should not wait for a hint from the safe... The winner is the participant who is the first to collect coins (5 gold or 2 with diamonds).
In order to prevent the game from becoming boring over time, its creators decided to make it three difficulty levels at once. In the first, all participants do not reuse cards that were already in the game. On the second, these cards are already added to one pile along with those that have not yet been used. At the last, most difficult stage, you will have to abandon cards altogether.
It is worth noting that this board game requires 3 AA batteries to operate. They must be purchased separately from the set.
And this game will be interesting to those who are confident that they have the richest vocabulary!
This entertainment will be a wonderful way to spend time among friends and family. The chances of winning the long-awaited victory here are equal for everyone - both the child and the parents. It all depends solely on how many words you know! The board game “Word by Word” perfectly trains intelligence, thinking and, of course, makes your vocabulary wider and richer.
It is presented in the form of a small round panel with letter buttons. The set also includes special thematic cards with tasks (for example, names, vegetables, plants, fruits, animals). There are 36 of them in total. Now players choose one of the topics, after which they all take turns pressing different available platform buttons (those that have not previously been pressed on the platform wheel by other players are considered available) and name the words.
The whole difficulty of the game lies in the fact that each move only takes 10 seconds! You won't be able to fool anyone here - the built-in timer will notify you that the time is up. Anyone who could not name the word within the specified period of time leaves the game. The winner is the participant who says his answer last.
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Monopoly is a game that has long been loved by millions of people around the world. She can rightfully be considered legendary. There is probably not a person left in the world who has not heard of her. Monopoly teaches each of its players cold calculation, cunning and enterprise. Luck also plays an important role here - after all, moves depend on how the dice are thrown. This gives the game a special mystery and unpredictability, and everyone without exception has a chance to win!
In Monopoly, participants buy and sell real estate, try on the role of a landlord, and do not forget about paying taxes. Here, everyone decides for himself whether he will buy plots of real estate or whether they will have to be sold to other players at the Auction. It also depends on you whether you will have to pay rent to your opponents. By making decisions like these, you are one step closer to victory or disappointment...
The goal of the game is to leave all your rivals bankrupt and become the one and only owner of all property.
By the way, Monopoly is currently sold in several versions (Road, Monopoly Millionaire, etc.). But the “classic” one still remains among buyers’ favorites. Become part of an amazing story with Monopoly from the world famous Hasbro Corporation!
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Is your child still very young, and will all of the above selections be difficult for him? It doesn’t matter, in TOY.RU stores you can find entertainment that will be interesting for kids! The board game “Ropes and Ladders” can easily be classified as one of these. It will be a good choice for preschoolers - bright, colorful and so easy to use!
The set includes:
✔ playing field size 60*60 cm (4 puzzle elements);
✔ 4 hero figures;
✔ cube;
✔ instructions.
Before starting the game, you need to complete an easy task to develop logical and imaginative thinking: assemble a puzzle of 4 parts. The collected picture will become the field for the game. Now the participants have to go from the start (number “1”) to the finish (number “36”). So many obstacles await them along the way!
Here you will come across cones that carry players closer to the finish line, and flags that force them to return back. Who will be the winner? By the way, the board game will teach your child numbers and counting in an accessible and interesting way! With such leisure time, he will definitely fall in love with mathematics!
Perhaps in every company there was a popular entertainment when a participant was stuck on a sticker with some inscription on his forehead, and the player had to guess what was written there. A game like this usually causes a storm of positive emotions and wild laughter! That is why it will be great entertainment for absolutely everyone, regardless of age and profession. What could be better than having fun with the whole family? It is for such occasions that this board game will come in handy more than ever!
Its rules are familiar to everyone: each player is given chips and cards with various images, which they must fasten to their head using a special hoop (included in the kit). Now each participant asks the others a wide variety of questions related to the hidden object. They can only be answered with a monosyllabic “yes” or “no.” Paying attention to everything that is said, the player must guess what is depicted on his forehead.
The game is complicated by the fact that each move is given a limited amount of time - the hourglass will remind you and notify you when it has expired. If the participant was able to guess, then he puts aside his chip. The winner is the one who gets rid of his chips first.
This board game can not only be great entertainment, but also help develop logic, intelligence, and attention.
Is your family one of those who can't play the same thing all the time, and buying a new board game every month isn't possible? Then a family set of 10 board games at once is your ideal choice! It is convenient to take it with you anywhere: it does not take up much space, and is easy to fold and take out. In addition, you will never get bored, because the type of game can be changed at least every hour!
The family set of 10 board games comes in a small plastic box. One part of it is pulled out, and on it there are fields, holes and drawings for all games. Inside the box there is a glued backgammon field. All figures are divided into several bags, which makes the set even more convenient to use.
The first game presented is chess. It is especially popular not only in Russia, but throughout the world. There are even various championships for playing chess! It uses special chess pieces, for example, king, pawn, queen, rook, bishop. Each of them “walks” in a certain way. The player's task is to build a combination of pieces so that the opponent's "king" does not have any further possible moves. Then the participant becomes the winner.
The second game, simpler, is checkers. It seems easy, but in fact it requires the same logical effort as chess.
The same can be said about the backgammon that comes included. They, contrary to various opinions, are not at all intended only for older people. As practice shows, representatives of all generations play them with pleasure and excitement.
You can also play tic-tac-toe here. A simple game is exciting because it does not require a lot of free time and enormous intellectual work. If you get tired of complex games, you can always change them to the popular tic-tac-toe.
In addition, the set includes games that not everyone is familiar with: these are 60 Chinese checkers and a field for them. The essence of this entertainment is that you need to use checkers to move through the entire playing field from one triangle to the opposite one faster than all your opponents.
Also included in the set is Mancala, a game designed for two players. In it, the participant must one by one move all the stones from one hole to another, and, ultimately, capture more stones than the opponent!
Another logical board game for two players is The Mill. Its rules are that you need to put all the chips in a row in order to assemble the mill, preventing your opponent from doing so.
Another, no less exciting entertainment from this set is “Pick up the sticks”. The Spin Master set contains 30 of these sticks. The game will be interesting for both children and adults. Here you need to pull out one stick at a time and not touch all the others. The winner is the one who has more of them left.
The set also includes Mind magic (a game with balls) and Insanity, which uses holes arranged in a row.
In addition, as a nice bonus, there are two additional dice. They can be used both for your own invented games and for those that come with the kit.
By purchasing this set, you will be able to diversify your leisure time as brightly as possible, because here you can choose games for every taste!
Do you want to find out who is the most important in the family? Then identify this person using…. Cooking! And this unusual cooking game will help you with this!
Her set includes:
✔ conveyor with 2 belts,
✔ parts-ingredients for assembling hamburgers,
✔ culinary tongs,
✔ cards containing recipes for making burgers.
Here each participant will have to compete in accuracy and agility! The rules of the game are simple - you need to assemble a hamburger according to the recipe (they are indicated on the cards and given to all participants). But it's not that simple! There are several complications here. Firstly, all this needs to be done with tweezers! And secondly, the burgers will move on the canvas, so the participants will have to work at an accelerated pace. For even more excitement, there are several speeds of web movement that can be adjusted!
The winner will be the one who makes the most burgers that don't fall apart on the way to the finish line.
It is worth noting the fact that this game requires 4 AA batteries to operate. They are not included in the set, so you need to purchase them yourself.
Down with tablets and mobile phones! The Uno Deluxe board game will be a great addition to a fun family evening. Excitement, laughter, a restless thirst for victory - these are just a few of the emotions that await you with this unusual entertainment! The game is convenient, compact and does not require much space! Children love it because it is simple, interesting and truly exciting!
In it, all participants are dealt seven cards. Other cards are formed into a deck, and the top one remains open. During the game, each participant takes turns discarding a card that matches the color or shape lying on the table. If this is not in your arsenal, then you have only one option - take it from the general deck. When the last card remains in your hands, you need to say the symbolic “UNO”. Scoring begins after the first participant leaves the game - the sum of the opponents' cards is counted. The winner must score 500 points.
And this game will undoubtedly appeal to all intellectuals! It will help you learn amazing facts about our world, expand your horizons, and introduce you closer to the culture of our country! In order to become a winner in it, you need to be comprehensively developed. After all, here there are questions in several categories at once! Fight in the intellectual ring with the whole family! Find out who among you will bear the honorary title of the smartest!
Participants need to choose questions on a variety of topics (for example, history, geography, literature). If the player answered correctly, then he receives a chip of a certain color depending on the category (each area of knowledge represents its own color). After collecting 6 slices of different colors, the player faces the most difficult test - the final, decisive question. If he knows the answer to it, then victory is already in his pocket!
Of course, the board games we present are radically different from each other and have different goals and rules. But, despite this, they have a lot in common: they all create a fun competitive atmosphere, help in the development of attention, logic, visual memory and imaginative thinking. And, of course, thanks to them the whole family can gather at one table, forgetting about all their problems for a moment.
Several new publishers debuted in 2017, and the range of board games expanded significantly. While the shelves of Russian stores were replenished with new localizations of foreign hits, huge sums of new geeky board games were regularly collected on crowdfunding sites. Our top list includes the most notable releases of the year
Best Foreign Game
Contenders: Pandemic Legacy 2, Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire
We would dare to call Gloomhaven the best adventure game in the world. A campaign with a hundred scenarios, 17 character classes with truly different styles of play, a flexible system of difficulty levels, several dozen types of monsters that do not need a villain player - they can handle it just fine on their own. Controlling your character comes down to manipulating just 10 cards - these are your combat techniques and extra lives. Legacy's mechanics help make a good game great. I’m especially pleased that Gloomhaven will be released in Russian.
Best Role Playing Game
Contenders: Fate Core, “An Adventurer's Diary. Rules of the game"
The project to publish and translate the tabletop role-playing game Pathfinder has raised an incredible amount on CrowdRepublic - over 4 million rubles! This convincingly shows how much domestic roleplayers love complex fantasy games. The 600-page book contains a complete set of rules, including character creation steps, chapters on equipment, artifacts and magic, as well as a voluminous section for the leader. Pathfinder reimagines the classic Dungeons & Dragons 3.5, but behind a similar foundation lies a lot of nice little innovations. The most important thing is that the developers actively support the game: they release new products and organize events. Pathfinder has long been popular in Russia, especially in board game clubs, where regular organized Pathfinder Society meetings are held.
Best domestic game
Contenders: " ", "Indians"
“Bronze” was presented at the autumn “Igrocon” and received a lot of positive reviews. Those who are familiar with the author's prototype called Jazz Band have been waiting for it for a long time, but for most it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. “Bronze” adds another historical era to the collection of Eurogames and at the same time attracts players with expressive design and original illustrations. The mechanics of “Bronze” please with tactical scope with a moderate influence of randomness and simplicity in planning moves. Thanks to this, both geeks and fans of family games liked it so much.
The most stylish game
Contenders: “Legends of Signum. Battle of Vallor", "", "Bronze"
“Sickle” has been in the news throughout the past year. The game owes much of its popularity to , whose project “1920+” became the basis for its world. The original setting of the game, combining Europe of the 1920s and the future, illustrations made in the techniques of impressionism and naturalism, delighted both the artist’s fans and the happy owners of the board game. The creators of "Sickle" carefully recreated this style in the design of the maps, the design of the robot mechs and in the detailed plastic miniatures.
Game of the Year
Contenders: "New Angeles", "This is My War", "Blood and Fury"
Conquest of Mars is a rare combination of European design and deep theme. Forget the same games about medieval builders and merchants. You are no longer on Earth. You have to melt ice caps and grow potatoes in a greenhouse. Get ready to launch orbital stations and breed frost-resistant moss. Build a spaceport on Ganymede and bombard Mars with asteroids. The project maps just came off the pages: any of them offers a real step towards blossoming apple trees and the cosmic brotherhood of peoples. Conquest of Mars stands the test of time. Each card in the project deck is presented in a single copy, and the games are very variable. There is no single correct strategy in the game, and there is exactly as much interaction between players as is needed for a conflict-based European game. It's hard to find another board game that weaves together a fantasy theme and mechanics so well.
Several new publishers debuted in 2017, and the range of board games expanded significantly. While the shelves of Russian stores were replenished with new localizations of foreign hits, huge sums of new geeky board games were regularly collected on crowdfunding sites. Our top list includes the most notable releases of the year
Best Foreign Game
Contenders: Pandemic Legacy 2, Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire
We would dare to call Gloomhaven the best adventure game in the world. A campaign with a hundred scenarios, 17 character classes with truly different styles of play, a flexible system of difficulty levels, several dozen types of monsters that do not need a villain player - they can handle it just fine on their own. Controlling your character comes down to manipulating just 10 cards - these are your combat techniques and extra lives. Legacy's mechanics help make a good game great. I’m especially pleased that Gloomhaven will be released in Russian.
Best Role Playing Game
Contenders: Fate Core, “An Adventurer's Diary. Rules of the game"
The project to publish and translate the tabletop role-playing game Pathfinder has raised an incredible amount on CrowdRepublic - over 4 million rubles! This convincingly shows how much domestic roleplayers love complex fantasy games. The 600-page book contains a complete set of rules, including character creation steps, chapters on equipment, artifacts and magic, as well as a voluminous section for the leader. Pathfinder reimagines the classic Dungeons & Dragons 3.5, but behind a similar foundation lies a lot of nice little innovations. The most important thing is that the developers actively support the game: they release new products and organize events. Pathfinder has long been popular in Russia, especially in board game clubs, where regular organized Pathfinder Society meetings are held.
Best domestic game
Contenders: " ", "Indians"
“Bronze” was presented at the autumn “Igrocon” and received a lot of positive reviews. Those who are familiar with the author's prototype called Jazz Band have been waiting for it for a long time, but for most it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. “Bronze” adds another historical era to the collection of Eurogames and at the same time attracts players with expressive design and original illustrations. The mechanics of “Bronze” please with tactical scope with a moderate influence of randomness and simplicity in planning moves. Thanks to this, both geeks and fans of family games liked it so much.
The most stylish game
Contenders: “Legends of Signum. Battle of Vallor", "", "Bronze"
“Sickle” has been in the news throughout the past year. The game owes much of its popularity to , whose project “1920+” became the basis for its world. The original setting of the game, combining Europe of the 1920s and the future, illustrations made in the techniques of impressionism and naturalism, delighted both the artist’s fans and the happy owners of the board game. The creators of "Sickle" carefully recreated this style in the design of the maps, the design of the robot mechs and in the detailed plastic miniatures.
Game of the Year
Contenders: "New Angeles", "This is My War", "Blood and Fury"
Conquest of Mars is a rare combination of European design and deep theme. Forget the same games about medieval builders and merchants. You are no longer on Earth. You have to melt ice caps and grow potatoes in a greenhouse. Get ready to launch orbital stations and breed frost-resistant moss. Build a spaceport on Ganymede and bombard Mars with asteroids. The project maps just came off the pages: any of them offers a real step towards blossoming apple trees and the cosmic brotherhood of peoples. Conquest of Mars stands the test of time. Each card in the project deck is presented in a single copy, and the games are very variable. There is no single correct strategy in the game, and there is exactly as much interaction between players as is needed for a conflict-based European game. It's hard to find another board game that weaves together a fantasy theme and mechanics so well.
