I love game night games but some of them get tragically overplayed (COUGH COUGH MONOPOLY). Here are some (in my opinion) good alternatives to switch it up on game night!
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Collaborative Games
Competitive Games
Single Player Games
Collaborative Games
games where you work with other players
you and up to 4 players work together to stop 4 diseases from spreading across the globe
Pandemic
rules are complicated but once you get into play it's so fun. i also just love spiderman
Marvel United: Spider-Geddon (2023)
every single game i've played by them has been a blast. you work with your group to sift through evidence and solve a cold case
Unsolved Case Files
portable escape room of joy and whimsy
EXIT the Game: The Sunken Treasure
play in teams to describe a thing without being able to use a specific list of words
Taboo
Competitive Games
games where you play against other players
sort of like scrabble but with colors and patterns
Qwirkle
similar to the game of life but with a significantly funnier twist. my family laughs to tears whenever we play
Redneck Life
used to play this SO MUCH when i was little. you play on a board while answering trivia on a dvd player
Scene It? Disney Magical Moments
my parents hated this game when i was a kid. but it was bc they knew i was the best trivia kid
Beat The Parents
you get to build a big rube goldberg machine and then set it on the piece of the player that loses. it's so fun
Mouse Trap
I LOVED THIS GAME. you play as a ladybug and eat aphids and there's a little story that goes along with it. great for younger kids
The Ladybug Game
earn points by describing colors and guessing based on other people's descriptions. genuinely hysterical to play
Hues and Cues
Single Player Games
okay look in my defense sometimes nobody can play with me
play as the final girl in a horror film. basically you take your turn and then roll the dice to play as the “killer”. there's different add ons you can get to play against different killers
Final Girl
play as a hostage negotiator during a crisis. you play as the hostage negotiator trying to save hostages and then roll the dice to move as the abductor
Hostage Negotiator
try to get a car out of a traffic jam by only moving the other cars from right to left or up and down. it's such a good mental exercise
Rush Hour
i don't care that this is for little kids, i love trying to beat the clock at perfection. this can keep me engaged for ages
