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Got games on your table? BOARD AND CARD GAMES BC PHONES ARE LAME!
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Board games and card games!
For the family, for you and a partner, for groups of friends, for kids, there’s something in my list of favs for everyone!!
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Competitive games for groups
Cooperative games
Card games
Party games
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Honestly one of my favorite games ever, you gotta get a good quality board though with nice wood. I like this one.
Mancala Game
Pente is really just a more elevated version of Connect 4 if I’m being completely honest, but there are some caveats that make it more challenging and interesting!
Deluxe Pente® Game
You should know how to play chess. Too many people don’t know how to play chess. Learn how to play chess. I found an inexpensive and accessible board so you don’t have to! They sell it at Barnes and Noble🙌
Heirloom Chess Set
Competitive games for groups
One of my favorites!
“The game board is a medieval landscape built by the players as the game progresses.”
Carcassonne Board Game: Z-Man Games Strategy for 2-5 Players, Geography Focus, Includes Pieces & Board
Another of my favorites. If you like birds it’s just perfection.
“You are bird enthusiasts—researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors—seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.”
Stonemaier Wingspan with Swift Start Game Pack: Strategy Board Game for 1-5 Players, Includes Dice & Tokens
LOVE this competitive board game.
“Immerse yourself in a journey across the U.S. as you compete for victory by claiming Park Cards and amassing trail stones. Each Park Card unveils fascinating trivia and captivating images that ignite a passion for...
Trekking The National Parks Family Board Game: Geography Educational Playtime 30-45 Min, 1-5 Players
I’m super competitive and this one is actually challenging for me!
“In this easy-to-learn yet deeply strategic game, 2–5 players collect train cards to claim railway routes across the United States. Connect iconic cities coast to coast, complete des...
Asmodee Ticket to Ride - Refresh Board Game: Strategy & War Game, 2-5 Players, 30-60 Minutes, Geography Focus
This game is so unique and fun!
“Using only one and two-word cues, players try to get others to guess a specific hue from the 480 colors on the game board.”
Hues and Cues by Scott Brady
I loveeeeee Clue
Retro Series Clue 1986 Edition Game, Board Game For 3-6 Players, For Ages 8 and up
Reading writing book english language lovers just play this
WS Game Company Scrabble Heritage Edition Board Game
A classic.
Exploding Kittens Card Game
This is one of my favorites :) specifically a 4 player game though, just so you know
Happy Little Dinosaurs: Base Game
Resource management card game, pretty classic
Rio Grande Games Dominion Big Box II Board Game
I just love trivial pursuit! Fans of Jeopardy, Sporcle trivia at the bar, fun facts and useless fact books, this is the game for you. Plus you get to say the word “wedgie” a whole bunch.
Trivial Pursuit Game: Classic Edition
This game makes me feel very classy, I enjoy that
Art Society by Mitch Wallace (B&N Game of the Year)
Cooperative games
I just recently played jenga for the first time. It can get so amazingly intense. 10/10 recommend.
Hasbro Gaming Jenga Board Game with More Ways to Play
One of the first co-op games I enjoyed!
Pandemic
Aeon’s End, SPECIFICALLY this expansion, is the game that made me fall in love with co-op games. I never liked them before but this game is SO fun. So challenging and stressful in the best possible way
Aeon's End: The Depths (Second Edition) Expansion
A lot happening but easy to learn!
Elder Sign Game: Fantasy Flight Games Strategy Board, 1-8 Players, 1 Hour Play, Includes Pieces & Instructions
Card games
Literally I don’t know why anyone would ever play regular UNO anymore now that this exists in the world. The stacking is the best part.
UNO Show ‘em No Mercy Card Game for Kids, Adults & Family Night, Parties and Travel
It’s a learning curve but once you know Euchre you love Euchre.
Bicycle Euchre Card Game, Light Blue/Dark Blue, 2 Decks, Scoring Cards
If you don’t own a deck of cards buy one right now what are you doing with your life
Bicycle Standard Playing Cards 1pk
Fun Italian card game. The best part is yelling “Scopaaaaa” when you get a Scopa :)
Outset Media: Scopa - The Traditional Italian Card Game
Party games
Cards against humanity but all the cards are quotes from the book Moby Dick. It’s hilarious and genuinely the best version of that format of party game I’ve ever played. 100/10 recommend if you can get your hands on it
Dick: a card game based on the novel by Herman Melville
Like Cards against humanity but comic strips, really really funnyyyy
Joking Hazard - An Offensive Card Game From Cyanide & Happiness, Funny Comic Building, Adult Party Game, NSFW Ages 18+, 3-10 Players
This is the Jackbox pack I like the most. Just an absolute classic party game
The Jackbox Party Pack 3