Instead of trying to expand your property portfolio, you’ll be buying and trading pigs and chickens as well as trying to fill up your gardens and allotments with produce.ĭon’t worry though, just because there’s no “straight to jail” card doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of spanners to be thrown in the works. And lastly, board games should provide unity and camaraderies even if you are all trying to outdo one another. Thirdly, a good board game should engender a sense of wellbeing and satisfaction. Anything that has reams of rules and caveats to unpick and explain after each move is going to make the game stilted and dull. Secondly, it can’t be too complicated (note, this doesn’t mean it can’t be difficult to excel in). It must absorb players and ideally inspire a sense of competitiveness between one another. This doesn’t mean it has to be silly or full of jokes, but it has to feel mentally invigorating and moreish. But what exactly makes for a brilliant board game?įirstly, it must be fun.
The nights are drawing in, and once again board games are coming into their own.
After all, who hasn’t spent hours with friends arguing over whether something is or isn’t in the dictionary, or tried to prevent a family member from expanding their property portfolio? No one is ever too grown-up for a board game.
