Top 8 board video games to ease Christmas Day boredom – ‘Horrible therapist’ to Sausage Roll
The familiar whirlwind of family gatherings is whipping up, is there a brewing storm, some Xmas incidents that start seemingly over nothing and turn quickly to tensions and tirades?
With a space full of people there is after all plenty to not agree upon, most of you only gather in the same space simultaneously at this time of year.
Provide a fun distraction from potential yuletide squabbles and select from our collection of games to entertain everyone, keep the good times rolling and the arguments over the remote control at bay. So, gather around, roll the dice, and let the games begin!
Set yourself up into teams, create a weird name for yours, Norfolk Enchants was always our favourite, and lay out the game.
Music based trivia of all kinds on offer, clues offered from the cards and Spotify to get you to the top of the charts.
The pie-based trivia game can do one, many others are about as much fun as root canal, but we’ve unearthed this belter.
Four categories inside and you choose how well you know the question presented – select 1 for extreme amateur and 10 for expert, the more you get the quicker your progress.
Probably the best game we’ve played that gets everyone involved and the banter flowing.
Answer the question on the card keeping in mind you core more if you’re thinking like the other players, the HERD. If your answers are too individual, you’ll likely be left well behind, a bad mooove.
The race is on to get all your allocated avians onto the bench before others tempt theirs to take a seat first.
Flick the dice, follow the on-card instructions and settle your feathered friends after you’ve lured them with treats, you don’t want them flying away.
A flip it and stick it game involving two talented playing pieces. Instructions are given to alternating teams on how they might get their Chicken or Hotdog to do one of many tricks – some easy, many not so much.
A double spin to land upright is one thing but a triple twist after being thrown under your leg – Can you make it land?
With some assistance from Ladbaby, creators of the chart-topping sausage roll song, a puff pastry inspired game has arrived. There are challenges and forfeits to be found inside, the longest roll achieved in the game leads to a win. Suitable for vegetarians.
More of an after-dark game for when the ankle-biters have hot the hay Horrible Therapist will bring on the grins.
Each one of you acts as the therapist and you’ll find the funniest or most outrageous treatment card to offer your own, very personalised kind of help to your patient.
Take on one of the pick-ups, stack-it, roll-it, blow-it, or pass-it challenges on offer, each based on a viral sensation you’ll have likely seen in digital but now it is your turn to get involved IRL. The box tells us you can play solo, please don’t!
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