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Christmas at home
i’m board...
It’s game on this Christmas, with Luke Rix-Standing’s top picks for family fun
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BankinG edition, £29.99, JoHn lewis
Remember all those
squabbles over who should
be banker? And then whether
or not they were cheating? Banish all the arguments with this ‘smart’ edition, with a voice- activated, virtual banker keeping track, so you don’t have to.
Harry potter doBBle, £14.99, waterstones
Have a very ‘Harry’ Christmas with this wizarding edition
of 2018’s best-selling game. Compete to spot matching Potter-themed pictograms in thisfamily-friendlyfunfest, which, at 15 minutes, is even quicker than a round of exploding snap.
susHi
roll, £22.99, 365Games.Co.uk
A delightfully quirky creation
that sees players use dice rolls and chopsticks to build the perfect sushi platter, inspired by lightning-fast card game Sushi Go! A penchant for seafood isn’t essential, but it probably helps.
20seCondsHowdown,£25,Board- Game.Co.uk
Test your reflexes – and your relatives – with this furiously
frantic speed game, combining the
quick thinking of Spit with
the relationship-ruining power of Bridge. Teams race to complete increasingly bonkers challenges, and you should definitely clear away fragile gifts before you begin.
BloCkBuster, £20.00, JoHn lewis
Inspired by a ghost of Christmases past,Blockbusterturnspubquiz into party game with movie-based buzzer rounds, quotations and charades. A test of ingenuity as much
as knowledge, the best teams will mix generation to span black-and-white to Marvel.
rate my plate, £20.00, amazon
Perhaps the first board game to be based on a Facebook group, Rate My Plate sees participants model marvellous meals out of dough and slime, before rating each other’s efforts. Perfect for those not quite readyforChristmasdinner.
Bank attaCk, £25, arGos
Rooted in teamwork, the trials and
tribulations of Bank Attack are (we hope) enough to make even the ghastliest in-laws play nice. Work together to crack the vault and split the gold with assigned roles, timed clicks and plastic tools.
tHe mind, £9.79, amazon
Initially released in Germany last year, this cerebral card gamehasbeenthesleeperhitof 2019. As weird as it is simple, no explanation suffices – you’ll just have to try it.