Board Game 101
Picking the right board game for your next family game night or friend gathering is important. As strange as it sounds, most times everyone seems like they don’t want to play, but end up having an uproariously good time once the festivities start. This is just one of those things. To help you pick out the right board game and make your game nice a little more special we offer up a few tips.
You have to ask yourself a few questions first off. These would be; How many players? What age group are we talking about here and what kind of players? These are important questions to consider. If you don’t believe me, at the next buddy gathering, pull out a Chutes and Ladders game and see what happens.
The number of people playing matters. If you have 8 people and are playing an eight player game that’s not so bad; eight people trying to play a 6 player game won’t work at all. Someone is sure to cry “foul!” To avoid a board game apocalypse, plan this out and have a contingency plan for a fair way to divide up the teams.
Age is the number one factor to consider when choosing a board game for family night. Usually someone is a little smaller and can easily be left out. None of the older people want to spend time playing Candyland or anything that juvenile, but what do you do? The answer is play a quick round of a little kids’ game to get warmed up. After that offer to partner up with your little one and let them move the pieces and roll the dice for you. This usually works for a little while.
Type of group is the final criteria to look at. If these are all adult friends you might want to choose a more intellectual game than say “Sorry”, but really this is up dependant on how intellectual your friends are. I have friends I wouldn’t ask to play anything above Candyland with. Use your best judgment, but be smart about it.
Give your gaming group the option to pick from several different games. Mix up the types of games you will be offering as well. A good mix would be one classic board game with pieces and dice, one trivia based game and maybe a DVD game. This way your group has a few choices. If the debate becomes too heated, play more than one game in a row.
Offering prizes is a good idea as well. Often we’ve all been playing the same games since childhood. But when was the last time a prize was offered to the winner? This puts a whole new spin on things. Gag gifts are even better. This fosters competition but keeps things like. I mean really, who is going to get upset about not winning a rubber chicken.
Board games have always been around and will no doubt be around long after we are gone. No matter which game you pick for the evening, just remember to have fun. That’s what they are all about!
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