There has never been a better time to be a tabletop gamer, with some of the best board games ever created now widely available and played due to people being stuck at home. The days of getting people to pick up anything other than their nearest licensed version of Monopoly or Cluedo are long gone.
With so many fantastic board games on store shelves, there’s no excuse not to discover something for everyone to enjoy. So here are some fantastic choices that I highly recommend you pick up.
- 7 Wonders
In real life, creating your own society and city is a massive and decade-long undertaking, but 7 Wonders ($77.80 on Shopee) makes it seem like a breeze because of how simple it is to understand and how rapidly the game goes. The subject is presented in a grandiose manner, with each player in charge of constructing one of the ancient world’s seven wonders – from Babylon’s Hanging Gardens to Athena’s Temple – but the gaming mechanics themselves are fabulously simple and yet immensely enjoyable to play.
- Arkham Horror: The Card Game
Arkham Horror File is a collection of horror board games that includes anything from dungeon crawls through haunted houses (Mansions of Madness) to globetrotting adventures in a desperate race to close monster-spawning interdimensional gateways (Eldritch Horror) and more.
While each of the Arkham Horror Files games has its own charm, Arkham Horror: The Card Game ($44 on Lazada), a co-op living card game in which players’ investigators dig into the cosmic horrors of the Cthulhu mythos during distinct scenarios, is the series’ undisputed masterpiece.
- Unmatched: Battle of Legends
The Battle of Legends franchise is unrivaled. That’s because it’s a series that’s meant to have a lot of different entries that can be mixed and combined freely, but all of them are tied together by a fundamental gameplay structure. Unmatched: The Battle of Legends ($56 on Shopee) premise is to pit a cast of well-known characters – both public domain and licensed – against one another in a confined space, each with their own deck of cards and powers.
Unmatched comes to mind as an example of how a fighting video game could be converted into a tabletop game. On a simple board, each player controls a figure of their choice – in the case of Season One, that character may be King Arthur of Medusa. The players will then fight to the death with any skills, allies, and cards they have at their disposal. Every character’s deck is tailored to a specific playstyle, and players are encouraged to approach each one in a unique way. King Arthur, for example, has a special power that allows him to strengthen his attacks while having far less defense cards in his deck.
- Sub-Terra
Sub-Terra ($157.40 on Shopee) is a cooperative game in which cavers must escape a previously unknown network of subterranean tunnels before time runs out. Players take on different responsibilities and must reveal “tunnel” tiles on each turn while avoiding adverse events like gas leaks, floods, rubble, and even horrors. The deck of cards is limited, and as time passes, the players’ chances of surviving decreases considerably.
Players must be able to think on their feet in terms of strategy and next moves when they are revealing tiles without knowing the outcome. It also encourages players to consider long- and short-term objectives, as each tile revealed has a different outcome. Problem identification abilities are also required for anticipating upcoming challenges and planning out players’ future movements.
- The Resistance
The Resistance ($29.90) is a social deduction party game. It’s for five to 10 players and lasts about 30 minutes. The Resistance is inspired by Mafia/Werewolf, but its primary mechanisms, which raise the resources available for educated decisions, improves player engagement, and makes it unique.
Resistance operatives or Imperial spies are the two types of players. They must rely on each other to complete tasks against the Empire for three to five rounds. At the same time, they must endeavor to figure out the identity of the other players and acquire their trust. Each round starts with a round of debate.
Here are some board games to play with friends while testing their wits and problem solving skills. With so many other board games out there, there is bound to be one that will delight the whole group.
This article was brought to you by Raj who is currently fleeing the battle~
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