One should never underestimate the importance and usefulness of the board games. They are able to improve brain activity of every member of your family – from the youngest to the oldest ones. They are a good tool to bring the colleagues at work together making them work (or better to say play) in a team. And moreover, the board games will be always affordable for your pocket. Let’s find out what kinds of board games are the best options for you, your family and friends.
#1 – Monopoly
There is no doubt that the best board game to spend family evenings is a monopoly. This is that rare kind of game, which is able to prepare your children to face the real world of business, money, negotiations, and transactions. They will learn the basics of trading (even if it’s going to be in a playing manner), as well as you will get a chance to improve some of your own business skills. Besides, if you choose to play in teams, you will learn to work cooperatively, therefore discovering more about partnership and co-working.
FAIRFAX, CA – FEBRUARY 06: In this photo illustration, The Monopoly iron game piece is displayed on February 6, 2013 in Fairfax, California. Toy maker Hasbro, Inc. announced today that fans of the board game Monopoly voted in an online contest to eliminate the iron playing figure and replace it with a cat figure. The cat game piece received 31 percent of the online votes to beat out four other contenders, a robot, diamond ring, helicopter and guitar. (Photo illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Monopoly is quite an old and widely known board game that has seen many of its variations since its creation. Nowadays, there are such monopoly themes as ‘Disney’ for kids, ‘Star Wars’ for the biggest fans of this movie, ‘Angry Birds’ for real gamers, and others. There are also monopolies presented in different languages, so now you get a chance to improve your foreign language knowledge by simply having a good time.
#2 – Scrabble Games
The scrabble games are a good choice both for playing with children and with your entire family. They help you build your vocabulary and practice your language skills by simply playing. Usually, you are given an assortment of letters, and it’s up to you how to put them down to form words and earn points. Besides, you will receive bonuses for how quickly you keep time on the clock. If you take too much time to build a word, the time will run out and you will lose. Therefore, the scrabble games are both good for letting you and your children
Besides, you will receive bonuses for how quickly you keep time on the clock. If you take too much time to build a word, the time will run out and you will lose. Therefore, the scrabble games are both good for letting you and your children learn new words and for motivating all of you to play while considering the value of time.
#3 – Dartboards
Playing the dartboards is a good option for spending time with your family, as well it is a good idea for spending time with your colleagues. It is an active exciting game, requiring much attention, precision skills, and the sharpness of sight.
Just be careful when playing the dartboards with very small kids, as they might hurt themselves with the sharp darts’ ends. It also regards to especially noisy parties where there are many drunk people messing around not keeping much attention to the darts flying in the air.
