Strategy, mystery, business, fantasy, fun… there’s a board game for every mood. Visiting cousins? Having friends over? Want some family time? Board games are the answer.
Scrabble
Scrabble
This classic word building game is timeless. Whether you are a vocabulary buff or not, this game will get you hooked. Despite the digital versions, nothing beats having to mull over a set of tiles, calculating points and lining up your best words on the board. Play a quick game to kill time, or set up a weekend marathon to prove a point to your friends or family — much to your delight, the game will expand to fill up your time.
Cluedo
Cluedo
Who killed Dr. Black? Was it Colonel Mustard with the candlestick in the ballroom? Or, Miss Scarlett with the revolver in the library? This popular whodunnit will have you moving from room to room in a mansion, questioning suspects, in a quest to solve the murder mystery. If you are a junior detective with a penchant for reasoning things out, play this game with your friends.
The Game of Life
The Game of Life
Studying, picking a profession, earning a salary, getting married, having children, growing old and blissfully retiring — if only real life was this easy! Play out a mini version of life with your friends and family, spin the dial and move from stage to stage. Game play hinges more on chance than on thinking and reasoning, so choose this game for the days when you are in the mood to laze around.
Monopoly
Monopoly
Become a little business tycoon for an afternoon. Buy property, develop houses and hotels, pay and collect rent, avoid trips to jail, make and lose money – all with the aim of driving the other players to bankruptcy. This game’s popularity reflects in its global appeal. Did you know that it has been translated into 47 languages around the world?
Candy Land
Candy Land
For those days when you want a taste of everything sweet, pleasant and nice, try this game. Filled with colours, goodies and surprises, it will make you feel good. Stroll along the rainbow path through delectable locations like the Peppermint Forest, Lollipop Palace and Licorice Lagoon in a bid to be the first to reach King Kandy’s Castle.
