Psychological board games
This category tests the capabilities of the psyche. Often games have a criminal plot and require solving complex riddles.
Some participants weave intrigues, others try to unravel them. You need to apply all your psychological analysis skills to identify the murderer, traitor, robber and other characters different from civilians. Many of these games have voting that determines the course and outcome of the activity.
People learn to listen to other people's opinions, negotiate tactfully, give in to each other and defend their own position, and come to a common decision.
Not all games feature crime. In part, on the contrary, a positive atmosphere is created. In them, participants create stories together, learn to communicate and listen to their comrades. They learn a lot about other people and themselves.
Examples: Mafia, Cardinal Gray, Flatbread, Garden Keepers, Support, Path to a Dream.
Mafia
Eminence grise
Cake
The path to the dream
Guardians of the Garden
Support
Walkers (walkers)
This is not new. Walkers appeared in the Middle Ages. They have occupied a separate niche among the entire range of games.
The whole family usually gathers for these games. They are often based on stories from fairy tales and cartoons.
Walkers have simple and clear rules. The set includes several chips that set the maximum number of players (minimum - 2). There is only one goal - to bring your chip to the end of a certain route. The number of steps a participant must take is determined by rolling the die. Whichever number appears, the chip moves forward that distance. The dice are rolled one by one.
Reference. Many action games have additional rules that reward or punish participants who land a chip on a specific field. For example, the player must move a few squares forward or backward.
There are different difficulties of fun. For kids on the field there is a short path, an understandable theme. For older preschoolers, the number of steps increases. Often it is necessary to involve strategic thinking. Tasks in the form of questions and actions are added to walkers for schoolchildren and adults.
Examples: Traveling the World, Pharaoh's Treasures, Shark Hunt, Eared Races, In the Ocean, Big Adventure.
Travel the world
Pharaoh's Treasures
Shark hunt
Eared racing
In the ocean
Big adventure
Mobile board games
At regular desks, people sit in one place. Mobile ones add elements of activity to get-togethers with company. Children and adults demonstrate their flexibility and physical abilities.
Mobile board games are ideal for holidays and parties. They are most fun to play with a group.
You can perform strange tricks, throw rings and other objects, and even roll balls.
Examples: Twister, Crocodile, Imaginary. Party, Colorful rings, Statues, Table bowling.
Twister
Crocodile
Imaginary. Party
Multi-colored rings
Statues
Table bowling
Logic board games (puzzles)
This is one of the most common and ancient categories of games. They help take your mind off everyday tasks and train your brain. Many of the puzzles can be played alone. They develop logical thinking, ingenuity and inner instinct.
Solving puzzles is great exercise. They are distinguished from each other by the level of difficulty and the time given to compose an answer. Some even have age restrictions.
Regardless of the plot and features of the fun, the goal is the same - the participants (or participant) need to solve a logical problem. It may be complex, but it does not require specialized knowledge from any field. All you have to do is use your wits.
In this category there are such entertainments for the mind as riddles, logical paradoxes, graphic puzzles, and spatial thinking tasks. Some have a strict design, others at first glance seem bright and frivolous.
Reference. Some games don't even require a table. They are represented by an object that can be held in the hands.
Examples : Tag, Rubik's Cube, Binom, Hide and Seek in the Jungle, Goldmine, Danets.
Tag
Rubik's Cube
Binomial
Hide and seek in the jungle
Goldmine
Danetki
Strategy board games
Develop logical thinking. They teach the brain to work to achieve results, analyze the situation, make smart decisions, and achieve given goals.
Board games feature abstract strategies with artificial rules. They are transparent and clear, more complex than in other story games. The luck of the participants has almost no influence on the process and the result.
Strategy games take a lot of time, and you have to think carefully about your moves. There are different stories.
Participants can create their own states and colonize others, control the evolution of living beings, develop cities, etc.
Examples : Through the Ages, Civilization, Brass. Birmingham, Colonizers. Sailors, Sickle, Our Sea.
Through the centuries
Civilization
Brass. Birmingham
Colonizers. Sailors
Sickle
Our sea
Adventure board games
Send a family or a group of friends on an exciting trip. They create a special atmosphere suitable for adventure. There are a variety of options: conquering the seas and oceans, expeditions to distant countries, flying into space and much more.
Such fun completely immerses participants in a whirlpool of adventure no worse than films do. People go to unknown worlds. They solve riddles, discover secrets, look for treasures, and circumnavigate the world.
There are many dangerous adventures from which only one player returns.
Most adventure games come with cards. Because of them, the actions of the participants become random. But you will have to think carefully about completing the tasks.
Entertainment from this category of games can last the whole evening. An hour is not enough to complete the adventure.
Examples: The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth, The Lost World, The Thing, Gravity Falls, Zone: Secrets of Chernobyl.
lost World
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth"
Something
Zone: Secrets of Chernobyl
The Witcher
Gravity Falls
Sports board games
To play sports, it is not necessary to visit an equipped gym, tennis court, volleyball or football field. There are play sets that take up relatively little space. They can be used at home, in the country, in the yard. The spirit of excitement is preserved, because entertainment is organized in a competitive form.
Sports boards relieve both children and adults of intellectual stress and psychological stress. They provide active leisure. Participants do not have to undergo tedious training. Victory is determined not by the level of physical strength, but by agility, mobility and intelligence.
Board games simulate different sports. They develop an eye, tactical thinking, dexterity, and speed of reaction.
Examples: Table tennis, Table football, Billiards on legs, Table air hockey, Table hockey, Shuffleboard.
Table tennis
Table soccer
Billiards on legs
Table air hockey
Table hockey
Shuffleboard
Card board games
They are represented by classic and special decks of cards. This category combines gambling and entertainment games. You can come up with your own fun. Only a narrow circle of people will know its rules.
Luck and intelligence combine here. There are traditional games in which participants seem to fight with cards. There are forfeits with tasks that need to be completed. Options for adults include drinking alcoholic beverages for refusing to act.
There is no need to lay out the field for these games; they take up little space.
Examples: UNO, Elias, Munchkin, Fool, Ruff, Eureka.
UNO
Elias
Munchkin
Fool
Ruff
Eureka
Economic board games
They teach how to manage money and get benefits. They instill in children the skills of handling finances and proper budget allocation. Games in this category do not replace a business textbook, but form an understanding of the basics of economics.
The plots are completely different. Participants in the process develop unexplored territories, cultivate land, build roads, develop agriculture and engage in trade. They manage the economy and industry of countries, make scientific and technological revolutions, and carry out financial transactions. The main task is to manage resources and get maximum benefit from them.
The plot of some games includes intrigue and military action.
Usually the playing field is accompanied by cards with tasks, rewards and punishments for participants.
Examples: Monopoly, Manager, Super Farmer, Great Business, 7 Wonders, Colonizers.
Monopoly
Manager
Super Farmer
Great business
7 wonders
Colonizers
