Board and card games to revisit this season
Natalie Dean | Entertainment Editor
Between the stress of buying gifts for the holidays and the building excitement of the incoming new year, a classic board game can be all anyone needs to destress. Tabletop games are about coming together with family and friends to have a lively, fun and lightly competitive time together. Some games are straightforward and lighthearted, like Candy Land or Connect Four, while other games seem like they are designed to cause an all-out debate about the rules and technicalities at the table, like with Scrabble or Clue.
In any case, here’s a list of classic board games that everyone loves to play and hates to lose. Nearly all of these can be purchased online or in stores; thrift stores are also a good place to check for more unique games or neat card decks to try out. These games are ranked from the least to most likely to start a debate about the rules and who won.
- Uno
- Marbles
- Mancala
- Connect Four
- Dominoes
- Hungry Hungry Hippos
- Candy Land
- Chutes and Ladders
- Operation
- Don’t Break the Ice
- Sorry!
- Jenga
- Battleship
- Checkers
- Chess
- Twister
- The Game of Life
- Scrabble
- Clue
- Monopoly
Contact the author at ndean17@wou.edu
