Our favorite board games to enjoy at Christmas with family and friends

Christmas. Time in which the cold predominates, family gatherings and life at home. We could resort to the easy and say that it is an ideal situation to watch movies, series or play the game console. But we are going to look for something different or, rather, something traditional that is not used so much anymore. It’s about the table gamesof which we have made a selection of the most favorites in Xataka.

We have chosen all of Amazon simply for accessibility and speed of delivery. On its website you can find practically all the board games that exist, whether they are more or less known, in addition to the fact that their delivery to your home is usually the fastest, even more so if we are Amazon Prime users.

Throw Throw Burrito

A dodgeball card game. A concept as interesting as it is ambiguous, because at first it is not known for sure if we have to throw cards or balls. The thing is, you have to throw things in this game. A fast-paced title with very fast games, where strategy is combined with interaction between players.

In its short duration, the games consist of accumulating points by matching cards from a deck, and to steal points from your opponent you can challenge them to wars and burrito duels. With everything it offers and the price it has, for 26.99 euros it is a very tempting option.

Original Stratego

We move on to a more traditional game in which the strategy must be set up in a more leisurely way. It can look a bit like chess by the position of the pieces, although it does not require as much technical knowledge.

It can even be a first contact before getting into chess, especially for children or people who have never played on that board. A fast-paced but classic board game of attack and defense whose objective is to seize and conquer the enemy flag with an army of 40 pieces of different ranks. Its price on Amazon is 34.99 euros.

Catan

We come to one of the classics that needs few presentations or explanations of its operation. It has had numerous adaptations, even in the digital world to get it out as game on different platforms. But its classic format is still one of the best sellers in board games.

A game in which collaboration and alliances between players will define our success. Is recommended for three or four people, but yes, the games can last beyond the hour. Its price is right now at 41.79 euros.

Adventurers to the Train

For the most travelers, we have this game to explore the main railway routes in Europe. How it works is as follows: players accumulate cards of certain types of wagons, and use them to build stations, go through tunnels and on ferries. The objective is to get the most routes to dominate the map.

A game adapted for all audiences and levels, in which up to eight-year-old children can play and that their learning consists of just five minutes. It costs 44.27 euros on Amazon.

ONE: the classic and the original

Who does not know or has never played with these cards. Of course, we have not discovered gunpowder for most readers, because it is one of the most used games in the world, especially for its simplicity, fast-paced games and its low price to buy it.

This card game consists in that to win, the players they match numbers and colors until they run out of cards, although before the last card you have to sing the classic “Uno!” that everyone knows. It is only worth 9.99 euros.

POC!

The smallest of the house are the ones who have the most free time until Three Kings Day for their Christmas holidays. So that they don’t spend all their time in front of a screen, we have this simple and interactive board game for children aged six and over. Come on, if we adults play, nothing would happen either because it’s a lot of fun.

Its mechanics is as simple as throw a round chips that could well pass for coasters inside the box of the game itself. It’s two points if the token falls inside the box, but if it falls outside, another player can throw theirs on top to steal it and thus score one point. It is recommended that there be 2 to 4 people. Among its virtues, the games can change because the rules have variants, it is simple and it only costs 13.99 euros.

Monopoly

What are we going to say about another game as popular as it has been reissued in numerous exclusive editions. Precisely, we do not come with the standard version and the one of the whole life of the Monopolybut with two special editions of two series known worldwide as Game of Thrones or Stranger Things.

• The classic game brings property trading to the seven kingdoms, where we can get into the shoes of our favorite characters from the saga to take over all the kingdoms on the map and take your house to the top. Its price on Amazon is 39.99 euros.

• In the Stranger Things edit, the cards of the Upside Down will dictate luck in the game, where you will not have to buy properties but you will have to go through hiding places and events from the first three seasons of the series. Its price is at 49.95 euros.

jenga wooden blocks

We leave the boards to delve into a well-known game that rewards strategy and balance. A game where physiques like those with a surgeon’s pulse start with the advantage, but that is fun for everyone who plays.

This edition of the wooden blocks, launched by the manufacturer Hasbro, consists of stacking all the blocks forming a firm tower, and then removing them one by one until it collapses. The remaining player without knocking down the tower wins. Its price is very low, costing only 17.39 euros.

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