Board Games

This is a great time to dig out the board games you may have at home, and possibly to order some new ones to be delivered (if that's an option).  Board games are great for lots of reasons, because they:

• keep players occupied for a good amount of time
• encourage everyone to learn how to play by the rules
• encourage creative thinking and strategizing
• teach many skills that are built into game playing, including reading, spelling, math, thinking ahead
• help players learn how to win or lose graciously
• sometimes develop cooperation skills between players
• give older children the opportunity to mentor younger children
• can be fun for the whole family

Some board games have a larger amount of random chance during game play, such as Sorry and Snakes & Ladders (aka Chutes and Ladders).

Some board games are suited for younger children, (easy to play, not long to finish each game), such as Candyland.

Some classic board games for two players include Checkers and "Chinese" Checkers and Cribbage.

More advanced strategy board games include Battleship, Chess, Nine Men's Morris (see next post about Strategy Games for details) and Go (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_(game) for more information).

Modern additions to the world of family games abound!  Two of our family favourites are:

Connect Four

Labyrinth (see https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1219/labyrinth for a description and review)

And if you're up for a longer game for older kids and adults, there's always Monopoly!

Whatever you have available, whatever you choose, have fun spending time together!