Board games to play with your loved ones
Playing cards has traditionally been the game of choice during sahoor, but since we are all staying at home this Ramadan, it is time to expand on your table-top game repertoire.
A classic, fronted by one of the world’s most famous bankers, Mr. Monopoly. The aim of the game is simple: To drive your opponents into bankruptcy. How nice.
One of the oldest-known board games in the world – and huge in the Arab region – two players compete to move 15 checkers from one side of the board to the other. Who gets there first wins.
Forget Scrabble GO on your phone; nothing beats the physical original, played by word nerds around the world. Fun fact: The board game is available in 29 languages.
Did you know? Trivial Pursuit was created by two media professionals in Canada. For those who love trivia, the original version consists of six question categories: Geography, entertainment, history, arts and literature, science and nature, and sports and leisure.
Sure, it may be marketed toward kids, but Mouse Trap is a classic, no matter how old you are. The game starts by working with your fellow players to build a mouse trap, before turning on them to trap your opponents’ mice.
A great one if you have the patience. The ultimate strategy board game, Risk involves working toward occupying every territory on the board’s map, thereby eliminating your fellow players. Watch out, your newfound power might go to your head.
