Brilliant board games
Looking for some great games to play during lockdown? Add these top 12 to your collection…
DOBBLE 360
In this bonkers new version of the classic game, you still have to find the matching image on the two cards. But you can’t see both cards at the same time because they rotate mechanically. So how good is your memory? Yikes!
Available from Zatu
RRP £22.99
CORTEX CHALLENGE
Take on your friends and give your brilliant brain some exercise! Compete with other players in different puzzles that’ll test your touch, observation, number, memory and speed skills!
Available from 365 Games
RRP £12.99
BRAINBOX GAMES
These fast, fun memory games can be played anywhere! Study a card for ten seconds and then answer a question on the back to keep the card. The player with the most cards after ten minutes wins. Cool!
Available from Zatu
RRP £12.99
TIMELINE CLASSIC
What came first, the invention of the electric iron or the first human in outer space? Memorise all the historical events and then place your cards in chronological order – the first player to get them all correct wins.
Available from Zatu
RRP £10
BANANAGRAMS
This award-winning word game will drive you… bananas. Players race against each other to build crossword-style grids and use up all their letter tiles. But there’s no turn-taking here – it’s a madcap race to the finish!
Available from Zatu
RRP £15.99
DIXIT
Love stories? Then dive into this great game of storytelling and guesswork, where your imagination unlocks the tale. Every picture tells a story, but what will your story tell?
Available from Zatu
RRP £29.99
WHO DID IT?
Uh oh! Whose pet pooed in the living room?! Use your memory and quick reflexes to prove your pet’s innocence in this hilarious family card game. Can you avoid being the guilty owner and pass the blame onto someone else’s animal?!
Available from Zatu
RRP £10.99
COBRA PAW
You’ll need Ninja-like reflexes, sharp recognition skills, mental strength and cool concentration to steal the game in this awesome tile-snatching challenge!
Available from Zatu
RRP £14.99
PICTURE SHOW
Use the magnetic icons and projector to create cool shadow puppets – whose team will guess the most words and expressions correctly, and win this game of shadow charades?
Available from Zygomatic
RRP £26.99
RORY’S STORY CUBES
Any time is game time with Story Cubes! Simply roll the nine dice and begin your story, using the embossed images to spark your imagination. With no time or story length limits and no wrong answers, anyone can be a great storyteller.
Available from Zatu
RRP £9.99
DICE ACADEMY
Battle your family with this lightning-fast brian-teaser! Roll the dice to determine a category – from singers to items of clothing – and a letter. The first player to name a correct answer starting with the right letters wins!
Available from Zatu
RRP £10.99
TICKET TO RIDE LONDON
Get ready to travel back to the 1970s London! Race against other players to claim the important bus lines and connect districts in the UK’s capital. Who will be the first to complete all their “Destination Tickets’?
Available from Zatu
RRP £19.99
COMPETITION
We’re giving away all 12 of these great games. Click here to find out how to enter.
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