{"id":4091,"date":"2021-12-17T10:38:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T09:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/17\/ten-board-games-that-your-teens-might-actually-play-with-you-this-christmas\/"},"modified":"2021-12-17T10:38:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T09:38:33","slug":"ten-board-games-that-your-teens-might-actually-play-with-you-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/17\/ten-board-games-that-your-teens-might-actually-play-with-you-this-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten board games that your teens might actually play with you this Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The old fashioned way has never been more popular so come away from the  screens and settle down to play how we used to<\/p>\n<p>The last decade has seen an explosion in the popularity of board and card games that aren\u2019t just the traditional Christmas assortment. Families seeking interesting, actually fun alternatives to Monopoly and Trivial Pursuits have embraced the German-designed classics Catan and Carcassonne, as well as a growing range of exuberant, highly social card games exemplified by the irrepressible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2015\/feb\/23\/exploding-kittens-card-game-kickstarter\">Exploding Kittens<\/a> and the frighteningly timely Pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>And now, with successful, critically acclaimed video games such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2020\/aug\/08\/slay-the-spire-review-deck-building-game-apple-megacrit-humble\">Slay the Spire<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2021\/jul\/02\/wildermyth-review-worldwalker-games-pc\">Wildermyth<\/a> drawing key design principles from board games, it\u2019s the perfect time to tempt the most stubborn console and PC owners away from their screens.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2021\/dec\/17\/ten-best-board-games-teens-christmas\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9fb526c2397e8640e941e7de5ec45a7c959f7d50\/0_363_6000_3600\/master\/6000.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=0226867fc279400eb1ad2c571be6c2aa\" title=\"Ten board games that your teens might actually play with you this Christmas\" \/>The old fashioned way has never been more popular so come away from the  screens and settle down to play how we used to<br \/>\nThe last decade has seen an explosion in the popularity of board and card games that aren\u2019t just the traditional Christmas assortment. Families seeking interesting, actually fun alternatives to Monopoly and Trivial Pursuits have embraced the German-designed classics Catan and Carcassonne, as well as a growing range of exuberant, highly social card games exemplified by the irrepressible Exploding Kittens and the frighteningly timely Pandemic.<br \/>\nAnd now, with successful, critically acclaimed video games such as Slay the Spire and Wildermyth drawing key design principles from board games, it\u2019s the perfect time to tempt the most stubborn console and PC owners away from their screens. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The old fashioned way has never been more popular so come away from the screens and settle down to play how we used to The last decade has seen an explosion in the popularity of board and card games that aren\u2019t just the traditional Christmas assortment. 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