Christmas is the most beautiful holiday of the year, during which we can enjoy the long-awaited opportunity to get together, share joy and memorable moments. The end of the year gives us all the best gift for the whole 12 months of hard work, effort, hustle and achieving our goals. Board games for the Christmas party are a fun way to spend time with relatives, neighbors, colleagues, and friends. It’s like an extra gift that you won’t find under the tree, but everyone deserves it.

Many of us are on holiday during the Christmas period. A Christmas party is usually included in the plans for these holidays. This is the perfect time to invite relatives and friends to your home or organize a work party. Perhaps the main and integral part of any party is fun activities that would involve all its participants. The Christmas party is usually attended by a close circle of people who want to share their attention during this holiday. Therefore, it is important for the initiators of the party to find an activity that will bring everyone together, create happy moments and experience good emotions.

Board games are the activity that adapts to different circumstances:

1. 1. where the party is held (at home or at work),
   2. how many people participate in it,
   3. how old they are,
   4. are all the participants familiar.

Board games for the Christmas party solve all these questions of organizing the holiday. The trick is to choose the right board game based on what group of people are participating (for example, family members) and take into account the nature of the party (for example, a family party).

Christmas family party

One of the best things about Christmas is spending quality time with family members. Make memories together and enjoy friendly competition. When there are children or adults of different ages in the family, the board game can be chosen according to the age group of the participants.

Board games with children

A simple way to help children feel like they are an important part of the party is to invite the whole family to play together. Board games for a Christmas party with children should be simple, short, age-appropriate, less competitive, and appealing to adults as well. Examples of such games could include:

• • With little players from 3 years old: “Kake Make Race”.
  • With younger players from 6 years: reaction game Dobble, Maki Stack, Cat and Mouth, Dragomino.
  • With older players from 8: Dobble Connect, Dixit: Disney, Ticket to Ride: Europe.

Board games with teenagers

When parents organize a holiday gathering together with teenagers, you can already look at longer, slightly more complex board games. It’s also a good idea to mix different game variations. For example, include games that require teamwork. In this case, you will create a stronger mutual connection, children will feel the benefits of cooperation. If there are younger children in the family, make sure they are all at the same level and understand the rules of the game well.

Examples of team games: Cross Clues, Dobble Connect.

Examples of more complex strategy board games: Ticket to Ride: Europe, 7 Wonders, Kingdomo: Origins, Azul: Chocolate Master.

In the event where children younger than 8 years old are also involved with teenagers: Dixit, Stella: Dixit Universe, Disc Cover, Exploding Kittens.

If not all family members join the board game night or not everyone plays at the same time: “7 Wonders: Duel“. It is possible to organize a tournament of this game with 2 people playing alternately.

Board games with relatives

Celebrations with relatives are usually not limited to just one grandfather, grandmother, uncle or aunt. Therefore, when planning what to play at the celebration to which you will invite relatives, you should keep in mind that the number of participants will be larger than usual. Also, people of mixed age will prevail in the company. Therefore, it is best to choose board games that include a larger or even unlimited number of people and are suitable for people of different ages.

Capacity for more players: Tako Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (more people can play when combined with the Tako: Flip expansion), Dixit (when combined with expansions), Cross Clues (unlimited number of players).

Christmas party with friends

Mostly it is a youth party, the participants of which are adults. Some of them may not be familiar. Therefore, board games that encourage mutual communication and thus help to get to know each other better are the most suitable. It’s also a bit of a fun challenge. The best option is board games with simple rules, but slightly longer duration.

For a large number of people: Dixit, Tako Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (when combined with the addition Tako: Flip), Disc Cover, Cross Clues.

Not for the masses: Exploding Kittens, Taco Hat Cake Gift Pizza.

When not everyone’s familiar: Disc Cover, A Game of Cat and Mouth.

When you want something harder, N-18 type games are suitable: MadWish.

Christmas work party

A Christmas work party is an opportunity to celebrate the responsibilities and work shared by co-workers throughout the year. It is also a good opportunity to get to know colleagues better outside of work. Board games should be simple and short, as most work parties last around 2 hours. It’s good if these are games that help you learn something new about your colleagues that they don’t share in the work environment. Also, those that would be adapted to a different team.

A female collective might like: Dixit, Cross Clues, Disc Cover (helps you learn about your favorite music).

For the mixed team: Dobble Connect, Cross Clues, Kingdomino, Exploding Kittens.

For the youth group: Exploding Kittens, Dixit, Tako Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, Disc Cover.

All in all, Christmas party board games are a fun way to end the year. Whether you are celebrating with family, best friends or colleagues, choosing the most suitable board game is not that difficult. You only need to consider the number of participants, their ages and the nature of the party.

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