One of our favorite activities to enjoy with guests is to play a game after enjoying a meal together. Besides having fun and building connection, there are other great benefits to board games as well, such as:
- Improving memory and cognitive skills
- Reducing stress
- Child development
- Offers opportunities for learning
- Sharpens focus
- Teaches the value of teamwork
- Laughter and memory making!
We’re not competitive when we play, we simply enjoy the process of good gaming together. One of our Christmas traditions is to buy a new game early in December and play it throughout the month. Over the years, we’ve accumulated quite a few games and have identified our favorites.
When we have a large group of people in our home, we’ve found these two games to be the most enjoyable for everyone, young and old, while still allowing for lots of chatter and side conversations:
When we have six to eight players, we’ll pull out these games:
For up to five players, we enjoy:
For up to four players, we enjoy:
As we continue to add more games to our collection each year, I’ll update this list when we discover more games worth mentioning. This Friday night, we’ll be pulling out a game to enjoy together and I’m hoping you’ll do the same!