Astrologers predict 2015 for Russians the year of home entertainment. These forecasts are partly confirmed by volatile exchange rates. The best way to relax is an educational board game for family and company. Today we will tell you about 5 such entertainments that will brighten up your leisure time.
5. Cluedo
The board game "Cluedo" will immerse you in the world of a detective story. The plot of the best British fun, which has been played in Shakespeare's homeland for 55 years, is as follows: a British aristocrat dies. There are six suspects, and the same number of weapons. The name of the killer and the weapon of the crime are written on the card, which is chosen blindly by the host of the game.
In the course of the play, new details of the case are revealed. The scenario is different each time, combinations hit the boundaries of fantasy ... The winner is the one who calls the name of the killer. And this will happen only with a careful analysis of the evidence found in the mansion of the deceased.
"Kluedo" praises contemporary Sherlock in the TV series of the same name. The best feature film "Clue" with three different endings was shot based on its motives.
Tip: Before buying, play a similar game "The Riddle of Einstein".
4. What would happen if
In the board game What If, four players build a biography of their character using cards and cubes. The creators captured life situations and memories on them. They are often fantastic, and when you try to count their combinations, your brain melts.
How the character will dispose of the game year is decided by cubes with images of life values - from health to love. How many points will fall on the die, and so a year will pass.
The English name for the fun is "CV (curriculum vitae)". She will teach participants to calmly accept both successes and failures. And the biographies of the characters, which are obtained as a result of the fun, are asking for the movie screens. Play, live your virtual life and get an Oscar!
3. Agricola
Agricola is the best desktop village life simulator. The goal of the game is to bring your farm to the highest level of civilization. Each participant chooses a lesson to their liking. There is something to do, because the players have a farm, a reservoir, fields, outbuildings at their service. The main thing is not to forget to feed the gluttonous family, otherwise it will go on strike.
The fun would be boring without competition. Therefore, your clan will have to fight with the opposing team, which has similar tasks. And they put a spoke in your wheels. The winner is the one who will be able to withstand and achieve success in the field.
This good game is all-round useful. In the process, the players learn the intricacies of farm labor, as well as the cause-and-effect relationships of mistakes made. For example, a family that did not manage to raise livestock or harvest crops in the summer, in the winter, imposes the stigma of a beggar until the end of the game.
2. Isla Dorada
"Isla Dorada" will offer you the role of a traveler, a victim of a crash near the island, where airships and dragons fly, a monkey with caterpillars will take you through the forest and amazing things happen. Not everyone will be able to find the treasure.
The travel companions have one direction, it is chosen by the one who made the maximum transport rate. Secret artifacts, special maps and surprises on the track affect the speed of the route. A player who has managed to weave intrigues and show cunning has a chance to win.
Although His Majesty Chance leads the success in Isla Dorada, entertainment serves as a mathematical model for constructing the optimal path between the vertices of the graph. And the followers of Machiavelli will show their best side.
1. Machi Koro
Concludes our review best board game - "Machi Koro", representing the battle of Japanese cities. Each participant is building an urban area with enterprises and infrastructure. The latest addition, which was included in the Russian release, intensifies competition and the action of enterprises in the same industry.
At the same time, you should balance the economy of your city. The more diverse its industry and infrastructure, the more likely the metropolis will flourish. In addition, there is a chance to lure residents of depressed areas nearby, which will increase the budget.
This board fun differs from the classic "Monopoly" in that here players forge their own happiness, and do not wait for a gift from an opponent. And the aesthetics and neatness of the Japanese make them want to spend their holidays in the cardboard world.