Astrologers predict the Russians 2015 - the year of home entertainment. Partly, these forecasts are confirmed by an unstable exchange rate. 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
Board game "Kluedo" immerses you in the world of the detective. The plot of the best British fun, which has been played in Shakespeare's homeland for 55 years, is this: the British aristocrat dies. There are six suspects, as many guns. The name of the killer and the weapon of crime is written on the map, which the blind host of the game chooses.
In the course of the game performance, new details of the case are revealed. The script is different each time, combinations beat the boundaries of fantasy ... The winner is the one who names the killer. And this will happen only with a careful analysis of the evidence found in the mansion of the deceased.
Kluedo praises modern Sherlock in the television series of the same name. Based on her motives, the best feature film Ulica was shot with three different endings.
Tip: Before you buy, play the Einstein Riddle similar game.
4. What would happen if
In the “What would happen if” board game, four players build a biography of their character using cards and dice. The creators captured life situations and memories on them. Often they are fantastic, and when you try to count their combinations, the brain melts.
How the character will manage the game year, decide cubes with images of life values - from health to love. How many points will fall on the die, and 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 that result from the fun are requested on the movie screens. Play, live a virtual life and get an Oscar!
3. Agricola
"Agricola" - the best desktop simulator of village life. The goal of the game is to bring your economy to the highest level of civilization. Each participant chooses a lesson to their liking. There is something to do, because the players, the farm, the pond, the fields, the outbuildings are at the service of the players. The main thing is not to forget to feed the voracious family, otherwise it will go on strike.
Fun would be boring without rivalry. Therefore, your clan will have to fight with the opposing team, which has similar tasks. And they put you sticks in the wheels. The winner is the one who manages to survive and achieve success in the field.
This good game is comprehensively helpful. In the process, players learn the intricacies of farm labor, as well as the cause-effect relationships of errors. For example, a family that does not have time to raise livestock or harvest in the summer puts a stigma on itself in the winter until the end of the game.
2. Isla Dorada
Isla Dorada will offer you the role of a traveler, a crash victim near an island where airships and dragons fly, a monkey with caterpillars will drive you through the forest and amazing things will happen. Finding treasures will not be possible for everyone.
The direction of the fellow travelers is one, it is chosen by the one who made the maximum transport rate. Secret artifacts, special cards, and surprises on the track affect the speed of the route. The 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 prove themselves from the best side.
1. Machi Koro
Concludes our review Best Board Game - Machi Kororepresenting the battle of Japanese cities. Each participant rebuilds an urban area with enterprises and infrastructure. The latest addition, which was included in the Russian release, enhances the competition and 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 it is that the metropolis will flourish. In addition, there is a chance to lure residents of depressed areas nearby, which will increase the budget.
This tabletop fun differs from the classic "Monopoly" in that here players forge their happiness themselves, rather than waiting for a present from an opponent. And the aesthetics and accuracy of the Japanese cause a desire to spend a vacation in the cardboard world.