High quality board games online shopping? Plenty of bluffing games are on the market, but The Resistance is one of the best for large groups. It’s a simple game of deception in which some players attempt to mount a resistance against an oppressive regime through covert operations, and the rest of the players try to stop them. Problem is, no one knows who’s who. If you’re looking for something that is a little more of a strategy game with more depth (and maybe a little less character assassination to get your parents to believe you more than your siblings), Sheriff of Nottingham balances a fun market-building mechanic with the intrigue of sneaking goods past (or just bribing) whichever player is filling the Sheriff’s shoes at the moment.
Its namesake may be long gone, but Blockbuster: The Game is still the life of the party. This movie quiz is fast-paced and surprisingly brutal, but it’s never unfair. In fact, it’s the best board game for get-togethers by quite a long way. Its accessibility has a lot to do with that. Namely, you don’t need to be a film buff to play. As it says on the (very cool) VHS box, Blockbuster is a “movie game for anyone who has ever seen a movie”. No in-depth knowledge is required, and that makes it so much more approachable than other trivia games. The gameplay is solid as a rock, too. Up to eight players are divided into teams, and each side’s objective is to collect a deck of ‘genre’ cards. Yet this isn’t a traditional quiz. It round begins with a one-on-one challenge where you’re handed a category (e.g. “spy films”) and must take it in turns to yell out an example as quickly you can. You then reset the 15-second timer. Whoever can’t think of anything within that time loses. Which is important, by the way – the winner gets to pick six movie cards for ‘Triple Charades Jeopardy’. This is where both players from the head-to-head act out, quote, and describe three of those cards for their team. The trouble is, they only have 30 seconds to do it. That’s why winning part one is so important; you can keep the easy cards for yourself and saddle your opponents with the hardest ones. It’s deliciously evil. Read more details at https://www.shirotoys.com/collections/board-games.
We like to say that Cosmic Encounter is the board game equivalent of Mario Kart – practice will make you better at it, but just enough wild stuff happens in each game that a beginner always has a chance of winning, which makes it great for both first-time players and veterans. The basic rules are pretty simple: every turn, a player is randomly matched with another player (an ‘encounter’), and the two must either fight (using numbered cards from their hands) or negotiate. They can invite other players to ally with them in the fight, in exchange for rewards. The idea is to be the first to have five colonies on other players’ planets, either by winning battles or negotiating well. It’s a very easy set of rules to learn. The wrinkle is that every player has a unique alien power that totally breaks those rules. One alien actually wins battles if it loses them. One alien gets to take other players’ discarded battle cards, becoming more powerful the more others use their best cards. One can just invite itself into others’ encounters as an ally even if they don’t want it, raking up the rewards. Another actually wins the whole game if it loses all of its ships, meaning no one can tell whether you’re going to try to win or intentionally lose any given battle.
Train to Ride is a fun, fast-paced, award-winning board game where players connect iconic North American cities and build train routes to earn points. A strategic card game for teens and adults that will destroy your friendships… in a good way, that is! More than a million sold worldwide! In this hauntingly fun game, players must work together to survive a nightmare. With 50 blood-curdling scenarios, each trip to House on the Hill promises fresh horrors for players. See more details at here.
