As a welcome from our apartment community to yours, Arrive North Shore of Highwood, IL would like kickoff 2018 with a list of our favorite board games. Game nights are a fun and easy way to break the ice, be it with new neighbors, friends, or distant relatives. Whatever your reasons are for celebrating game night in Highwood, make it a night to remember with a few of our favorite board games. Today, we’re sharing a few games that take less than a minute to learn. That means less explaining and more playing. Enjoy!
We Didn’t Playtest This At All: The goal of this game is simple: Win. Yes, that’s what the rules say. Simply draw a card and then play one from your hand, following the instructions on the card. They might say, “Everyone plays rock, paper, scissors,” or “This is a dragon. Place in front of another player to eat them. That person is dead.”
Santorini: “Santorini is a highly accessible pure strategy game that is simple enough for an elementary school classroom. But with enough gameplay depth and content for even hardcore gamers to explore, Santorini is truly a game for everyone.”
Timeline: Inventions: “Each card depicts an invention on both sides, with the year in which that invention was created on only one side. Players take turns placing a card from their hand in a row on the table. After placing the card, the player reveals the date on it. If the card was placed correctly with the date in chronological order with all other cards on the table, the card stays in place; otherwise, the card is removed from play and the player takes another card from the deck.”
Tsuro: Board games don’t come much simpler than this tile-laying, dragon-themed one. Simply place a tile, and then move your token along the new path that has been created. Your goal is to stay on the board. While it only takes about 15 minutes to play, Tsuro is a great choice for any game night.
What are your favorite board games to bring to the table on game night? Share in the comments below. Thanks for reading!