The Best Board Games To Get Your Hands On

With busy days hovering over our heads and electronic devices seeping in our free times, the good old board games feel like long lost friends. We thought we'd put together a list of some of the best board games for you to buy, and spend quality time with friends and family in the nice old fashioned style.

Best Board Games To Keep You Engaged 

1. Carrom Board

Carrom is an all time favorite strike game that lets you build up on a competitive spirit in a fun way. The rules are simple. It comes with a Queen coin and 12 coins each in black and white. You have to strike the coins into the target spot to gain a score. Whoever gets Queen coin with a cover coin scores the maximum. This gloss finish carrom board has a smooth surface with water resistance.

2. Monopoly

A popular board game, Monopoly holds a lot in store for not only children but also the adults of the family. A great way to teach the little ones the basics of business, the game allows players to move around the game board, buying and trading properties, and developing them with houses and hotels. This is the new version of Monopoly- one belonging to this era of touch-screens. The game's central banking unit controls all the all elements of the game using touch technology. Simply tap your card on the touch unit to reveal your financial profits and losses. This new Monopoly game introduces event cards, location spaces, rental status and properties auctions, which makes this game even more interesting. A minimum of two and maximum of four players can play at a time.

3. Ludo, Snakes and Ladders

This set of board games can be enjoyed by two or more players. These board games are said to help improve one's mathematical skills and observing abilities while keeping them engaged playfully. The rules are simple. The contender who first reaches the number 100 wins the Snakes and Ladders game. In Ludo, whoever completes the entire path and returns to home with all their tokens wins the game. So, roll a dice and get going!

4. Chess

Chess is a two-player strategy board game that gets one thinking hard on how to defeat their opponent. Played by millions around the world, chess is believed to be derived from the Indian game chaturanga. The game can keep you engaged for hours in a row, testing your skills and allowing you to bond with your family or buddies, while challenging their intellectual abilities.

Benefits of Board Games:

• Improves interactions
• Keeps brain engaged
• Gives the opportunity to spend quality family time
• Boosts language learning
• Encourages healthy competition 
• Improves memory formation and cognitive skills
• Reduces risk of getting any mental ailments 
• Enhances quick response abilities
• Reduces stress

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