Best Christmas board games for hours of family fun
If we were to conjure up our dream wintery staycation, we’d picture a cosy single-story cottage somewhere in Cumbria.
A log fire is burning away, the kettle is perpetually boiled and there's an endless supply of sweet snacks. With our favourite set of matching plaid pyjamas on, the activities would consist simply of Christmas movies and festive board games. Lakeside walks can wait for weekends in the summer.
In the ultimate fantasy scenario, perhaps we’d have Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone playing while we engage in our own, significantly less life-sized and high-stakes, tandem chess match.
Chess, checkers and backgammon may have ruled for many years but, over time, world-building board games have become more favourable than traditional tabletop ones (except for during that limited three-month period following the release of in 2020).
