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by ASHLEY ABRAMSON
If you’re looking for something to do with family over the holidays (or on any random rainy day), look no further than these expert-picked favorites, curated by category to simplify the process.
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In a competition for Victory Points, players control their own civilization and try to spread across a modular hex board as they gain and trade natural resources.
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It challenges players to build railroad routes across a map as they collect train cards and routes. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins!
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The object of Taboo, a fast-paced race against the timer, is simple: Get your team to say the “guess” word without using any of the Taboo words for clues.
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Players move around the game board as they answer questions from six categories: geography, history, art and literature, science and nature, and sports and leisure.
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An award-winning tile-placement game in which players compete for the highest score by arranging tiles on their board, it’s competitive and aesthetically pleasing.
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Become your favorite Disney villain and plan schemes methodically to rid the land of Disney protagonists before other players.
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Saturated with bluffing and bidding, test your tolerance for risk every round. Win or lose, it’s such fun to watch the tension and drama play out in this quick-to-learn game.
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Jenga is about as simple (and adrenaline-inducing!) as it gets: Remove a block from the tower without toppling the whole thing over.