No Christmas is complete without some family entertainment – but everyone’s bored of Monopoly and the same old festive films! So, this year, follow our advice for the best family games – they’re bound to impress. From the competitive and the challenging to the downright wacky, these cool family games will make it a Christmas to remember!
Top 10 Tried & Tested Games
- Mega-Tastic Challenges Game
- Stinky Pig Game
- Pindaloo
- Imagidice
- Suspend
- Air Hockey – Neon Tabletop
- Scrawl Game
- Creepy Crawly Challenge
- What’s In The Box?
- Are You Dumber Than A Box Of Rocks?
1Mega-Tastic Challenges Game, £14.95£14.95
A chaotic Christmas!
Bring mayhem to the Christmas table with this wacky board game from the fictional world of David Walliams. The aim is to race around the board, completing physical feats and tricky trivia questions as you go – the first one to collect all 5 characters wins! Far more exciting than chess…
2Stinky Pig Game, £10.00£10.00
Pass the piggy
This simple but hilarious game revolves around the cutest new member of the family: Stinky Pig! Pass him round the circle, and whoever he randomly farts on has to pick up a token – the person that ends the game with the least tokens wins. He even sings when you press his belly – by the New Year, the whole family will be in love!
3Pindaloo, £9.95£9.95
Who will master it first?
Far harder than it looks, Pindaloo will have the entire family hooked this Christmas! All you have to do is loop the ball from one end of the tube to the other, which takes more skill than you might think. But soon enough, even your youngest niece will be throwing in tricks and flicks to showboat!
4Imagidice, £13.95£13.95
New festive fantasies
A creative game to let the family imagination run wild! Roll the 12 picture dice, and try to construct a story that connects every picture. With 72 pictures in total, there are over 10 million different combinations. You’ll be playing right through to next Christmas! And you thought Monopoly was time-consuming…
5Suspend, £16.95£16.95
Nerve-racking!
Who has the steadiest hand in the family? Who can really hold their nerve? Suspend will answer these fundamental family curiosities: stack the rods on the frame, and try to manipulate the balance to throw your family members off! Forget Jenga, this is the tensest family game for the festive period.
6Air Hockey – Neon Tabletop, £22.95£22.95
Get competitive!
This mini arcade game is a great way to mix-up the Christmas entertainment. Take it turns to go one-on-one against family members as you try and get the puck into their goal. Powered by blown air, the puck floats across the pitch seamlessly – transform the dining table into an arcade this Christmas!
7Scrawl Game, £21.95£21.95
Disastrous doodling
A hilarious game that exposes the questionable artists in the family. Each player starts with a clipboard and a scenario card – once you’ve drawn what’s on your card, you pass the board along and the next player has to guess what you were trying to draw. Then, the next player along has to draw the previous player’s guess! It’s not long before things descend into chaos – there’s no better way to create some hilarious seasonal memories.
8Creepy Crawly Challenge, £8.95£8.95
Forget the Christmas Quality Streets
Challenge your family to the ultimate survival game this Christmas with this creepily realistic game. With 9 gummy bug-shaped sweets, ranging from maggots to scorpions, you have to eat whichever the spinner lands on. You might get a sweet strawberry surprise, or a horrible curry shock! Either way, make sure you play this one after the Christmas roast.
9What’s In The Box?, £12.95£12.95
Calling all family detectives!
This game doesn’t just involve the whole family – it includes the entire house! One player hides an item from around the house in the box, and the rest of the family have to work out what’s inside. Shake and listen, or ask up to 21 yes or no questions – but absolutely no peeking! This one is addictive and frustrating – especially when they’ve picked something from your own room.
10Are You Dumber Than A Box Of Rocks?, £12.95£12.95
Now this is a real test…
This one’s for the relative that turns up to the family gathering armed with general knowledge – they may be smart, but are they smarter than a box of rocks? With every answer being either 0, 1, or 2, pick your answer and then shake the box of numbered rocks to receive their answer. For the trivia-obsessed and the self-proclaimed quizmasters, this present game is a hilarious challenge!
There are plenty more great family Christmas games over on our website!
What’s green, covered in tinsel and goes ‘ribbet ribbed’? A Mistle-toad!
