- How about testing new board games to keep you occupied during containment?
- With the help of an expert, 20 Minutes offers several ideas.
Have you exhausted the entire Netflix catalog? Have the great classics been reread? And your household “to-do list” is already fully checked? While the duration of the confinement decided to fight against the spread of the new coronavirus should be extended, we have looked for some fun ideas to continue to occupy you while respecting the instructions of all the instructions: Stay at home!
20 Minutes asked Philippe Pillet, juror at the last Cannes International Games Festival, about the best titles to test whether you are in a residence with a garden, a couple, family, friends or alone… abandoned by everyone. The specialist, who runs a store in Enghien-les-Bains, obviously advises Oriflamme , AS d'or, the best game of the sacred year in Cannes. But also some finds or great classics that you can buy online. In addition to the major platforms, the philibertnet.com site and certain shops (to be found on www.boutiques-ludiques.fr) continue to deliver.
If you have a garden, consider Mölkky or Kubb
Are you jealous of your lawn and your pool, but have you already visited this exterior? Enjoy the outdoors, to play in large format. “The Mölkky or, its variant, the Kubb , are perfect. In addition it can be practiced with family, with children, or with friends, ”says Philippe Pillet. The goal is to drop wooden pins in a certain order. These games, which will require your dexterity and a good dose of strategy, are however not recommended on a balcony. There is a risk of exploding your tiles or causing parts to flip overboard. From 20 to 30 euros.
As a family, Suspend should keep you busy
You already knew mikado, you will love Suspend. This upside down Jenga, where you have to build a structure made of tarabiscoté wire, avoiding to drop everything, will be able to occupy the little ones (from 8 years) and stimulate their parents. “In addition, there are several levels of difficulty. We can also decide to play according to the colors of the threads and with a dice, just to complicate things, ”explains the specialist. Suspend is available at 20 euros for editions by Melissa & Doug.
A good watch hunt for toddlers
If you are confined with younger children (from 3 years), you should rather turn to La Chasse aux monstres (16 euros, published by Le masked scorpion). "It is a memory game which will also make adults play and where the goal is to make watches disappear in a cupboard. And in addition, it is very nicely illustrated, ”boasts Philippe Pillet.
Couple totem to strengthen and harmonize ties
Because (very) prolonged promiscuity can sometimes hit the system, a game could come to the rescue of the duos. Totem couple (18.90 euros) will allow lovers to highlight their strengths and qualities, by forming totems. "It is a title created by Canadians which also features animals," presents the juror of the Cannes fun festival. And it's a very great moment of kindness. So perfect.
Among friends, you will not say no at a time Crazy crazy crazy!
Living with a roommate is good, even in periods of confinement. Everyone can come up with different ideas to occupy themselves and thus remove monotony. But if you've already tried Uno all over the place and the Beer-pong games (in moderation) start to make you nauseous, you can make a crazy crazy crazy bet ! " It's very simple. We draw challenges that accumulate in each round. We must therefore not forget to avoid losing life points, ”explains Patrice Pillet. And, take advantage of it, the publisher (Kyf editions) has just put online a free version of the game, to print via this link. Otherwise, the complete game box is still available at 10.90 euros.
The perfect single-player Smart games puzzles
Singles and even convalescing patients or suspect cases placed in the fortnight will be able to forget their loneliness a little while solving the Smart games. This puzzle specialist offers many models with different atmospheres. "With things also to print," says the expert. And, this is not a joke, the publisher even offers a title called Anti-virus (22.99 euros).
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