5 Best Board Games For College Students
After classes end, you and your peers may look for an entertaining pastime, and board games are a perfect option. Affordable, portable and adaptable, board or card games offer college students an opportunity to laugh, connect and create memories together.
- Uno
Who has not found themselves in a debacle over a “Draw Four” card? Uno, a fast-paced and easy-to-learn card game, is a cost-effective and exhilarating option. Created in 1971, the popular card game challenges players to quickly get rid of all their cards by matching the color or number of the card atop the discard pile. Priced at an affordable $5.99 on Amazon, this classic game enables students with any budget to unwind and enjoy each other’s company.
2. Ticket to Ride
Who knew setting up rail routes across a board could get so competitive? A timeless family favorite, Ticket to Ride, is a game of strategy and quiet rivalry. Released in 2004, the board game enables players to collect cards, build train routes across a map and intentionally block opponents’ routes. From exploring the Nordic countries to trips across the boroughs of New York City, there are numerous versions of Ticket to Ride available for purchase. Priced at $43.97 on Amazon, The primary editions include the United States and Europe maps.
3. Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza
A contemporary retake on Slapjack, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza is a simple game that tests players’ reflexes and memory under pressure. While participants take turns quickly flipping cards, they say the corresponding word to the card they laid down — taco, cat, goat, cheese or pizza. Once the cards are flipped in the order of the game’s title, everyone then slaps the deck of cards. Whoever is the last to slap the deck must take all the cards. At an inexpensive price of $9.84 on Amazon, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza stimulates laughter and allows college students to enjoy a late-night activity in the dorm.
4. Telestrations
Have you ever wanted to test your friends’ artistic abilities? Look no further than Telestrations, a visual game of telephone that enables contenders to see how other people either interpret or misinterpret each other’s sketches. Released in 2009, Telestrations is the perfect game to unite your hallmates or peers for some lighthearted fun. At the onset of the game, each participant is given a noun to draw. Sketchbooks are then passed clockwise, and the next player will guess the word. The sketchbook is passed along for sketching and guessing until the board returns to the original owner. This process creates a hilarious series of interpretations of the original word. Telestrations is available for purchase at Walmart or Target starting at $13.99.
5. Play Nine
Are you looking for a game that is quick to play and easy to learn? Play Nine, known as the “Card Game of Golf,” is the perfect solution. Released in 2004, this simple card game allows participants to draw, discard and match cards to reduce their card values as much as they can. Imitating the actual game of golf, Play Nine includes nine rounds, and the player with the lowest score wins the game. Priced at $18.99 on Amazon, this game will be loved by students, and their families at home may also enjoy it just as much.
Solem is a feature reporter for the Liberty Champion.