The best family games to play this Christmas
Have some fun this festive season!
In between stuffing your face with endless sweet treats and Christmas lunches, and watching your favourite festive TV and movies, Christmas is the perfect time to get the family together for a classic game!
Whether it be a board game, an interactive game, or of course, a classic game of Christmas Charades, games are a great way to have a laugh (and let out your competitive side) with all members of the family, young or old!
If you're in need of some game ideas or need to restock your games cupboard, we've found some of the best family games to buy on Amazon this Christmas.
Santa Banter
Price: £15.99
Recommended age: ‎12 years and up
Description: Put on your Christmas jumper and get ready to rhyme your brand new socks off in this Christmas game for families. Perfect for Christmas parties and family get togethers.
Outsmarted
Price: £19.99
Recommended age: Eight years and up
Description: Outsmarted uses the power of technology to create the most exciting, immersive board game experience ever. Put your friends and family in the Hot Seat against the clock in your own Live TV Quiz Show.
The 1% Club
Price: £19.99
Recommended age: Eight years and up
Description: Do you have what it takes to join 'The 1% Club'? Based on the popular TV gameshow, this brain teasing boardgame will finally determine who amongst you can join the top 1% of quizzers in the nation!
Articulate Christmas
Price: £8.99
Recommended age: 12 years and up
Description: Bring everyone together with this fast-talking description board game as players try to describe as many card entries as possible. But there's a new Christmassy way to play; you must complete a Christmas jigsaw to win!
Dobble
Price: £7.95
Recommended age: Six years and up
Description: A card game of speed, observation and reflexes. Race to find the one matching image between one card and another.
Monopoly Christmas
Price: £21.99
Recommended age: 5 years and up
Description: The world's favourite family board game brings you another exciting edition of MONOPOLY – the Christmas Edition
True or False?
Price: £10.90
Recommended age: Three years and up
Description: Test your knowledge in this fast paced trivia game Guess either true or false with the paddles included to win points.
Snow Problem
Price: £18.39
Recommended age: Eight years and up
Description: Choose a challenge, position snowman parts and trees, and strategize to slide snowballs across the board, using obstacles to stop them from rolling off.
Hedbanz
Price: £7.90
Recommended age: Six years and up
Description: It's the 2nd edition of the quick question "What am I?" game. Includes 6 new bands — Dino, Narwhal, Robot, Flower, Butterfly and Brain PLUS new illustrations such as a snake and sunglasses.
Christmas Party Game Inflatable Reindeer Antler Hat with Rings
Price: £4.99
Description: Inflatable reindeer party toss game is a really good interactive family game, play it with your kids or families, there will be more laughter.
Electronic Bingo
Price: £16
Recommended age: Eight years and up
Description: Eyes down and get ready to play Electronic Bingo, a game the whole family can enjoy as you host your very own Bingo night!
Herd Mentality
Price: £17.98
Recommended age: 10 years and above
Description: Udderly hilarious board game for family and friends game nights. Flip over a question and guess what your family and friends are thinking.
Do You Really Know Your Family?
Price: £20
Recommended age: Eight years and up
Description: See who really knows the family best as you answer fun questions about each other while sparking interesting conversations.
Trivial Pursuit Family Edition
Price: £33.94
Recommended age: Eight years and up
Description: Includes cards designed for children and cards for adults, each with six categories: Geography, Entertainment, History, Sports and Leisure, Arts and Literature, and Science and Nature.
Guess That Noise
Price: 7.99
Recommended age: Eight years and up
Description: Hilarious noise imitation game for the whole family, where players compete by performing ridiculous sound impressions. The more challenging the sound, the higher the points. The player with the most points wins!
The Chase Card Game
Price: £7.99
Recommended age: 14 years and up
Description: Get ready to be entertained for hours as you play one of the most exciting teen and adult games packed with over 120 questions! Teams place their tokens on the board in a bid to win more and answer questions while avoiding the Chaser.
Jenga
Price: £9.99
Recommended age: Six years and up
Description: It's the classic Jenga game that families have loved for generations. Slide out blocks one by one, and place them on top of the stack. But don't let the tower fall.
Beat That!
Price: £16.99
Description: Experience the world's wackiest beat that party game; bounce, flip, stack, hop, and roll your way to victory; encourages laughter and interaction for unforgettable family fun.
Richard Osman's House Of Games Card Game
Price: £8.99
Recommended age: 12 years and up
Description: Richard Osman's House Of Games card game is the ultimate test of knowledge and skill. Put your friends and family under pressure with mind bending questions designed to your challenge your mind!
Sounds Fishy
Price: £13.98
Recommended age: 12 years and up
Description: A hilarious board game for adults and family that combines inventing funny answers with not getting caught. Can you convince the guesser your answer is the right one?
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