25 board games to offer at the last minute for Christmas

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2 Player Games

Splendor Duel

This 2-player strategy and thinking game has already had a lot of success with its multiplayer version. Here, you compete against a rival guild in a race to victory. Take gem and pearl tokens on the shared board, then buy cards, get bonuses to acquire royal favors and prestige. A game that is very tactical and addictive!



1987: Channel Tunnel

A small box that hides a game of great ingenuity. Go back to 1987 during the construction of the Channel Tunnel. One player will embody England, the other, France. Based on the worker placement mechanic, this game offers a multitude of actions to carry out to immerse us in the heart of one of the greatest construction projects of all time. Added bonus: this game f.ait partie d'une gamme où il existe d'autres événements historiques auxquels nous pouvons jouer.



District Noir

Dans une ville ravagée par la mafia, à vous de prendre le contrôle pour gagner la partie. District Noir est un jeu où 2 joueurs se font face en posant des cartes au centre de la table avant de pouvoir les récupérer. Il faudra être tactique et audacieux pour ne pas vous faire devancer.




SkyTeam


Piloter un avion de ligne a toujours été votre rêve ? Dans Sky Team, il devient réalité puisqu'avec votre copilote vous prenez les commandes pour tenter d'atterrir dans les plus grands aéroports du monde. Les scénarios évolutifs sont captivants et la difficulté augmentera avec votre niveau pour.Add new extensions to your game board. Watch out for turbulence, the journey might be bumpy! ![Image](https://uploads.lebonbon.fr/source/2023/lifestyle/sky-team-p-image-87861-grande.jpg) **Dice Throne** This is one of our favorite games! The goal is to reduce your opponent's health points to 0 by rolling dice to create combinations and trigger certain abilities. It's a strategic and asymmetric game where you can embody different characters in each game. But during the holiday season, we chose the latest box where the kind Santa Claus confronts the fearsome Krampus. ![Image](https://uploads.lebonbon.fr/source/2023/lifestyle/Santa_components_FR_lowres.png) **Unlock** How could we not include the puzzle game Unlock in our selection for Christmas?Well? The latest one takes us into 3 supernatural stories. Immerse yourself in the world of Dia de los Muertos, Ragnarok, or fight crime in Nova City. You can play with up to 6 people, but our preferred configuration is with 2 players.

Family Games

Dixit Disney or Stella
Dixit is the ultimate family game: it keeps reinventing itself. Recently, it has taken on the wonderful theme of Disney. In this game of image interpretation, you can find all the references to your favorite animated movies. There is also the Stella universe (with very high-quality materials). Starting from a word, find associations between it and the Dixit cards placed on the table. To score points, choose the same images as your opponents.

Kingdomino

The ultimate family game, Kingdomino will charm young and old with its quick and strategic gameplay. To have the best kingdom, you will need to make the right choices by selecting the best tiles to score maximum points. It's like dominoes, but you'll quickly become addicted.



Akropolis

It has all the qualities to leave a lasting impression. A little more complex than Kingdomino, Akropolis is still easy to play. In this strategy game, the goal is to build the best city using 3D tiles in the heart of the ancient Mediterranean. It's like a puzzle game where it is important to follow certain rules to score maximum points.




Sea, salt and paper


Sea salt and paper is the collectible card game that you can take anywhere. Don't be fooled by its small size, once you've tried it, you'll definitely want to play again. Once you have your hand, play cards to activate their effects and take the initiative to stop the round or not. Will you dare to give others one last turn to win?

Micro Macro

Micro Macro - Crime City: Showdown is a giant poster teeming with details, 16 unique and captivating investigations for a game of Where's Waldo XXL. Dive into a city where crime strikes at every street corner to catch the most dangerous criminals. It's up to you to be perceptive, observant, and a clever deducer to succeed in your missions.


Expeditions


Expeditions around the world is the perfect game for a fun family evening. As a travel agency, successfully complete your trips without being overtaken by your opponents who know some of your destinations. Fulfill your objectives, optimize your itineraries, and take advantage of your opponents to become the best.


Party games

Mind up

This game has all the potential to liven up your next hangouts with friends. Its quality? Entertaining as many people as possible with a quick setup and very simple rules. Guess your opponents' intentions and play the right card. Your number will determine the card you win in the center of the table, but target the colors that earn you the most. As the game progresses, it becomes more and more thrilling.More and more tactical.




That's not a hat


In That's Not a Hat, your memory will play tricks on you. Do you think you can memorize a simple object? Not so sure... Be the cleverest to succeed in passing unknown objects to your neighbors without being noticed. A game more difficult than it seems!



Monique

Cousin of the very good Bernard, Monique is the perfect party game for evenings with friends. The goal is simple: each player lays down a card with a word to create a connection with the previous player's word until there are no more ideas and bluff. It's fun and very nice for aperitifs.



The big game

Don't be fooled by the name. The big game is a very simple card game. Each round, a card with a value is auctioned off. To win, you have to spend the most. Some cards are cursed, so you also have to spend without limits to avoid picking them up. Points are counted at the end of the game, but beware of those who have spent too much: they will be eliminated.



Fun facts

It's an interactive party game that allows you to get to know the other players around the table a little better. A question is asked (e.g.: What is the ideal duration of a nap?), and each player must answer it on their arrow/slate. When all players have written their answer, each one must try to position themselves in relation to the other players in turn. TheThe setup is quick and the game is very simple. Perfect for an evening with friends.



Skull King

It's a trick-taking game (like belote or tarot) that everyone will enjoy. Bet on the exact number of tricks you will take each round and try to earn the most points to become the Pirate Captain of the Seven Seas.


Games for beginners

Faraway

It's the success of the year! Dive into the world of Alula and discover its wonders. This game, which requires a fair amount of strategy, becomes completely addictive! The rounds (about 25 minutes) fly by and each one is unique. The originality: points are counted in the reverse order of card placement. We highly recommend giving it a go!Run a box!



Knarr

Leading a crew of vikings, set off to conquer unknown lands. Each action has repercussions on all the others, so there's little room for chance. Besides being well-designed (quality of the cards and tokens), we love the universe. It's a small box that contains a very complete game, perfect to bring out for board game enthusiasts who don't want to spend an hour on it.



Cryptide

It's a unique deduction game that we loved, partly because of the universe, and partly because of its gameplay mechanics. Combine the clues that each player possesses and be the first to discover the exact square on the board where the The highly sought-after creature. It gives exciting parties where every player quickly wants a rematch.

Evergreen

In Evergreen, your goal is to make your planet as lush as possible by planting as many trees as you can. This elegant strategy game combines minimalism and depth of thought. We adore it for its incredible graphics and original mechanics.

Dice Forge

Changing the faces of your dice as the game progresses, that's an exhilarating resource management game set in the heart of the Pantheon, where monsters and heroes clash. It's a very beautiful game with beautiful illustrations (especially ).

(The board) that we enjoy playing both with 2 and 4 players.



Catan

Catan is the great classic of strategy games. Here we develop our colony by building cities and roads with the resources from the island. It's up to you to negotiate with your opponents to win the game. It's as old as the world, but it still works great!



Seasons

Attention experienced players, Seasons is a must-have for deckbuilding lovers. Optimize the cards through clever combinations, use the seasons wisely to access the energies, earn crystals and become the master of these places. Highly appreciated for its aesthetic.Wow, this game is amazing! It has so many cards that make each game different. Check out the cool image below!