To say that it is normal for families to play board games

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Am I delusional to think that families do this? DH hates playing board or card games and this is influencing my DCs opinions. I’m not on about when children are little and it’s about learning rules and turn taking, I’m on about just as a pastime to do as a family activity.
it’s a lighthearted question but I’m intrigued as to how many of you out there play board and card games at home.

None of those are board games.

My children are adults now but we always played board games.
me an dp always play scrabble or uno or something in a Saturday night listening to radio 2

Me too.

it’s more fun as they get older - I’ll admit some of the games the played as small DC were mind numbing.

we play lots of trivia games with including trivial pursuit. I like cluedo and occasionally monopoly.

Loads of fantastic games aimed at little children by Orchard Games @Iocanepowder I must have played shopping list 100s of times when my DC were preschool age - loved that game!

We’ve never played board games at home, in fact, we don’t have any! But in my defence, we’re a family of 2, so I can’t see how many board game would work with that few people anyway.

I have been at other people’s houses when the games were brought out and thought it was a bit weird and rude. I didn’t realise so many people were into games. I thought the games had been brought out because the hosts were bored with our company. So I left soon after.

Blimey, that’s a bit strong. My 4 kids are in their 30s and when we get together we ‘relax’ by playing board games. I genuinely think one of the reasons we all get along so well is because we have always played board games. It’s fun, we talk and laugh together and we aren’t being distracted by our phones or whatever. I can’t see any negatives to it.

Yes, we play board / card games regularly as a family (me, DH and DC 13 & 11). It's a lovely way to spend time together (and away from screens!).

Yes we play when away. Scrabble is a favourite. My DD is learning bridge, I play a bit but you need to know what you are doing!

Yes lots of board games and cards. Kids now mid teens and still enjoy it. Also often play with Grandparents.

My dds used to play board games and an adult would join in, this could be draughts, monopoly or card games. Particularly at weekends and the game would be left up until the following weekend if not finished

we also played uni a lit and boogle a word game, shut the box, with foreign students we would host for 3-6 months. We’d eat dinner at the table and then play these games afterwards. It would help integrate the student into family life and the word game helped with their language skills.

As a kid we played board games and I did the same with my kids. Not Monopoly though, we all hated that, goes on too long. Trivial Pursuit was a favourite as everyone likes to think they’re clever 😁

Not regularly. DD is only 6 and doesn’t have the attention span for long. She doesn’t mind them in short bursts but it’s not a weekly thing. We do more of the hungry hippos, guess who or marble run types of games but usually only in the school hols.

Our preferred activity is lego though - DD and I like to listen to an audiobook whilst doing lego builds or playmobil.

Normal weekends we still have playdates so usually busy enough as it is!

we have an incredible amount of board games - just had to put more shelves up to accommodate them 🤣

like previous posters have mentioned, it make sure our tweeny / teeny kids all take a break from phones and screens etc.. we also take a couple of holidays to play in the evening.

i must say i do buy a lot of short form games - big potato games and exploding kittens are two great game manufacturers.

There are lots and lots of good games for two if you think you might like like them. Try Qwinto. All you need is three coloured dice and you can download a scorecard onto your phone or tablet. You don’t need to buy the actual game.
Do you enjoy puzzles at all?

There is no rule saying people have to play board games though.

I wish I liked them. DH and DDs do.

We have lots, mostly bought by me as I know the others like them, but I just don’t enjoy them.

For me it feels like I’m trapped at the table so I can’t get on with jobs, but I’m also unable to have a conversation because everyone is focusing on the game.

And they are so boring - they are 10% skill and 90% luck in what cards you get.

I don’t mind the trivia type of games where you can usually have a conversation around the answers.

i’ve always enjoyed board games. When I was a kid, no one in my family liked them except my beloved grandma. I have happy memories of me and her playing board games when I’d go and stay with her.

With my own DC, I’ve always had a selection of games in the house. They’re both adults now but we’ll still regularly get a game out and play. The choice nowadays is amazing.

But then all of us hate sitting on our phones. DS does spend a lot of time on his PC but me and DD have spent our time off doing things like embroidery, knitting and jigsaws! We’re probably quite old fashioned in a way.

I don't think it's a normal thing these days, but I definitely wish it was. We sometimes do with my family, but my husband's side of the family don't play games, preferring to sit round and talk about the same shallow sh*t and rehashing the same stories over and over. I find it really tiresome.

Only on MN, it's so twee 🤢

We do. Would like to play them more though. It gets us off our phones! We always take uno, dobble or some other small game with us when we go out for the day and often play them whilst in a cafe or pub waiting for food. We take games on holiday with us too and have a selection of board games at home.

Gosh 😁 that’s a lot of takeway from a few board games.

C'mon now!

I don't think you're as terrible as you're telling us.

I think, a little kernel, deep inside you actually wants to do these things.

It's ok to open yourself up to dickheadry.

(PS, I enjoy the occasional McDonald's, no shame, we're all human).

I find them so boring, I can’t stand them. But am forced to do it yearly.

I love board games! DD1 is now an age (6)?where she’s able to start playing child versions of proper ones, and DD2 (3.5) is able to play some very child friendly ones (Orchard Games and some others).

When BIL and SIL visit that’s often what we do once kids are in bed as they love board games too!

DH and I like the EXIT escape room games too.

Agreed. My British experience of board games began and ended with monopoly (the board version) and trivial pursuits - both are rubbish compared to the games that are available. Monopoly and the ensuing fights completely put me off the idea, plus it’s slow and complicated. Monopoly Deal is a million times better.

We played board games when I was a child and I play board games and card games with DS. It's a good way to spend time together and for children to learn without realising that's what's happening.