What board games?

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2 Old Fogies (me & dp), 2 younger adults and a late teen - what board games for Christmas day. Any ideas would be great.

Challenji is good fun, it has physical, mental and something else( can't remember lol ) challenges to do which can be very funny.
We also like th elogo game and the best of british board game.

I am looking at smart ass, rapidough and tension as all get good reviews on amazon.

I'll have a look at those, thanks inchoccyheaven!

We've got rapidough, it's good fun

We like the Logo game too. Who's in the bag is great although not a board game. Neither is Pass the Pigs but it is one of our most favouritist games.

The new trivial pursuit team is good and much quicker than normal triv. Try balderdash too

Cranium is fantastic Articulate is another great game.

Settlers of Catan is fantastic if you want some (relatively simple) strategy and serious competitive gaming :o

Do you have to be brain of britain for Cranium and Articulate though? That'd be me out, if so

Second vote for Settlers of Catan, it's brilliant

Logo.

POINTLESS! Unfortunately you don't actually get Alexander and Richard, but we've bought it as a family gift this year and cannot wait to crack it open yes yes I know I am lame

Carcassone is our favourite family board game - you can also get lots of extending kits for it to change it.
I love Scrabble but DP thinks I cheat (I just know the rules better than he does)
Cranium is great fun
For a quicker game I'd also recommend Bananagrams - bit like Scrabble but more frantic.

No OP I manage and I am defiantly not brain of Britain!

Another vote for Articulate plus Pass the Bomb is another good word game. Ticket to Ride is also good.
I'm glad you said Carcassone is good Beamur as I bought it for BIL for xmas. Are there any extending kits you would particularly recommend?

Not a board game but we had great fun last xmas with the new updated SIMON game - we are still playing it now.

We always play bingo at Christmas , seriously sad I know , but its become a tradition and we all bring along wrapped up prizes . Great fun and no brains needed .

BIngo is fab - we play it too