Board games can have a reputation to be strictly competitive. A lot of the games we are introduced to when we are young are very competition heavy. Whether it be Monopoly, Scrabble, even Magic, the list goes on and on.
However, after multiple competitive board games, it can be refreshing to have everyone work as a team. While they may be a bit unfamiliar to your group, these team games will have you all cheering together in victory, or singing songs of sorrow at your defeat.
So, let’s reveal some games where you can build friendships instead of break them – shall we?
Dead of Winter
You can’t hide from the undead here…
Dead of Winter is a survival board game where you work together to save your home and yourselves. You are given an objective card to complete within a certain amount of rounds, fighting against zombies, hunger, garbage, and the unexpected. For an added twist, you can have everyone draw their own private objective card that everyone will need to complete separately. Some of these cards are harmless, but some of these cards are betrayals to the entire colony, resulting in failure.
If you are looking for something to peak your undead fighting spirit, check out Dead of Winter here!
Gloomhaven
Ah, so you consider yourselves adventurers, huh? Think you can handle anything? We’ll see about that.
Gloomhaven is a team combat strategy game where you face numerous monsters, minions, and evil men alike. Each in box character gives you unique abilities to explore and learn, such as the magecraft of the Spellweaver, or the obliterating power of the Cragheart. But don’t think this game will let you off easy. You are going to have to face tough enemies in tough environments. Running in guns blazing isn’t going to work every time. Or any time. Strategy is key and without it, your team will left for dead.
If your group is the heroic type, and you think you all will be able to survive in the town of Gloomhaven, pick it up here!
If you want to give the game a bit more of a test run as opposed to jumping into the full version, then check out Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion! This version will give you everything you need in a smaller, cheaper package. Pick it up here!
Betrayal at House on the Hill
Investigators, huh? The inquisitive sort? Got a groovy looking green and blue van, ascot at the ready?
Well, there is no better place to get your start than with Betrayal at House on the Hill. This is a cooperative game about fighting and investigating supernatural dangers in a large house on… well, a hill. This is a randomly generated house and scenario, so every time you play the supernatural situation and house will be different. Each player will have a pre-determined character to play out the box, each with their own stats to help discover more about the house.
As opposed to Dead of Winter, this game does have a betrayer requirement. One of the group shall be overcome by the darkness in the house, turning them into a minion of madness. The rest of the party will be required to stop this possessed player from enacting their evil plan, and potentially killing the rest of the group!
If you are ready to channel your inner Mystery Inc., then pick up your copy of Betraya at House on the Hill here!
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