5 Best Board Game Gift Ideas For the 2017 Holidays

Dropmix

5 Best Board Game Gift Ideas 2017

Harmonix, the OGs of rhythm video games, has ventured into the board game space in a pretty impressive way. Dropmix uses popular real-life licensed songs, that yes, you can actually listen to via these magical NFC cards, and play a strategic card game that isn’t too overwhelming for friends that might come over and can’t be bothered to learn a complicated game.

It can be played both single-player, or ideally as a party game with friends. It has multiple ways to play, including a fast-paced mode which requires you to think on your feet. As long as you don’t hate music, this could be a hit board game with you and your friends this year. It’s very casual gamer friendly.

Dropmix’s official page via Hasbro has more information about the game if you’re interested.

Secret Hitler

Secret Hitler is a game of deduction where players try to figure out each other’s motives and determine who is the Secret Hitler, and stopping him before he reaches power. Think of The Resistance or Avalon.

If you’re looking for a game that’s very relevant in 2017, look no further. Keep in mind the standard edition’s stock goes pretty quickly but as of this writing, there’s still stock of the wooden limited edition. Finally, if you don’t want to wait around for the standard edition, you are able to print it out for free via the game’s official website.

You can get more information and check out the stock on Secret Hitler right here.

Monopoly Gamer

5 Best Board Game Gift Ideas 2017

Yes, yes, OK, Monopoly. Sure, at the end of the day it’s just Monopoly, but hey you can’t have too many boards can you? Especially if you’re a fan of Mario, Monopoly Gamer is actually just Mario and his crew, and does feature a unique twist of scoring points and beating bosses to become the winner if you don’t want just another Monopoly clone. If you wanted to live out a real-life Mario Party that you know, isn’t going to get anyone killed, this is one way to do it.

GameStop sells Monopoly Gamer and has some additional details for you to check out.

Spirit Island

5 Best Board Game Gift Ideas 2017

Spirit Island was a Kickstarter hit that seems to have lived up to its lofty expectations after raising over $80K to create a co-operative board game. The game sees you play as spirits that work together with the native people to drive would-be colonizers off of your island. It requires keen strategy and cooperation in order to complete one of the game’s multiple victory conditions. There are multiple types of adversaries such as Sweden and France, and has optional expansions if you enjoy the game.

You can read more about Spirit Island on their official Kickstarter page to decide if it’s for you.

5-Minute Dungeon

Let’s face the truth about board games, while hardcore fans love them, they don’t always appeal to non-fans. A lot of times, board games are either too complicated, or have the perception to an outsider of being too complicated. 5-Minute Dungeon is the perfect game to help break newcomers in.

Like the name suggests, you have five minutes to either clear a dungeon and move onto the next or you all lose. There are no turns, and everyone needs to work as quickly as possible to survive. You and your friends can choose from up to ten classes in order to keep things fresh, varied, and fun.

Check out 5-Minute Dungeon’s Kickstarter page for more information.