Top 5 Tabletop Games for Casual Gamers
As many people find themselves spending more of their free time at home, a lot of us have found it upon ourselves to learn new hobbies and activities to fill our time. For those interested in either embracing gaming for the first time, or you are wanting to find a game that all of your friends or family will enjoy; here is a list of our top 5 unique board games and card games for casual gamers:
Unstable Unicorns
Unstable Unicorns is a strategic card game about everyone’s two favorite things: Unicorns and Destruction!
The goal of Unstable Unicorns is to be the first person to collect 7 Unicorns in your play area, also known as your Stable. You do this by gathering up your own Unicorn army and using a combination of their magical powers and Magic, Instant, Upgrade, and Downgrade cards to hinder the other players’ progress and destroy their Unicorns instead. But beware -- each player has all of these tools at their disposal as well, and you may just find your plans foiled by a well-played “Neigh!” card.
Stellar
Space! For millennia, humans have marveled at the cosmos. Modern astronomy gives us valuable insight about what is happening in the universe, but there is still a sense of wonder to be had in looking up at the expanse above us.
In Stellar, you are stargazers, calibrating your telescopes to bring into view celestial objects of various types - planets, moons, asteroids, interstellar clouds, black holes, even satellites - as you create a beautiful display of the night sky!
King of New York
There is always something happening in the city that never sleeps. Maybe it’s the lights, maybe it’s the energy, or maybe it’s the giant monsters trying to demolish the place! Get ready for Richard Garfields follow up to the best-selling King of Tokyo! Who will be the King of New York? King of New York introduces lots of new ways to play, while keeping the core ideas of King of Tokyo.
There are Buildings to Stomp! Vengeful Military Units to Destroy! Six brand new Monsters! Every roll of the dice might mean that your monster feels the OUCH, as military units open fire. Will you grab the spotlight, and become a celebrity Superstar? Or will you become the defender of the city, and befriend Lady Liberty? Each of New York’s boroughs has its own charms, but to truly rule the Big Apple, you must control Manhattan. Defeat the other monsters and rule the city.... Become the King of New York!
Paranormal Detectives
You open your eyes and get the biggest shock of your life - it just ended and you're a ghost, floating in the air! Terrified, you look down and your own body and discover that a strange group has gathered around your mortal remains, studying them with fascination. They're...detectives! Somehow you need to communicate with them. You need to discover how your life ended, so the culprit can be brought to justice and you can rest in peace!
Paranormal Detectives is a competitive deduction party game. One player takes on the role of a Ghost. All other players work as Paranormal Detectives who need to discover how the victim died. Using paranormal abilities, they will communicate with the Ghost, asking questions about the details of the crime. The Ghost answers in a variety of ghostly ways - by arranging a hangman's knots, playing chosen tarot cards, creating a word puzzle on a talking board, drawing by holding the hand of a detective, and many more!
Mysterium
A horrible crime has been committed on the grounds of Warwick Manor and it's up to the psychic investigators to get to the bottom of it.
In Mysterium, a player plays the role of the ghost and over the course of a week, tries to lead the investigators to their culprit. Each night the team will be met with visions, it is up to you to find out what the ghost trying to tell you. Can the psychics determine the weapon, location and killer or will a violent criminal pull off the perfect murder?
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