Some people don’t want to play hard board games. Here are 10 of the best casual board games that are simple to learn.
There are a lot of hard, long, and expensive board games that people like to play. These games often require a lot of planning and careful thinking, with little room for mistake. Some games are just right, and not all of them are like this. New players may find it hard to get into games other than Monopoly, Scrabble, and similar ones because they are stronger.
On top of that, some people might not want to participate in these more difficult activities. Players might rather seek out board experiences that are more carefully planned and thought out than simple games like Monopoly. The goal of this list is to give you a wide range of social games that are cheap, easy to learn, and fun to play again and again.
Ticket To Ride
This game about building railroads has been a classic in the board game world since it came out in 2004. Its strong core design and ease of use make it a great choice for families and people who are new to the sport. Ticket To Ride is a fun game, and taking the carefully planned trips between the towns is a rewarding and relaxed experience. To top it all off, the game is simple enough that it doesn’t get boring quickly, so it can be played again and again.Ticket to Ride is also cheap, and it can be played by anywhere from two to five people.
Keyforge
Keyforge is a good option for people who like card games like Magic: The Gathering. But don’t like building decks because they take a lot of time, money, and knowledge.
Keyforge is a great game for casual gamers who want to try competitive games or just get into versus card games in general. When players buy full decks in Keyforge, they can’t change them. An program randomly creates each deck, so some will be better than others. Most of the time, every deck has something good to give. The price is very low for a card game because decks can be bought all at once. It’s also very easy to get. Keyforge isn’t for people who want to make a lot of changes, though.
Marvel Champions
Arkham Horror: The Card Game is a co-op “Living Card Game” where players fight Lovecraftian monsters. This Marvel game is like a simpler version of that game. In Marvel Champions, on the other hand, players take on the parts of different Marvel heroes and fight famous bad guys and their less famous goons.
You can play Marvel Champions by yourself or with up to four other people, but two is ideal. When there are more than two people, the game moves much more slowly. Marvel Champions is a lot easier to get into than Arkham Horror: The Card Game. Because players don’t have to slog through a story. Instead, they can play short battles in a single session.
It might also be a lot easier than Arkham Horror, and the Marvel theme makes it a lot easier for more people to play. But Marvel Champions is also easy to add on t. So people can take it a bit more seriously if they want to. People who don’t usually play board games will enjoy Marvel Champions. But Marvel fans will have a lot more fun with it.
Scout
Small and easy to learn, this one-of-a-kind card game has some fun and interesting twists. In Scout, players make hands (pairs, runs, etc.). But they can’t change the order of their hands like they can in most card games.
Players “scout” cards and play parts of their hand to try to get the best score possible. This unique twist is at the heart of Scout. The game’s surreal pictures are also nice to look at and probably won’t turn people off from playing. The game is also very simple to learn, can be played over and over, and is fun with two to five people.
No Thanks!
You have to say “No Thanks” in this easy card game. No Thanks is a game where players take turns refusing or taking cards. The catch is that each card is worth less than one point. But every time a player says “No Thanks,” they have to put one of their limited point tokens on the card. The person who wins the card collects all of these tokens.
Even more interesting about No Thanks is that players can make runs of cards to lower the number of points they lose. This means that taking a high card might be the best move sometimes. Being easy to teach and play is what makes No Thanks such a great game for people of all ages. It’s fun for families and groups of friends alike.
The Crew
Card games are easy for most people to learn how to play. But trick-taking games have been around for a long time. They are one of the oldest types of card games and are very simple to learn.
When you play The Crew, you work together to take tricks, which turns the fairly old concept of trick-taking on its head. Even better, what if players couldn’t talk to each other? Drift Boss players can’t talk to each other about the cards they’re holding, which makes it hard to win the right tricks at the right time. When a group wants a simple, fun game that will last, The Crew is a great choice. There are 50 stories to play through.
Spots
This cheap game from the creators of Monikers can be played by one to four people. In the push-your-luck game Spots, players roll dice and place them on different spotty dogs to see which ones match. Each dog has a different number of spots for dice. And any dice that players can’t match go into their “yard.” If there are too many dice in the yard, the players lose the game.
Once every player has filled up all of a dog’s spots, it’s their turn to score that dog and get a new one. In spite of how simple the game sound. It has a lot of strategy built into it. Spots is very cheap, can be played over and over, and is very simple to learn. The dice-rolling and “push your luck” part of the game is also great for casual players.
Codenames
There’s no doubt that Codenames is one of the most popular board games. It’s become almost mainstream thanks to its fun core idea and easy rules.
There are two teams in Codenames, and each team picks a “Spymaster” to lead each group. This player looks at both the public grid of words and their own hidden grid. Which tells them which words are worth points for their team. Then, they give their teammates a tip about any number of words on the public grid. Then, players have to guess which words they think their Spymaster is letting them in on. Whether they guess correctly or incorrectly, both teams could get points.
Codenames is a fast-paced party game that can be played almost endlessly and is fun for both small and large groups. Besides that, the game is very cheap and simple to learn.
Azul
Two to four people can play this quick and physical tile-laying game. It’s a beautiful game that’s fun to play and interact with. Everyone in the game takes turns drawing a set of tiles and then putting them on their own game boards in a certain way to earn points.
Azul is a game that is simple to learn but tough to master. It looks great on any shelf and is simple to set up. It’s a game that gets better as you play it more. But it’s still easy to teach and fun to play sometimes. Azul is also very cheap, even though it was made with high-end materials. So players get a lot for their money.
Dixit
Dixit is a great choice for people who want to play a casual game with their friends and/or family. It’s one of the easiest games to learn and one of the most eye-catching. For a lighthearted game, Dixit is great because it has a lot of beautiful, weird card art that also forms the basis of the game’s main features. It’s also very simple and easy to learn. The game also keeps other players interested even when it’s not their turn.
In Dixit, each player takes a turn being the “Storyteller.” The “Storyteller” secretly picks a card from their hand and tells the other players something about that card. The other players then give the Storyteller one of their own cards in secret, trying to give cards that are related to the hint. The cards are then mixed up and put out for everyone to see. Each person then votes for the card they think is the Storyteller’s card.
That’s the main loop of Dixit. There are some other rules about how players gain points, though. The game is great because it can be played again and again, is easy to learn, and works well with different numbers of players. Additionally, Dixit is an excellent game for people who are new to board games. Because it is simple enough for people who have not played many games before. Besides all of this, Dixit is very cheap.
