Bored of Pandemic? Try These Games You’ve Never Heard Of

Replenish the game cupboard to while away the time until the vaccine reaches everyone

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We are coming up soon on almost a year of too much together time with our nearest and dearest. Where I sit in England, we are in the midst of Lockdown #3 and the numbers are still climbing.

“Please stay home, you idiots!” is the constant refrain of the officials, although they usually phrase it more politely.

If you are lucky enough to be in a bubble with at least one other person chances are high that you are heartily sick of all the games in your game cupboard by now. So I’m here to rescue you with recommendations for some less common but fun games to add some novelty to together time.

Notes on the Field Testing Team

We are currently a household with two adults and two college students. All of these games would work well with middle schoolers on up, but some of them may be a bit challenging for elementary school-aged children.

All of the following games were introduced into our house by my middle child, a serious board game aficionado. When faced with rapidly packing up a dorm room and flying across the pond last March she prioritized board games over clothing a choice we mocked her for when we realized she had…