Game on with fun for young and old to share together
One good thing to come out of lockdown is that we’ve spent more time at home with our partners and children. Home working and home schooling may have been difficult juggling acts but we’ve reaped the rewards of being able to enjoy meals together and spend precious weekends in each other’s company with no outside pressures pulling us away from our nearest and dearest.
Perhaps the toughest task is keeping everyone entertained at the same time. Family films can only hold the attention span for so long and picking the right one to span the age and gender gaps is difficult.
Television programmes and streaming services are equally taxing as you try to find something that ticks all the boxes for everyone, something that won’t create friction in the family and lead to tantrums and tears.
So how about powering down digital devices and playing a game together?
Normally the preserve of Christmases past when families had more leisure time at home and there weren’t the counter attractions of social media and other hi-tech diversions, families would bond together or engage in friendly rivalry over board games.
But since lockdown, there has been a resurgence in games that families can play indoors.
How about giving these newcomers to the games market a go?
The Taskmaster Board Game is based on the hit entertainment show hosted by the mountainous Greg Davies and his assistant Little Alex Horne, Taskmaster the Board Game brings the very essence of this peculiarly popular show to the comfort of your own home! Priced £19.99, this game is available from www. johnlewis.com website.
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Rubik’s Cube, an exclusive magic set entitled Rubik’s Amazing Box of Tricks suitable for eight years old and upwards.
Tricks include Instant solve, Mind reading puzzle cube and Jumping cubes. Rubik’s Amazing Box of Tricks is priced £24.99, available from marvinsmagic.com website.
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Rollercoaster Marble Run - Modular Magnetic Building enables families to build miniature rollercoasters and multi-level structures instantly. Priced £39.99, this game is available from 2Tech. co.uk website.
If you love Richard Osman’s House of Cards on BBC 2 then buy the board game for the real deal. Enjoy some of your favourite challenges from the show in the comfort of your home. Team up to tackle some trivia or face off against each other in the Answer Smash. Priced £25 from www.johnlewis.com website.
Explore the world of the magical invisible forces of magnetism with Geomag Classic Panels 35 Pieces. Create structures using the magnetic bars and steel spheres and use the recycled plastic panels to make structures more sturdy and stable. Priced £12.99 from www. smythstoys.com website.
Budding young magicians will love Marvin’s Magic Treasured Tricks – Wooden Set which includes Incredible escaping coloured blocks, the vanishing rabbit illusion, the amazing rising cards. Priced £29,999 from www.marvinsmagic.com website.