As anyone who is enthusiastic about card games knows there often feels like there are infinite options to choose from, ranging from incredibly complex to quick and easy. With so many options it can sometimes feel overwhelming to choose, whether that’s for your self, a family member or a group of friends you haven’t seen in a while there’s certainly an option perfect for you, you just need to find it first!
So to help the decision making process, here are the top 10 quick and fun games to play in London, UK (in our opinion).
10) Taskmaster
Whether you’ve watched the hit series ‘Taskmaster’ or not, this game is a brilliant hit with families and friends alike. The game contains 70 unique challenges straight out of the taskmaster series so can be played several times with out getting repetitive and plays for about 20 minutes with 3+ people. The game itself is quick to learn and a great laugh, particularly as the judge or the ‘Taskmaster’ is encouraged to be unreasonable with their scoring!
9) Sussed?
This fun icebreaker game has players guessing which answer you would chose. The questions range from silly to thought provoking and is a great team building or learning activity to play with new friends or old ones! To play individuals read out the question and then the three potential answers following it. Everyone else guesses what the readers preference is. Players who correctly guessed score a point. The game works best when the reader explains their reasoning behind their final choice.
8)More or Less
This is a brilliant travel sized game excellent for long journeys with the simple premise of deciding whether one statement has more or less of an item than another. Each question can be answered with a simple answer or ‘more’ or ‘less’. It’s a simple concept with quick to learn rules and can be played from 12 years old. There are several educational editions as well, including History and Geography making it an excellent stealth learning tool amongst families!
7) Mind the Gap please
This is a simple, fast paced and easy to learn game. Its a brilliant way to help learn the London tube routes if you aren’t familiar with it! Players aim to get rid of all their cards by matching train lines with the card placed down before, the idea being that players are hopping from one station to the next. However special cards can also be played which force different events on the plays such as changing direction or skipping a station. The game itself is quick lasting 5 minutes a round but is easy to replay with many cards to explore.
6) Well that escalated quickly
This witty card games involves working together to find the solution to a prompt by putting absurd things in the right order. Players are assigned a number on the scale given with each prompt. The aim is for a lone player to correctly guess the correct order in which answers fit on a scale (such as the cutest – scariest or quietest to loudest)
5) Gullible
This card game has similarities to “Balderdash’. Players split into two teams, each team takes a question card which has the correct answer written on it. Players must then come up with two alternative answers. The opposing team then guesses which of the three answers is the actual answer using their chips to bet on which one they think is the most plausible. Chips on the correct answer carry forward, the losing team is the one to run out of chips and are therefore dubbed the most gullible!
4) Don’t be a dikdik
This slightly naughty game makes use of rude sounding flora and fauna and is aimed at over 16s but is only as rude as you interpret the cards! The aim of the game is to place down matching cards, thus removing them from your hand. Then by picking at random a card from your neighbour trying to make more pairs. The loser is the individual with the “Dik dik’ card left in their hand once all the other cards have been played. This creates a sort of dik dik roulette once only the final few cards remain in play. Overall, a very amusing game but not one to play with the kids unless you feel like explaining why everyone is laughing so hard!
3) What do you meme?
The perfect party game for any group looking to laugh a lot. Players compete to match photo cards with caption cards to create the funnies meme. This game is quick to play and easy to learn. It suits a slightly older audience (be aware of slightly more mature themes from some cards!) However there are alternative versions of this game (what do you meme family) that plays very well younger players (and its still good fun for the adults in the room too!). Additionally there are expansion packs galore to choose from so the game never gets repetitive.
2) Manic minute
This is a card game of lists and laughter and is seriously fun. Players have one minute to write down as many unique answers as they can in response to a category. At the end of the minute players go through their answers and if two people have written down the same thing then they don’t get any points for that answer. This fast thinking game requires quick wit and encourages players to think outside the box. Its simple concept means that new players can pick to up quickly but it’s 150 categories mean that playing another round is always an option without repetition.
1) Dobble
This family favourite is a must play if you haven’t already. Players spilt the deck equally between them all, leaving one card face up in the middle. Players turn over their own cards and must shout out an image that their own card shares with the middle card. They then place their card down on top of the middle card with their card becoming the new middle card. The aim is to get rid of your cards as fast as possible. This card game is particularly special as it has so many variations in ways to play! Perfect for a quick game on the train!
This has been a quick fire top ten games to play in London. Some of which were designed and made in London Uk and other from further afield but all are good fun to play with family, friends, coworkers and more!