Board Games that Make Great Holiday Gifts

Board games make the perfect gift not only for kids, but adults as well.  Board games help educate children and they take adults back to their childhood.  Adults remember getting these board games as gifts when they were children.  Board games also make great gifts because they bring families together.  There are some board games that will never be forgotten; even Monopoly has been updated to the Here and Now version.  New board games are released every year and thousands are given as gifts at the holiday season, but there only a few that seem to stand the test of time.  These are the board games that make great gifts and will be loved by families for many, many years.




Monopoly:  I remember playing this board with my uncle.  It’s truly stood the test of time.  Monopoly was patented in 1935!  Seventy-one years later, Americans are still playing this game.  The new Here and Now version of Monopoly finally updates this game to make things more realistic.  The currency is now larger, the pieces are now laptops and cell phones, and when you pass go you get one heck of a raise.  There have been several other versions of Monopoly though.  Right now there is even a Spongebob version.  I’ve also seen an Elvis version, a Dale Earnhardt version, and so many more.  People are buying these board games not only as gifts that will be fun to play with, but also as gifts that will be collectibles.  I think we all know the object of Monopoly.  It’s to own every property on the board and have all the money; it’s the American dream, just kidding.