Celebrate International Day of Families with a board game!

In the middle of May, on the 15th, International Family Day is celebrated. What could be better than spending this time with your loved ones playing exciting board games? Regardless of the size of the family, age and experience of the players, we have games to offer!

Family classics

If you're not a fish in the world of board games and are looking for a game to start your collection with, we've got some great games that won't be too difficult, but will be fun.

One of the evergreen classics is the game "Carcassonne" , whose rules are quite simple. During your turn you:

• pick up and place a field,
• if you want, place the little man on this square.

Players earn points and retrieve their little people from completed roads, cities and churches.

Each time you play, a new and unique playing field will be created, so no two games will ever be the same. In addition, ten expansions are available for "Carcassonne", each of which can in some way refresh and improve the much-loved game.

A few months ago, a new, exciting and fast family game "Draftosaurus" appeared on store shelves. In it, players create their own dinosaur zoo, trying to collect as many points as possible.

At the start of the game, all players draw six wooden dinosaur figures from the bag. Each player chooses one of these dinosaurs and places it in one of their enclosures. But be smart with your choices when combining them in your zoo! Once all players have placed their dinosaur, they pass the pieces in their hand to the player next to them, so that on each subsequent turn, players must choose from new dinosaurs. A very simple and exciting game that you can learn to play literally in a couple of minutes.

If your family likes spoofs and unexpected twists, then the latest game in the Saboteur series, Saboteur: The Dark Cave, is for you.

Each player gets a role card, so you don't know which players are on your team and who you can trust and who you can't. Unlike the usual Saboteur, in this game the dwarves have already found the gold, but they need to find a way out. Will you succeed? And most importantly, will you manage to escape with all the gold?

One of this year's biggest board game novelties in the Baltics is the small card game "Karakum" , moreover, it is a game published by us and produced in Latvia! Players collect resources during their turn, which are later exchanged for camels. However, there is a catch - a player can only add a camel to their caravan whose color or value matches the color or value of the previous camel. A fun and fast-paced strategy game that's easy to take with you!

For families with experience

For families where board games are a known thing, you can certainly choose one of the promised more challenging games. They usually allow players to choose different strategies, thus making the game more challenging.

For those who like suspense and risk, we definitely recommend Quedlinburg Blisters . In it, players try to draw as many chips as possible from a bag, but there is a catch - if you draw too many bad chips, you lose half your turn. Players must decide for themselves at what point to stop and whether it is worth the risk in pursuit of the most powerful move.

At the end of each round, players buy new tokens to add to their bag, and the new tokens have different abilities that make the moves even more exciting.

With the arrival of spring, the beautiful songs of birds can be heard outside the window in the morning more and more often. You can also transfer this same mood to your gaming table together with the "Winged Ones" ! Collect food, attract new species of birds to your reserve and become a winner!

In addition, with the mobile application "Wingsong" you can scan the cards and get to know the songs of these birds.

If you are looking for a new game, it is definitely worth looking at "Living Forest" , which has been available for only half a year, but has already gained great popularity throughout the Baltics. It is a strategy game where players fight against an evil forest spirit by recruiting various defenders of the forest, fighting flames and planting new trees. Living Forest has fantastically beautiful card illustrations and very exciting game mechanics with three completely different paths to victory.

For families with younger players

It is understandable that not everyone can be an experienced gamer right away. On the contrary, many families have young players for whom game worlds are completely unexplored territory. The presence of younger players does not necessarily mean that children should play games for fun, which adults find boring.

The pinball game "ICECOOL" will be fun for both young and old. In it, players send penguins through a special school made of boxes with the dexterity of a finger. The rules of the game are very simple, but mastering the best pin hitting technique requires countless hours. With time, maybe you will also be able to make the penguins go perfectly through several doors or even jump over walls.

"ICECOOL" is also Latvia's biggest game pride, as this game by domestic authors was recognized as the best children's game in 2017.

For families with children of different ages, we always recommend one of the cooperative games, in which the children will not compete against each other, but will try to cook together a challenge prepared by the game. Undoubtedly, one of the best games of its kind is Outfoxed , which will be fun to play not only for children but also for parents. On the other hand , "Speedy Roll" will be perfect for those who want to roll more than just dice.

From the small card games, we recommend "Zing-a-Zam" , which, just like "Karakum", is a game produced by us. A very fast-paced game of luck with cute magical beasts.

For smaller families

Although most people immediately associate a family with parents and a couple of children, this does not always have to be the case. A family can also consist of two people. We also have something to offer such companies!

Codenames Duet is a two-player version of the well-known party game Codenames , where players work together to try to remember all the key words in as few moves as possible.

For fans of crime, brainteasers and hard nuts, we recommend one of the breakout games “EXIT” , which is practically a breakout room in a game box. Players struggle with various tasks and try to escape from a specific situation. Different versions of the game are available with different themes and degrees of difficulty.

It's also great to play "MicroMacro: Crime City" as a duo, which is literally a detective, and "Where's Wally?" combination. This game is literally a big map of the city, showing different events at different points in time. A very unique game that will fascinate both gamers and people who are on games with "You".

If you want to compete with your family member in a duel, then one of the best games is "7 Wonders Duel" , which is the little brother of the award-winning game "7 Wonders". On the other hand, for those who like to roll the dice, we recommend "Clever" , where players try to fill in the best combinations of numbers on the note sheets.

Whatever your family, we have a game for you! If you are not sure about your choice, do not be shy to go to one of our stores and consult with the sellers, who will be happy to tell you more and help you find the right game!