{"id":30292,"date":"2021-11-22T12:41:24","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T17:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=30292"},"modified":"2021-11-29T11:54:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T16:54:53","slug":"five-board-games-to-get-you-in-the-holiday-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/five-board-games-to-get-you-in-the-holiday-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Board Games To Get You In The Holiday Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve all played different kinds of games growing up, from Monopoly to The Game Of Life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that the holidays are coming and spending time with friends and family is essential, no one wants to stare for hours into a phone screen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are five board games that will never get old and will make any gathering worthwhile:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc99ff;\"><b>Clue<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30295\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30295\" src=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Clue-300x277.jpg\" alt=\"Board Games\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Clue-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Clue-1024x944.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Clue-768x708.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Clue.jpg 1331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO COURTESY OF WADDINGTONS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultraboardgames.com\/clue\/game-rules.php\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Clue<\/span><\/a>, a murder mystery game, is one of my favorite board games to play throughout the whole year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on which version you buy, you should have at least six characters: Dr. Orchid, Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum, Reverend John Green, Mrs. Peacock and Miss Scarlet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among those six players, there are nine rooms and six murder weapons. The point of the game is to figure out who committed the murder, in what room and using what weapon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a fun game to play with family and friends because it involves teamwork to figure out who is the murderer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc99ff;\"><b>Operation<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30296\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30296\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30296\" src=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Operation-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Operation-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Operation.jpg 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO COURTESY OF HASBRO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another board game that I loved to play growing up is Operation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an interactive activity because you try your best to remove all foreign objects in your patient without touching the borders and creating a buzzing noise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each object is worth a certain amount of money and each slot is harder than the next to reach into because they become narrower the bigger the object to remove is.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This game not only helps you focus but it also gets a good laugh when you finally get that charlie horse out of the patient&#8217;s thigh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc99ff;\"><b>CandyLand<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30299\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30299\" src=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CandyLand-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"Board Games\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CandyLand-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CandyLand.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO COURTESY OF HASBRO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CandyLand is a racing game for all ages. It requires no reading and minimal counting skills in order to play. The end goal of CandyLand is to rescue the king of candy, KingKandy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this game, you play as one of four gingerbread men and race each other through the forest to reach the end of the board which is The Candy Castle inhabited by KingKandy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc99ff;\"><b>Connect 4<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30300\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30300\" style=\"width: 244px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30300\" src=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Connect-4-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Connect-4-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Connect-4-833x1024.jpg 833w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Connect-4-768x944.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Connect-4-1250x1536.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Connect-4.jpg 1490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO COURTESY OF MILTON BRADLEY \/ HASBRO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connect 4 is one of the most common games you can play with your friends. Not only is it fun but it also helps you develop your problem solving skills strategically.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a basic math game in which you and another competitor take turns getting yellow and red checkers through a slot object. Whoever connects four checkers either horizontally, diagonally, or vertically wins the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc99ff;\"><b>Trivial Pursuit<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30301\" style=\"width: 289px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30301\" src=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Trivial-Pursuit_web-289x300.jpg\" alt=\"Board Games\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Trivial-Pursuit_web-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Trivial-Pursuit_web-768x798.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Trivial-Pursuit_web.jpg 963w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO COURTESY OF HASBRO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, if you want to expand your thinking and test your knowledge about certain topics, playing Trivial Pursuit<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is your best bet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trivial Pursuit is a game based on general knowledge and pop culture. Two to six players can play (teams accepted) and each individual must take their turn answering one question at a time. If they guess right, they obtain a piece of pie for the pie holder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The game takes a longer time than usual to win but it is fun to see how much you know about something while also learning about it. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all played different kinds of games growing up, from Monopoly to The Game Of Life.\u00a0 Now that the holidays are coming and spending time with friends and family is essential, no one wants to stare for hours into a phone screen.\u00a0 Here are five board games that will never get old and will make 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