1. Beverbende
Beverbende is all about memory. Each player receives four face-down cards, of which you can only see the two on the outside. During your turn, you can swap a card with someone else's, peek at one of your own, or exchange a card from the draw pile. Whoever has the lowest score at the end of a round wins! Sounds very simple, and it is, but don’t underestimate how hard it is to remember all your cards ;)!
Duration: 20 minutes
Number of players: 2-6
Complexity: ⭐
Luck: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Strategy: ⭐⭐⭐
2. Black Stories
With Black Stories, you take turns reading a dark riddle. The rest of the group tries to figure out what exactly happened by asking yes/no questions to the reader (who can read the answer on the back of the card). The perfect game for a rainy, dark evening! With more than 20 versions, you'll be busy for a while. If sinister campus stories don't scare you, try the Black Stories university edition...
Except for one English version, Black Stories is written in Dutch. But no worries: just take a picture of the cards with Google Translate and you will work it out easily!
Duration: 5-20 minutes, depending on how quickly you solve the riddles
Number of players: 2+
Complexity: ⭐⭐
Luck: ⭐
Strategy: ⭐⭐⭐
3. Saboteur
If you loved Among Us, you’ll love Saboteur too! In this game, everyone gets a role: dwarf or saboteur. The dwarves work together to find a hidden treasure by building corridors to create a tunnel to the gold. The saboteurs, however, try to prevent this. They can break their tools or block roads. Because you don't know who belongs to which party, the dwarves' task is to find out who belongs to them. At the same time, the saboteurs must try not to be too suspicious, otherwise they might get blocked themselves... Saboteur is especially fun with multiple players, because then there are also multiple saboteurs!
Duration: 30 minutes
Number of players: 3-10
Complexity: ⭐⭐
Luck: ⭐⭐⭐
Strategy: ⭐⭐⭐
4. Valse Motten
Do you always cheat at Monopoly? Then you should try Valse Motten (Cheating Moths)! This is the only game where you HAVE to cheat to win! The goal is to be the first to get rid of your cards. You can discard most cards, but some cards can only be “played” by sneakily making them disappear: in your sleeve, on the floor or on your lap, for example. Meanwhile, the guard bug tries to catch you in the act. An ideal game to play with all your cheating friends ;)!
Duration: 15-25 minutes
Number of players: 3-5
Complexity: ⭐
Luck: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Strategy: ⭐⭐
5. Keer op Keer
Keer op Keer is a dice game in which you tick boxes on a score sheet to collect points. You roll a dice to combine a colour with a number to fill the boxes on your card. You score points by filling entire columns and coloured areas. The other players can also use the leftover dice from your turn, so no one has to wait around!
Duration: 20 minutes
Number of players: 1-6
Complexity: ⭐⭐
Luck: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Strategy: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. The Mind
Fancy a game, but don't want chaos? Then play The Mind, a game where you are not allowed to talk. In this game, each player receives a number of cards, and you have to lay them down in ascending order together without communicating with each other. Ideal for finding out how well you and your friends can read each other’s minds!
Duration: 20 minutes
Number of players: 2-4
Complexity: ⭐
Luck: ⭐⭐⭐
Strategy: ⭐⭐⭐
7. Codenames Pictures
In Codenames Pictures, you play in two teams. In both teams, the head of the secret service tries to describe several images on the table with a single word. The team's spies then try to guess these cards. Do you enjoy puzzles and know how to interpret your friends' cryptic descriptions? Then Codenames Pictures is for you!
Duration: 15 minutes
Number of players: 2-8
Complexity: ⭐
Luck: ⭐⭐⭐
Strategy: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
8. Ligretto
Hate waiting for your turn? With Ligretto, that's a thing of the past! In this game, everyone tries to place their cards in ascending order on shared piles at the same time. Are you stress-resistant, competitive, and quick? Then Ligretto is the game for you!
Duration: 10 minutes
Number of players: 2-4
Complexity: ⭐
Luck: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Strategy: ⭐⭐
