9. Family Business
This is a card game involving strategy and luck. Family Business uses different historical mob families as the card characters. (It is always fun to read their names.) It is quick to set up and very engaging — a fun one for a small group to play together.
Mayfair Games Family Business, $13.50 at Amazon
10. Black Sheep
Black Sheep is kind of like a beginner version of Agricola in a lot of ways — you collect animals and build your farm. There is a lot of really interesting strategies involved in how you play your cards and influence the other players to put down cards. Kids can play this game as well, making it a great game for players at different levels.
Fantasy Flight Games Black Sheep, $14 at Amazon
11. Risk: Star Wars edition
This is such a cute edition of Risk. If you’ve played the original before, you know how it can become tedious quickly. The Star Wars edition reboot does a great job of transporting the game into the Star Wars universe and makes game play a lot more brisk and engaging. The board game enthusiast on your giving list will be pleasantly surprised by the new version, which lets you reenact the final scene from Return of the Jedi.
Hasbro Risk: Star Wars Edition Game, $18.89 at Amazon
12. Doctor Who Battle to Save the Universe
Doctor Who and a board game? Heaven.
Diamond Select Doctor Who Battle to Save the Universe Board Game, $50.89 at Amazon
13. Cat-Opoly
Why play regular old Monopoly when you can play this adorable kitty version?
Late for the Sky Cat-Opoly, $17.90 at Amazon
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