adult party games - board games - Christmas games

Lose the perception that all board games come in a "compendium" and include such hoary old chestnuts as Ludo and Snakes and Ladders.

No, board games these days can be hugely fun. In fact, they can turn a quiet night in with a few friends into a riotous evening of laughter.

Anyone who hosts a drinks party or dinner party at home will love to have one of these games to whip out as the booze starts to flow. And there's something for everyone here. We have games for the princess who fancies herself as a bit of a quiz maestro or music buff, and drinking games for the girl who likes to create a bit of structure around getting sloshed. Then there are her-versus-him games for the lady who likes her get-togethers to contain just that little frisson of sexual tension.

As the laughter-filled evening swings on, there will come a time when the girls decide to have a riotous game of Saucy Charades, eschewing the traditional dreary old book and film titles and opting for risqué sayings instead such as "bosom buddies" and "sliding down a fireman's pole".

This will probably be a signal for the boys to whip out their Techno Balls. This will allow them to get together to build the world's best-ever marble run (what did you think we meant?!)