So many people still play classic games across the UK.
Away from action-packed ball games and combat sports, there’s still an appetite for games that can be played at home or amongst friends. Whether you’re hosting a dinner party or meeting up with old friends, it’s handy to have a few games up your sleeves.
In this article, we’ve picked our three most popular classic games to play in a group – and just how to gain that winning advantage.
Quizzes
Everyone loves a quiz.
According to a YouGov survey, quizzes are the 19th most popular social activity in the UK! Giving players the chance to collaborate and test their knowledge, quizzes bring people together in relaxed social settings. There’s still plenty of friendly competition to play for, especially if you’ve got a few masterminds in the room!
Quizzes can be played online, in person with your team, or even a single-player game on mobile apps. If you find a portable pack of quiz questions you can keep the fun going wherever you are.
Bingo
Since it arrived in the UK from the shores of Italy, bingo’s popularity has skyrocketed. In-person bingo, often played in large purpose-built halls and community venues, peaked in the 1960s and has enjoyed lasting popularity since. Now, you can play online bingo from your phone or on any device at home.
Learning how to play bingo is simple. Every player starts with a ticket, which contains several numbers between 1-90 distributed at random on a grid. During the game, numbers are selected and announced at random by the caller.
The core aim of the game is to match several numbers in a line, either vertically or horizontally. The first player to mark or ‘dab’ off a line wins a prize, and the first to mark off all the numbers on the grid wins the jackpot!
Trivial Pursuit
Lastly, this magnificent board game is enough to keep any party entertained for hours.
There are several editions of Trivial Pursuit, and you can play individually or in teams. You set the rules, including time limits for answering questions. It offers a great opportunity to show off your general knowledge, especially if you’re into history!
At the start of the game, players choose a coloured token. The dice is rolled to determine how many spaces that token can move forward on the board, and then a question card is drawn. If you give the correct answer, you can roll again.
Before you start playing, you should get to know the core layout of the board. Shaped like a six-spoke wheel, players start at the middle of the board and then move outwards, earning a wedge from marked spaces, and returning to the centre to answer a question.
