Wet Weather Games

On a wet day, it's hard to keep adults occupied and the kids busy. Maybe you'll just want to stay inside and do very little but watch television or let the children play video games but there are lots of indoor games you can take part in that will keep everyone active and entertained. Here are some ideas:

Snakes and Ladders - If you've ever played a Snakes and Ladders game, then you already know what I'm talking about here. In a Snakes and Ladders game, you roll a six-sided die and move your counter. The goal is to end up at the end of the board before your opponents do. Land on either a snake or a ladder, the top (the head of the snake) or bottom (the foot of the ladder) of the board and you're either taking an extended detour or a shortcut up the board. Snakes and ladders has been amusing players for around 800 years.

Cluedo (Clue) - A board game where people investigate a murder in a mansion designed for 2 to 6 players. A relative newcomer first being published in 1947. The object of the came is to he objective of the game is to deduce the details of a murder by guessing which cards are in a held in an envelope. It's called Cluedo because it was a combination of the words Clue and Ludo. How many of us remember playing as children and shouting it was Colonel Mustard in the Ballroom with a lead pipe?

Monopoly - One of the best selling board games in history. The concept of monopoly isn’t new the original game dates back over 100 years, but in the digital age, the world of monopoly has changed drastically. When was the last time you played a real-life monopoly? I’ll give you a hint: It was probably before the rise of computers. A fun and educational real estate board game for two to eight players. This game teaches players the financial realities of real estate speculation by forcing them into competition against one another while trying to bankrupt their opponents.

Jenga - a great game that is quick to pick up and fun to play, the name is devised from a Swahili word which means to build. It's a simple game that consists of pile of wooden blocks stacked together. Each player removes one block from somewhere in the tower and stacks it on the top of the structure. The more blocks that are removed the more the tower will become unstable. As the tower continues to grow in height the more unstable until it becomes. At some point the losing player will remove the final block and the tower will collapse. The game begins over again.

Card games (Old maid) - There are plenty of  card games with simple rules that can be learned quickly and still be fun to play. One of our favourites is Old Maid. One card is removed from the deck and then the card are dealt evenly between all players. Each player throws out any pairs that they have been dealt. When this is completed the game begins. Each player takes a card in turn from the player on the right. Should the player then be able to make a pair then these are also thrown out until only one card is left. The player holding this loses the game.

Indoor games are a great way to have a good time. There are lots of different indoor games you can play that will keep everybody involved and there are many more that we haven't listed. Hopefully this has given some ideas for the next time you encounter a rainy day.