The holidays are all fun and games until you realize you forgot to get a gift for someone. Here are a few sure-to-please board/card games from 2022 that will make great last-minute gifts. Plus, they’re good to break out in case of awkward silences at family reunions.
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For your thespian friend, who loved studying abroad in London and came back with a fake British accent:
The Shakespeare Game by Adam Simpson
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For your friend who should actually start a podcast:
The Moth Presents: A Game of Storytelling
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For the grandma that’s a little too into CSI:
Agatha Christie Bingo by Ilya Milstein
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For the academia dad who is always a puzzle:
The World of James Joyce by Michael Kirkham
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For the person in your MFA who is bold with fonts:
Gutenberg by Katarzyna Cioch, Wojciech Wiśniewsi, and Rafał Szłapa
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For the writer who is paralyzed by the dream of precision and who could spend hours mulling over a single word:
Awk-word! by Ridley’s Games
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For the hopeless romantic on Hinge who just wants someone to bewitch her, body and soul:
Matchmaking: The Jane Austen Memory Game by John Mullan, illustrated by Barry Falls
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For that mansplaining uncle who won’t shut up for even, like, one second:
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For the roommate who still texts you his Wordle score on a daily basis:
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For your niece who is a freshman in high school and who you are hoping to convert into a fellow book lover:
50 Must-Read Books of the World Bucket List 1000-Piece Puzzle by Ridley’s Games
