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Gift Guide - Games for Teens
When looking for Christmas gifts, teenagers are definitely among the most challenging on the list, because what do they want for the holidays this year? One of the options is definitely board games, which they can play with their friends both in quiet evenings and at fun parties.
- EXIT games
- MicroMacro: Crime City
- Chronicles of Crime
- Codenames
- Black Stories
- What do you meme?
- Classic
"EXIT" game
For a calmer atmosphere, young people who like crimes, mysteries and breakout games "EXIT" will be perfect. It's a unique breakout room experience contained in a small cardboard box.
Just like in regular breakout games, the goal of the EXIT board game is to find a way out of a difficult situation in which we are stuck as quickly as possible. Players must solve puzzles, bend and tear clues as they move together to the next room and one step closer to the exit. Will you be able to break through and find your way to freedom?
Currently, four versions of the game are available in Latvian - "Abandoned cabin", "Secret laboratory", "Pharaoh's tomb" and "Dead in the Eastern Express" . Breaking out of an abandoned shack or lab is a great first EXIT game, but for more challenging puzzlers, we suggest looking for the killer on the Orient Express.
Next year, other parts of "EXIT" will join these games, which will be localized and translated into Latvian. But if English is not an obstacle, then the selection of "EXIT" games will be much wider.
MicroMacro: Crime City
If you are looking for a game for teenagers, but want something original and different from other board games, then "MicroMacro: City of Crime" is your choice. In this game, investigative meets Where's Wally?, as the entire game is one big crime map featuring hundreds of characters and their adventures.
The players have to solve 16 crimes by tracking the characters, which are depicted on the game map in small stages, thus creating a chronological course of their day. With countless characters interwoven throughout the map, tracking down the right ones at countless times can become especially challenging, given that players must also observe various hidden details.
The game received the best game of the year award or "Spiel des Jahres" last year , but this year it was released already the third version of the game. Let's whisper in advance that soon the second part of "Crime City" will be available in Latvian.
Chronicles of Crime
If you've ever wondered what it's like to be a criminal investigator, then Chronicles of Crime lets you feel like Horace Kane or Gil Grissom investigating and trying to catch a killer. In this game, by scanning QR codes, you can get various information and unravel even the most difficult investigative mysteries.
The immediate question probably arises, couldn't this information be printed, for example, on the back of a card or in some scenario book? There is a very good reason why this option was chosen. Each thread, each location, each person can play a drastically different role in different missions. This means that different scenarios can be played out with the same cards.
Limited base game content is given almost unlimited possibilities. Fans of the game have already published their "crimes" on the Internet, which anyone interested can try in their own game.
The game also has thematic versions, such as "Chronicles Of Crime 1400" and "Chronicles Of Crime 1900" , in which players solve crimes in Paris of the relevant period.
Codenames
Fans of larger companies will enjoy Codenames , a word-guessing game for teams, perfect for both family and friends. In the game "Codenames", two teams compete to be the first to establish contact with all their agents. One by one, the spymasters give their team clues. They consist of one word that can be linked to several nicknames on the table. Their teammates try to guess their team's names while avoiding the other team's agents.
Everyone, of course, wants to avoid the killer hiding under one of the names. If any team runs into this type, they will immediately lose the game.
The game is available in both the classic version with words and "Codenames: Pictures" , where the words are replaced by illustrations . You can also find a two-player version of "Codenames: Duet" in stores, which will be suitable for couples.
Black stories
A very good choice for a gift for a teenager will be one of the "Black stories" games . They are really great games because they don't require a table or any other playing surface, and the game can be played right away because there is no preparation required.
One of the players is the manager, who reads part of a pitch black story to the others, while he gets to know the full story alone. The rest of the game has to ask yes or no questions until they unravel the full story. Don't be afraid of silly questions, because they can most often lead to the right memory that will surprise everyone.
The biggest advantage of Black stories games is that they can be played anywhere - while driving, hiking, sitting on the sofa or waiting for the train.
What do you meme?
If you're looking for something really simple and fun to get young people off their smartphones, "What Do You Meme?" is an excellent choice. In it, players must combine descriptions with popular memes, creating the funniest combinations. Players will laugh while holding their bellies!
Maybe someone already has this game. In that case, he will definitely be happy to receive one of the expansions of this game, which will add new images, new text cards and countless intoxicatingly funny combinations of images and texts.
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Fans of more active games will like the dexterity game "KLASK" , which can be played with both family and friends. It is an innovative game in which two players compete by guiding their figure with the help of magnets and trying to kick the ball into the opponent's goal. To make the game more interesting, players must be careful not to fall into their goal, lose control of their piece, and avoid the white magnets on the field.
"KLASK" is a game for two players and can be played in ten minutes. The short time of the game is an advantage, because you can always organize a small tournament with family or friends. The rules of the game can be explained in one breath, and the game itself is so fast and dynamic that one game will not be enough!
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