The holiday season is upon us. I grew up enjoying board games during vacations and have made many memories at home and abroad around some good fun with a game. But which games truly transend culture? I'd love to hear your ideas, but here some at the top of my list.
Uno. Classic card game.
Qwirkle. My newest favorite. Kinda like dominoes but much more interesting which six shapes and six colors.
Six. Takes 10 seconds to learn and involves hexagonal tiles in two colors...and quite a bit of strategy.
Othello. Like checkers on steriods.
Gobblet. Like checkers but in 3D.
Pass the Pigs. This could be offensive in certain religious cultures, but I've seen it produce many laughs from dozens of onlookers in a crowded train heading through India...
Dominoes. Numbers on tiles....or you can just set them up and knock them over.
In general, anything that mostly involves numbers and colors is highly likely to be cross-cultural. Surprisingly, I've seen Settlers of Catan played in a few countries. But the ones above can be played with a person from any educational or societal background, in my opinion, and learned very quickly on a train or plane. What great games did I miss?
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