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This article is part of SELF’s Rest Week, an editorial package dedicated to doing less. If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that taking care of yourself, physically and emotionally, is impossible without genuine downtime. With that in mind, we’ll be publishing articles up until the new year to help you make a habit of taking breaks, chilling out, and slowing down. (And we’re taking our own advice: The SELF staff will be OOO during this time!) We hope to inspire you to take it easy and get some rest, whatever that looks like for you.
Home for the holidays? When you’re not busy sleeping in, drinking cider, helping prepare meals, or dodging questions about your ex, pull out a few family board games for the whole crew to join in on. This time of year is excellent for recharging and reconnecting with family, and while playing games might not be a relaxing activity (who among us hasn’t had an outburst while playing Monopoly?), it’s certainly a nice alternative to talking about current events. Games have the power to bring people together and create fun memories to close out a year that was, maybe, not so fun. With them, you can indulge your competitive side, use your brain to strategize against your loved ones, or create healthy conversations that won’t end in someone leaving the room in a huff.
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Below, we’ve rounded up the best games to play with family during your downtime, from exciting card games to strategic board games to engaging conversation-starters. You’ll find some classics nestled in this list, like Scrabble and Codenames, plus games you maybe haven’t heard of, like Dutch Blitz, Herd Mentality, and The Hygge Game. We’d also recommend dusting off whatever other family board games (or puzzles) are in your old cabinet, fishing out the raggedy ping pong paddles, or finally using that decorative chess set. Whatever your family dynamic, if you’ll be together this season, we encourage you to try a few of these out.
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