If one thing is clear, it’s that we are currently living through something of a golden age for online gaming. After all, the popularity of multiplayer online games has skyrocketed in the past couple of years, as more of us discover fun new ways to connect with our friends online.
We’re all spending more time than usual playing online multiplayer games, partially due to the release of absolutely excellent titles that have been released in recent years. A parallel development in the world of entertainment concerns the unprecedented revival of board games, which have gone from a declining pastime to a massively popular form of global entertainment in a very short span of time.
Part of this revival is due to the online gaming boom that we are experiencing, with many beloved board games being recalibrated and rereleased for the digital age. With this in mind, here are some of our top picks for seriously fun online board games you can play with friends.
Monopoly
Monopoly is, by some measures, the most successful board game of all time, with the original selling tens of millions of units and being re-released in dozens of variations and languages. Nowadays, you can play online monopoly in various forms. There is the “Rento” online browser game, which is a free copycat version of the original, as well as the official paid version of Monopoly, which can be bought for a few pounds on the app store.
If you want to kick things up a notch, you can play Monopoly Live, which combines classic Monopoly with a “wheel of fortune” style gameshow to dispense prizes. You can even play Monopoly Online with friends, to see which of you can win the biggest prizes. Any Monopoly fan is certainly spoiled for choice in 2022.
Codenames
The hugely popular online Codenames board game is so great because of how simple it is. All you need to do is create your virtual “room” and send a link to the game to your friends. From here, your group will be split into two teams and anonymized. Each team needs to assess the clues they are given on the board to determine who is who in the game. This is a hugely fun game that will leave you second-guessing everything.
Cluedo
It’s everyone’s favorite murder mystery, now in a digital format. Online Cluedo sticks to the basics of its best-selling IRL original, with players gathering to work out who among them is responsible for a murder in a grand Victorian mansion.
This online version is worth playing simply because of the production values, which go above and beyond what you will find with most online board games. Available to download via Steam or Switch, Cluedo online features a ton of bonus features, brainteasers, Easter eggs, and the option to go global and play with anyone around the world. Will you figure out whodunnit?
Online multiplayer games are in, as are online board games. Why not combine the two with these awesome multiplayer board games for you and your friends?
