Games worth discovering
The best board game adaptations you can find on PC and mobile
1K View2023-03-245 games listed, you’ll find that I’m also trying to figure out how to spend my time—and grinding video games every day from dusk to dawn doesn’t really scream productive to me. This is sort of where I thought about playing board games.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve started playing games like
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Monopoly
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with a bunch of friends every weekend. Although it’s a little embarrassing to say that I’ve lost half of the time I played, I still had so much fun. And of course, video games and board games aren’t that different, but at least I’m not taped to a screen the entire day. Funny enough, though, this entire experience inspired me to write a post about the best board game adaptations you can find on mobile and PC to play with all your friends.
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Okay, I have to start this list with one of the best board games in the world: Monopoly! I can’t get enough of this game and the way it tears friendships apart.
“Look, I’m not going to trade you any of my property cards and you can deal with it. No, that’s not how chance cards work, put it back!”
Yes, most of us have been there and I’m sure we’ve all buried ourselves deep into a rulebook to prove a point, but with this version of Monopoly at a fair price, say goodbye to all the pesky micro-management needed to keep a game going.
Monopoly is available on mobile and has a system to take care of all the movement, card flipping, and almost everything else that the classic board game would need players to manually do. This feature means less hassle, more gameplay, and a buttload of fun. Oh, and you can play the game with other people no matter where you are.
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I’m a sucker for detective board games and Cluedo’s a great example. With Mysterium, I get everything I want out of a great cooperative deduction game like the thrill of gathering intel and uncovering the truth. It’s the classic “whodunnit” game but with ghosts. Boooooooo!
Mysterium is set in the 1920s in which a ghost guides a group of psychics to uncover a murderer, as well as the weapon and location of the murder, using only visual clues. The players choose between different roles, the ghost or the psychics, and attempt to unravel a murder mystery. The great thing about Mysterium is that it’s available for a few bucks on PC, Android, and iOS and it’s cross-platform too.
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Mention civilization-building in a game and you’ll catch my attention instantly. Through the Ages has long been one of the most famous and widely-played paid digital civilization-building board games and for good reason. The game’s complex, challenging, and pretty fun if you like strategy titles. It's also available on PC, Android, and iOS.
In Through the Ages, you must build a civilization from the stone age all the way to the industrial era using strategy, cards, and different kinds of resources. From building small huts to gaining technological advancements and navigating political problems, Through the Ages will take you on an adventure through the ages of time where you’ll get to shape the future however you want—for good or worse.
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Okay, I might be cheating considering this isn’t a board game adaptation, but more so a digital version of a tabletop trading card game you can play with friends, but it’s too good to miss out on. If you’re looking for something complex, exhilarating, and challenging, Magic: The Gathering Arena, brings the magic of the classic trading card game to mobile and PC screens.
Build your own deck, craft your own cards, and play against others across PC and mobile platforms and the world through Magic: The Gathering Arena. The game has a variety of game modes, as well as skill-based matchmaking to make things exciting. Oh, and it’s completely free too!
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Speaking of adventures, why not live your fantasy through Gloomhaven? Gloomhaven is a tactical RPG with dungeon crawler aspects that’ll take you on a perilous journey through a world of horrific, monstrous beings. Have a keen eye for gold or maybe you enjoy slaying vile-looking creatures, well Gloomhaven will have you surely doing that.
The game’s available on PC and allows up to four players to play together in a co-op mode online. Gloomhaven has a branching campaign of ninety-five different stories for you to stumble upon or follow. There are seventeen unique mercenaries to choose from and so many other stuff like abilities, perks, gear, and more to keep you busy. It’s sort of like Dungeons and Dragons, but instead, the storyline is already made up and you can choose different branching narratives however you like.
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