• Players: 2+
• How to play: Each player gets a thing that they need to act out for others to guess. Commonly, people play in teams, with a time limit and one team coming up with the answers the other team has to act out.

• Players: 2+
• How to play: The active player selects a thing and answers yes-no questions from the other players. Commonly, people play in teams, with points scored depending on how many questions it takes to guess the thing.

• Players: 2+
• How to play at: A player nominates a category (food) and selects a letter at random (often asking the group for a page and character number). Players have a set time limit to come up with as many matching answer. Matching answers are then shared with any duplicates removed and only unique answers scoring.

• Players: 2+
• Time: 20 minutes+
• Ages: 8+ and up
• How to play: Quizzes can be great fun. Simply split off into teams, with one person acting as question master. You can find lots of quizzes on the internet or even better have each participant host a round. You don't have to limit yourself just to questions - why not include a music round, family history round or pictures round.

• Players: 2+
• Time: 20 minutes+
• Ages: 8+ and up
• Price:
• How to play: One player describes an object. The other players draw it. When you think you know what it is, shout out. If you get it wrong, you're out of the round.

• Players: 2+
• Time: 20 minutes+
• Ages: 12 and up
• Price:
• How to play: The guesser leaves the room (puts fingers in ears). The other players agree on a popular saying with each playing in turn being given a word in sequential order. The guesser then asks each player an everyday question - the responder must answer using their word in their response. The guesser wins if they can deduce the phrase.

• Players: 3 to 10
• Time: 20-30 minutes
• Ages: 10 and up
• Price:
• How to play at distance: The host calls out each players words, which they write down and cross off as they use them. Alternatively, the host can hold up each word and the other players look away.
• Prep at distance end: Pen and Paper.

• Players: 3 to 7
• Time: 25 minutes
• Ages: 10 and up
• Price:
• How to play at distance: Focus the host's camera on the board. They read out the question. Players write down their answer and in turn hold it up to the camera.
• The host writes down the answers and positions them on the board. Players next reveal all their bids simultaneously (1-2-3 post in chat).
• Prep at distance end: Pen and Paper.
• Online Platform: The excellent mcgormack has created an online platform to support playing at distance, shared with kind permission by the excellent Dominic Crapuchettes. The game host simply shares their screen and everyone else shouts at them.

• Players: 3 to 8
• Time: 20 minutes
• Ages: 12 and up
• Price:
• How to play at distance: The game's household reads out the prompt. Players take turns at being the judge. Using a Timer is optional.
• Prep at distance end: Each player requires a book.
• Print and Play: The publisher has kindly shared 26+ cards you can download if you subscribe to their email list.

• Players: 3 to 7
• Time: 20 minutes
• Ages: 8 and up
• Price:
• How to play at distance: The guesser averts their eyes until told that they can look. The host holds up the word to the camera, guess givers write their answer and at the same time shares their clue. Duplicates are removed. When called the guesser returns and using the remaining clues makes their guess.
• Prep at distance end: Pen and paper.

• Players: 2 to 12
• Time: 30-45 minutes
• Ages: 12 and up
• Price:
• How to play at distance: Focus the host's camera on the device. The household with the game set it as suggested by the remote players. Everyone closes their eyes when a remote player checks the scoring target segment.
• Prep at distance end: None.

• Players: 1 to 8
• Time: 60 - 120 minutes
• Ages: 13 and up
• Price:
• How to play at distance: The host reads out all the information. Play as normal.
• Prep at distance end: To support remote play at this time the excellent folk at Space Cowboys have shared the game map, directory and relevant newspaper(s) download from their 'remote play section'. Download these.

• Players: 2 to 8
• Time: 15 minutes
• Ages: 12+ and up
• Price:
• How to play at distance:Focus the host's camera on the word grid. Share the key with a distance spymaster either by sending an image or by using the free app which has ID numbers for each grid.
• Prep at distance end: Download the app or agree on how to share an image of the key.

• Players: 4 to 10
• Time: 20 - 40 minutes
• Ages: 8 and up
• Price:
• How to play at distance: Focus the host's camera on the play space. The sleeper closes their eyes and the host shows each player a role card. The game proceeds as normal.
• When it is the hosts turn to be the sleeper, if there is another player at their end they swap or they close their eyes and hold up each other players role. Then with their eyes closed mix up the remaining dream cards and play normally just with... their eyes closed.
• Prep at distance end: None

• Players: 3 to 8
• Time: 15 minutes
• Ages: 12 and up
• Price:
• How to play at distance: Focus the host's camera on the play location grid. Player's close their eyes and look one at a time when told, as their card is held up to the camera.
• Prep at distance end: None

• Players: 1 to 100
• Time: 25 minutes
• Ages: 10 and up
• Price:
• How to play at distance: The game's household camera focuses on the cards being drawn (these could also just be called out). Players choose how to spend the cards normally filling out their score sheet.
• Prep at distance end: Print off or draw the map/score sheet'. Alternatively, there is a free app.

• Players: 1 to 100
• Time: 30-45 minutes
• Ages: 10 and up
• Price:
• How to play at distance: Focus the host's camera on the play-space. As the host draws the explore cards they hold them close to camera. Houserule Ambush/monster cards: hold up your map and allow the other players to pick where you add them.
• Prep at distance end: Remote players download the map/play sheet.

• Players: 2 to 4
• Time: 20-30 minutes
• Ages: 8 and up
• How to play at distance: Focus the host's camera on the harbor. The rest plays normally. Players need to make sure they make it clear when they complete a public section.
• Prep at distance end: Download the score sheet.
• Free Print and Play: To keep people safe the excellent folks at Days of Wonder have produced and shared this free Print and Play version.

• Players: 2 to 6
• Time: 30 minutes
• Ages: 8 and up
• Price: $15
• How to play at distance: Focus the host's camera on the play space. Play continues as normal but with the host moving all the pieces. Dice can be rolled by the host or remotely. If remotely with normal dice results of 1-2 are 1s, 3-4 are 2s, and 5-6 are 3s.
• Prep at distance end: Nothing.

• Players: 2 to 4
• Time: 30 - 45 minutes
• Ages: 8 and up
• Price: $35-$45
• How to play at distance: Focus the host's camera on the play space. Play continues as normal but with the host moving all the pieces.
• Prep at distance end: Nothing.

• Players: 2 to 4
• Time: 60 - 120 minutes
• Ages: 10 and up
• Price: $30-$45
• How to play at distance: We really wouldn't recommend it but to demonstrate that remote gaming is often possible.
• Focus the host's camera on the play space. The remote players record and track what resources they have with pen and paper.
• Other players look away when development cards are shown to the remote player(s) and carefully placed in a dummy hand of numbered cards. Dice rolls can be done remotely and simply reported. To use the robber players fan out their cards and the play declares "the card X from the right".
• Prep at distance end: Prepare paper and pen and dice as agreed.

• Price: Free for basic game hosting and joining games, to unlock hosting premium games and other features ($2-$4 per month). An Account is required.
• Games: 175 games.
• Interface: Modern interface with tutorials for games you are not familiar with.
• Languages: Supports 45 languages.
• Devices: PC, Mac, iphone, iPad, Android devices.

• Price: Free - can play games on the site as a guest but account required to unlock all functions.
• Games: Over 150 games.
• Interface: Dated interface. Links to rules for games.
• Languages:Supports English and German language.
• Devices: PC, Mac with some support for iphone, iPad, Android devices.

• Price: Free
• Games: More than 60 games
• Interface:Dated interface with access to rules and some videos for each game.
• Languages:Supports English, French and German language.
• Devices: PC, Mac with some support for iphone, iPad, Android devices.

• Price: Free at bronze level, silver level ($4.99 per month) unlocks premium games, gold level ($9.99 per month) unlocks hosting premium games for players without a paid account. The design system has separate tiers.
• Games:1500 games.
• Interface: Modern interface with access to rules and videos. 3D graphics look nice but can be more demanding on devices.
• Languages: Supports multiple languages but varies game to game.
• Devices: PC (does not support Linux), Mac, iphone, iPad, Android devices. Currently, mobile devices (tablets and phones) cannot play with computers (PCs and Macs).

• Price: $19.99 (often discounted), as it's an application it must be downloaded. Licensed games have to be bought separately.
• Games: The huge popularity of this system relies on the support of high quality community created content.
• So while it only comes with 20 traditional games and glossy licences games can be unlocked by additional purchases, there are thousands and thousands of free community created versions of games.
• Interface: Support for rules and language significantly varies game to game. 3D graphics look nice but can be more demanding on devices.
• Languages: Supports multiple languages but varies game to game.
• Devices: PC, Mac.

• Price: Free but as it's an application it must be downloaded.
• Games: Community driven content but over 2000 games (modules) available.
• Low demands on the device and lends itself to screen sharing and playing over video calls.
• Languages: Supports multiple languages but varies game to game.
• Device: PC, Mac.

• Players: 3+
• Time: 20 minutes
• Ages: 8 and up
• How to Play:

• Players: 2 to 4
• Time: 30 minutes
• Ages: 6 and up
• Score Sheets

• Players: 2 to 3
• Time: 20 minutes
• Ages: 8 and up
• Rules and Board

• Players: 1 to 4
• Time: 30-45 minutes
• Ages: 8 and up
• Get the Rules and Basic Sheet and Pretty sheet

• Players: Solo+
• Time: 30 minutes
• Ages: 6 and up
• Rules, Game Sheets Color or Game Sheets low ink

• Players: 2-6
• Time: 45 minutes
• Ages: 12 and up
• Download

• Players: 3+
• Time: 20 minutes
• Ages: 8 and up
• How to Play:

• Players: 2 players
• Time: 20 minutes
• Ages: 8 and up
• Print and Play

• Players: 1 to 8
• Time: 15 minutes
• Ages: 8 and up
• Rules and Gamesheets

• Players: 2 to 4
• Time: 20 minutes
• Ages: 10 and up
• Price: Shared by the excellent Z-man Games.

• Players: 4 to 6
• Time: 30 minutes
• Ages: 8 and up
• Shared by the excellent Asmodee.

• Players: 1 to 4
• Time: 20-40 minutes
• Ages: 8 and up
• Shared by the excellent Thunderworks Games.

• Players: 2 to 4
• Time: 20-30 minutes
• Ages: 8 and up
• Shared by the excellent folks at Days of Wonder.

• Players: 1 to 2
• Time: 50 minutes
• Ages: 12 and up
• Shared by the excellent folks at C3i Magazine; a free download of their magazine that includes a print and play this wargame.

• Players: 2
• Time: 15 minutes
• Ages: 10 and up
• Shared by the excellent folks at Steve Jackson Games have shared this Print and play.

• Players: 1 to 99
• Time: 20-30 minutes
• Ages: 8 and up
• Price: Shared by the excellent Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games.

• Players: 2
• Time: 20-30 minutes
• Ages: 8 and up
• Price: Shared by the excellent Kids Table Board Gaming.RulesPrint and Play

• DisclaimerThis game is for families with a particular sense of humor. They recommend you remove any card you don't like.
• Players: 4 to 20+
• Time: 30+ minutes
• Ages: 8 and up (suggested by the publisher)
• Price: Shared by the excellent Cards Against Humanity folk. small cards, small cards low ink, big cards, big cards low ink

• Players: 1 to 4
• Time: 30-45 minutes
• Ages: 8 and up
• Rules, Cards or Cards low ink

• Players: Solo
• Time: 30-60 minutes
• Ages: 12 and up
• Rules and Game Sheets

• Players: Solo
• Time: 25 minutes
• Ages: 10 and up
• Rules and Original PnP

• Players: Solo
• Time: 5 minutes
• Ages: 11 and up
• Download

• Players: Solo
• Time: 20-90 minutes
• Ages: 10 and up
• Download it here for free, with the option of paying for it later.

• Players: Solo
• Time: 20 minutes
• Ages: 13 and up
• Rules, Full Color Cards Front, Cards Backs (not required)
• Low ink Black and white.

• Weight: Light
• Players: 3+
• Ages: 10 and up (really dependent on game master)
• Price: Pay what you want.
• We'd recommend initially playing nothing ($0) but, buying it properly if you use the system.
• Rulebook

• Weight: Medium
• Players: 3+
• Ages: 10 and up (really dependent on game master)
• Price: Free: Starter Set

• Weight: Medium
• Players: 3+
• Ages: 10 and up (really dependent on game master)
• Price: Free: A wide range of free materials in support of Stay at Home.Including the Basic Rules

If you're currently busy keeping kids entertained or homeschooling, sessions structured around boardgames design can provide children and young people with a unique and creative learning challenge. The board game design activity can be tied closely to any current learning topic. For example set the challenge of designing or theming a game around a text, historical event or having required game mechanics around previous learning, from mathematics to foreign language.