The best family board games to play on Christmas Day 2021

An old classic that you can't go wrong with, really. Compete with your family to score the highest words as the choice of letters starts to narrow down. You'll need your brain about you for this one, so hold off on the Christmas tipples.

Not technically a board game, but still a great pick. If you loved the original, you'll love this even more. Everyone still has their own card BUT, the card you're comparing to is on a rotating plinth in the middle - see how easy it is to find a matching image when your target is on the move...

Movie magic is made real with this Jumanji board game (90s and 80s kids everywhere are screaming). Race against your family to reach the centre of the board before the deadly Doomsday grid fills up. If it does, everyone loses. Dun, dun, dunnn.

Technically, the episode is called The one with the embryos, but we won't get picky. This is the game for friends fans - haven't you always wanted to play Ross' lightning round? Plus, it's a steal at less than a tenner.

Disney fanatics can rejoice at this Monopoly Disney villains edition. Playing as characters including Scar and Cruella DeVil, you'll make your way around a board of terrible fiends, hiring as many villains as you can in an attempt to charge your competitors more and more money until you have the Monopoly. Go on.

It's the TV show the went wild over lockdown and now it's in board game form to bring some Taskmaster fun right into the heart of your home this Christmas. Take turns as the taskmaster and compete as you perform a series of absurd tasks. It'll have you in fits of laughter in no time.

A great offering from the company that brought you The Logo Game, but with a vertical board... Answer Christmas-themed questions as you work your way up to the top of the Christmas tree. The first player to put the star on the tree wins.

Aaand the original Logo game, verson 2.0, because everybody's just about exhausted all the questions from the first one. There's 396 all new question cards to keep you up to speed, but you'll have to rack your brain for some of them, so perhaps lay off the mulled wine if you're hoping to win this one.

A great options for younger families, this offering from Fiesta Crafts is suitable for everyone from kids (three plus) to adults. It'll take you on a journey around the world as you race to reach all your destinations, and you'll all learn some fun facts as you play. Did you know Denmark have special elevated roads for bikes?

It's an old classic with a new festive twist. Articulate Christmas will have you barrelling through as many Christmas-y words as you can, describing them to your teammates, in 30-seconds. But, in this new edition, you'll have to complete a festive jigsaw puzzle to win the game. Christmas-tastic.

You've seen the Christmas edition, but if you don't have the original - what are you doing? It's the game of quick-fire descriptions, and it's good fun for the whole family. From warthogs to a Scrabble board, how quick can you explain the words on your card without actually saying them? It's harder than it looks.

Harry Potter fans unite, because the moment you've been waiting for has finally arrived. Regular Trivial Pursuit can move over with this new Harry Potter edition in town, so crack out your quidditch and spell knowledge, and separate the boys from the, err, wizards. We know which we'd rather be...

It's the game you love to play with your friends PG-fied so you can finally play it with gran, grandad and the kids. You'll be laughing just as much, though, trust us.

Another great shout for families with kids. Little ones as young as eight can join in on the 'who am I' fun, as you all guess what object or animal you are. Plus, this can even be played at the dinner table over Christmas dinner.

A twist on the old Christmas-Day-board-game classic - why not turn your living room into an escape room this Christmas? Everyone can play, kids, teens, adults, just crack the clues and open the safe, easy...or is it?