COMPILED BY Lindi Brownell Meiring
If you’re planning on staying snug indoors this autumn, you’ll want to stock up on one or two (or more!) of these fun games. From the more complex (The Gallerist) to the classic (Backgammon), there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
The Gallerist
This game combines the skills of an art dealer, museum curator and artist manager. The aim is to get visitors to come to your gallery, to exhibit and sell works of art, and to invest in art.
Cost: $79.95 (approximately R1 215), Amazon.com
Deluxe Pinball
You can’t go wrong with a classic like pinball. The game makes use of metal pins and a spring launcher.
Cost: R455, Yuppiegadgets.com
Monopoly: Cape Town Edition
This localised version of Monopoly includes favourite Mother City hot spots like the V&A Waterfront, Boulders Beach and Chapman’s Peak.
Cost: R599, Takealot.com
Beano Pick-Up Sticks
Another classic that will never get old. Comes with 41 sticks.
Cost: R49, The Lagoon Group at Superbalist.com
Puzzleman
The aim is to turn a standard wooden cube into a Puzzleman that can sit or stand – and visa versa.
Cost: R120, Big Blue
World’s Greatest Architecture 3D Puzzle: Burj Khalifa
Build a replica of the world’s tallest building. Comes with 136 pieces.
Cost: R329, Toys “R” Us
Bananagrams
If you like Scrabble, you’ll love this word game. The aim is to come up with as many words as you can, but they need to link together like a crossword.
Cost: R199, Takealot.com
Solitaire
What to do: You move and remove the marbles on the board by jumping over each marble until you’re left with only one marble in the middle.
Cost: R185, Yuppiegadgets.com
Backgammon
The team at Wild & Wolf has designed an art-deco-inspired version of this traditional board game. Perfect for cold afternoons stuck indoors.
Cost: R249, Wild & Wolf at Superbalist.com
Pack It In
All you need to do is fit all the pieces in the tray provided. Easier said than done.
Cost R150, Professor Puzzle at Big Blue
