Nothing beats a board game after Christmas dinner. Here are our picks for Christmas 2026, from quick family classics and party games to cooperative adventures and big strategy games for keen players, all from our shop in Newport, South Wales. Many are single copies, so grab them while you can.
Ordering for Christmas? Our last recommended order date for UK delivery is Friday 18 December 2026. See our Christmas delivery dates.
Family classics
- UNO: The Original Card Game (£6.99): the classic family card game: be the first to get rid of all your cards.
- Retro Games Chess (£4.99): a classic chess set for two players.
- Guess Who? Disney Pixar Finding Dory Edition (£13.75): the popular guessing game with Dory, Hank, Destiny and friends.
- Scrabble Junior Board Game (£14.75): kid-sized words and colourful pictures make matching letter tiles fun.
- Hasbro Frustration Classic Board Game (£19.99): the racing, chasing game with the Pop-O-Matic die roller.
- Trivial Pursuit Family Edition (£24.99): the classic quiz with new questions and faster gameplay for families.
- Bounce-Off Rock 'N' Rollz Game (£24.99): bounce balls into the tray to match the challenge card while the board tilts.
Party games
- Codenames: The Word Party Game (£17.99): team word-guessing game for adults and kids aged 10+.
- Speech Breaker Party Game (£18.50): describe a scene live without using any of the forbidden words.
Cooperative games: win or lose together
- Jurassic Park Danger! Adventure Strategy Game (£29.99): the power is out on Isla Nublar and the dinosaurs are loose.
- Pandemic: Cooperative Board Game (£35.99): team up and race against the clock to save the world from dangerous diseases.
- Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle (£49.99): a cooperative deck-building game where four students defend Hogwarts.
- Marvel Champions: The Card Game (£57.99): play as a Marvel hero in this cooperative Living Card Game.
- Dungeons & Dragons Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn (£67.99): a cooperative D&D board game of heroes battling the Dragon Army.
Strategy games for keen players
- Great Western Trail (£39.99): rival cattlemen herd cattle from Texas to Kansas City.
- 7 Wonders (£44.99): explore the ancient world, from the Great Pyramid of Giza to the Hanging Gardens.
- Catan (£47.99): build settlements and trade wood, brick and wheat to grow on the island.
- Resident Evil 2: The Board Game (£99.59): a cooperative survival horror game as Leon and Claire.
Card games for fun nights in
- Munchkin Zombies Card Game (£27.99): a standalone Munchkin game where you play brain-hungry zombies.
- Munchkin Warhammer Age of Sigmar (£34.99): kill monsters and take their stuff across the Eight Realms.
Tips for choosing a board game
- Big family group? Party games like Codenames and classics like UNO and Trivial Pursuit work with lots of players.
- Hate arguments? Cooperative games mean everyone plays on the same team.
- Check the box: look at the age and player count to match who'll be playing.
See the full range in our board games collection, add a jigsaw puzzle for Boxing Day, or browse more ideas in our Christmas gift ideas 2026.
Tracked UK delivery from our shop in Newport, South Wales.
