Top 10 2010 Christmas Board Game Gifts

For the Top 10 2010 Christmas Board top hacks Gifts; we have focused our list on games that have already been released this year and are readily available at Starlit Citadel or at your local games retailer. All of these are great board games with a range of prices that will suit any budget.

1) Battles of Westeros
We start the list with a tactical war game based on George R. Martin’s popular Game of Thrones series of novels. In the Battles of Westeros, players take command of the armies of Westeros, writing the history of the continent in blood and steel. Using the time-tested Command & Colors gaming system with the addition of generals as units to the game and high quality components and graphics; Battles of Westeros is the definite war game gift of 2010.

2) Castle Ravenloft: A Dungeons & Dragons Board Game
Castle Ravenloft: A Dungeons & Dragons Board Game is a major hit this year, with sales out-stripping most of our other games. A fun, easy to learn light adventure game; Castle Ravenloft has players take on the roles of one of five adventurers attempting to solve a quest together. Random tiles and monster generation and multiple skills allows the game a huge replay value, while the high quality miniatures and great graphics makes it a joy to look and play with. A great game for those looking for a fast, easy to learn and teach adventuring game.

3) Betrayal at the House on the Hill
Betrayal at the House on the Hill is a reprint of the classic board game. A (mostly) pure co-operative game, Betrayal has randomised tiles; multiple characters, a ton of scenarios and new, updated rules that clarifies many of the previous questions. This game is a classic of its genre and will satisfy any horror lover.

4) Carcassonne Big Box 3
Carcassonne Big Box 3 is the latest compilation of the many Carcassonne expansions and base game. The Big Box 3 removes the Tower expansion but adds in the more recent and popular Cult, Siege & Creativity expansion. A tile-laying game for the family, Carcassonne has continued to be a classic gateway game with its easy to learn rules but deep strategy.

5) Forbidden Island
Forbidden Island is a family friendly co-operative board game that has players on a sinking island in search of five treasures. You’ll have to work together, attempting to stop the flooding of terrain tiles and find the treasures before time runs out; all the while as the tiles continue to sink deeper and deeper into the ocean. Forbidden Island is a light co-operative board game that is cheap, fun and has immense replay value created by the award-winning designer of Pandemic.

6) Summoner Wars: Phoenix Elves vs Tundra Orcs / Summoner Wars: Guild Dwarves vs Cave Goblins
Summoner Wars is a 2 player tactical card game where players maneuver their forces on a board in an attempt to defeat their opponent’s army. Using one of the races provided in the base game; players square off against each other and must attempt to not only position their characters on the board but consider which pieces to bring in. A cross between Chess and Battleships; Summoner Wars is a fun 2 player card game for all.

7) Ascension: Chronicles of the Godslayer
Ascension: Chronicles of the Godslayer rides the wave of deck-building games and comes out with something new and interesting. Stripped down of the many complexities involved in deck building games like Dominion or Thunderstone, Ascension is easy to learn and fun to play; with an ever-evolving mix of cards appearing in its central row. Players have to stay on their toes throughout the game, changing tactics as available cards alter and the rounds rush past. A definite must have for those into deck builders or looking for a quick deck-builder.