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9 Board Games To Play When The Electricity Cuts
Whether te2neen or some motor breakdown, there’s nothing quite like a power outage to bring out the board game enthusiast in all of us. Here are 9 board games you can play to pass the time when the electricity goes out.
1. Khortouch Bortouch
Draw the scenario from the “scenario card” you pick at random and pass the drawing to the player on your left. The player with the funniest drawings or guesses wins!
2. Trivial Pursuit
Job market proving to be tough to crack? Put your university degree to good use with a game of trivial pursuit. Answering questions on a wide variety of topics, prove to your friends and family that you are the smartest in the room.
3. Catan
Build settlements, collect resources, and trade your way to the top. Catan provides the best mix of skill and luck that’ll make these dark no-electricity hours feel like just a few minutes.
4. Ticket to Ride
Dreaming of public transport in Lebanon? Ticket to ride allows you to build your own train network
5. Risk
The game of world domination! Make alliances, invade territories, form your empire, and live out the dream of every Lebanese dad who watches the news too much.
6. Exploding Kittens
A game of intrigue where a few wrong steps will lead you to your doom. Trick your friends and see who explodes first: the motor or you.
7. Fhemt 3lek
The Lebanese version of the popular Czech board game Codenames. Combining teamwork and conspiracy, the game offers a unique way to pass the time in the dark.
8. Chess
If nothing else works, it’s always good to go back to a classic. Test your skill and prove your power in a 1-on-1 game of candle lit chess.
Live out your “Queen’s Gambit” fantasy.
9. Monopoly
Pretend to be a Lebanese politician in a game of monopoly. Buy property, build houses and hotels, make deals, and eventually start the family civil war if things don’t turn out as planned.
You can also play the Lebanese version called Beeropoly!
1. Khortouch Bortouch
Draw the scenario from the “scenario card” you pick at random and pass the drawing to the player on your left. The player with the funniest drawings or guesses wins!
2. Trivial Pursuit
Job market proving to be tough to crack? Put your university degree to good use with a game of trivial pursuit. Answering questions on a wide variety of topics, prove to your friends and family that you are the smartest in the room.
3. Catan
Build settlements, collect resources, and trade your way to the top. Catan provides the best mix of skill and luck that’ll make these dark no-electricity hours feel like just a few minutes.
4. Ticket to Ride
Dreaming of public transport in Lebanon? Ticket to ride allows you to build your own train network
5. Risk
The game of world domination! Make alliances, invade territories, form your empire, and live out the dream of every Lebanese dad who watches the news too much.
6. Exploding Kittens
A game of intrigue where a few wrong steps will lead you to your doom. Trick your friends and see who explodes first: the motor or you.
7. Fhemt 3lek
The Lebanese version of the popular Czech board game Codenames. Combining teamwork and conspiracy, the game offers a unique way to pass the time in the dark.
8. Chess
If nothing else works, it’s always good to go back to a classic. Test your skill and prove your power in a 1-on-1 game of candle lit chess.
Live out your “Queen’s Gambit” fantasy.
9. Monopoly
Pretend to be a Lebanese politician in a game of monopoly. Buy property, build houses and hotels, make deals, and eventually start the family civil war if things don’t turn out as planned.
You can also play the Lebanese version called Beeropoly!
