COVID-19: 4 Offline Games For Families This Lockdown Period

The coronavirus (COVID-19) sit at home is driving a lot of people insane, considering the limitation it imposes on our daily activities. Of all downsides, accruing from the quarantine, self-isolation and social distancing, everyone suffers the obvious problem of boredom. Everyone is wondering what to do with their supposed compulsory free time.

Apart from reading, playing games is one of the surest ways to kill time and develop your IQ these COVID-19 period. As a parent, there are some games you engage your wards to increase their IQ, morals, behavior, etc. As one that is single, there are some games for you too. If you are a student and you have a roommate, we have some recommendations for you.

We have recommended 4 all-time offline, indoor games to kill time and boredom during this stay at home period, as well as educate and keep your mind active and busy.

Ludo

This is a game for two to four persons. A winner emerges if he is able to beat the odds of being attacked by the opponent to navigate his plastic coins and clear all his stack of coins. This game will be very efficient for parents and their children. Through this game, you teach your children to engage their minds, move above obstacles, while keeping focus on the ultimate prize. They also learn the place of luck and opportunity as your luck can turn up any figure for you, if you place these figures strategically, you will win.

This game is highly recommended during this isolation period to enhance the bond between family members.

Whot

This is a game of cards, played by as many persons as the cards available can contain because cards always get missing, somehow. While at it, teach your family honesty, transparency and decision making. Their ability to know the best time to bring out their best cards and when to hold on is a valid skill everyone needs to have.

Scrabble

This word game helps your children learn to navigate words, their ability to know a lot of words and their meaning and where to use them is imperative in our today’s contemporary society. Play scrabble with your children, teach them timing and heighten their IQ this seat at home period.

Chess

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This requires its own level of expertise as not so many persons can play this number one board game in the world. It is imperative you expose your children to this game this isolation period,  research has proven that children exposed to chess at age 7 and below have chances at a higher IQ than others.

It sums up the benefits of all the other games combined. It teaches strategy and teamwork. There are online videos that teach how to navigate the chessboard, it is imperative you play this game.

Single people who are alone at home, there is an online chess app, download and get lost in the excitement.