Board game companies are looking for ways to refresh their games in pop culture. The classics like monopoly or To play chess have been around for decades, while some more recently invented games mark their place on board game boards. Because these classics have been around for so long, they often need something to refresh them.
From TV shows to video games to movies, there are licensed properties that have been adapted into board games new and old. Franchises like Star Warsand Lord of the Rings lend themselves to certain types of games that give fans new perspectives on familiar characters and locations. Often these games extend the lore of a series, and sometimes they allow players to create their own version of the story.
10 Star Trek: Catan Enters the Final Frontier
Settlers of Catan is all about forging the world and building new civilizations while Star Trek is about traveling in space and meeting new civilizations. In Star Trek CataniaPlayers start with two outposts on three minor planets and collect resources, such as Dilithium, Tritanium, food, oxygen, and water, to build spaceships and travel to new planets.
Once on those new planets, players build and expand star bases until the game reaches its end. The game features ships and locations from the show, as well as support maps featuring characters like Kirk, Spock, and Uhura.
9 Star Wars Risk is a Galactic Battle
There are a few versions of Star Wars Risk containing a Clone Wars 2005 edition, a 2006 original trilogy edition, and a general Star Wars version from 2015. With this latest version, players play the end of Return of the Jedi. Players control either the Rebellion or the Empire, with ship pieces for each side, trying to defeat or defend the Death Star.
The original trilogy edition features the Hutts along with the Rebels and Empire in a quest to conquer the galaxy. The Clone Wars edition is a battle of the Republic vs. the Separatists. Each game gives a great strategic Star Wars experience for every fan.
8 Write a new history in Game of Thrones Risk
When Game of Thrones ended, many fans felt dumped by the final. Fortunately there is Risk: Game of Thrones for these fans to pick up and play, creating their own battle for Westeros. Players control one of the Noble Houses during The War of The Five Kings and Danerys’ takeover.
There are three ways to play the game, including the default Risk rules, an advanced version with objectives and character roles, and World At War mode. This latter mode combines both maps from the previous two modes and adds up to seven players in a challenge to claim the Iron Throne.
7 Star Wars takes battleship from ocean to space
The Battleship film brought space to the sea, and Star Wars battleship takes the sea into space. Battleship where two players set up different ships on a grid and then take turns launching attacks to destroy all of their enemy’s ships first.
This one Star Wars version trades boats for iconic starships like the X-Wing and Tie Fighter, pitting the Rebels against the Empire. The game’s theme fits very well with a galactic war, and as an unwritten rule, players must perform the Darth Vader “NOOOOOO” when a ship is destroyed, to both laugh and honor the meme.
6 Relax in the Shire with Lord Of The Rings Chess
As one of the oldest strategy games out there, chess was played before the creation of The One Ring. Lord of the Rings To play chess features beautifully crafted figures and keeps the battle between good and evil going as players play on the side of Sauron or the Fellowship.
Both sides feature well-known characters such as Gollum, Gandalf, and Frodo, among many others. There are no added goals or targets in this version, but displaying this set on a coffee table can accent any room to feel like Rivendale or the Shire for any fan of the series.
5 Hello Bang! Features Red Vs. Blue
Pop! is a battle-based card game normally set in the Wild West. Players assume a role and play cards to initiate actions such as shooting other characters. The Halo games have a multiplayer mode where players shoot at each other, either one against one or team against team.
Bang!: Halo combines the two, pitting players against each other in a multiplayer stage with weapons, gear and vehicles familiar to fans of the franchise. Halo fits perfectly with this fast-paced battle card game and is great fun when friends need it quickly Halo fix it and there’s not a console in sight.
4 Operation Spider-Man requires some strange items to be removed
In Operation: Spider-Man Origins, players take on the role of Doctor Octopus, who is lucky enough to have an unconscious Spider-Man on his operating table. The game is aimed at a younger audience, so players should carefully remove foreign objects from the hero, such as rocks, a coin, or the head of a golf club.
It’s a rather odd set of items, but there are the standard items like ribs and a heart. Operation: Spider-Man Origins captures the fun and challenge of the original game, but now with a Spider-Man theme, which is great fun for the younger fans out there.
3 Don’t sink to the bottom in Pirates Of The Caribbean Stratego
in normal strategy, players place their pieces on the board opposite each other, similar to chess, but in a configuration that only they know. Pieces are then moved around the board, landing on squares and facing off. The winner is the player who first discovers the other’s “flag piece”.
In Stratego: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, players place pieces on the board with all characters from the movies, simulating the big fight in the third movie. It’s a battle between pirates and Davey Jones and the East India Trading Company.
2 Seinfeld Clue is the whodunit about nothing
Note is the mystery game of “Whodunnit?” which usually has a mansion with numerous rooms, suspicious characters and dastardly weapons. In Seinfeld Cluethe locations on the board are all based on places from the show, such as Jerry’s or Elaine’s apartments, George’s office, and Monk’s Restaurant.
Players can choose from characters such as Kramer or J. Peterman to play as, and weapons include icons such as the Festivus Pole and the Marble Rye. This really is a game about nothing for the fans who love the show about nothing.
1 Monopoly has a monopoly on licenses
There are dozens of licensed versions of monopoly, and since the game revolves around acquiring ownership, each licensed version is just another coat of paint for the original game. The Chance and Community Chest cards, as well as each space on the board and the pieces players can use, are all themed after the respective franchises
It really comes down to what the player’s favorite game, show, anime, comic or franchise is. Some of the cooler ones out there include: monopoly versions of doctor who, The Simpsons, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, Jurassic Park, Weird stuff, Sailor Moon, Transformersand World of Warcraft.
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