Games for Isolation

I grew up playing games with my mom and aunts constantly. Every single time we would get together, it was Canasta, Scrabble, Yahtzee, Scattegories, or Rummy. My parents also made a deck of cards a part of every weekend. Or two decks—if we were playing Canasta. These games have always been a part of bonding for my family and I. Now that life has slowed way down in quarantine, and I am staying with my parents, I have been able to enjoy that all again. I’m playing games with my mom in the evenings, and my friends and I are getting together for trivia weekly. I actually hope we can continue trivia well after quarantine, especially many of us are actually separated by distance.

Sooooo… I’ve compiled a list of the games you can play with your isolation pals and a list of games possible over video chat! Read the whole post for a special surprise too!

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GAMES TO PLAY….WITH IN PERSON PALS (2-3)

  • Yahtzee

  • Gin Rummy or 500

  • Canasta

  • Crazy Eights

  • Uno

  • Scrabble

GAMES TO PLAY…FROM A VIRTUAL DISTANCE (video calls)

  • Charades (keep this to a smaller group so that everyone has the chance to go a few times)

  • Scattegories

  • Frankly (It is its own app & super fun to play with close girlfriends)

  • Pictionary

  • Most Likely To (on each person’s turn they say something like “most likely to win a bowling championship.” The person in the group with the most votes, drinks.)

  • Trivia (This week I was the proctor, and if you want my trivia, you can send me an email, and I would be happy to send you a pdf with the instructions and all my questions and answers. Totally free obviously, and you won’t be signed up for any email list.)


let. the. games. begin.

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