SHABBOS GAMES

The Most Epic Games

TO PLAY ON SHABBOS

By: Jeremy Urbach

Headbands

How can I describe Headbands without the words “insanely awesome’’? The answer is that I cannot. The best time to bring out the Headbands is when everyone has finished their meal and is sitting around the table talking about Joe Biden. The game includes a bunch of headbands that players wear and a variety of cards, each showing a picture of a noun. Each player gets a card that they attach to their headband and the objective is to guess what your card is. Since players cannot see their own cards, players are required to guess their card solely from asking yes or no questions to the other players. My favorite part about this game is that you can play it from the comfort of your seat at the Shabbos table and that everyone stops talking about Joe Biden.

Incoherent

Compared to the slow and strategic nature of Catan, Incoherent is a facedpaced, rapid fire game that you can even play during the brief moments in between the chicken soup and the main course. The game consists of a deck of cards with a phrase on one side, and the same phrase, but spelled very ambiguously, on the other side. The only objective is to guess the phrase on the card with no help except for the gibberish spelling of the phrase players can see.

Catan

Perfect for Friday night after dinner, or in the blissful hours of Shabbos afternoon, Settlers of Catan is the perfect game to spice up your Shabbos. A little strategy, a little teamwork, and a lot of luck, Catan is an adventure that will take you and whoever you play with on a mammesh journey. While this game may require a few playthroughs to get used to, it is certainly worth it to learn. In this game, players collect and manage different resources, to build roads and settlements in order to gain victory points. The first player to get ten points wins. Learn how to play this game, and you will thank me later.

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Jeremy Urbach is a contributor for Mochers Magazine. In addition to writing articles for MOCHERS, he reviews herring on camera and post the reviews on Instagram and Youtube! Feel free to check out @gishmak.herring on Instagram and Gishmak Herring on Youtube! You can also find him on Twitter @OVOyurb.