Family games - different houses

74jax

Does anyone have any recommendations for interactive games for families in different homes? 
We usually do zoom games night quizzes etc but I have seen, I'm sure, an actual board game which links up online with all your different families. 
I'm thinking of Christmas gifts and if anyone had a recommendation please that worked for them.
We are quite a computer literate family and enjoy all kinds of family fun games, so open to anything really. 

strawb_shortcake

I'm not very computer literate so not sure how we did it, but we have played Carcassone online and that was good

BrassicWoman

Carcasonne, Settlers of Catan, Terraforming Mars, Cottage Garden, Istanbul, Sagrada, Splendour and many others, are available from the Steam Store.

How many players are you and what kind of games do you like?

74jax

There'll be 4 households, and we like interactive. We have done escape rooms and taskmaster. We had an app on our phones for quizzes but I fancy a boardgame one, I have seen some on TV but not heard of recommendations or looked into how they work. 

Marvel1

74jax said:

There'll be 4 households, and we like interactive. We have done escape rooms and taskmaster. We had an app on our phones for quizzes but I fancy a boardgame one, I have seen some on TV but not heard of recommendations or looked into how they work. 

Which escape room site/app did you use? Would love to try this out.

Stumped over board Games only one I know is monopoly but unsure if each household needs the software on their own laptop/PC though, I'm guessing so.

george4064

I have heard good things about a multiplayer game called Among Us.

It involves teamwork and requires microphones as you talk to each other in the mystery game.

https://www.innersloth.com/games/among-us/

74jax

Marvel1 said:

74jax said:

There'll be 4 households, and we like interactive. We have done escape rooms and taskmaster. We had an app on our phones for quizzes but I fancy a boardgame one, I have seen some on TV but not heard of recommendations or looked into how they work. 

Which escape room site/app did you use? Would love to try this out.

Stumped over board Games only one I know is monopoly but unsure if each household needs the software on their own laptop/PC though, I'm guessing so.

We have used escapeonline and panicroomonline. We did a couple ourselves first to get used to it, its quite difficult remotely as you end up each working on a different section rather than altogether, but a different way to pass an hour. 

I'm also looking at a cookalong online the 4 houses can do together then we can all chat and eat together afterwards. 

74jax

george4064 said:

I have heard good things about a multiplayer game called Among Us.

It involves teamwork and requires microphones as you talk to each other in the mystery game.

https://www.innersloth.com/games/among-us/

That looks interesting thank you

waitingforsomething

Have a look at outsmarted, it's a quiz type game and people playing in different households can all download the app to play along with the person who purchased having the physical board. 

74jax

waitingforsomething said:

Have a look at outsmarted, it's a quiz type game and people playing in different households can all download the app to play along with the person who purchased having the physical board. 

I ordered this yesterday thank you ☺ 

richmac

Try the Jackbox set of games (at jackbox games.com or on the Steam games app). 

Everyone sees the same screen via Zoom and you all use your phones as a controller. Highly recommend.