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Outfoxed! Game | Board Game | Ages 5+ | 2-4 Players | 20 Minutes Playing Time

Outfoxed!, a cooperative whodunnit for ages five and up, for two to four players, taking about 20 minutes. Players work together to find the fox that stole the pie before it escapes. Cooperative games are ideal when everyone's cooped up: nobody sulks about losing.

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Zombie Kidz Evolution | Board Game | Ages 7+ | 2 - 4 Players

A board game that needs no batteries or Wi-Fi, so it still works when the power goes out. Zombies have taken over the school, and players work together to drive them out before they wreck the gym and the library. Everyone wins or loses together, which suits younger children. The game changes as you play, with new rules and pieces unlocking over many games, so it stays fresh through long, dark evenings.

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Kingdomino | Board game | Ages 8+ | 2-4 Players | 15 Minutes Playing Time

Kingdomino, a quick tile-laying game for ages eight and up, for two to four players, taking about 15 minutes. Players build a kingdom from domino-style tiles. It's easy to learn and short enough to play again and again on a long evening without power.

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Sushi Go Card Game | Ages 8+ | 2-5 Players |15 Minutes Playing Time

Sushi Go Party, a fast card game for two to eight players aged eight and up, mixing strategy, memory, and quick decisions. It works for big family gatherings as well as small groups. Light enough to pack in a grab bag.

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Ticket To Ride First Journey Europe Board Game | Ages 6+ | For 2 To 4 Players | Average Playtime 15-30 Minutes

Ticket to Ride: First Journey Europe, a junior version of the classic train game for ages six and up, two to four players, 15 to 30 minutes. Children claim routes across Europe and complete tickets. A great way to introduce younger players to proper board games.

Monopoly | Board Game| Ages 8+ | 2-6 players

Monopoly, for two to six players aged eight and up. Buy properties, charge rent, and bankrupt your relatives. It's the classic long game for a long evening, and that's exactly what a power cut needs. Best played by lantern light.

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Trivial Pursuit Family Edition | Board Game | Age 8+ | 2-4 players

Trivial Pursuit Family Edition, for two to four players aged eight and up, with separate question cards for children and adults across six categories. It means everyone can play on an equal footing. A good way to fill an evening without screens.

Cluedo I Board Game | Age 8+ | 2-6 players

Cluedo, for two to six players aged eight and up. Who killed Dr Black in Tudor Mansion, with what, and in which room? A British classic that works brilliantly by candlelight, and one that most generations in the house will already know how to play.

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Scrabble Board Game with Wood Tiles

Scrabble with a double-sided board: classic Scrabble on one side, and Scrabble Together on the other, a cooperative version with easier scoring and 50 goal cards. For two to four players aged ten and up. The cooperative side keeps younger or competitive players happy.

Peradix Chess Set | Wooden Magnetic Chess Board

A wooden magnetic chess set: the pieces stay in place even if the board is knocked or tipped. That makes it ideal for travel, outdoor play, or a game paused for a few days. Chess is a quiet, absorbing way to pass an evening without power.

Risk | Board Game | Age 10+ | 2-5 players

Risk, for two to five players aged ten and up: command armies, take territories, and outwit your rivals. It's a long strategy game for families who enjoy a proper battle of wits, and it fills an evening very nicely.

Classic Draughts - Checkers for Children and Adults

A lightweight draughts set that folds in half for compact storage. Draughts is simple enough for young children to learn, but still has enough strategy for adults. A small, cheap addition to the family games box.

15 Inch Backgammon Set

A 15-inch backgammon set in a leatherette briefcase with gold latches and a padded handle, with a velvety board and felt-lined dice cups that keep the noise down. It's elegant enough to leave out, and easy to carry to a neighbour's.

Subbuteo England Main Game

Subbuteo, the iconic table football game for the living room, in the England edition. It's a true family game, and a nostalgic one for grown-ups who played it themselves. It needs no power, only a flat table and a steady finger.

Dyna-Living Mini Chinese Mahjong Set

A small travel Chinese mahjong set with 144 tiles, in a carry box with a handle, weighing about 900g. Mahjong is absorbing, sociable, and easy to learn once someone teaches you. Perfect for a long evening, and compact enough to travel.

Scalextric

A Scalextric set featuring two classic 1980s Lotus Formula 1 cars, with track and controllers. It's a fantastic family activity, though it needs mains power to run. Save it for days when the power's on but everyone's stuck indoors, during snow or flooding, say.

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Connect 4 | Age 6+ | 2 Players

Connect 4, for two players aged six and up: race to get four counters of your colour in a row. Quick to explain, quick to play, and endlessly repeatable. It's very good at keeping younger children busy while the adults get on with things.

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Playing Cards

Waddingtons No. 1 playing cards, the traditional British pack. A deck of cards weighs nothing, takes no power, and offers dozens of games, from Snap to Rummy. Put one in every grab bag, and one in the kitchen drawer.

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Professional Poker Set with Mat, Casino Texas Hold'em and Blackjack Games

A poker set with 200 weighted chips, a playing mat, and cards, for Texas Hold'em and blackjack. Play for chips and matchsticks rather than money, and it's a sociable way to fill an evening for older teenagers and adults. Keep it for grown-up games nights.

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Bond Brain Training: Number Puzzles |Puzzle Book | Ages 9+

Bond Brain Training Number Puzzles, for ages nine and up, designed to build maths skills for the 11+ and other entrance exams. It's useful practice at any time, and particularly handy if school is closed for a few days.

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Amazing Brain Games for Clever Kids | Puzzle Book | Ages 8-12

Amazing Brain Games for Clever Kids, a puzzle book for ages eight to 12 with over 100 puzzles, including mazes, spot-the-difference, word searches, and number pyramids. A book of puzzles keeps a child busy for hours, with no batteries required.

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12 Pack Fidget Spinners Set
for Kids

Twelve colourful fidget spinners sized for children's hands. They make good party-bag fillers and small rewards, and they help fidgety children settle. A cheap and cheerful thing to hand out during a long day indoors.

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100 Children's Number Puzzles and Games | Puzzle Book | Ages 7-9

A book of 100 number puzzles and games for ages seven to nine, from counting challenges and times-table teasers to sudoku and magic squares. Learning disguised as play, which is a useful thing to have if schools close for snow or flooding.

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Marvin's Magic - Treasured Tricks Wooden Illusion Set
for Kids

A wooden magic set for young magicians, with tricks including escaping coloured blocks, a vanishing rabbit, and rising cards, in a sturdy wooden box. Learning a trick, and then performing it to the household, can fill an entire afternoon.

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National Geographic Kids Magic Set

A National Geographic Kids magic set that teaches the techniques behind famous tricks, including cups and balls, a thumb tip, the ball and vase, and a coin case, with a magic wand. A great way to keep a child busy and give them a show to put on.

LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Storage Box Set

A large box of LEGO Classic bricks in 33 colours, with windows, doors, and ideas to build, for ages four and up. LEGO keeps children of all ages occupied for hours, with no power needed. The box keeps everything together when you've finished.

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STEM Toys for Kids - Robot Building Kit

A STEM kit for building five different robots: a wind-powered car, a tank, a glider, a crawler, and an auto-turning robot. Everything is included except batteries. It's designed for ages eight and up, or six and up with help. A screen-free afternoon project.

Ravensburger GraviTrax Starter Set - Marble Run, STEM And Construction Toy

The Ravensburger GraviTrax starter set, a marble run construction kit with 122 pieces and nine designs to begin with, for ages eight and up. It teaches gravity and momentum through play and keeps children busy for hours. Expandable with add-on sets.

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12-in-1 Education DIY Solar Robot Toys Building Science Kits for Kids Age 8+

A 12-in-1 solar robot kit for ages eight and up: build robots that move on land or water, powered by the sun. It teaches problem solving and patience, and needs no batteries. A good way to show children how solar power works.

Melissa & Doug Suspend Family Games for Kids and Adults

Suspend, a balancing game for children and adults: take turns hanging wire rods on a stand without tipping it over. Every game looks different, and there are several rule variations. Tense, quiet, and absorbing, it's a good game for a candlelit evening.

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