A Board Game Tournament is a party for between 2 and 20 people. At the party two or more PartyPDF Board Games will be played. Each individual game is played simultaneously by all players. This means there is no player downtime. At the end of each game all players will have scored some points. These points are recorded on their Master Score Sheet and then the next game is played. When all the different games have been played the player with the most points is the tournament winner.

The number of games you play during a tournament is entirely up to you. Each game will take about 25 minutes to play.

If you purchase one of our Themed Tournament Packs your guests will be playing four different games. With a five minute break between each game this means that your tournament will last about two hours.

This is entirely up to you! All the PartyPDF Board Games can be mixed and matched to make up your ideal tournament! However to make it easier for you, PartyPDF also provide Themed Tournament Packs.

If you are choosing your own set of games it is recommended that you choose a selection of Game Types as explained below.

In Race games players are moving their playing pieces by roll of the dice, racing towards an ultimate destination. They will encounter both hazards and assistance along the way.

Examples: Snakes, Ladders & Farmyard Animals, Spook & Werewolf Ludo, Postmen's Christmas Card Race, Coral Reef Pachisi.

In Set Collection games players will be trying to collect specific sets of items. Sometimes the game may simply be a race to see who can select a specific set first. Other times different sets may have different values and the player whose collection of sets have the greatest value will be the winner.

Examples: The Christmas Dinner Buffet Game, Royal Flush Plinko, Big 5 Safari Plinko.

In Stay Alive games players are trying to protect either their playing pieces or some other resource from being depleted or taken out of the game.

Examples: Rainbow & European Battleships, Chessboard Death Maze, "Keep Your Cash" Investment Game.

In Task Completion games players have a certain task to complete. The first player to do this is the winner. Other players may score points according to how much of the task they have completed.

Examples: Mutant Beetle Drive, 9 Card Animal Shade-Off.

In Deduction games players will be asking questions and using the answers to eliminate possibilities, hoping that at the end of the game they will be left with the one and true solution.

Examples: Guess Who is Pumpkin Jack, Guess Whose Christmas Present.

In Point Scoring games players will be gaining points throughout the game. At the end of the game the player with the greatest number of points is the winner.

Examples: Race Around Europe.

Certainly not. All the PartyPDF Bingo Games can be used as part of a tournament, as can all the PartyPDF Team Games & Challenges. All these items come with clear instruction as to how points should be awarded to players at the end of the game.

The only games that cannot be used in a tournament are the “Murder in an Hour” Murder Mystery Games.

Yes, all the PartyPDF games come with instructions on how to play them as Standalone Games. This allows you to play just one game as an ice breaker or activity at the start of your get-together.

The games are all relatively simple so can be played by anyone aged from nine to ninety! It is advised that players aged eight or under play alongside an adult who can assist them if necessary.

All games come with introductory speeches which you the Game Host reads aloud to explain the rules.