When the lockdown of 2020 set in, it was quickly realized that game night—along with any group activity—would look a bit different. To combat the sudden need to remain indoors with only those you lived with (or found yourself living with), some innovative entrepreneurs used their bouts of cabin fever and other personal reasons as an impetus to throw the card and board game markets a curveball or two.
With some games serving as direct competitors to classic games already on the market—a trio we’ll call the F.U.B.U. Taboo—to other conversation starters that will stir up more trouble than a new Spades player at the family reunion, we rounded up some of our new favorite Black-owned games for your enjoyment.