Top 5 Board Games For Secret Santa

18.11.2025

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The season of Christmas trees, tangerines and… Secret Santa is coming! If you are looking for an inexpensive, versatile and guaranteed successful gift, a board game will be the perfect option. The game evokes positive emotions and creates an atmosphere of joint leisure.

Here is a selection of the 5 best and budget-friendly board games in Ukrainian that are perfect for gifts.

1. SWEET & SPICY: BATTLE OF THE SEALS

Anyone who has ever seen with their own eyes how cats can fight will never tell anyone about it, because they are so terrified. Take a close look at these kittens. Are they cute? It seems... But you are very wrong: these are real fighting machines, full of the desire to win no matter what!

The main goal of any player in "Sweet & Spicy: Battle of the Seals" is to get rid of all the cards in their hand. The game can be played with a standard set of cards, or you can add universal cards to complicate the gameplay and bring a little chaos to it. Universal cards are actually jokers that allow you to always win checks, but do not bring victory trophies if you lay out such a card from your hand last.

2.COUP: STEAMPUNK

The game takes place in 1886, an alternate reality of steampunk. You are the head of a clan fighting for influence in smoky London. In a city ruled by a weak and corrupt court, full of intrigue and power-hungry people. You must manipulate, bluff and use influence to pave your way to power.

Players take turns in a clockwise direction. On their turn, a player must take one action. A move cannot be skipped. After choosing an action, other players have the option to block or challenge that action.

If the action has not been challenged or blocked by other players, it is performed. You can challenge actions before they are performed or blocked.

When a player has lost all of his influence and both of his cards are face down in front of him, he is immediately out of the game. He leaves his cards face down and returns all of his coins to the treasury.

3. POINT CITY

You think you're looking at an ordinary deck of cards, but in reality, a large, thriving city has appeared before your eyes! Believe it or not, everyone will decide for themselves, but if you want to prove to other players that you know how to build a city, get ready for a real economic battle!

4.CARTOGRAPHERS

Brave knights set off on a campaign to the northern outskirts of the kingdom of Nalos. As the chief court cartographer, you are tasked with mapping out your new possessions. However, the wayward queen has a special view of these territories, and it changes as often as the seasons. Every 3 months, she issues a decree that determines which lands she considers most valuable in that season. If you manage to please her taste, you can significantly increase your reputation at court.

Meanwhile, the northern lands are not waiting for you with open arms. The nomadic tribes are clearly not thrilled about the invasion of foreigners, so be extremely careful when mapping new territories... and always beware of ambushes. Plot as many valuable lands as possible on parchment, and one day you will be called the greatest cartographer in the history of the kingdom!

5. HONEYMOON ADVENTURE

Do you want to enjoy delicious honey? Then go with the bears to the honey forest! True, the honey is guarded by bees, but will that stop us?

You will collect honey in your jars until the bees notice. After that, you will have to run away with the amount of honey you managed to collect! There are two modes available to players, which differ in the level of interaction between the participants.

On your turn, you place a honey card in your jar, play or discard an action card. You cannot look at the cards in the jars until the very end of the game. Action cards allow you to manipulate the cards. For example, binoculars allow you to look at the cards in the jars, and an umbrella protects your cards from your opponents.