When you want some entertainment but do not feel like going out, indoor games are the best. Most of the indoor games are good for both physical and mental health. There are a variety of indoor games like board games such as carrom, chess, Ludo, snakes and ladders and table games like table tennis, pool, snooker, billiards and small court games such as badminton and kabaddi. Indoor games help us develop various skills like cognitive skills, calculation, estimation, focus, etc.
Let’s take a closer look at 10 popular indoor games.
Chess: Chess is a very popular board game that challenges your mind. It is loved and played by all age groups, be it children or adults or the elderly. Indians are highly adept at playing chess. The game helps in increasing concentration, patience and judgement. It is played on a chess board by two players with each player playing with 16 pieces. The main objective is leading the opponent’s king into checkmate.
Carrom: There is hardly any house in India where the carrom board game is not played. Carrom is one of the most popular indoor games in the country. A striker is used in the game to pocket one’s carrom men (white or black) as well as the red queen. In modern times, people who want to enjoy the game without having to find a partner to play with can download a carrom app for free on their mobiles and enjoy unlimited gaming. The carrom board online game has gained the same popularity as its real-world version. Online carrom has appealing visuals and offers huge cash prizes and many other benefits that increase your interest in the game. Playing Carrom board online gives you the experience of playing equally authentic carrom. There are many free carom board app available you can download one and enjoy gaming.
Ludo: Ludo is a strategy board game for two to four players. Players race their four tokens from start to finish on the basis of the rolls of a single dice. Ludo is derived from the Indian game Pachisi, but it is simpler. Special areas of the Ludo board are typically colored bright yellow, green, red, and blue. Each player is assigned a color and has four tokens in that colour. The board is normally square with a cross-shaped playing space.
Snakes and Ladders: Snakes and ladders is an ancient Indian board game played by two or more players on a game board having numbered, gridded squares. There are pictures of a number of ladders and snakes on the board, each connecting two specific board squares. The objective of the game is to navigate one’s game piece, according to dice rolls, from the start (bottom square) to the finish (top square), helped or hindered by ladders and snakes, respectively. The game is a simple race based on sheer luck, and is popular with children.
Rummy: Rummy is a card-matching game in which players match cards of the same rank or sequence and same suit. The goal is to build melds, which consist of sets (three or four cards of the same value and same suit) and runs/sequences (three or more cards of the same suit in sequence). There are several variants of rummy and Indian rummy is the most popular in India.
Table Tennis: Table tennis, also called ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a small ball back and forth across a table using small rackets. The game is played on a hard table divided by a net. It requires a lot of practice and skills to play this game well.
Snooker: Snooker is similar to carrom: the difference is that snooker is played on a table with pockets with different colored balls. A stick called a cue is used to pocket those balls into the six pockets. It is more popular with teenagers and adults.
Badminton: This game has gained greater popularity as several Indian badminton players have got us accolades and have won many international tournaments. It is played with rackets and a shuttlecock is hit back and forth over the net by players. It can be played in singles or doubles.
Kabaddi: You can see kids or even adults playing this traditional Indian game anywhere. It has become so popular that there are tournaments or leagues which are now telecast and people support their favorite teams and players. One needs to be physically strong and have a lot of stamina to play this game.
Puzzles and Crosswords: These are educational games that challenge your mind. They require mental abilities rather than physical strength.
In this age of technology, you can download and play most of these indoor games online on your smartphone.
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