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If you’re looking for a last-minute gift idea, or a way to spend quality time together with your household at home into the new year, games are a great way to go. It’s also a great opportunity to support Black-owned businesses — which make up only a small percentage of the games industry — in a year when 40% of Black businesses are expected to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Below, check out five board and card games — ranging from party games to fun-yet-educational titles — all created by Black-owned gaming companies! Some are shipping now, others are available for preorder, but all are sure to be great additions to game night.

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BRILLIANT OR BS? TRIVIA PARTY GAME

Call out players on their BS in this game that proves it’s not what you know, it’s what other people think you know. (Check out our full review of this game here!)

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99

VERIFIED: THE GAME

Verified Game and Box

Be the first player to collect 50,000 likes and 50,000 followers to "get verified" and win this party game for social media lovers. To earn likes and followers, players must answer questions based on viral sensations and do entertaining challenges.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $24.99

TRAP WARS

Trap Wars game box and contents

This party game, original in both The Original Edition and The Black History Edition, celebrates Black culture. Players get their team to guess the word on their card without using any of the listed "trap" words. The game features family-friendly content.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99+

FINANCIAL IQ: FIQUESTIONS

FiQuestions game and cards

When is the last time you had a conversation with family and friends about income, savings, credit, debt, investing, or expenses? FiQuestions is a financial flashcard game that features 69 questions to help normalize these conversations, designed to help break the generational cycle of not discussing finances.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $25.00

BLACK WALL STREET THE GAME

Black Wall Street game box

Inspired by the real businesses and events from early-1900s Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Black Wall Street (one of the most economically successful communities in American History), this board game is designed to help players increase both their financial literacy and their Black history knowledge.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.99 (preorder)

About the author

Madeleine Buckley

Madeleine Buckley

Madeleine Buckley was a Senior Editor at The Pop Insider, The Toy Insider, and The Toy Book. She covered all things toys and fandom, and has appeared on Cheddar and a variety of regional news networks to talk about the latest trends in both. She is a movie score enthusiast, mediocre knitter, proud Syracuse alumna, and Marvel lover. You can usually find her at the movies or hanging out at home with her super-pup, Parker.

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