Board games work best physically, not digitally

The buildup to midnight on New Year’s Eve is always fun, but once the champagne’s been popped and the ball’s been dropped, there’s a letdown. Why not try something different this year: a little friendly competition on that game console you got for Christmas.

The best multiplayer games out now come from the music category - guitar games such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero III, karaoke games such as SingStar Pop, rhythm games like Dance Dance Revolution. Shooting games such as Halo 3 and fighting games such as Virtua Fighter 5 also offer entertaining multiplayer mayhem.

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