Board games were originally quite popular among adults in the 1970s and are experiencing a renewed interest in the past decade, especially those in their 20s and 30s. Board games are popular items at parties, especially when there are large groups of people present. And with all the interesting new board games available, there's no shortage of fun to be had.

The most popular new board game for adults is Cranium. First made popular being sold in Starbucks Cranium is a great game that combines several different genres of games. You basically have word games, charades, Pictionary, and spelling bees all combined into one. It's played in teams and gives players with different types of skills a chance to participate. You are guaranteed a good time with this game.

Whenever you have a large group of people in a party, Taboo is a game that can be played easily. This decades old game is a great icebreaker and is very easy to play. This game entails getting your team to guess a particular word without saying several key words that would easily tip them off. Its ease of playing without any requirement of props makes Taboo one amongst the best sellers.

Balderdash is a game that many people will remember from the 1980s but it is seeing renewed popularity in the past few years. Everyone is given an extremely obscure word that they must make up a definition for. One person must try to guess what the real definition is, which proves to be very difficult. This is a great game that let's everyone be creative and it's great fun listening to what everyone has come up with.

Twister is a game with a long history that people still love to play. This game involves putting your body in some compromising positions, so it's a good idea to be good friends or know the people you're playing with very well. Twister is ideal for a group of four friends.

Trivial Pursuit is fun game for a group of intellectuals. There are many different versions of Trivial Pursuit, the newest being the 1990s version. If you grew up during this time the pop culture should be a fun blast from the past. Younger generations probably won't enjoy the older versions of this game.

Drinking games are a popular past time at parties. There are many different kinds you can play with just a deck of cards or pair of dice. However, game companies are coming out with drinking board games, which were very popular back in the 1960s and 1970s. The latest is a game called I Never. This is a great way to find out facts about your friends that you never would have known, as well as enjoy a few drinks. Be sure to have a designated driver or a place for your friends to crash as you can end up drinking quite a bit.

The days when games were designed only for kids are passe. Now adults too enjoy board, card, and dice games during parties and get together. Adult games can get a party going especially when everyone doesn't know each other. Game companies are increasingly launching older games and inventing new ones to corner this new market.