Playing board games with friends and family can be one of the best ways to feel connected and relieve that stress. Luckily, as with so many other things in life right now, you can play those games with friends and family online. Wirecutter editor Tim Barribeau has some great suggestions for digital board gaming in his article on how to be social while social distancing. Here are even more ways to expand on that idea and make an evening of it. Paperless Post has some great designs for a game-night invite, whether you want to go cutesy or retro.

No matter where you are in your social distancing journey , we can all agree: Few things sound better than a night with friends or family doing absolutely anything but scrolling through Netflix for the millionth time. Thankfully, you can throw a virtual game night this weekend—the world is your app store, and a entertaining evening is only a FaceTime or Zoom call away. Now I understand not everyone or everyone's family and friends are super tech-savvy, so I've broken down these nine games ahead into three different categories 1 for online gaming beginners; 2 family-appropriate games for every age; and 3 for your friends' eyes and ears only. It's the game that has surpassed generations of technological advances, and it's finally made it to the final boss of them all—your phone!

Close the distance with fun games you can play from the comfort of separate homes. One of the unexpected silver linings of having more idle time at home is picking up the phone to call our loved ones. But since most days are spent within the confines of our homes or short walks through the neighborhood—at a six-foot distance, of course —there may not always be something new to discuss. From digital takes on classic games we all love to digital gatherings for all, try these 10 virtual game ideas.