Why offer board games in a hostel?

Board games are more than just entertainment — they become a real atmosphere booster.

  • Create spontaneous encounters: in a hostel, everything revolves around sharing. Games facilitate exchanges between travelers from different countries.
  • Liven up common areas: lounge, bar, shared kitchen… games bring life and encourage interactions.
  • Keep guests engaged during quiet times: during the day or evening, they offer a simple, accessible and sociable activity.
  • Enhance the guest experience: a hostel where people play games is a hostel guests remember and recommend.

By offering suitable games, you strengthen the warm and community-oriented identity of your hostel.

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How to offer board games in a hostel?

Simply placing board games on a shelf does not guarantee they will be used. Without guidance, this investment can quickly lose value and gather dust. It’s a bit like leaving a musical instrument in a room without any instructions: the equipment is there, but no one knows how to use it — and it remains unused.

With our Dabou packs, everything is optimized to make games easy and accessible. Your guests have everything they need to start a game quickly and fully enjoy the playful experience without frustration.

Challenges faced by hostels

Making board games available to young travelers may seem simple. I buy the games, put them out, and that’s it… but several obstacles often appear (don’t worry — we have the solution below):

  • Rules explanation and facilitation: you may not always have someone to explain the rules and guide players. Ideally, there should be an autonomous solution so players can learn the rules via video.
  • Language accessibility: it is not always easy to find games playable in French, Dutch, and English for all your guests. Buying games in each language can also quickly become expensive and take up too much space.
  • Incomplete or fragile games: guests are not always careful. Once pieces are missing or damaged, games can quickly become unusable. Ideally, you need games where a missing piece is not a major issue.
  • Selection, purchasing, and preparation: choosing the right games, buying them, unpacking them and making them immediately ready to play requires time and organization. The ideal solution is everything delivered ready-to-use without spending hours sorting or preparing games for your guests.

With Dabou, all these problems are solved: our board game packs are multilingual, ready-to-use, and delivered with everything your guests need to play quickly and easily.

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Discover our board game packs for your hostel

To make integrating board games into your hostel easy, we offer several tailored packs:

  1. Starter Pack – Ideal for testing the concept. The essentials for maximum guest enjoyment.
  2. Protect Pack – Includes card protection to ensure significantly longer durability.
  3. Premium Ludobox – Comes with a wooden display stand, creating a dedicated game space that makes them more visible and attractive to your guests.

Each pack is ready-to-use and delivered with all necessary instructions so your guests can start playing as soon as they arrive.