Board game characters costume ideas

So, whether you have a soft spot for Operation, Monopoly or Guess Who? I especially enjoyed when my opponent drew a girl as their character because that meant less for me to have to guess. The ratio of men to women in that game is just plain nuts.

Read more ». Our family dresses in theme every year—not an easy feat when you have 7 in your family and the children range in age from 4 to 15! This year we pow-wowed around the kitchen table over several nights and after much back-and-forth and a bit of angst we settled on Monopoly. We have lots of fun family memories around this board game so it seemed a perfect idea though some memories are less happy when a player is crushed into bankruptcy by a sibling!

I had so much fun coming up with this idea for Princess Lolly and Lord Licorice! I first thought of … Read more. I … Read more. I love making my costumes and always try to do something original, and this year my boyfriend and I looked … Read more. Operation is a great game. I was a huge fan of the board game, Battleship from when I was younger.

I decided to re-create the … Read more. When putting together the Professor Plum costume, think of yourself as a nerdy college professor. Wear a purple suit that fits a bit too tight while adding thick glasses to round out the look. Alter the look by turning the professor into a mad scientist or a stiff intellectual. A tiny red dress is all you need to portray Miss Scarlett. Always represented in the game as a black widow or femme fatale, your costume should reflect a woman using her body to distract her potential victim.

Carry a cigarette holder or a red purse to store your weapons. Use a crimson costume for a more outwardly dangerous look. As the possibly less-than-loyal maid of Mr. Boddy, you can choose to go several different directions with your Mrs.

White costume. Use a maid costume larger than your frame and add padding and a white wig to play her as an older servant, or give Miss Scarlett a run for her money with a slinky french maid costume. Keep a duster with you at all times, if only to help conceal your lead pipe. A military men clad in yellow, start with a jacket and add various medals to achieve a respectable look. To better resemble the character as he appears in game artwork, add white facial hair and a monocle. You may be an elderly, wealthy widow, but that doesn't mean you aren't capable of murder.

The costume should resemble an aristocrat, with sapphire jewelry to highlight your color of choice. Wear a flowing blue skirt and matching pillbox hat for a twisted version of Jackie Kennedy.