In the realm of two-player games, Codenames is best for people who like to cooperate rather than compete. To put it simply, Scott Cooper, owner of Blue Highway Games, says, “Players make associations between words as they cooperate to identify targets with a limited number of guesses.”

While It Takes Two, Hazelight Studios’ other co-op adventure game, is still a great gift for couples, Split Fiction offers a similarly zany and imaginative adventure for two players. It’s the kind of game where sitting side by side with your mom might bring you a little closer.

The gift of community can be especially meaningful for moms who feel isolated. Kristin Teig for League of Kitchens . Picture a mom and the image is one filled with the busyness of