The 2022 Round-Up of Board Games for Kids
Board games are a great, inexpensive way for families to spend quality time together, especially on cold or rainy days. Check out our favorite classic board games for kids, plus the top games from last year.
From rainy days to family vacations, breaking out a board game is an excellent way to engage your children while hitting pause on electronics.
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Whether you're looking for some of the best games that are new and different or would rather throw it back to the classics, there are many options. Board games aren't just fun for the kids; they're entertaining for the whole family.
The Best Classic Board Games for Kids
Ages 3 and Up
1. Candy Land
Candy Land
Product Price
$12.99
If you loved playing the Candy Land board game when you were a child, you can share the experience with your loved ones and start down the "magical" road to sweet surprises! This adorable version of the classic Candy Land game features gingerbread men as movers, colored cards, and fun illustrations that kids love, with different destinations like Cookie Commons and the chunky Chocolate Mountain. Players choose their cards, move their pawns, and let their imaginations soar as they make their way to the castle to win! For 2 to 4 players.
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Candy Land was invented in 1948 by a schoolteacher stricken by polio. She created the game for children suffering from the same illness. Since then, it's been a staple of playrooms everywhere. No reading is required, and preschoolers can match their colored cards to the game board. So when you're ready to introduce young children to a board game, this is a delicious option.
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2. Chutes and Ladders
Chutes and Ladders
Product Price
$12.99
Players scramble to the top of the game board without slip-sliding down. Land on good deeds to climb ladders, but watch out for the chutes. Children can practice counting and number recognition as they travel along the gameboard to get to the top. The classic game challenges you to scramble to the top of the gameboard without slip-sliding down.
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The simple rules, along with no reading required, make Chutes and Ladders a longtime favorite for game-loving families with little children. The always-fun spinner helps little ones learn their numbers, and sliding the game pieces up and down is entertaining for everyone.
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Ages 4 and Up
3. Twister
Twister
Product Price
$15.69
People have been getting twisted and tangled playing Twister since the 1960s! You'll fall over with laughter as you get 'tied up in knots'! Twister is played on a large plastic mat spread on the floor or ground. The mat is the board game. The mat has four rows of large colored circles on it with a different color in each row: red, yellow, blue, and green. A spinner is attached to a square board and serves as a die for the game.
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If you're ready to get up and move, Twister is a great way to balance, twist and turn, but make sure you don't fall down! Twister is a fun and challenging way for the whole family to burn a little energy for those days you're stuck inside. With a colorful spinner and large game board, even little ones will enjoy getting twisted.
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Ages 5 and Up
4. Scrabble
Scrabble
Product Price
$11.82
Scrabble, the classic crossword game, is full-on fun for friends and family. You can feel the excitement begin as soon as you rack up your letters, choose a great word, and hope to land on a triple-word score. Play the popular Scrabble game the classic way as you take on opponents head-to-head, for a challenging and fun time whether you're a beginner or an expert.
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Everyone knows Scrabble, with its familiar tan tiles and their pleasant clicking sound, and triple-word score squares that you want to use with a high-point Q, Z, or J. Scrabble is an educational and strategic family board game. Keep a dictionary close by if you really want to challenge each other!
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5. Trouble
Trouble
Product Price
$6.59
The Trouble game is peg-popping fun! The excitement begins as soon as a player presses the Pop-O-Matic bubble to roll the die. In the Trouble board game, kids race to get all their game pieces around the board; but be careful! A player could get bumped and sent back to the beginning. Kids can play the classic Trouble game or a more challenging version with Power Up spaces. Be the first player to get all 4 pegs into the Finish zone to win.
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With a built-in pop-o-Matic dice roller, you don't have to worry about small dice rolling away. Trouble has an exciting game board and surprising twists and turns. It's a perfect game of luck and chance, and your whole family will be on the edge of their seats waiting to see what happens with each irresistible "pop" of the dice.
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Ages 6 and Up
6. Connect 4
Connect 4
Product Price
$10.99
Challenge a friend to rule the grid in Connect 4 Classic Grid, the game where strategy drives the competition! Line ‘em up and go for the win! Choose the gold discs or the red discs and drop them into the grid. When you get 4 discs in a row, you win. It’s simple, fast, and fun. Master the grid!
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Connect 4 is a classic grid with two colors. Players race to connect 4. Connect 4 is simple and fast and one of the best games for short attention spans. The more you play, the more strategy children learn, which means they'll keep wanting to come back for more!
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7. Guess Who?
Guess Who?
Product Price
$11.95
It's the classic Guess Who? game – the original guessing game! Is your person wearing a hat? Does your person have blue eyes? Kids will delight in asking questions about an opponent's mystery character. The first player to guess their opponent’s mystery character correctly wins the game!
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Guess Who? is the original guessing game. There are two game boards and cards that are easy to interchange, so this game can be played repeatedly without becoming predictable. Whether it's your 10-year-old or 5-year-old, your child is sure to get excited each time they get close to figuring out who's left standing.
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8. Mancala
Mancala
Product Price
$26.99
Enjoy your favorite fast-moving game of skill and strategy with the Best Chess Set's Melissa solid wood folding Mancala set. Mancala can be played by players of all ages. It is played throughout the world and has been especially popular all over Africa and the Middle East for Centuries. The game dates back thousands of years ago and is said to have originated in Ancient Egypt. Mancala can be played by two players or two teams. The playing board has two rows, each containing six recessed circular spaces, as well as one larger recessed oblong space (also called the “home”) at either end. The playing board is laid horizontally between the two players. Each player (or team) takes 24 game beads and places six of them in each of the six circular spaces on his or her side of the playing board. Each player's home space is the large recessed space on the right side of the playing board. The object of the game is to collect the greatest number of beads. The wood used to create this game comes from the USA and is eco-friendly. Please make sure to measure our board dimensions to see if they fit your needs before ordering. Best Chess Set is a California-based company and this product is assembled in China in our own quality-controlled factory.
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Perfect for traveling, this is a great addition to your vacation entertainment. Mancala is a game of strategy and patience for the whole family. Mancala is fast-moving, so it can be a little challenging for younger kids to keep up at first, but after a little while, they'll love this strategy board game and want to play it all the time.
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9. Operation
Operation
Product Price
$17.00
It's the classic family favorite with an updated look and funny ailments! Cavity Sam is feeling a bit under the weather, and kids will love to "operate" and make him better. Your child will grab the tweezers and giggle with delight trying to take out all of Cavity Sam's funny ailments without getting "buzzed"!
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Fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination are essential in the operating room and this classic board game. Even the most careful younger players will get a kick out of trying to operate without setting off the buzzer. Operation is a fun family board game, but it's entertaining for solo players, too. Entertaining for everyone from six-year-olds to 40-year-olds and beyond. Hint: make sure your younger kids don't lose the little pieces!
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10. Sorry
Sorry
Product Price
$9.89
In this edition of the Sorry! game, each player gets 4 pawns to move around the gameboard. Players need to pick a 1 or a 2 card to get a pawn out of the starting area, and then challenge opponents in this classic game of sweet revenge! It's an unpredictable game of strategy, chance, and luck as players chase, race, bump, slide, and score. Be the first player to get all 4 pawns to home base to win. This family board game is a great choice for Family Game Night! For ages 6 and up. Hasbro Gaming and all related trademarks and logos are trademarks of Hasbro, Inc.
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Easy for beginners to learn for your next game night, Sorry! is a Hasbro classic board game. An unpredictable board game of mostly chance and luck, your children are sure to delight in sending their opponents sliding backward. Everyone will have fun yelling "sorry!" on game nights.
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Ages 7 and Up
11. Chinese Checkers
Chinese Checkers
Product Price
$18.99
This set comes with 60 Wooden pegs and each one is made from all-natural wooden materials as well as the board itself. Silly Goose Games is dedicated to quality craftsmanship, we take extra time and effort to ensure this is the best Chinese Checkers set you can find. This set supports up to six players which makes for some fast, frantic games that will be sure to liven up family game night.
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Up to six teams of players can join in the fun of this family board game. Older players can teach younger ones about strategy when they play a cooperative game in teams of two. Despite the name "Chinese Checkers," it was invented in Germany in 1892.
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Ages 8 and Up
12. Clue
Clue
Product Price
$8.76
One murder… 6 suspects. In this suspenseful Clue game, players have to find out who's responsible for murdering Mr. Boddy of Tudor Mansion in his own home. Get the scoop on the mansion's rooms, weapons, and guests and start detecting! Was it Plum with the wrench in the library? Or Green with the candlestick in the study? Eliminate information throughout the game in this classic whodunit. The player who correctly accuses Who, What, and Where wins!
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With a bit of murder and some curious mystery, Clue is a great board game for family game night. Keep players guessing as you work to determine who, what and where. If your kids like problem-solving and puzzles, then this game of questions and answers in search of the killer's identity is an excellent game for them.
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13. Game of Life
Game of Life
Product Price
$19.99
In The Game of Life game players can make their own exciting choices as they move through the twists and turns of life. Move the car token around the gameboard from Start to Retirement, and experience unexpected surprises related to family, career, dream vacations, and other milestones of life. Once everyone reaches the end of the game at retirement, everyone pays their debts and adds up their wealth. The player with the most money at the end of the game wins!
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For longer games that will keep everyone busy for a few hours, the Game of Life is one of the best board games you can find. There's a fun spinner, and players get to choose which adventure their characters will go on. Game of Life is better for older kids, but the whole family can play with a bit of patience. The real-life choices, including careers, vacations, and family size, make this a family game night favorite.
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14. Monopoly
Monopoly
Product Price
$22.77
It's the fast-dealing property trading game where players buy, sell, dream and scheme their way to riches. This version of the Monopoly game welcomes the Rubber Ducky, Tyrannosaurus Rex, and Penguin into its family of tokens. Choose your token, place it on GO!, and roll the dice to own it all! There can be only one winner in the Monopoly game. Will it be you?
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Monopoly is a classic real estate game with many skills to master that can sometimes mimic reality. There are junior editions, city editions, expansion packs, and speed cards. Learn all about buying, saving, selling, and negotiating, critical skills when dealing with money and business. Because players have to interact with each other and not just the board, it's a cooperative game that teaches good sportsmanship and a little bit of self-preservation.
Special editions are available for younger kids.
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Ages 10 and Up
15. Chess
Chess
Product Price
$10.88
The Family Classics Chess edition is perfect for both beginners and experienced players, making it a great chess set to add to your family game collection. This set includes a heavy-duty folding chess board for easy storage and 32 black and ivory full-size Staunton chess pieces, featuring a 2.63" King.
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Chess is a game of strategy, patience, and lots of thinking. From pawns to kings, there are many different game pieces. Recommended for children ages 10 years old and above (though younger kids have been known to play it), Chess is difficult for beginners. Still, for those who get hooked, it's a neverending form of entertainment and something they can do with people wherever they go, from home to halfway around the world.
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Best New Board Games of 2021 and 2022
Game fans are always on the lookout for the best board games to add to their collections. Whether it's a card game or a dice game or an adventure-themed build-a-city game, finding a fun game for a family game night can be challenging. These are some of the highest recommended and sure-to-be favorites for 2021 and beyond.
Ages 4 and Up
16. Funko Disney Mickey and Beanstalk Game
Funko Disney Mickey and Beanstalk Game
Product Price
$19.99
This cooperative game continues the classic adventure from Disney’s Mickey and the Beanstalk. Join Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy, as you work together to collect food from the Giant’s table. Don’t get caught or the Giant will lock the food away! Rescue the Golden Harp from the lock box and slide down the vine to bring everything home. Feed the village and return the harp to Happy Valley to win!
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The visual appeal of this game will draw in your younger players and keep them engaged as they try to steal food from the giant and keep from getting captured. Characters go spinning down the vine on the three-dimensional board for hours of the family game night fun.
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Ages 8 and Up
17. Cat and Mouth
Cat and Mouth
Product Price
$19.82
A fiercely competitive, magnet-powered, highly addicting, Pinball’ish game! A Game of Cat & Mouth is all about fast-flinging and quick thinking with a touch of precision. In Exploding Kitten’s first two-player game, the first player to land all of the balls of one color onto your opponent’s side wins! It’s like air hockey, but instead of air and hockey, it’s cats and rainbows! It’s cutthroat multiplayer pinball.
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Simple, portable, and family-friendly, Cat and Mouth is old-fashioned, finger-flicking fun. Each player tries to get balls through the cat's mouth in a competition reminiscent of old-fashioned pinball games. The box is the gameboard, so it's a great game to take along on vacations, family visits, or other gatherings.
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18. The Initiative
The Initiative
Product Price
$59.95
"In 1994, four teenagers find a mysterious game at a yard sale. As they play it, they discover it is strangely connected to their lives. What will they risk to unravel the secrets of The Initiative? The Initiative is a unique cooperative board game of clever strategy, codebreaking, and visual storytelling."
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Part escape room, part Jumanji-type adventure, The Initiative is a clue-solving, code-cracking board game the whole family will enjoy. The Initiative is a great game for encouraging teamwork and it keeps everyone thinking and talking about how to find the answers to the puzzles to cross the finish line.
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19. Labyrinth
Labyrinth
Product Price
$31.99
Ravensburger produces tons of exciting versions of the ‘Labyrinth’ game based on all your favorite characters and there’s something for all ages, from Paw Patrol to Harry Potter.
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This is no usual maze game. Labyrinth is a board game that will have the whole family racing to clear their path toward the treasure by shifting the walls of the Labyrinth. But watch out for traps – the walls are constantly moving.
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Ages 10 and Up
20. Spaceteam
Spaceteam
Product Price
$27.95
Spaceteam is a quick-to-learn, quick-to-play game. You can learn how to play in under 2 minutes, and gameplay lasts 5 minutes or less. Watch the how to play the video to see how a typical game is played. Learn and explore more of the details of Spaceteam below.
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Fast, loud, and lots of fun, Spaceteam is a card-tossing, word-yelling fun game that doesn't take long to play–the perfect game for fast-moving families with packed schedules. The family-friendly chaos means lots of laughs for everyone.
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21. What Next?
What Next?
Product Price
$50.00
An action adventure board game with over 60 mini-games that you’ll need to master. You’re being chased through the jungle by a giant koala. Will you vote to climb up a tree and hide or to escape through the swamp? If you take a wrong turn or fail a challenge, add a peril piece to the ‘Tower of Peril’. If it topples, it’s game over! All the adventures and challenges can be completed with 1-4 players aged 10+.
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Part adventure and part skill challenges, What Next is a cooperative and team-based board game that involves a giant koala, danger at every corner, and a few tasks to make the whole family giggle. What Next has so many different components that it will never get boring, which makes it a great choice for older kids who may be reluctant to join in the fun.
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New Games Kids and Grown-Ups Will Love
Ages 3 and Up
22. Clack!
Clack!
Product Price
$15.12
Race to build the tallest stack in this magnetic game with a satisfying “clack”
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Great for younger children, this game comes with two dice and magnetic discs that snap together with a satisfying "clack!" Match the right shape and color and see who can get the tallest stack. Clack teaches visual reinforcement and hand-eye coordination to young children.
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23. Richard Scarry's Busy Town - Eye Found It
Richard Scarry's Busy Town - Eye Found It
Product Price
$268.16
Fun play experience - Eye Found It is a ton of fun for 2-4 players and makes a great gift for kids and families. It's a cooperative game for preschoolers where you race across Busytown along a game board that's more than 6 feet long
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This game board is a cooperative game geared towards younger children, and it's 6 feet long. There's a colorful spinner and four game pieces. Two to four players work as a team while they take turns using object identification and matching skills. This is one of the best games for young children to learn how to play cooperatively.
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24. Zingo
Zingo
Product Price
$21.99
Zingo is one of ThinkFun's most popular and best-selling games, and is the winner of an Oppenheim Gold Award and Parents’ Choice Gold Award, among others. It's a fun pre-reading game for ages 4 and up, and is a great holiday or birthday present for kids. Zingo is made with high-quality components, and comes with a very clear and easy-to-understand instruction manual - you'll be able to play within minutes of opening the box. Like all of ThinkFun's games, Zingo is built to develop critical thinking skills and makes for a fun and challenging activity. Playing will improve language skills through fun and fast-paced play.
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Perfect for younger children who want to participate in game night, Zingo is non-stop fun with easy cleanup. Zingo is a fun spin on the classic game of Bingo, where you race to be the first to fill your card. Zingo is a great way to reinforce language and matching skills. Used in classrooms for many younger kids, including preschoolers, Zingo is great for family fun and for children to play independently.
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Ages 4 and Up
25. Hoot Owl Hoot
Hoot Owl Hoot
Product Price
$15.99
Play a color card and fly to that space. Draw a sun card and you're one step closer to daylight! Help all of the owls get home before the sun rises and everyone wins! If all the owls make it to the nest before the Sun Token reaches the end of the track you win! Don't let any owls fall too far behind. It's hard to catch up with the other owls!
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Rather than having players compete against each other, this game is cooperative and requires teamwork. This is an excellent game for little ones who can practice problem-solving skills while working together to beat the rising sun. Players have to get the owls back to their nest, and everybody wins.
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Ages 5 and Up
26. Blokus
Blokus
Product Price
$24.99
Stake your claim and protect your territory with the Blokus game! It takes less than a minute to learn but offers endless strategy and fun challenges for the whole family. Each player gets a set of 21 pieces – in red, blue, green, or yellow – then takes turns placing them on the board. There's just one rule: each piece you play must touch at least one other piece of the same color, but only at the corners! The goal is to fit the most pieces on the board. The game ends when no more pieces can be placed down, and the player with the lowest number remaining wins! For players 7 years and older.
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Sure to be a game night favorite, Blokus received a Mensa award as one of the best games promoting brain activity. Blokus is fun for all ages, and it's sure to make you think as you strategize how to place your colored pieces on the game board, which becomes more challenging as the board fills up. Blokus is like Tetris, but for two to four players. Each round of Blokus typically lasts 30 minutes, which is quick enough to keep the attention span of younger players.
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27. Heist
Heist
Product Price
$27.00
Can you and your team pull off the heist of the century in five minutes or less? Find out in the thrilling new electronic, cooperative game from movable USA. This game mixes skill and action with teamwork. With five progressive game levels, Players of all ages will love this game.
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Heist is a fast-paced cooperative team challenge game, perfect for your next family game night. With five progressive game levels, Heist grows more challenging the more you play. Be ready for a lot of quick thinking during short 5-minute games.
Ages 5 and up
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Ages 6 and Up
28. Qwirkle
Qwirkle
Product Price
$24.92
Featuring a massive amount of in-game choices, including 3 tiles each of 36 possible color symbol combinations, Qwirkle is the perfect game to hone player's tactical maneuvers, strategic planning, and forward-thinking. Will you see the monolithic move that catapults you into first place?
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If you're looking for an educational game geared towards children ages 6 years old and up, Qwirkle is for you. With simple rules, Qwirkle is a mix between Scramble and Dominos. Qwirkle will help your child work on spatial recognition, planning, and problem-solving. Using simple concepts that are easy to understand, you can reinforce colors, shapes, and numbers with this award-winning game. Qwirkle has won numerous awards, including the Major Fun Award, Mensa Select Award, National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval, and Parent's Choice Gold Award.
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29. Sequence
Sequence
Product Price
$11.19
It's fun, it's challenging, it's exciting, it's SEQUENCE! Play a card from your hand, and place a chip on a corresponding space on the game board. When you have five in a row, it's a SEQUENCE. Learn to block your opponents or remove their chips, and watch out for the Jacks - they're wild! With a little strategy and luck, you'll be a winner.
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Get ready to use your brain when you play Sequence. It's a strategy game that's easy enough for younger players but still challenging for adults. A mixture of card games and board games, Sequence is a race to get a five-card sequence while using your chips to block other players. It's an easy-to-learn board game that the whole family will enjoy anytime.
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30. Spot It
Spot It
Product Price
$20.51
Test your observational skills and your reflexes with the award-winning gameplay of Spot It A game of lightning-fast choices for two to eight players. With dozens of awards and possible versions married to elegant gameplay, Spot It has become a global phenomenon. Five distinct mini-games within a set of Spot It ensures that the game will be different every time you play, and because it’s always your turn, there’s never any downtime. Color and packaging may vary.
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This is a great game to toss in your bag and take with you as you travel. Spot It is a good option for involving younger children who are beginners at playing board games. Your younger players' observation skills are put to the test as they try to spot the one matching symbol between two cards. It's an excellent game for developing young children's focus, speech, and language skills. The faster you are, the better! Get in on the frenzy of fun as everyone scrambles to quickly spot it!
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31. Tenzi
Tenzi
Product Price
$14.95
TENZI is the world’s fastest dice game! Fast, fun, and engaging, TENZI is perfect for tabletop beginners and aficionados alike. Every player gets 10 dice. The object of the game is to roll the dice as fast as possible, the player who gets all dice on the same number and yells "TENZI!" is the winner. While the basic game of TENZI is approachable and easy to learn. Simple yet engaging, TENZI is a fantastic game for 2 to 4 players of almost all ages. Great for family gatherings or play dates, TENZI will heighten the fun of any social gathering! Package includes (1) TENZI Game. Measures 1.5 x 1.6 x 10 inches. Recommended for ages 7 years and up. Please note – dice color may vary. The product contains small pieces and is not suitable for children under 3 years of age.
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A fast dice game, Tenzi was named one of ASTRA's best toys for younger kids. There are 10 dice, and the object of Tenzi is to be the first to get all your dice showing the same number. The fast pace and flurry of excitement mean this family-friendly game will have everyone enjoying the race against themselves. You can buy additional cards for over 77 ways to play, so every fun game will be a new experience.
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Ages 8 and Up
32. Pandemic
Pandemic
Product Price
$21.92
Four diseases have broken out in the world and it is up to a team of specialists in various fields to find cures for these diseases before mankind is wiped out. Players must work together, playing to their characters' strengths and planning their strategy of eradication before the diseases overwhelm the world with ever-increasing outbreaks. For example, the operation specialist can build research stations that are needed to find cures for diseases. The Scientist needs only 4 cards of a particular disease to cure it instead of the normal 5. But the diseases are breaking out fast and time is running out: The team must try to stem the tide of infection in diseased areas while also towards cures. A truly cooperative game where you all win or you all lose.
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Pandemic is a great cooperative game where everyone wins or everyone loses. Collaboration and teamwork are needed as you race against the clock to wipe out four diseases before they take over mankind. Work together to save the world! Endless expansion packs mean you'll never be bored during a family game night.
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33. Sushi Go Party
Sushi Go Party
Product Price
$21.95
It's a party platter of Mega Maki, Super sashimi, and endless edamame in this expanded version of the best-selling card game. You still earn points by picking winning sushi combos, but now you can customize each game by choosing a La carte from a menu of more than 20 delectable dishes. What's more, up to 8 players can join in on the sushi feast and let the good times roll!
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Promoting learning for strategy and probability, Sushi Go Party is fun for up to 8 players. This is a card game with a game board to keep track of players' scores, and each round typically lasts 20 minutes, so there's plenty of time for lots of play. Sushi Go will become everyone's favorite game at your next family game night.
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34. Ticket to Ride
Ticket to Ride
Product Price
$47.99
With elegantly simple gameplay, Ticket to Ride can be learned in under 15 minutes. Players collect cards of various types of train cars they then use to claim railway routes in North America. The longer the routes, the more points they earn. Additional points come to those who fulfill Destination Tickets – goal cards that connect distant cities; and to the player who builds the longest continuous route.
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According to Amazon, with simple gameplay, Ticket to Ride can be learned in under 15 minutes. Ticket to Ride can be competitive and addictive. Players build their routes across the map of North America, which is a great learning opportunity for older kids and younger children – and adults. If you love Ticket to Ride, you can purchase endless spin-offs (Europe, Germany, Nordic Countries, and more).
Ages 8 and up
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Ages 10 and Up
35. Catan
Catan
Product Price
$34.99
Your adventurous settlers seek to tame the remote but rich isle of Catan. Start by revealing Catan’s many harbors and regions: Pastures, fields, mountains, hills, forests, and desert. The random mix creates a different board in virtually every game. Skills - Clever trading, strategy, tactical skill, luck. Type of Game: War games. To play with 5–6 players, the 5–6 player extension is required.
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Catan is one of the most popular strategy games, with 4.8 stars and almost 6,000 reviews on Amazon! This is a perfect game for 10-year-olds and older. Kids with a flair for strategy and puzzles will find this game most rewarding. Portable editions, extensions, and expansion packs are available for genuinely committed gamers.
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36. Codenames
Codenames
Product Price
$11.48
Codenames is a social word game with a simple premise and challenging gameplay. Two rival spymasters know the secret identities of 25 agents. Their teammates know the agents only by their codenames. The teams compete to see who can make contact with all of their agents first. Spymasters give one-word clues that can point to multiple words on the table. Their teammates try to guess words of their color while avoiding those that belong to the opposing team. And everyone wants to avoid the assassin. The game works very well with 4 players if you prefer to guess without help. Or you can add more players if you prefer lively discussion. There is also a cooperative variant where a single team tries to achieve the highest score they can by playing against the game itself.
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You need at least four people to play Codenames, but if you have a bigger number of players, even better. Typically a quick 15-minute word game, Codenames involve some strategy and a whole lot of mystery. Teams are required, but it's fast and fun. This is a perfect game for parties.
What Does 2023 Have in Store?
New board games are hitting the stores all the time, so you can expect a new round-up of all the best board games from us towards the end of 2023.
