Mexican Train Dominoes
Best Board Games for Families
Ages 8 & up
2-6 Players
45 minutes
About this GameMexican train comes in a easy to store and carry case, matching domino tiles to rid your hand and have the lowest number at the end of the game
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Telestrations
Best Board Games for Families
Ages 12 & up (younger with modifications)
4-8 Players
10 - 15 minutes per round
About this GameA great party game, Telestrations is what would happen if Pictionary married the childlike game of Telephone.
Draw a picture. Decipher your neighbor’s picture. Write down what you thought they drew. Pass it on and repeat.
Warning: most participants laugh until tears are streaming down their face.
Note: We often play with kids as young as age 7. Kids may not know what the item is on their card, so just let them know to draw another card if they are unfamiliar with the clue.
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The Game of Life
Board Games for Older Kids
Ages 8 & up
2-4 Players
30 minutes
About this GamePlayers can take a chance to grow their money by investing in numbers on the board Get paid every time someone spins that number
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Scrabble
Board Games for Older Kids
Ages 8 & up
2-4 Players
45 minutes
About this GameGet family and friends together for a fun game night with the Scrabble board game! Put letters together, build words, and earn the most points to win
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Spontuneous - The Song Game
Board Games for Older Kids
Ages 8 & up
4-10 Players
30 minutes
About this GameNo musical talent required. The designated tunesmith announces one word and the race is on to sing (or shout) at least five words from a song containing that word.
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Ticket to Ride Board Game
Board Games for Older Kids
Ages 8 & up
2-5 Players
30 - 60 minutes
About this GameTicket to Ride is a cross-country train adventure in which players collect and play matching train cards to claim railway routes connecting cities throughout North America.
The longer the routes, the more points they earn.
Build train routes for points across North America in this original version. Want to explore the world? Try one of their many other versions, including Japan, the UK, Germany, Europe, and beyond. Whether you win or lose, you’ll have fun building routes.
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Throw Throw Burrito
Board Games for Older Kids
Ages 6 & up
2-6 Players
15 minutes
About this GameMeet Throw Throw Burrito - the world’s first dodgeball card game from the peeps that changed your life with Exploding Kittens. It’s a party game unlike any you’ve played before. Collect cards, earn points, throw burritos, rub your game night success in everyone’s face - the card game for kids and adults you’ve been looking for.
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Cockroach Poker
Best Board Games for Families
Ages 8 & up
2-6 Players
20 minutes
About this GameThis card game is all about bluffing, with cards that show cockroaches, rats and stink bugs.
The goal is to force another player to collect 4 of any one type of critter.
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Azul
Best Board Games for Families
Ages 8 & up
2-4 Players
30-45 minutes
About this GameThis game is easy to learn but offers deep strategy. Players compete to create the best mosaic by choosing and placing tiles, focusing on patterns and scoring without word-building.
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Headbandz
Board Games for Older Kids
Ages 8 & up
2-6 Players
45 minutes
About this GameFun-Family guessing game. Headbanz is fast pace and you ask the question "What am I". By answering only with yes or no answer. It is educational and fun the whole family will enjoy.
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Guess Who
Board Games for Older Kids
Ages 6 & up
2 Players
30 minutes
About this GameAsk the right questions to eliminate the characters until you guess who!
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The Mind
Board Games for Older Kids
Ages 8 & up
2-4 Players
20 minutes
About this GameCard game.
Players work together to play cards from 1 – 100 in ascending order – without speaking or communicating in any way.
Learn to read each other's tells, invent an unspoken language of knowing glances and furrowed brows.
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Kingdomino
Board Games for Older Kids
Ages 8 & up
2-4 Players
15 minutes
About this GameThis
Even adults love the challenge of building the best kingdom with domino-like tiles.
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CLUE Junior
K-2 Board Games
Ages 5 & up
2-6 Players
30 minutes
About this GameOh no! Somebody broke a toy! In this Clue Junior game players use strategy and the process of elimination to solve the mystery
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Blokus
Best Board Games for Families
Ages 7 & up
2 Players
10 minutes
About this GameThis game takes less than a minute to learn.
Take turns placing your pieces on the board, following just one rule: each piece must touch at least one other piece of the same color, but only at the corners!
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UNO Attack!
Board Games for Older Kids
Ages 8 & up
2-10 Player
30 minutes
About this GameClassic UNO game with a fun twist. When you "draw 2" will it be 2 or 10 cards flying at you?
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Exploding Kittens
Board Games for Older Kids
Ages 7 & up
2-5 Players
15 minutes
About this GameExploding Kittens is a highly-strategic, kitty-powered version of Russian roulette.
Players draw cards until someone draws an exploding kitten, at which point they explode – unless that player has a defuse card, which can defuse the kitten using things like laser pointers, belly rubs, and catnip sandwiches.
All of the other cards in the deck are used to move, mitigate, or avoid the exploding kittens.
Expansion packs are available.
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What do you Meme?
Board Games for Older Kids
Ages 8 & up
3-7 Players
30 minutes
About this Gameompete with friends and family to create the funniest memes. Choose your best caption card to describe the photo card for each round. A rotating judge picks their favorite combination.
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Just One
Board Games for Older Kids
Ages 8 & up
3-7 Players
20 minutes
About this GameJust One is a cooperative party game in which you play together to discover as many mystery words as possible.
Find the best clue to help your teammate. Be unique, as all identical clues will be canceled!
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Karuba - Tile Laying Puzzle Game
Board Games for Older Kids
Ages 8 & up
2-4 Players
40 minutes
About this GameThis is a tile-based puzzle game that's simple to learn.
Play your tiles to make a pathway, racing against other plays to get the loot.
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