Looking for the best types of board games to play? From cooperative to strategy and party games, this guide covers various categories to help you find the perfect game for any occasion. Below we have an (expanding) list of board game types in alphabetical order, for you to reference and explore, with links to the […]
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Floodgate Games | 10-15 minutes | 2-6 players | 10 years and up Kites: Time to Fly is a cooperative, real-time board game that will have everyone on the edge of their seats, taking turns playing cards and flipping over the sand times and keeping their figurative kites in the air, by avoiding any of
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This is part of our series on board games by age. check out our full guide for more recommendations. What do you call the age before teenage years when the term “children” feels a bit too young? While “preadolescence” is the official term, it’s more commonly known as the tween years. This is the time
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Publisher: Ravensburger | Player Count: 2-4 | Play Time: 10-15 minutes | Age Range: 5+ Stomp the Plank is an addictive dexterity game that manages to capture all the push-your-luck joy of a game like Blackjack, but there’s no money on the line here – it’s just a question of whose elephant pirate will fall
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Pandasaurus | 20-40 minutes | 2-4 players | 8 and up Welcome to the world of Sea Salt and Paper with amazing origami artwork depicting folded paper depictions of creatures, ships, and other nautical characters. Come for the charming artwork, but stay for the interesting and tactical race they’ve managed to pack into this simple
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By: Ravensburger Players: 2-4 Ages: 10+ Time: 30-60 mins Deep in the dense jungles of South America lies El Dorado, the lost city of gold, where unlimited gold, jewels, and artifacts await anyone who can find it. Take on the role of a brave expedition leader, assemble your brave team, and acquire valuable equipment to
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Dragon’s Breath Game is a high-quality kids’ game where players take turns acting as a dragon breathing fire and melting a pillar of ice, releasing the unusual sparkling treasure frozen inside. Kids will get a kick out of roleplaying as the dragon and then removing rings and spilling stones all over the game board. They’ll
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Animal Upon Animal is one of the greatest kid’s board games of all time and a true HABA classic. It is a simple stacking game with chunky wooden pieces, where players see how many animals they can stack up before it all comes tumbling down. I’ve played this game with two-year-olds, five-year-olds, ten-year-olds, adults, grandparents.
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This is part of our series on Board Games by Age. Check out the main post for more recommendations. Board Games for 13 year olds vary as much as the child does. Finally a teenager, this age comes with its own set of challenges as their experiences grow and their hormones change unexpectedly. Games at
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By: Flatout Games Players: 1-4 Ages: 10+ Time: 30-45 mins Travel to the Pacific Northwest in this tile-laying, token-drafting puzzle game featuring wildlife and habitats found in the area. Cascadia is a Flatout Games CoLab game, similar to its predecessor Calico. Players compete to create the most diverse environment they can in the form of
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