Best Board Games for Families

Choose for the people at your table.

Games to explore.

These are unranked examples based on player counts, times and descriptions. Check each game page for current Table Tested status and recorded reviews.

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Pandemic

Work as a team to contain outbreaks around the world.

2–4 players · up to 45 minExplore game ↗

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Codenames

Give one-word clues to help your team find its secret agents.

2–8 players · up to 15 minExplore game ↗

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Carcassonne

Build a landscape of roads, cities and fields, one tile at a time.

2–5 players · up to 45 minExplore game ↗

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Catan

Trade resources and build settlements across a changing island.

3–4 players · up to 120 minExplore game ↗

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Kingdomino

Choose domino-shaped lands to build a colourful kingdom.

2–4 players · up to 25 minExplore game ↗

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Telestrations

Pass a sketchbook around the table as drawings become guesses—and guesses become drawings.

4–8 players · up to 30 minExplore game ↗

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Camel Up

Back a camel in a chaotic race where the lead can change fast.

2–8 players · up to 30 minExplore game ↗

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Forbidden Island

Recover four treasures together before a sinking island disappears beneath your feet.

2–4 players · up to 30 minExplore game ↗

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Exploding Kittens

Manage your cards and survive the deck without drawing an undefused exploding kitten.

2–5 players · up to 15 minExplore game ↗

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The Hobbit: There & Back Again

Draft dice and chart your own route through Bilbo’s journey in an erasable adventure book.

1–4 players · up to 30 minExplore game ↗

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The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game

Work together through eight chapter boards to carry the One Ring to Mount Doom.

1–4 players · up to 160 minExplore game ↗

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Disney Villainous: The Worst Takes it All

Choose a Disney villain and pursue your own objective while heroes get in everyone’s way.

2–6 players · up to 120 minExplore game ↗

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Minecraft: Builders & Biomes

Mine a shared block cube, construct buildings and battle mobs for experience points.

2–4 players · up to 60 minExplore game ↗

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Castle Panic

Trade cards and defend the castle as monsters advance from the surrounding forest.

1–6 players · up to 60 minExplore game ↗

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Articulate!

Describe as many words as you can against the clock and race your team around the board.

4–8 players · up to 60 minExplore game ↗