10 More Games You Won’t Hate Playing with Your Kids
A few years ago, I wrote a post about ten games I actually enjoyed playing with my children (aka not Chutes and Ladders).
After reading aloud to my kids, playing board games and card games is probably one of my favorite ways to spend time with my children. Ella, especially, LOVES playing games, and we play probably 3-5 games a day at our house.
If your kids are also game lovers and you’re looking for ones that won’t make you want to fake a violent stomach bug, here are ten more board games for kids we really love playing with our girls:
10 Best Board Games for Kids
Loot. (This game is no longer available)
We bought this one for Ella for her 7th birthday and it’s been a big hit. This pirate-themed game is quick to learn and fun for the grown-ups and simple enough for the kids.
Guess Who?
I played this game approximately ten million times as a child (we had a travel version, and my sisters and I played it CONSTANTLY one summer) and it’s been really fun to play it with my girls now.
Play Nine.
There are a bunch of versions of this game, some of which are called Golf, and there’s an official version of this you can buy here, but we just play with two decks of regular cards. Both of my girls (7 and almost 5) really enjoy this one, and it’s fast enough for a quick game in 10 minutes or so.
Dominion.
I taught this game to Ella a year ago and we played it nearly daily last summer. She LOVES this one, and it’s one of my faves too. I love that it has endless variations, but isn’t hard to learn.
Sequence for Kids.
Bart’s sister gave us this board game for kids for Christmas and it’s a fun one to play as a family because it’s fast and easy enough for the three older girls. And even as an adult, it’s enjoyable.
Monopoly Deal.
Ella is obsessed with Monopoly right now, but I don’t enjoy Monopoly because it makes me feel like a bad person when I win, plus it takes forever. Monopoly Deal is a much faster version that’s cards only and it’s a very fun family game.
Ticket to Ride.
This is one of my all-time favorite board games. Bart and I have played HUNDREDS of games of it over the years, and a year or two ago, we taught it to Ella and now the three of us play almost every Sunday afternoon. It’s a longer game (about 45 minutes or so, if everyone knows how to play) and I love it every single time. We own the European edition and I think it’s better than the US edition.
Speed. This has become our go-to card game after months of Yahtzee playing. I like that this one takes only about 3 minutes to play and that Ani can play too (we just deal her less cards and take more ourselves).
Wackee Six.
I played ten thousand games of Nertz in college with my roommates, and then we played this commercialized version a bunch with Bart’s family during a reunion. It took Ella a couple of rounds to pick it up, but then she got super good and was beating us plenty of time.
Connect 4. This is a classic and I love that even Tally (at 2.5) can play it, although not particularly well. Plus, it’ll keep kids occupied for ages just playing around with it.
What board games for kids do you like to play at your house? I’m always in the market for more!
Traverse is a fun game that is a mix of chess and checkers. It uses logic, is faster than chess, has pieces that move across the board but are not captured, and four people can play it. It is no longer made, but can be found on eBay and other sellers.
We bought Chicken Cha Cha Cha a few years ago and love it. It can be challenging for adults, too, even though it’s a pretty simple memory game.
We love Zingo! Also, Yeti in my spaghetti is a fun one too.
Ohh yes Dominion, Ticket to Ride, Monopoly Deal are amazing! Kingdomino and Azul are also go-to games in our house. I’ve never heard of 9 Innings I’ll check that one out for sure! Thanks for the list.
I hope you update this list, some of the links are broken.
We love playing Carcasonne as a family! Great game and my 7 year old and 10 year old both caught on very quickly 🙂
Labyrinth, and Two by Two are our current favorites. My boys really like Mille Borne too.
My computer glitched. I’m not sure my comment got posted, so I’m trying again. We have been enjoying Labyrinth and Two by two together. My boys really like Mille Borne too.
I just found out about a ‘Guess Who’ type game called Playeress, which has real women characters. My biggest peeve with guess who is the lack of diversity, so this version is definitely on my wishlist.
https://playeress.com/en-us?srsltid=AfmBOoroasUbvx_03bXSS5TU-nzqKdILua02Hv5xJO9sB-r-BmaM4hqZ