Best Board Games for Kids
Games suitable for younger players — a recommended age of 8 and under, ranked by rating.
Ranked by BoardGameGeek rating, current as of June 2026. We list only games in our verified catalogue.
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Crokinole 1876
#46 BGGThe earliest known board dates to 1876 in Ontario, Canada;
2–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 8+
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Azul 2017
#99 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #99 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played abstract title.
2–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 8+
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Patchwork 2014
#148 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #148 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played abstract title.
2 players · ~15 min · Ages 8+
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Just One 2018
#157 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #157 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played party title.
3–7 players · ~20 min · Ages 8+
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Pandemic 2008
#173 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #173 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–4 players · ~45 min · Ages 8+
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Ticket to Ride: Europe 2005
#179 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #179 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–5 players · ~30 min · Ages 8+
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The Isle of Cats 2019
#198 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #198 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
1–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 8+
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Memoir '44 2004
#223 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #223 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played wargames title.
2–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 8+
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Carcassonne 2000
#239 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #239 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–5 players · ~30 min · Ages 7+
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Sea Salt & Paper 2022
#256 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #256 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 8+
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Ticket to Ride 2004
#262 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #262 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–5 players · ~30 min · Ages 8+
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Santorini 2016
#311 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #311 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played abstract title.
2–4 players · ~20 min · Ages 8+
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Dorfromantik: The Board Game 2022
#325 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #325 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
1–6 players · ~30 min · Ages 8+
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Kingdomino 2016
#328 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #328 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–4 players · ~15 min · Ages 8+
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Hot Streak 2025
#340 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #340 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played party title.
2–8 players · ~20 min · Ages 6+
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Survive: Escape from Atlantis! 1982
#380 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #380 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–4 players · ~45 min · Ages 8+
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Small World 2009
#408 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #408 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–5 players · ~40 min · Ages 8+
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Magical Athlete 2025
#429 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #429 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–6 players · ~30 min · Ages 6+
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Dixit 2008
#430 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #430 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played party title.
3–6 players · ~30 min · Ages 8+
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King of Tokyo 2011
#497 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #497 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–6 players · ~30 min · Ages 8+
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Flip 7 2024
#516 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #516 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
3–18 players · ~20 min · Ages 8+
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No Thanks! 2004
#554 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #554 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
3–7 players · ~20 min · Ages 8+
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Hanabi 2010
#601 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #601 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–5 players · ~25 min · Ages 8+
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Alhambra 2003
#614 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #614 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–6 players · ~45 min · Ages 8+
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Pandemic: The Cure 2014
#619 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #619 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–5 players · ~30 min · Ages 8+
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Ingenious 2004
#639 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #639 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played abstract title.
1–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 8+
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Camel Up 2014
#646 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #646 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–8 players · ~20 min · Ages 8+
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Jamaica 2007
#647 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #647 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–6 players · ~30 min · Ages 8+
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Sushi Go! 2013
#664 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #664 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–5 players · ~15 min · Ages 8+
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Take 5 1994
#677 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #677 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–10 players · ~45 min · Ages 8+
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Coloretto 2003
#733 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #733 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–5 players · ~30 min · Ages 8+
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Tokaido 2012
#854 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #854 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
1–5 players · ~45 min · Ages 8+
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Diamant 2005
#903 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #903 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
3–8 players · ~20 min · Ages 8+
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Blokus 2000
#906 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #906 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played abstract title.
2–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 7+
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The Mind 2018
#1122 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #1122 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–4 players · ~20 min · Ages 8+
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Zooloretto 2007
#1132 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #1132 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–5 players · ~45 min · Ages 8+
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Lacuna 2023
#1474 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #1474 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played abstract title.
2 players · ~10 min · Ages 8+
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Saboteur 2004
#1553 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #1553 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
3–10 players · ~30 min · Ages 8+
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Rummikub 1950
#1759 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #1759 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 8+
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BANG! 2002
#1803 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #1803 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played party title.
4–7 players · ~20 min · Ages 8+
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Niagara 2004
#2143 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #2143 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
3–5 players · ~30 min · Ages 8+
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Cathedral 1979
#2602 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #2602 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played abstract title.
2 players · ~20 min · Ages 8+
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Werewolf 1986
#2797 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #2797 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played party title.
8–24 players · ~60 min · Ages 8+
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Stratego 1946
#3110 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #3110 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played abstract title.
2 players · ~45 min · Ages 8+
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Sequence 1982
#3321 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #3321 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–12 players · ~10 min · Ages 7+
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Exploding Kittens 2015
#4001 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #4001 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played party title.
2–5 players · ~15 min · Ages 7+
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Mastermind 1971
#9411 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #9411 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played abstract title.
2 players · ~20 min · Ages 8+
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Clue 1949
#11109 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #11109 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–6 players · ~45 min · Ages 8+
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Yahtzee 1956
#26075 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #26075 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–10 players · ~30 min · Ages 6+
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UNO 1971
#30671 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #30671 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–10 players · ~30 min · Ages 6+
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Connect Four 1974
#30782 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #30782 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played abstract title.
2 players · ~10 min · Ages 6+
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Battleship 1931
#30797 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #30797 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played children's title.
2 players · ~30 min · Ages 8+
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The Game of Life 1960
#30809 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #30809 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–6 players · ~60 min · Ages 8+
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Monopoly 1935
#30811 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #30811 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–8 players · ~60 min · Ages 8+
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Tic-Tac-Toe c. 1300 BC
#30815 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #30815 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played abstract title.
2 players · ~1 min · Ages 4+
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Chutes and Ladders c. 200 BC
#30816 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #30816 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played children's title.
2–6 players · ~30 min · Ages 3+
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Candy Land 1949
UnrankedDesigned by Eleanor Abbott while recovering from polio and published by Milton Bradley in 1949, it is an archetypal first board game for young children.
2–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 3+
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Mouse Trap 1963
UnrankedReleased by Ideal in 1963, it was a pioneering 'action' board game built around an elaborate working machine.
2–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 6+
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Trouble 1965
UnrankedLaunched in 1965 by the Kohner Brothers, its Pop-O-Matic die popper became an iconic piece of game hardware.
2–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 5+
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Operation 1965
UnrankedReleased by Milton Bradley in 1965, it is a landmark electronic dexterity game whose 'Cavity Sam' patient is instantly recognizable.
1–6 players · ~10 min · Ages 6+
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Skip-Bo 1967
UnrankedCreated by Hazel 'Skip' Bowman in 1967 and later a Mattel staple, it is a widely played commercial card game.
2–6 players · ~30 min · Ages 7+
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Pente 1977
UnrankedCreated by Gary Gabrel in 1977, it popularized a commercial blend of gomoku and capture mechanics in the U.S.
2–4 players · ~20 min · Ages 7+
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Phase 10 1982
UnrankedInvented by Kenneth Johnson in 1982, it became one of the best-selling commercial card games in the U.S.
2–6 players · ~45 min · Ages 7+
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Pictionary 1985
UnrankedCreated by Rob Angel in 1985, it defined the drawing-and-guessing party-game category and sold tens of millions of copies.
3–16 players · ~60 min · Ages 8+
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