Family with Kids
Best games: Family with Kids
Plays with 8-year-olds without boring the adults. Thoughtful picks.
Medium
Wingspan
Birds, engine-building, exquisite art. Plays light enough for casual nights, deep enough for repeat play.
Light
Azul
Pattern-laying tile game. Looks beautiful on the table. Teaches in five minutes.
Light
Codenames
Word-association party game. Plays with grandparents, college kids, anyone in between.
Medium
Pandemic
Cooperative classic. Save the world together. The game that converts non-gamers.
Light
Ticket to Ride
Train routes across America. Five minutes to learn, plays for years.
Medium
Catan
The trade-and-build classic. Five expansions deep if anyone catches the bug.
Light
Splendor
Gem-trading engine builder. Plays in 30 minutes, scales clean from 2 to 4.
Light
Dixit
Surreal-art storytelling game. Cross-generational. Hits in mixed groups.
Light
Camel Up
Bet on racing camels. Riotous, light, plays loud. The party-night pick.
Light
Just One
Cooperative party game. Give one-word clues. Sets up in 30 seconds.
Medium
The Quacks of Quedlinburg
Push-your-luck bag-builder. Tense, joyful, scales clean to four.
Medium
Calico
Quilt-pattern puzzle. Solo plays beautifully. Adorable, harder than it looks.
Light
Wavelength
Team-based concept-guessing. Lights up mixed-age tables. Endlessly replayable.
Light
Point Salad
Drafting card game with vegetables. Plays in 30, teaches in 3. Surprisingly deep.
Light
Forbidden Island
The cooperative gateway. Cheaper, simpler Pandemic. Plays with 8-year-olds.
Light
Klask
Magnetic two-player tabletop game. Reflex-based, no rules to read, addictive.
Light
Horrified: Universal Monsters
Cooperative monster-hunting. Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy. Plays family-friendly.