15 Board Games for Families and Family Game Night

1. Scrabble

8+ (Younger Versions, too)

2-4

Players are given seven letters, that have a given number of ?points? listed on the chip. Players must make ?real? words out of them. Players are given points for each word they make.

The player with the most points.

2. Candy Land

3+

2-4

Players take turns by drawing a cards and moving the 134 spaces to the finish. Depending upon the landing spot, players may be asked to move forward, backwards, or lose a turn.

The first player to reach end.

3. Monopoly

8+

2-8

Players move around board collecting property and income from other players.

The player who has the most money and the last one playing wins.

4. Parcheesi

6+

2-4

This is a ?race-and-chase? game in which players try to get all four pieces from Start to Home.

The player who gets ?Home? first wins.

5.The Game of Life

9+

2-10

This game covers a player?s ?life? from birth to old age and players move through ?life? until retirement.

The first player to reach ?retirement? wins.

6. Mystery Date

8+

2-4

Players get ready for their ?mystery? date by spinning for different outfit cards.

The first player whose outfit matches their date wins.

7. Rummikub

8+

2-4

Players group tiles of like color/order and sets of same numbers.

The first player to use up all of their tiles wins.

8. Pictionary

12+ (Younger Versions, too)

3+

Player draws card and ?draws? clues to get their own team members to guess secret word.

Teams/Player with most points wins.

9. Yatzee

8+

2+

Player shakes dice and ?score? by creating different ?matches? and straights/runs from thrown dice.

The player who fills up card first wins.

10. Battleship

7+

2

Players try to guess where the other player?s battleships are.

The player who finds all battleships wins.

11. Trivial Pursuit

15+ (Younger Versions, too)

2-36 (individuals/teams)

Players are given questions to answer and move along track answering category questions.

The player who ?collects? all of the color ?wedges? on board wins.

12. Operation

6+

1+

Players draw cards and try to remove inserted objects in board.

The player who ?collects? the most objects wins.

13. Clue

8+(Younger Versions, too)

2-6

Players gather ?clues? around board to deduce ?murderer.?

The player who guesses the correct murderer wins.

14. Chutes and Ladders

3+

2-4

Players move up the ladder.

The player who reaches ?100? wins.

15. Guess Who?

6+

2-4

Players try to identify opponents ?mystery? person by asking questions.

The player who guesses correct first wins.

Source: http://www.goldenthreadpress.com/board-games-for-families-game-night

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