Family board game

‘Ingenious’ is one we all enjoy, plus Ludo - and, not board games but - UNO, Pit, Bananagrams and Build a Beetle. I hate Monopoly and absolutely hate Cluedo but I’m in a minority of one!

What about Catan?

Our favourite is Sequence, you play in teams, and it combines strategy and luck, a 10 year old would be able to play. I’m also a fan of Pictionary.

Pit or Racing Demon - if you like be raucous and shout your heads off😬

We have the issue with one grandchild with a very short attention span, and not willing to take time to understand rules. So anything too complicated to learn is abandoned quickly.

We tend to stick to UNO, snakes and ladders, and Trouble, but would love more suggestions for quickly learnt games.

Family favourite,Cluedo and card game Chase the Ace.

Another thumbs up for backgammon. Also we enjoyed Articulate a couple of Christmases ago.

Our version of Sorry disintegrated so we bought a new one. They'd changed it!!! I decided to buy a vintage one and then decided that we really didn't want to pay silly amounts for nostalgia.

Crikey. Found it!
How come it’s £79? Says ‘only 2 left’.

Must be out of manufacture & these are vintage buys.
Why did I get rid!

Just got me thinking of many years ago our girls loved ‘Mysteries of Old Peking’.
Off to Google now.
That could be a ‘new’ family favourite … if it’s still made. 🤷‍♀️

Me too!

Watching this thread! 🙂

We play Game of Life and Scotland Yard (there's also a Junior Scotland Yard).

You can buy all these games on E-Bay often for a few pounds when they cost £25 new. You also get vintage versions which are sometimes nicer than the new ones.

And the old favourite Pictionary still comes out now and then.

We all love board games.

Do they have Carcassonne?
That's good too.

Rummikub - not a board game but terrific fun.

Farmor15

Ticket to Ride is a good game I was introduced to recently. Different versions with various areas. Involves building trains and finding best routes!

The Europe version is best. I think.

I have several games for the children (aged 10, 12 and 14) but the one they always ask for is Tell Me which is so simple! They absolutely love it. I have printed some more cards with subjects they like as some of the subjects may be a bit old fashioned. Just search for 'Tell Me game' in E-Bay and there are loads of them for sale.

You don't mention the ages but our family love the board games Labyrinth, London Game, Snakes & Ladders, Cluedo, Colour Brain and for the Harry Potter fans, Diagon Alley Dash.

We have Outsmarted that is another general knowledge game. It is played online, so you don't need to be together to play. The questions are set taking age into consideration.

Uno is a family favourite. We own many versions.

Following with interest.

MartavTaurus

By popular request I've bought 1% Club.
For all ages 7+.

Does 1% Club leave people having to drop out and twiddle their thumbs?

Ticket to Ride is a good game I was introduced to recently. Different versions with various areas. Involves building trains and finding best routes!

the elderly can still keep up :-) - I like the sound of that bit!

Luckygirl3

Can anyone recommend a board game that I might buy for my family to play this Christmas? Thank you

Quirkle.

Much enjoyed by three generations of our family; small children can easily grasp it , smart professionals can get all tactical, the elderly can still keep up :-)