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5 Alive box

5 Alive

Don't push the total past 21, or you lose a life

2–6 players20–30 min8+ years
Pick and pass
7 Wonders box

7 Wonders

Build an ancient city by picking one card and passing the rest.

3–7 players30 min10+ years
Pick and pass
7 Wonders Duel box

7 Wonders Duel

The 7 Wonders civilisation race, rebuilt as a tense 30-minute duel

2 players20–30 min10+ years
Steady hands
Animal Upon Animal box

Animal Upon Animal

Roll the die and pile wooden animals onto a crocodile's back

2–4 players10–15 min4+ years
Patterns & planning
Azul box

Azul

Draft colourful tiles and build the best-scoring palace wall

2–4 players30–45 min8+ years
Deduction
Battleship box

Battleship

Hide your fleet, call out coordinates, sink every enemy ship

2 players20–30 min7+ years
Territory control
Bharata 600 BC box

Bharata 600 BC

Build an ancient Indian kingdom; dice-free battles, handmade Channapatna pieces.

2–4 players30–90 min14+ years
Pure strategy
Blokus Fast Fun box

Blokus Fast Fun

A compact duel for two: fit your shapes, protect your corners, block your opponent

2 players10–20 min7+ years
Word games
Boggle box

Boggle

Shake the letter cubes and find words before time runs out

1–6 players10–30 min8+ years
Speed and reflexes
Bollywood Battle box

Bollywood Battle

Guess the film, song or star before anyone else does

3–12 players15–30 min14+ years
Solo puzzles
Brainvita box

Brainvita

Jump marble over marble until only one is left, in the centre

1 player5–20 min6+ years
Money and property
Brass: Birmingham box

Brass: Birmingham

Build canals, railways and industries across Industrial Revolution England

2–4 players1–2 hrs14+ years
Money and property
Business box

Business

India's own property game: buy cities, collect rent, build hotels

2–4 players1–2.5 hrs8+ years
Tile laying
Carcassonne box

Carcassonne

Build a medieval map tile by tile, then claim it

2–5 players30–45 min7+ years
Steady hands
Carrom box

Carrom

Flick the striker, pocket your colour, then capture and cover the queen

2–4 players15–60 min8+ years
Tile laying
Cascadia box

Cascadia

Build a Pacific Northwest landscape and fill it with wildlife

1–4 players30–45 min10+ years
Trade & build
Catan box

Catan

Trade wheat for brick, build roads, and race to ten points.

3–4 players60–90 min10+ years
Engine building
Century: Spice Road box

Century: Spice Road

Trade turmeric, saffron, cardamom and cinnamon in a quick card game

2–5 players30–45 min8+ years
Pure strategy
Chess box

Chess

The two-player battle of wits that began in India as chaturanga

2 players10–60 min5+ years
Deduction
Clue Card Game box

Clue Card Game

Cluedo's whodunit as a quick card game, with no board or dice

3–4 players10–20 min8+ years
Deduction
Cluedo box

Cluedo

Work out who did it, where, and with which weapon

2–6 players45–60 min8+ years
Clues & conversation
Codenames box

Codenames

One-word clues, 25 secret agents, and one assassin to avoid

2–8 players15 min14+ years
Pure strategy
Connect 4 box

Connect 4

Drop discs, block your rival and get four in a row

2 players5–15 min6+ years
Tile laying
Connectors: Mission Space box

Connectors: Mission Space

Link picture tiles into a path through planets and galaxies

2–4 players10–20 min6+ years
Bluffing
Coup box

Coup

Claim any character, bluff boldly, and be the last one standing

2–6 players15 min14+ years
Speed and reflexes
Crossover box

Crossover

Race to empty your hand by linking pictures and categories

2–8 players5–10 min7+ years
Clues and guessing
Decrypto box

Decrypto

Pass secret codes to your team before the rivals crack them

3–8 players15–45 min12+ years
Clues and guessing
Dixit box

Dixit

Give a clue for a dreamlike picture, but not too obvious

3–8 players30 min8+ years
Speed and reflexes
Dobble box

Dobble

Race to spot the one picture any two cards share

2–8 players15 min6+ years
Tile laying
Dragomino box

Dragomino

Kingdomino for five-year-olds: match landscapes, hatch baby dragons

2–4 players15–20 min5+ years
Push your luck
Exploding Kittens box

Exploding Kittens

Draw cards, dodge the exploding kitten, survive to the end

2–5 players15–20 min7+ years
Push your luck
Flip 7 box

Flip 7

Flip cards, push your luck, and bank your points before you bust

3–18 players20–40 min8+ years
Deduction
Guess in 10 box

Guess in 10

Ten yes-or-no questions to name the hidden animal.

2–6 players20 min6+ years
Deduction
Guess Who? box

Guess Who?

Ask yes-or-no questions to unmask your opponent's mystery person

2 players10–20 min6+ years
Word games
Herd Mentality box

Herd Mentality

Think like the herd, and don't get stuck with the Pink Cow

4–20 players20–30 min10+ years
Cooperative
Hoot Owl Hoot! box

Hoot Owl Hoot!

Match colours together to fly the owls home before sunrise

2–4 players15 min4+ years
Pure luck
Housie (Tambola) box

Housie (Tambola)

Strike off called numbers and shout first for lines and Full House

3–30 players15–30 min7+ years
Steady hands
Hungry Hungry Hippos box

Hungry Hungry Hippos

Bash your hippo's lever and gobble the most marbles to win

2–4 players5–10 min4+ years
A duel for two
Jaipur box

Jaipur

Two rival merchants trade goods and camels in old Jaipur

2 players30 min10+ years
Steady hands
Jenga box

Jenga

Pull a block, stack it on top, don't topple the tower

1–8 players5–15 min6+ years
Word games
Junior Crossword box

Junior Crossword

Build crossing words and find a better home for every letter

2–4 players30–60 min (est.)7+ years
Word games
Just One box

Just One

Write one-word clues together, but matching clues get wiped out

3–7 players15–30 min8+ years
Dice rolling
King of Tokyo box

King of Tokyo

Roll dice as a giant monster and fight to rule Tokyo.

2–6 players30 min8+ years
Tile laying
Kingdomino box

Kingdomino

Build a tiny kingdom from land dominoes in twenty minutes

2–4 players15–25 min8+ years
Tile laying
Labyrinth box

Labyrinth

Shift the maze walls to reach your treasures first

2–4 players20–30 min7+ years
Deduction
Love Letter box

Love Letter

Hold one card, guess your rivals' cards, reach the princess

2–6 players15–30 min10+ years
Roll and move
Ludo box

Ludo

India's favourite race game: roll a six, cut and race home

2–4 players30–60 min5+ years
Deduction
Mastermind box

Mastermind

Crack a hidden four-colour code using logic and clues

2 players10–30 min8+ years
Memory
Match & Move Memory box

Match & Move Memory

Remember where each picture hides and race your piece home

1–4 players15–20 min5+ years
Memory
Memory Animal Family box

Memory Animal Family

Match each animal baby to its parents, from memory

1–4 players10–20 min3+ years
Memory
Memory Chess box

Memory Chess

Remember where the colours hide and pull out the right peg

2–4 players10–15 min3+ years
Steady hands
Mikado box

Mikado

Drop the sticks, then lift them one by one without a wobble

2–6 players10–30 min5+ years
Roll and move
Monopoly box

Monopoly

Roll, buy property, collect rent, and bankrupt everyone else

2–6 players1–6 hrs8+ years
Collecting sets
Monopoly Deal box

Monopoly Deal

Monopoly as a 15-minute card game of rent, raids and sets

2–5 players15–30 min8+ years
Money and property
Monopoly Junior box

Monopoly Junior

Monopoly for little ones: one die, simple rules, half an hour

2–4 players20–30 min5+ years
Deduction
Not That One box

Not That One

Ask yes-or-no questions, grab tokens, and dodge the secret one

2–6 players10–30 min5+ years
Pure strategy
Othello box

Othello

Trap a line of discs, flip them to your colour

2 players15–30 min8+ years
Cooperative
Outfoxed! box

Outfoxed!

Young detectives team up to catch a pie-stealing fox

2–4 players20 min5+ years
Cooperative
Pandemic box

Pandemic

Work together to cure four diseases before time runs out

2–4 players45 min8+ years
Solo puzzles
Perplexus Epic box

Perplexus Epic

A one-player 3D maze ball with 125 obstacles to beat

1 player5–60 min8+ years
Collecting sets
Phase 10 box

Phase 10

Rummy with a twist: clear ten set targets in order

2–6 players45–90 min7+ years
Drawing and acting
Pictionary box

Pictionary

Sketch the clue for your team, no letters or talking

4–16 players30–60 min8+ years
Speed and reflexes
Pictureka! box

Pictureka!

Hunt the crazy picture tiles and shout Pictureka first

2–6 players20–30 min6+ years
Pure strategy
Quoridor box

Quoridor

Race your pawn across the board while walls rise in your way

2–4 players10–20 min8+ years
Bluffing
Qwicket box

Qwicket

A two-player cricket duel over three overs, played with cards

2 players5–10 min7+ years
Tile laying
Qwirkle box

Qwirkle

Match colours or shapes to build lines of six tiles

2–4 players30–45 min6+ years
Word games
Rapid Rumble box

Rapid Rumble

Roll, flip a category, and shout words before the timer ends.

2–5 players20–30 min6+ years
Steady hands
Rhino Hero box

Rhino Hero

Build a wobbly card skyscraper without toppling the rhino

2–5 players5–15 min5+ years
Collecting sets
Rummikub box

Rummikub

Rummy with tiles: build runs and groups, then rearrange the table

2–4 players20–60 min7+ years
Hidden roles
Saboteur box

Saboteur

Dwarves dig for gold while hidden saboteurs try to block the tunnel

3–10 players30–45 min8+ years
Deduction
Scotland Yard box

Scotland Yard

Detectives team up to track the hidden Mr X across London

3–6 players45–60 min10+ years
Empty your hand
SCOUT box

SCOUT

A circus card game where you can never rearrange your hand

2–5 players15–30 min9+ years
Word games
Scrabble box

Scrabble

Build crossword words from letter tiles and chase the bonus squares

2–4 players50–60 min10+ years
Team games
Sequence box

Sequence

Play a card, claim its space, and make five in a row.

2–12 players20–40 min7+ years
Dice rolling
Shut the Box box

Shut the Box

Roll two dice, flip down the tiles, leave the smallest total

1–4 players5–20 min6+ years
Steady hands
Sizzle box

Sizzle

Place magnets inside a loop without letting them snap together.

2–4 players5–15 min15+ years
Empty your hand
Skip-Bo box

Skip-Bo

Build shared piles from 1 to 12 and empty your Stockpile first

2–6 players20–45 min7+ years
Bluffing
Skull box

Skull

Bluff with flowers and skulls, then bid how many you can flip

3–6 players15–45 min10+ years
Memory
SKYJO box

SKYJO

Swap and flip cards to finish each round with the lowest score

2–8 players30–45 min8+ years
Collecting sets
Sleeping Queens box

Sleeping Queens

Wake the queens with kings, then guard them from knights

2–5 players15–20 min8+ years
Steady hands
Sling Puck box

Sling Puck

Two players, ten pucks, one slot: clear your side first

2 players2–10 min5+ years
Roll and move
Snakes and Ladders box

Snakes and Ladders

Climb the ladders, dodge the snakes, first to 100 wins

2–4 players15–30 min4+ years
Engine building
Splendor box

Splendor

A quick gem-trading race where every card makes the next easier.

2–4 players30 min10+ years
Engine building
Splendor Duel box

Splendor Duel

Splendor rebuilt for two: gem lines, card powers, three ways to win

2 players30–45 min10+ years
Pure strategy
Strike 4 box

Strike 4

Drop discs, block your rival and line up four first

2 players5–15 min6+ years
Speed and reflexes
Super Math Spy box

Super Math Spy

Race to build an equation that hits your mission number

2–4 players15–20 min7+ years
Pick and pass
Sushi Go! box

Sushi Go!

Pick a dish, pass the rest, build the best sushi meal

2–5 players15–20 min8+ years
Clues and guessing
Taboo box

Taboo

Get your team to guess the word without saying the obvious ones

4–10 players20–60 min13+ years
Speed and reflexes
Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza box

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza

Say the word, watch the card, slap the pile before everyone else

2–8 players10–15 min8+ years
Engine building
Terraforming Mars box

Terraforming Mars

Race rival corporations to make Mars warm, wet and breathable

1–5 players1.5–2 hrs12+ years
Roll and move
The Game of Life box

The Game of Life

Spin through college, jobs, family and retirement; richest player wins

2–4 players45–60 min8+ years
Cooperative
The Mind box

The Mind

Play numbers 1-100 in order as a team, without speaking

2–4 players15–25 min8+ years
Pure strategy
Tic Tac Toe box

Tic Tac Toe

Three in a row wins: every child's first strategy game

2 players1–5 min5+ years
Collecting sets
Ticket to Ride box

Ticket to Ride

Collect coloured cards and claim railway routes across America.

2–5 players30–60 min8+ years
Route building
Ticket to Ride: First Journey box

Ticket to Ride: First Journey

A shorter, simpler Ticket to Ride made for children six and up

2–4 players15–30 min6+ years
Steady hands
Topple box

Topple

Roll, stack and score on a tower that tips and sways

2–4 players15–30 min6+ years
Memory
Trio box

Trio

Find three of a kind by asking for highest and lowest cards

3–6 players15–20 min8+ years
Bluffing
Uninvited Guests at a Wedding box

Uninvited Guests at a Wedding

Wedding crashers bluff and blame each other to escape the shaadi.

2–8 players20–30 min14+ years
Empty your hand
UNO box

UNO

Match colours or numbers, then shout UNO before anyone catches you.

2–10 players10–30 min7+ years
Empty your hand
UNO Flip! box

UNO Flip!

Flip every card over to UNO's nastier Dark Side and back again

2–10 players10–30 min7+ years
Empty your hand
UNO Show 'em No Mercy box

UNO Show 'em No Mercy

UNO with stacking, hand swaps, Wild Draw 10s and knockouts

2–6 players15–30 min7+ years
Clues and guessing
Wavelength box

Wavelength

Read your teammates' minds with one clue and a big red dial

2–12 players30–45 min14+ years
Memory
Who Saw What? in 60 Seconds box

Who Saw What? in 60 Seconds

Study a busy picture for 60 seconds, then shout what you saw

3–6 players15–20 min7+ years
Engine building
Wingspan box

Wingspan

Calm card game about birds where every new bird boosts your turns.

1–5 players40–70 min10+ years