Board Games, Card Games suggestions

[once_upon]

My granddaughter spent the day with me. I thought I had enough games to keep us busy but I ran out, even playing several rounds. I'm thinking I need to increase my game collection. I have grandchildren from 16 - 5. The granddaughter I had today just turned 9.

We played: UNO; Yahtzee; 3 Up 3 Down; Suspend; War, and shuffle board.

I didn't get out Farkle, because I thought it might be too complicated.

What are your favorite games and what ages? What games have you played with kids or friends.

 

[my little pony]

my friends like to go to this board game cafe. I go so I can tell my therapist I went but im an only child and I hate games. but the one I enjoy is mall madness. my second favorite is mystery madness.

 

[made_in_canada]

Qwirkle, Sequence, Labyrinth, exploding kittens (don’t get the nsfw version, lol). Monopoly deal is fun too. It’s a card game that plays quickly, not like regular monopoly.

 

[MacMadame]

How about doing puzzles together? That could take hours!

 

[once_upon]

How about doing puzzles together? That could take hours!

Yeah, I suggested the hummingbird puzzle. It was a big NO! And I didn't want to do it myself.

I think there is a dominos type game, is it Spinners?

 

[Private Citizen]

I like Monopoly Deal and Exploding Kittens, too. Other simple ones you could try are Racko and Bananagrams. Guess Who is a classic and always seemed to be the one my nieces and nephew wanted to play. Operation and Jenga both set my nerves on edge (especially Jenga - it gives me literal anxiety) but maybe you’ll do better with it than I do . Hungry Hippos is fun at any age, I think. I have great memories of playing Parcheesi and Trouble all night long with my grandmother.

 

[MacMadame]

OMG, Operation. I get nightmares just thinking about it.

 

[my little pony]

I did like operation back in the day when my eyes and coordination were doing their best, I wouldnt even try today

 

[MacMadame]

I did like operation back in the day when my eyes and coordination were doing their best, I wouldnt even try today

I've never had good hand-eye coordination even when I was a kid.

 

[A.H.Black]

All I know are the old ones. Clue? Sorry? Chutes and Ladders? Battleship (maybe not).

 

[my little pony]

I've never had good hand-eye coordination even when I was a kid.

I bought someone a tiny version once, technically you could do all the things with it if you were a ninja. I couldnt even keep hold of the tongs.

 

[Badams]

Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza. My kids and their friends love that game. It’s every age appropriate.

 

[Kruss]

I highly recommend Uno Flip. There are numbers on both sides, one being a flip card, so the players can be in one game, then someone gets the flip card and everyone needs to flip over and play those numbered cards. It's a ton of fun because it keeps changing the circumstances of the game.

 

[Evgeniafan]

Five Crowns. Its a bit like rummy. So much fun. I would say ages 8 and up. But adults love it too.

 

[once_upon]

I highly recommend Uno Flip. There are numbers on both sides, one being a flip card, so the players can be in one game, then someone gets the flip card and everyone needs to flip over and play those numbered cards. It's a ton of fun because it keeps changing the circumstances of the game.

Oh, I think I had an UNO Flip - don't know what happened to the it in the move.

DH is going to cut up the shuffle board (full size) as it was "gifted" to us by previous owners. But son and granddaughter had great fun with it. I hope he doesnt

 

[jl]

Depends on the kids! I see competitive options - but there's been a great growth in collaborative games (where as a team you play against the game to see if you can win), which may be good for those who don't like competing with each other.

With 1, Codenames duet is collaborative can be made easier by making it untimed or increasing the number of turns to win. It also would be fun to see how the kids make word associations.
With anywhere from 1 to 4, the Crew is also collaborative but definitely more logical. Same with The Game (rec 3) or Hanabi.
For theme kinds of games, Pandemic and Castle Panic come to mind.

As a competitive game, I also quite like Code names for large groups. I also like blokus for littler kids as the premise is pretty simple and the colors make it look more fun.
- some friends swear that playing magic the gathering is great with kids but I am always iffy about introducing something that can continually get more expensive. But for some other kids with big imaginations, perhaps dungeons and dragons? (Does probably require you to work as a dungeon master though)

As it is, hope you can enjoy!