Family board games for all ages
Last checked 7 November 2026
Quick answer: Dragomino, Rhino Hero and Monza are 5+ on the box but still fun for adults. Ticket to Ride: First Journey is 6+ and Labyrinth 7+. Kingdomino, Dixit and Flip 7 are 8+ and grandparents enjoy them as much as the kids. Seven of the eight are very easy to teach, and Labyrinth is easy to teach.
The hard bit with a family game isn't finding one for kids. It's finding one the adults actually want to play too, that a 6-year-old and a grandparent can sit down to together. These eight start at 5+ on the box and go up to 8+, and none of them needs a long rules read. Younger players can win most of them on luck or a quick eye, and there's enough going on that grown-ups aren't just going through the motions. They're in order of the age on the box, so check each card against your youngest player.
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1. Dragomino
The kids' version of Kingdomino. Match landscape dominoes to win eggs, and hope there's a baby dragon inside rather than an empty shell.
- Players
- 2 to 4 players
- Age
- 5+
- Play time
- about 15 minutes
- Our teaching rating
- Very easy to teach
Why it suits this: Bruno Cathala and Marie and Wilfried Fort turned Kingdomino into a kids' game. You match landscape dominoes, and each match wins you a dragon egg, which might hold a baby dragon or might be an empty shell. Little ones love cracking the eggs, and the matching is simple enough for a 5-year-old. It's 2 to 4 players and about 15 minutes. If the kids get hooked, Kingdomino is further down this list.
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Details last checked 19 October 2026.
2. Rhino Hero
Build a wobbly card skyscraper from folded walls and roofs, and some roofs make you move the rhino figure up. First to play all their roofs wins, unless the tower falls on your go.
- Players
- 2 to 5 players
- Age
- 5+
- Play time
- about 10 minutes
- Our teaching rating
- Very easy to teach
Why it suits this: A card skyscraper that gets wobblier every turn. You fold wall cards, lay roofs on top, and some roofs send the little Rhino Hero figure up a floor. First to play all their roofs wins, unless the tower comes down on your go. It's 2 to 5 players aged 5 and up and about 10 minutes. Steady hands matter more than age here, so the adults don't get an easy ride.
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Details last checked 19 October 2026.
3. Monza
Roll six coloured dice and move your wooden racing car along the matching colours ahead. The track is 20 tiles you lay out differently each time, so no two races look the same.
- Players
- 2 to 6 players
- Age
- 5+
- Play time
- about 15 minutes
- Our teaching rating
- Very easy to teach
Why it suits this: HABA's racing game has been around since 2000 and now has a new look. Roll six coloured dice and move your wooden car along the matching colours on the track ahead. The track is 20 tiles you lay out differently each time. Young kids get colour matching practice, older ones start working out the best order to use their dice. It's 2 to 6 players, 5 and up, about 15 minutes.
Details last checked 21 October 2026.
4. Ticket to Ride: First Journey
Ticket to Ride cut down for younger players. Collect train cards, claim short routes across a map of Europe and race to finish your tickets.
- Players
- 2 to 4 players
- Age
- 6+
- Play time
- 15 to 30 minutes
- Our teaching rating
- Very easy to teach
Why it suits this: Alan R. Moon's Ticket to Ride, cut down for younger players. You collect train cards, claim short routes and race to finish your tickets, and the UK box has the Europe map. It's 2 to 4 players aged 6 and up and plays in 15 to 30 minutes, so it's a good step towards the full game. If you already own Ticket to Ride, you'll see straight away how it works.
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Details last checked 19 October 2026.
5. Labyrinth
Each turn you push the spare tile into the board to shift a row of maze walls, then move towards your next treasure. The same push can open your path and block someone else's.
- Players
- 2 to 4 players
- Age
- 7+
- Play time
- 20 to 30 minutes
- Our teaching rating
- Easy to teach
Why it suits this: Ravensburger's classic has a spare maze tile you push in from the edge of the board, shifting a whole row of walls. That push can open a path to your treasure and block someone else's in one go, which is where the sneaky fun is. It's 2 to 4 players and 20 to 30 minutes. The box says ages 7 to 99, and that's fair.
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Details last checked 20 October 2026.
6. Kingdomino
Pick domino-style land tiles and fit them into your own little 5-by-5 kingdom. Matching landscapes score points.
- Players
- 2 to 4 players
- Age
- 8+
- Play time
- about 15 minutes
- Our teaching rating
- Very easy to teach
Why it suits this: Pick domino-style land tiles and fit them into your own little 5-by-5 kingdom, matching landscapes to score. It's quick, there's nothing to read on the tiles, and there's enough choice to keep adults thinking. It's 2 to 4 players aged 8 and up and about 15 minutes, so you can play two in a row.
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Details last checked 9 November 2026.
7. Dixit
Describe one of your dreamlike picture cards with a word or phrase, then everyone else tries to spot yours among their own picks.
- Players
- 3 to 8 players
- Age
- 8+
- Play time
- about 30 minutes
- Our teaching rating
- Very easy to teach
Why it suits this: Jean-Louis Roubira's Dixit runs on Marie Cardouat's dreamlike picture cards. One player describes a card with a word or a phrase, everyone else picks a card from their own hand that fits, and then you all try to spot the original. Kids often come up with the best clues because they don't overthink it. It's 3 to 8 players, 8 and up, about 30 minutes.
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Details last checked 19 October 2026.
8. Flip 7
Flip cards one at a time and bank your points before you turn up a number you already have. Get seven different numbers and you score a bonus.
- Players
- 3+ players
- Age
- 8+
- Play time
- about 20 minutes
- Our teaching rating
- Very easy to teach
Why it suits this: Eric Olsen's Flip 7 is push-your-luck at its simplest. Flip cards one at a time and bank your points before you turn up a number you already have. Get seven different numbers and you score a bonus. It's 94 cards for 3 or more players, 8 and up, about 20 minutes, and it was nominated for the 2025 Spiel des Jahres (Germany's game of the year award).
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Details last checked 19 October 2026.
Got exactly four at the table? See board games for a family of 4. Prefer a small deck? See family card games. For younger children only, try board games for kids, or board games for 3-year-olds for a toddler. Playing with the grandparents? See board games for grandparents and grandchildren.
How we choose and check
We pick games for the situation, and ignore hobby rankings and hype. Player counts, ages and play times come from the publisher's own page or the box. If we can't confirm a detail there, we leave it off the card. The teaching rating is our own view from reading the rules, not a publisher figure. Nobody pays us to include a game. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. See how we make money.