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And likewise, an overly simplistic game with little replay value might be boring for adults.

Let the games begin!

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Despite its simplicity, one fan calls the game fun, easy to learn, yet challenging!

The game is packaged in an easily portable box, making it a great pick for traveling game nights.

Helpful Amazon review:This game is hysterical!

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza

I played with my 7 year old daughter and my 70 year old father and we all enjoyed it.

I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time!

The game takes place in a group of tropical islands, where each player has a few pirate lairs.

Catan Junior

Players build ships to travel between islands, collect resources, and build more lairs.

Enough chance to it that even the younger kids with little to no strategy can still win.

As usual, catan games have quality pieces that are durable… no junk here!

Cephalofair Games Gloomhaven

Highly recommend for a family who loves games as an intro to the world of strategy gaming.

After each scenario, players have to decide what their next step will be.

Helpful Amazon review:My formative years included countless sessions of D&D.

Exploding Kittens Party Pack

For years I’ve wanted to revisit those fond memories in the context of modern board gaming.

Earlier attempts […] fell completely flat with my family.

In sharp contrast, and as the ultimate endorsement, they are all loving Gloomhaven.

Z-Man Games Pandemic

The depth of the combat system is unprecedented and edge-of-our-seats engaging.

Videogame-esque mechanics like dropping coins and unlockable content make instant sense to my kids.

The storytelling, character development, and persistent world overlays a sense of purpose and intrigue.

Hygge Games …I Should Have Known That!

Its just purr-fect for family game night.

My grandma is a con-artist and will blow you up just as easily as she’ll help you.

My mother doesn’t have the heart to betray anyone and she never wins.

Days of Wonder Ticket to Ride

Whether for better or for worse, this game will definitely leave an impact on your life.

A Highly Rated Cooperative Strategy Board Game

Families of epidemiologists and non-epidemiologists alike can enjoy playing the strategy gamePandemic.

With this game they all work together to beat the game.

Gutter Games Beat That!

Helpful Amazon review:I love this game.

We do family game night, took a chance on this and what a pay off!!

I love the strategies and that each time you play its totally different!

Gamewright Outfoxed!

Risk meets monopoly but instead of money its disease outbreaks.

or Does the Statue of Liberty hold the torch in her left or right hand?

players will be challenged by more than 400 questions that, well, you should know the answers to.

Lost Boy Entertainment Plunder A Pirate’s Life

Its a bare-bones game with not a lot of rules, so families can start playing right away.

One fan raves, This is so much fun!

Brings the whole family together.

Helpful Amazon review:Fun for the whole family!

Many trivia games are geared either for kids or for adults, with little in between.

This game strikes the right balance.

Well, then you should be playingTicket to Ride.

It’s simple enough that even gradeschool kids can understand the rules.

It doesn’t take all night like Monopoly, but there are some similarities.

You build railways between cities and get points for completing routes on ticket cards.

Helpful Amazon review:This is probably the most exciting game Ive played with my family thus far.

Each round is full of unexpected task and excitement.

We laughed the entire time we played which was for three rounds.

I definitely recommend for game night with friends and family.

I encourage every parent with younger kids to try this one out.

Hope your family enjoys it as much as we do.

Theres a modular ocean map and double-sided board tiles, which allows for extensive replays and unique map configurations.

Enter as a family, leave as pirates.

Helpful Amazon review:Its a great game for our whole family or even just the adults.

Leave your issues behind because he make no friends in the high seas of Plunder!

High quality pieces for a non-miniature based game.

Thick board, good feeling pieces, ya know…all the right heft in all the right places.