18 Best Board Games for Teens That Are Family-Friendly and Fun To Play

Delve deep into the dungeons to find all the treasure — just make sure you don’t let the dragon catch you! This epic deck-building game is fast-paced and super intense. It sounds complicated at first, but it’s a simple game to learn, just draw your hand, choose a path, and build a better deck along the way.

• Age: 13+
• Players: 2-4
• Play time: 90 minutes

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Family game night doesn’t get much more exciting than some good old-fashioned Settlers of Catan. It’s equal parts family fun and equal parts fierce competition. The super fun game also has an expansion pack you can buy if you have more players that want to join your traders paradise. Real talk though, does anyone want to trade two sheep for one wood?

• Age: 10+
• Players: 3-4
• Play time: 60 minutes (give or take lengthy trade negotiations)

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Spies! Intrigue! Secrets! I have played Codenames so many times you’d expect me to tell you I’m sick of it, but it remains one of my favourite family-friendly party games. It’s super simple to play, just split into two teams and designate one person from each team as the spymasters who know the secret identities of 25 agents. They’ll try to get their teammates to guess the codenames without hitting the assassin.

• Age: 10+
• Players: 2-8+ (in two teams)
• Play time: 15 minutes

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All aboard! Ticket to Ride is an award-winning strategy game that is as fun as it is competitive. Collect points by building a railroad to connect routes across America. Fair warning: I can’t tell you how many times my family has fought while playing this game. We might all just be really sore losers, but don’t say I didn’t warn you!

• Age: 8+
• Players: 2-5
• Play time: 30-60 minutes

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This viral TikTok game is surprisingly more fun than I expected it to be. I once played it with a group of 15 people and it was pure chaos in the best way possible. The goal of the game is to think like everyone else, not yourself. Herd mentality is the key to winning this fast-paced party game.

• Age: 10+
• Players: 4-20
• Play time: 20-30 minutes

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The newest game in my arsenal is this Portugal-inspired tile placement game. The award-winning game is endlessly fun and I honestly wish that I’d bought this sooner. Don’t let the pretty tiles fool you, this game requires just as much strategy as it does luck. It’s tons of fun for the whole family.

• Age: 8+
• Players: 2-4
• Play time: 30-45 minutes

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I’m a sucker for a good civ-building game. Everdell is one of the newer games in my collection and is worthy of every single award it's ever received. The tableau building and worker placement game might look complicated, but it’s super simple to learn and a great game for pretty much anyone.

• Age: 14+
• Players: 1-4
• Play time: 40-80 minutes

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Alright, we all know Yahtzee is the best dice game, but if you’re looking for a game that’ll keep your teen interested for longer than 10 minutes, Machi Koro 2 is a great option. Roll the dice, build your city, and hope that you beat the rival towns your friends are making. It’s as easy as that!

• Age: 10+
• Players: 2-5
• Play time: 45 minutes

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My family loves this card game so much we have three separate editions—one for my mom’s home in California, one for my apartment in New York, and one for my grandfather’s house in Maine. We’ll play this card game quite literally every time we see each other; it’s endlessly fun and super fun to play (at least until the world ends).

• Age: 10+
• Players: 2-6
• Play time: 20-45 minutes

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If you’re on the hunt for a travel-friendly game that won’t take too long to play, Sushi Go is the card game for you. Pick and pass the adorable little sushi to get the most points. Up the stakes and declare that the loser has to pay for your next sushi dinner.

• Age: 8+
• Players: 2-5
• Play time: 15 minutes

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For the past few years, this has been the most requested game that my friends want to play when they come over. Dodge, defuse, or explode: those are your only three options in this hilarious kitten-powered game. There are a few expansion packs you can buy to accommodate more players; I highly recommend adding this to the base deck to play at parties. Honorable mentions here: Throw Throw Burrito and Unstable Unicorns, both made by the same gamers behind Exploding Kittens.

• Age: 7+
• Players: 2-5
• Play time: 15 minutes

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Anime lovers will fall head-over-heels in love with Kakashi the Naruto: Shippuden version of Monopoly. The number one selling game in the world, this version features six custom tokens and subtle nods to the ninja crew we know and love. It’s a great twist on the beloved classic.

• Age: 8+
• Players: 2-6
• Play time: 60+ minutes

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Another twist on a best-selling board game, Squishmallow CLUE brings a wholesome twist to the original murder mystery game. The premise? Someone crashed the party and stole poor Winston’s mac-n-cheese. It’s up to you to figure out who did it. FWIW, I think Avery stole the mac-n-cheese, left behind the popcorn, and put the empty dish in the bowling alley…

• Age: 8+
• Players: 2-6
• Play time: 60 minutes

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Upgrade your family’s Scrabble board with this vintage bookshelf edition of the game that actually looks good sitting on your shelf. This game is perfect for bookworms, word-lovers, and English majors alike. Just remember: no proper nouns allowed!

• Age: 8+
• Players: 2-4
• Play time: 60 minutes

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This edition of Trivial Pursuit will make any Potterhead squeal with joy. Inspired by the Harry Potter movies, this game has over 600 questions across six different categories. All you have to do to win is get 12 questions right. Warning: Butterbeer not included.

• Age: 8+
• Players: 2+
• Play time: 30-60 minutes

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This is one of my favorite games to play with friends. Fun fact: In college I was very broke and made a version of this game using index cards and a free app. No, really, it’s that much fun that I resorted to making a makeshift version of the game just to have something to entertain my friends. With hidden roles and a lot of bluffing necessary, this game is about hunting down the werewolf in your midst—before you get eaten.

• Age: 14+
• Players: 3-10
• Play time: 10 minutes

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