Tabletop gaming has become increasingly more popular in recent years. Games geared toward adults have also seen a pretty big uptick in popularity. Whether games are meant to be paired with alcoholic drinks, or the theme is simply inappropriate for kids, many board games out there are targeted at a more mature audience.
However, children also enjoy board games but tend to only have the opportunity to play the classics like Monopoly or Candy Land. Modern board game companies have set out to make engaging and interesting games for young kids that require more thought and strategy than may first be expected.
10 Spot It! Is Lightning-Fast Fun
Spot It! is a very simple game on its surface. Each game of Spot It! centers around cards that have one matching image with every other card in the deck. Spot It! is a feat of mathematics and it can be quite difficult for players to wrap their heads around how it all works so well.
However, understanding how Spot It! is not required to be good at the game. In most versions of Spot It!, players simply have to realize and announce the matching image from the two cards faster than any other player.
9 Pebble Rock Delivery Service Requires Some Strategy
In Pebble Rock Delivery Service, players take control of cuddly critters and attempt to deliver goods to the locals of Pebble Rock. Pebble Rock Delivery Service is great for young kids who are ready for a bit more strategy and forward planning, as the game offers great choices for players and different upgrades for their delivery boats.
Pebble Rock Delivery Service takes up a good amount of room on the table which makes it very easy to see from any angle. However, the spacious board game can make it a challenge to get everybody around the table.
8 Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters Is Cooperative Ghost Busting
In Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters, every player at the table must cooperate to steal treasure from a haunted manor. Players work together to escape these spooky ghosts while gathering as many gems as they can.
Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters is a great way to introduce kids to the idea of cooperating with everyone at the table rather than competing. Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters features fun and easy-to-understand mechanisms and its silly theme is perfect for Halloween or when it's dark out.
7 Zombie Kidz Evolution Shows Young Players A New Type Of Game
Legacy-style games are board games that have permanent changes as you play. Sometimes this is done with stickers, ripping up components of the game, or opening sealed boxes and adding their contents to the game rules.
Zombie Kidz Evolution brings legacy-style games to players of all ages. Zombie Kidz Evolution is the first of its kind to bring a board game with permanent changes to a young audience and has been praised for its creativity, its level of detail, and for being a rarity in the hobby.
6 Dragomino Is A Modern Classic For Kids
Dragomino is based on the modern classic board game series Kingdomino. In Dragomino, players compete to find the most baby dragons by laying the domino-style tiles better than their opponents. Dragomino is a fantastic way to introduce new players and kids to the modern gaming hobby in an interesting way with its fun theme.
Dragomino is also a good way for players to learn how the beloved Kingdomino series works. Dragomino offers difficult choices and fun gameplay in a very short amount of time.
5 Labyrinth Is A Sliding Maze
Labyrinth is a classic board game that has been popular ever since it was first released in 1986. In Labyrinth, players are dealt cards that have pictured items on them. Each player must guide their playing piece to the picture on their cards one at a time.
The twist is that the board is made up of tiles that can slide up and down. Each turn, a player will use a tile and insert it into one of the rows or columns. This slides every other tile on that row or column, messing up the whole board.
4 Ice Cool Is Penguin Flicking Fun
Ice Cool is a dexterity game, a genre of board games that has the players stack, balance, or flick things. The most popular dexterity game in the world is most likely Jenga but Ice Cool brings something completely new to the table.
In Ice Cool, players take turns acting as the hall monitor as they attempt to flick their wobbly penguin into other players while everyone else tries to grab fish and avoid the hall monitor. Ice Cool is an incredibly silly and fun time with friends and allows players of just about any age.
3 Stuffed Fables Is A Storybook Game
In Stuffed Fables, players take on the role of stuffed animals. Players attempt to save their owner from an evil mastermind as they play through a storybook adventure. Stuffed Fables was the first of its kind in the Adventure Book genre of games, allowing gamers to play through an entire campaign by using an easy-to-manage book.
This book acts as the board and reference materials for each scenario. Stuffed Fables has been praised for its creativity, its enticing theme, and its gameplay that works well for adults and kids.
2 Yummy Yummy Monster Tummy Combines Colors And Technology
Yummy Yummy Monster Tummy is a card game from Lucky Duck Games, a tabletop game publisher that specializes in games that use apps. In Yummy Yummy Monster Tummy, players cooperate to feed monsters the right combination of colorful items.
Yummy Yummy Monster Tummy requires an app, which makes the entire experience a breeze to play and makes it even more intriguing to kids. Each round, a random monster appears and players scan their cards into the app, hoping they will feed the right color combination to match the monster.
1 My Little Scythe Brings A Big Game To Younger Players
My Little Scythe is one of the most impressive kids games to be released in recent years. My Little Scythe is based on the immensely popular strategy board game, Scythe. In My Little Scythe, players compete to gather apples, upgrade their cuddly critters and throw pies at each other in an attempt to earn the most points.
My Little Scythe was commended when it was first released in 2017, mostly because many gamers thought that it wasn't possible to make a children's version of Scythe. Additionally, few fans expected it to be one of the best children's games ever made.