The best 19 board games to play as a family, cataloged by age

Christmas parties are time of family reunions and between friends, where you should not miss a good board game to enjoy and learn with the children of the house.

Whether you are thinking of acquiring a game to liven up the holiday tabletops, as if you are looking for advice to write the letter to the Magi, we leave you a selection of 19 fun board games for the whole family, cataloged by age.

To play with children from 4 years old

Twister

A classic and fun game that surely we have all heard of once or even played as children. It is not a board game as such but it consists of a mat standing on the floor and where the players should place their feet and hands according to what the roulette indicates. But be careful, don't get tangled up!

Available on Amazon for 15.99 euros.

Operation

Another of the classic children's favorite games. Become a doctor in the operating room trying to take out the different pieces included inside the patient. But beware! Do not touch the edges with the tweezers or the patient's nose will turn on.

Although it is a very simple and entertaining game for the little ones, it must be taken into account that it contains very small pieces so it is convenient for children to play under adult supervision.

Available on Amazon for 14.99 euros.

Disney Cupcake Party

This entertaining board game brings together two great ingredients: Disney princesses and pastries. Make as many cup cakes as you can by gathering all the ingredients your recipe needs.

The dynamics of the game is very simple and children will learn the rules very easily by becoming one of their favorite games for family play.

Available on Amazon for 29.99 euros.

Stubborn

Tozudo is a burrito that you should load with rigs very carefully and tactfully, at any timeTo, a coz will release you. Fun game that uses the surprise and tension factor as main incentives for the little ones.

Available on Amazon for 13.99 euros.

To play with children from 6 years old

Virus

It is an addictive, fun card game with some seasy rules to understand by the kids. In Virus you become a doctor who must save the patient and boycott the adversary.

Available on Amazon for 14.90 euros.

Jenga

Funny skill game in which you must remove the wooden blocks from the tower being careful not to tear it down. The ultimate goal is to lift a tower as high as possible.

Available on Amazon for 14.95 euros.

Double

Funny card game that will test your speed, perception and reflexes. It has 55 letters in which different drawings appear but there is always a drawing in common between one and the other: will you know how to find it before anyone else?

Available on Amazon for 14.99 euros.

It's me?

Help to improve children's vocabulary Thanks to this fun game of riddles related to trades. Place, without looking at it, a card on your forehead and ask the other players questions to try to find out what you are.

Available on Amazon for 8.95 euros.

To play with children from 8 years old

Adventurers on the train

It's a game ideal for the whole family and perfect for children from the age of eight, approximately. It has simple rules and is very dynamic and fun to play.

The objective of the game is to accumulate letters of certain types of wagons, and use them to build stations, pass through tunnels and over ferries, and gain rail routes throughout the world.

This game has won numerous awards and can boast of being one of the best selling board games. It has several versions (Europe, North America, My first trip) that can be played independently of each other.

Available on Amazon for 41.75 euros.

Sushi-Go

It's about a very fast and dynamic card game where you will have to test your memory. The objective is to seize the best possible combination of sushi dishes, preparing a tasty and complete menu without forgetting the condiments.

Designed to play two to five people and perfect for children who, in addition to playing, like to cook with their parents.

Available on Amazon for 9.95 euros.

Jungle speed

Funny card game which aims to get rid, as quickly as possible, of all the cards dealt. Whoever gets it will be named head Abulú. In Jungle Speed ​​the reflexes and the speed of the players will be tested.

Available on Amazon for 19.99 euros.

Scattergories

Who does not remember the classic advertising slogan of the 90s: "We accept Octopus as a companion animal with the letter P"? Scattergories does not go out of style and remains a Fun, simple and perfect game to have a good time with your family.

Be the fastest and most original in completing the list of words that should start with the letter you randomly touch. Great for children who are already fluent when writing and reading, as it will help them review the alphabet, concentrate and gain verbal fluency.

Available on Amazon for 21.24 euros.

Pictionary

Fun board game to play for teams in which players will have to guess words and phrases through pictures. Perfect to encourage creativity, imagination and originality.

Available on Amazon for 35.35 euros.

Taboo

In the same style as the previous game, but in this case we will not use the drawing but the words (except the forbidden word) so that The rest of the players guess the concept included in our card.

Available on Amazon for 14.99 euros.

Cluedo

It's about a research and intrigue game through which we must solve a murder through clues that are provided by the other players. With this original game we will enhance ingenuity and our detective skills.

Perfect for children from the age of eight although there is a junior version (junior cluedo) designed for kids from the age of five in which they will have to investigate who has eaten the cake,

Available on Amazon for 14.99 euros.

Forbidden island

Is about a cooperative game in which players do not compete with each other but they form a single team that must face the game itself. Each player has special abilities and together they have to leave the island with the treasures before it sinks.

Available on Amazon for 23.20 euros.

Scrable

Another of the classic family board games perfect for Stimulate children's language and increase their vocabulary, crossing the words on the board with those of the other players.

Available on Amazon for 23.67 euros.

To play with children from 10 years old

Catan

It's about a strategy and cunning game where you must test your ability to negotiate in order to colonize an island by building villages and establishing trade routes. It also has a junior version designed for children from the age of six.

This board game has become a worldwide phenomenon, being awarded in Germany and the United States as Game of the Year.

Available on Amazon for 31.20 euros.

Risk Star Wars version

And for fans of the Star Wars saga, this is born peculiar version of the classic strategy game "Risk", where players will recreate moments of the film fighting in three different scenarios.

Ideal for playing two to four players and perfect for children from 10 years.

Available on Amazon for 38.89 euros.

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