The Best Family Board Games

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The great outdoors has plenty to offer, but there are times when you’re stuck inside for one reason or another. Family board games are a fun way to gather everyone around the table to engage in group escapism. It’s good to take a break from screens now and then.

My family has had a board game night most weeks for several years now, and we’ve discovered some great games. These are our favorite games, selected with the help of my two kids, now aged 13 and 16 (they were 8 and 11 when I first wrote this guide). We didn’t include board game classics you probably know all about (or own), like Clue, Monopoly, Connect 4, Scrabble, Operation, Chutes ...