Family Games
Made to work when kids and adults play together—and both can have fun.
- Ages: usually 8+ (sometimes 6+ if streamlined)
- Rules: still approachable, but with real choices
- Time: 20–60 minutes
- Depth: enough strategy/variety that adults don’t feel bored
- Fairness: often includes catch-up mechanics or “skill compression” so kids can compete.
Examples of what you’ll see: roll-and-move, memory match, simple set collection, quick dexterity games.
- Ticket to Ride
- Carcassonne
- Splendor
- Azul
- Kingdomino
- Codenames
- Sushi Go!
- Dixit
- Match & Toss
- Pandemic

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