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Home » Great board games for kids

Great board games for kids

October 20, 2015 by admin 84 Comments

I remember playing lots of board games with my Dad as a child and have tried to instil the same enjoyment of board games in my own children. I love that many of the games I played as a child are still available, albeit with a little revamped!

Here are some of my favourites:

Hotel Tycoon

Hotel Tycoon

Hotel Tycoon is a beautiful redesign of the classic, similar enough to bring back lots of lovely nostalgic memories, but with a modern, fresh feel to it. Artika in particular looks great with translucent buildings and an igloo as does Reine with it’s transparent pyramid.

The game play is pretty much the same and Zak got the hang of it very quickly, I did win first time though as he didn’t have the added advantage of knowing the best properties to buy and I managed some lucky freebies, but I think next time he’ll be aiming for the most expensive hotels and hoping for lucky dice rolls!

I’m really impressed with the new look and feel to Hotel Tycoon and I know it’ll be top of Zak’s game play list for many years to come.

Hotel Tycoon

Hotel Tycoon is recommended for children 8 years and up and takes about 40 minutes to play, which for us is perfect, not too long, but long enough to get involved and have a good chat at the same time.

Monopoly Gamer

If you have kids who love Mario, Monopoly Gamer is sure to be a winner. It’s the Monopoly game with a Nintendo twist as it joins forces with favourite Nintendo video game characters. Play as Mario, princess Peach, Yoshi, or donkey Kong each with their own special super power. Players earn points by buying properties, collecting coins, and beating bosses. The player with the highest score wins the game.

It’s a brilliant twist on the traditional Monopoly game and one my children have played together a lot recently.

great board games for kids

More Great Games for Kids

For younger children, how about Disney Rummy? We loved this colourful take on the traditional game, it’s easy enough for my 5 year old to play and still engaging enough for my competitive 8 year old, which is a combination we don’t often find.

Disney Rummy Disney Pictopia

We love all things Disney so Pictopia is the perfect family game for us. Playing the game made me realise that we all have very different areas of knowledge when it comes to Disney. I am great at questions about the parks, my husband is good with old films and the kids more recent films and TV. This game has been brilliant for making my little girls think strategically as you place wagers based on the images on the cards before answering questions. This is one of the best family friendly games we own and always leads to lots of giggles and competitive play.

Disney Pictopia

 

Filed Under: reviews Tagged With: Great Games for kids, Hotel, hotel Tycoon

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  1. Steven Appleton

    October 20, 2015 at 7:34 pm

    Got to be the all time classic, Monopoly

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  2. Leanne Lunn

    October 20, 2015 at 10:14 pm

    Snakes and Ladders 🙂

    Reply
  3. kim plant

    October 21, 2015 at 11:01 am

    monolpoly xx

    Reply
  4. S Edwards

    October 21, 2015 at 2:00 pm

    The game of life

    Reply
  5. Tracy K Nixon

    October 21, 2015 at 2:01 pm

    Monopoly!

    Reply
  6. Laura Harris

    October 21, 2015 at 2:15 pm

    Logo Billionaire…brings out everyone’s competitive streak!

    Reply
  7. Ashleigh Allan

    October 21, 2015 at 2:28 pm

    I like cluedo!

    Reply
  8. Becky Yeomans

    October 21, 2015 at 2:39 pm

    Pay Day!!! Had this when I was a teenager I love it! Christmas is coming up better add it to my Xmas List!

    Reply
  9. Heather Haigh

    October 21, 2015 at 3:10 pm

    Monopoly

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  10. Paula gwynne

    October 21, 2015 at 3:24 pm

    Monopoly

    Reply
  11. Michelle Twin Mum

    October 21, 2015 at 3:34 pm

    Ohh this takes me back to being a young teenager Emma, I love Hotel! Mich x

    Reply
  12. Jayne T

    October 21, 2015 at 3:43 pm

    Mine is scrabble, thanks for the lovely giveaway.

    Reply
  13. Zoe G

    October 21, 2015 at 3:43 pm

    Monopoly

    Reply
  14. tracey ryder

    October 21, 2015 at 4:33 pm

    cluedo is our fav

    Reply
  15. PAULINE HILL

    October 21, 2015 at 5:20 pm

    scrabble

    Reply
  16. Karis

    October 21, 2015 at 5:27 pm

    Monopoly is my favourite board game.

    Reply
  17. Beky Austerberry

    October 21, 2015 at 5:39 pm

    Monopoly is my all time fave.

    Reply
  18. kim neville

    October 21, 2015 at 5:50 pm

    We like Cluedo

    Reply
  19. Karen S

    October 21, 2015 at 6:27 pm

    catopoly

    Reply
  20. winnie

    October 21, 2015 at 6:57 pm

    game of life

    Reply
  21. Samantha Wheeler

    October 21, 2015 at 7:12 pm

    We love Best of British!

    Reply
  22. Clare H

    October 21, 2015 at 7:29 pm

    cluedo

    Reply
  23. Louise Smith

    October 21, 2015 at 7:43 pm

    221b Baker Street

    Reply
  24. Anne-Marie Wigley

    October 21, 2015 at 7:51 pm

    backgammon

    Reply
  25. Lynsey Buchanan

    October 21, 2015 at 7:51 pm

    Frustration

    Reply
  26. Jo m Welsh

    October 21, 2015 at 8:00 pm

    At the moment we are enjoying frozen monopoly

    Reply
  27. Edward Guerreiro

    October 21, 2015 at 8:11 pm

    Monopoly.

    Reply
  28. claire blaney

    October 21, 2015 at 9:00 pm

    we love monopoly

    Reply
  29. Anthony Harrington

    October 21, 2015 at 9:28 pm

    Frustration and Monopoly

    Reply
  30. Kat Lucas

    October 22, 2015 at 12:26 am

    Monopoly

    Reply
  31. Rich Tyler

    October 22, 2015 at 12:07 pm

    Cludo 🙂

    Reply
  32. helen tovell

    October 22, 2015 at 12:16 pm

    Frustration

    Reply
  33. Lea Mavin

    October 22, 2015 at 1:13 pm

    Monopoly Empire, all the fun of Monopoly but much shorter playing time

    Reply
  34. Emily Knight

    October 22, 2015 at 1:44 pm

    Articulate for me – always leads to lots of giggles when we play it!

    Reply
  35. Michaela Jennings

    October 22, 2015 at 2:32 pm

    Monopoly

    Reply
  36. YOLANDA DAVIS

    October 22, 2015 at 8:53 pm

    we love Trivial Pursuit

    Reply
  37. Rachel Colclough

    October 22, 2015 at 9:10 pm

    Loved a game called All Change when I was a child which you can no longer buy, but currently Game of Life is popular.

    Reply
  38. Jo Carroll

    October 23, 2015 at 11:34 am

    We all love Disney Trivial Pursuit. x

    Reply
  39. Helen Adams

    October 23, 2015 at 3:15 pm

    The Game of Life x

    Reply
  40. m knight

    October 23, 2015 at 8:18 pm

    Ludo

    Reply
  41. Tammy Westrup

    October 23, 2015 at 8:23 pm

    For me its a toss up between Monopoly and Cluedo!

    Reply
  42. Sean

    October 24, 2015 at 7:56 am

    Our favorite family board game is Ticket to ride! We are really hooked on it!

    Reply
  43. cathyj

    October 25, 2015 at 6:46 am

    cludeo

    Reply
  44. Chrissie Curtis

    October 25, 2015 at 12:57 pm

    Monopoly!

    Reply
  45. Tammy Tudor

    October 26, 2015 at 8:07 pm

    The classic monopoly 🙂

    Reply
  46. leanne weir

    October 26, 2015 at 11:38 pm

    ludo

    Reply
  47. Donna Loxton

    October 27, 2015 at 6:13 am

    Labyrinth

    Reply
  48. katrina walsh

    October 28, 2015 at 9:35 am

    We all enjoy Payday 🙂

    Reply
  49. Stephanie Whitehouse

    October 29, 2015 at 7:21 pm

    I’ve always liked scrabble

    Reply
  50. Solange

    November 1, 2015 at 3:48 am

    Monopoly

    Reply
  51. Victoria N

    November 1, 2015 at 9:38 pm

    Trivial Pursuit

    Reply
  52. leigh boyle

    November 4, 2015 at 11:13 pm

    monopoly xx

    Reply
  53. Cath Joyce

    November 6, 2015 at 8:57 pm

    I like Monopoly

    Reply
  54. Maria P

    November 6, 2015 at 9:11 pm

    Snakes and ladders as it is easy to play even with kids

    Reply
  55. Robyn Clarke

    November 6, 2015 at 11:16 pm

    Cranium

    Reply
  56. kate knight

    November 7, 2015 at 8:04 am

    Cluedo

    Reply
  57. Jackie ONeill

    November 8, 2015 at 7:41 pm

    Monopoly

    Reply
  58. Georgina davies

    November 9, 2015 at 9:05 pm

    ganme of life

    Reply
  59. Holly S

    November 10, 2015 at 11:42 am

    Monopoly. But no one ever wants to play it with me…

    Reply
  60. debbie louise davies

    November 11, 2015 at 10:10 pm

    I really like Game Of Life xx

    Reply
  61. Trudi Walsh

    November 11, 2015 at 10:53 pm

    Hungry Hippos

    Reply
  62. Lori Mckillop

    November 11, 2015 at 11:47 pm

    game of life

    Reply
  63. Lynsey Spraggs

    November 12, 2015 at 11:40 am

    Monopoly is firm favourite in our house on game night

    Reply
  64. Andrew Hindley

    November 12, 2015 at 12:55 pm

    Monopoly

    Reply
  65. cheryl pearson

    November 12, 2015 at 1:23 pm

    we enjoy red dog blue dog

    Reply
  66. Kerry Lock

    November 12, 2015 at 4:32 pm

    I love a good game of Cluedo

    Reply
  67. donna l jones

    November 12, 2015 at 5:12 pm

    game of life

    Reply
  68. Kristy Brown

    November 12, 2015 at 10:01 pm

    Disney Trivial Pursuit

    Reply
  69. Holly Boyd

    November 12, 2015 at 10:06 pm

    Classic Monopoly

    Reply
  70. Diana

    November 12, 2015 at 10:10 pm

    Scrabble 🙂

    Reply
  71. Sarah Robinson

    November 12, 2015 at 10:22 pm

    Monopoly

    Reply
  72. Amy Jane Beckett

    November 12, 2015 at 10:23 pm

    Scoop

    Reply
  73. katie w

    November 12, 2015 at 11:27 pm

    Go for broke

    Reply
  74. sarah

    November 13, 2015 at 12:14 am

    Monopoly

    Reply
  75. jamie millard

    November 13, 2015 at 12:43 am

    monopoly. it’s a tradition for us.

    Reply
  76. Jane Middleton

    November 13, 2015 at 1:28 am

    Monopoly

    Reply
  77. Becky John

    November 13, 2015 at 7:43 am

    Articulate

    Reply
  78. Louise Bennett

    November 13, 2015 at 10:11 am

    Monopoly

    Reply
  79. Maria Jane Knight

    November 13, 2015 at 10:20 am

    We love the Harry Potter Scene It board game!

    Reply
  80. Emily Hutchinson

    November 13, 2015 at 1:44 pm

    My favourite was and still is the original Hotel. Very excited that they’ve reimagined it!

    Reply
  81. Barbara Handley

    November 13, 2015 at 2:02 pm

    Trivial Pursuit

    Reply
  82. Ruthie

    November 13, 2015 at 2:58 pm

    I still love Cluedo! And my eldest is starting to too!

    Reply
  83. Emma

    November 13, 2015 at 8:44 pm

    Monopoly

    Reply
  84. Catherine Gregory

    November 13, 2015 at 8:54 pm

    Game of Life

    Reply

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