My Top 20 Favorite Board Games for the Family! (Your Gift-Giving Guide for the Holidays!)
My Top 20 Favorite Board Games for the Family! (Your Gift-Giving Guide for the Holidays!)
One quick point of clarification: I really should be saying my top 20 most *recommended* board games for the family… or maybe my favorite board games to recommend to families? (These are also all great “gateway” games, too… games that help to bring non-gamers into our hobby!) The ones at the top of the list are some of the most popular family games out there and the ones that I think most families would enjoy. But don’t worry about the ranking too much either; even that was a little arbitrary at times! Every family is different and prefers different kinds of games, naturally!
If you are curious at all, my personal top 5 ranking for these games in order of how much I’d want to play them right now would be: Stone Age, Azul: Summer Pavilion, The Quacks of Quedlinburg, Downforce or Camel Up, then Splendor (with the expansion)!
Let me know if I missed any games in my list or ask me any questions you have about any of the games I mentioned in the comments below!
In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:16 20.) Codenames: Pictures
00:37 19.) The Mind
01:06 18.) King of Tokyo
01:46 17.) Onitama
02:24 16.) Machi Koro
02:49 15.) Kingdomino
03:16 14.) Cacassonne (and Land vs Sea)
03:51 13.) Century: Golem Edition
04:19 11.) Downforce
04:46 11.) Camel Up
04:59 10.) Patchwork
05:27 9.) The Quacks of Quedlinburg
06:25 7.) Sushi Go and 7 Wonders
07:05 6.) Sagrada
07:49 5.) Incan Gold
08:24 4.) Azul, Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra, Azul: Summer Pavilion
08:57 3.) Ticket to Ride
09:36 2.) Splendor
10:14 1.) Stone Age
11:17 Outro
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Just looked up to buy Stone Age in Ireland…. Looks like I’ll be waiting for my next US holiday to buy it and bring it home with me. It’s almost 200 to buy it anywhere in Europe
Instantly subscribed after seeing this video. Your enthusiasm for games is contagious. The video length and descriptions were all perfect. Awesome ideas for my own "boardgaming family" Thank you for creating!
This a joke???
I’ve played 13 or 14 of these.
These all seem great but way too complicated for my family cause there’s always alcohol involved. Lol
What in the F are these random weird games. Your top 20 games doesn’t include Uno? Or Checkers? Like come on, at least title your video appropriately if all you’re gonna be doing is talking about random niche crap
Instantly subscribed after seeing this video. Your enthusiasm for games is contagious. The video length and descriptions were all perfect. Awesome ideas for my own "boardgaming family" Thank you for creating!
Please review a game called Mosaic. It is one of the newest games selling at Barnes and Noble. The game was designed by me.
Super filmy fall😊
Great personality…your love of board games is contagious
love your channel buddy, what are your top 50 games of all time???
Messi 2.0😂
Great list!
Great video!! Keep doing what you’re doing! The wife and I are experienced board gamers and your list is spot on! We haven’t played Stone Age though. We’ll be picking it up soon!!
I Loved your list. Just I I would add Catan on first😊😊
Another family game you may not be aware of is OOF DAH, the Organic Farm Strategy game, which is my legacy project. Check it out sometime by typing in OOF DAH into Youtube, liking and subscribing to the channel. Thanks!
Cant trust this list if you dont have Istanbul in it
Thank you
Those are great games. Thanks for the video 🥳🥳
Please do another 20 top fave games
Very nice work, I hope you keep posting and you’ll grow in no time! There aren’t many channels with this quality of videos, editing, content etc. and you have a great personality 🙂
I’m not even an adult yet, but I’m watching this to know what to get for my kids. If I would even have any.
You could show more of the game than of your face.
My two favorite games are Karuba and El Dorado. We’re senior citizens and love them.
great list, The Mind and Codenames (regular not pictures) are two of our favorite games.
I’m sorry if I come off negative, but this is the most annoying video I ever watched in my life.
You must be thirty years old or younger. Oh my god, what a bunch of stupid retarded new generation games.
Where was monopoly? Where was battleship? Where was Uno? Where was pictionary? All stupid new age, new generation, young stupid kid games.
You have no idea what life is like.
Never heard of a single one of these retarded games.
Good job but where is alhambra or dixit?
These all seem great but way too complicated for my family cause there’s always alcohol involved. Lol
These games are like for hipsters and very Asian themed. Hardly fun family games that are campy and old school, which most people clicking this video were probably anticipating
Thank You!!!
Ticket to ride is the best strategy game!!! An old favorite for my family.
What is the #1 board game of 2023
great list, The Mind and Codenames (regular not pictures) are two of our favorite games.
Why do all the games have an evil under tone, but are labeled a "family games" not a good look
Great reviews. I just found some friends who like to play board and card games, so we’re looking for some new ones. Thanks!
I really love ticket to ride. Its very easy to teach for beginners.
Great choices, but you made a fan out of me for having Stone Age at #1. Fantastic choices and great presentation.
Thank you!
This also just feel extremely forced and like you’re reading the blib off the back of the board game. "Quacks of Luxemborgburger is extremely fun experience whether you’re winning or losing… for the whole family, rated PG, for ages 3+" Like dude, what
Holy crap… 10/10 list
Instantly subscribed after seeing this video. Your enthusiasm for games is contagious. The video length and descriptions were all perfect. Awesome ideas for my own "boardgaming family" ❤😊 Thank you for creating!
You remind me of Boxed Meeples Channel
I have a few recommendations too
1.candy land
2.clue
3.trouble
4.Jumanjii the board game
POV: your kid is turning 7 and you’re tired of 1) playing Candyland and 2) trying to wrangle the pieces back into the Mousetrap box 😢
Me: There’s got to be more family friendly games for 7 year olds that are actually fun for everyone!!!
I don’t understand why sushi go is popular.
This has been the best top games review I’ve found on YouTube. Thank you
Nice list!
I like “The Crew” and “Tak”
“The Game,” is so much better than the Mind (game). I carry it in my purse. The Mind got returned to Target.
BRO what are games for 30 or more people