Have Fun with Your Kids! A Roundup of Board Games Recommended for Parents and Children
In recent years, board games have been gaining attention among adults as well, and of course there are plenty designed for children, too.
They range from educational games suitable for kids around age three to strategic games aimed at elementary schoolers and up.
In this article, we’ll introduce a selection of games that kids can enjoy, as well as games that adults can have fun playing together with them!
If you’re a parent looking for board games to play with your children, use this as a guide to find games they’re likely to enjoy.
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- [At-Home Time] A roundup of board games you can play online
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- Recommended for upper elementary grades! Exciting indoor recreation and games
- [Children’s Club] Easy and fun indoor games. Exciting party games
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Have fun with your kids! A roundup of recommended board games for parents and children (11–20)
Zombie Kidz: Evolution Sealed

Perhaps reflecting the times, games are shifting from ones where you win alone to ones where everyone cooperates.
This game is one of those cooperative types.
Following the roll of the dice, zombies appear at the school you attend.
You win by locking the four gates on the campus while defeating zombies that show up in classrooms.
If three zombies appear in a single classroom, you won’t be able to defeat them.
Also, as you play the game repeatedly, you’ll unlock “evolution” envelopes, and opening them makes the gameplay more advanced, so you never get bored.
Dragomino

In this game, each card shows different types of terrain on its two halves, and when you connect matching terrains, you can obtain a dragon egg from that terrain.
Some dragon eggs are winners and some are duds; if you draw a winning egg, you get one baby dragon.
The player who has the most baby dragons at the end of the game wins.
This game is a simplified, child-friendly adaptation of the German board game Kingdomino.
Nine Tiles

This is a game where you line up nine cards that have different pictures on the front and back to recreate the same pattern as the challenge card.
The person who arranges their cards to match the challenge the fastest wins and takes the challenge card.
The first player to collect four challenge cards wins the game.
A key to winning is to quickly check both sides of the cards you’re dealt and grasp where each symbol is.
If you start by placing the symbols that appear only once, you can efficiently get closer to the target pattern.
Use both your eyes and hands skillfully to arrange the cards.
Blox

It’s a board game that the whole family can enjoy from age 7.
First, each player receives 21 color-coded pieces.
When the game begins, place one of your pieces on a corner of the board.
On your turn, place your next piece so that it touches one of your own pieces at the corners.
If you can’t place any of your pieces, you must pass.
When no one can place any more pieces, the game ends, and you score points for the pieces you managed to place on the board.
To arrange your pieces well, you also need to pay attention to other players’ moves.
Marrakesh

Here’s a territory-claiming game where you lay carpets across the Marrakech square on the board.
The carpets are made of fabric, and their texture adds to the fun.
You move your pawn the number of spaces shown on the die; if you land on someone else’s carpet, you must pay that player.
If you land on your own carpet or on an empty space, there’s no payment.
After moving, you place one of your carpets next to your pawn, and it’s allowed to overlap someone else’s carpet by half.
Do your best to fill the square with your own carpets!


