Recommendations for a good family board game, please?

[Nothavingfunrightnow]

We have monopoly which I detest but will play under protest.

I was thinking of cluedo? What is Balderdash like?

Any other suggestions? Age range for Christmas is a 10 yr old, 41 yr old, 38 year old and two old fogeys in their 80s! :)

[TheKnackeredChef]

We quite often sit down with the DCs and their GPs to play a board game. DP is a bit of a gamer geek so he knows all the really good but slightly obscure ones.

One we all enjoy is Timeline. It's really simple - you're just putting events in the order they happened. Which doesn't sound terribly entertaining until you realise that your 10 year old's knowledge of Hortible Histories is enabling him to kick your arse.

You should also give Forbidden Island a try. It's a cooperative game, so you're all playing together to collect four artefacts and escape on the helicopter before it sinks into the water. It's good fun and easy to pick up and it's a really good bonding experience, especially when you beat the game as a team.

If you want a more mainstream one, I'd always recommend Articulate or Pass The Bomb. Both fast moving and get you thinking.

[Lovage]

Settlers of Catan. Carcassonne. Britannia. I don't like board games, but those ones are almost tolerable, with enough alcohol! All suitable for adults and a 10 year old.

[bozo14]

Cranium is our fav. It has questions, acting, drawung etc a big range. Also scattegories is good x

[bakingtins]

Not strictly speaking a broad game, but Qwirkle is v good for all ages.

[MrsHowardRoark]

Creationary is awesome if you like making things with Lego.

[merlehaggard]

We really like cluedo.

[BunnyBunnyMooseMoose]

I'll just copy-paste my previous comment
Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride (the European map is easier) and Settlers of Catan are the classic gateway games. Some of our other favourites:
SmallWorld
Dixit
King of Tokyo
Ugg-Tect
Alhambra
Takenoko
Survive
Pompeii
Steam Park
Augustus

And if you like cooperative games (you're all trying to win together against the game):
Pandemic is the classic
Forbidden Desert is better than Forbidden Island imo
Castle Panic is okay

You can look them up on BoardGameGeek and they're usually available from Boardgameguru or Amazon.

Any of these are so much better than Monopoly

[Middleagedmotheroftwo]

I don't think you can really beat snakes and ladders!

[CockBollocks]

We like the family edition of Trivial Pursuit.

[Cardilover]

Another vote for cranium. And the rizla / celebrity name game!

[BunnyBunnyMooseMoose]

Snakes and ladders?!
Nooo. Just no.
At least it's faster than Monopoly I guess

[tallulah]

221b Baker Street is very entertaining

[Havingabeer]

Scrabble
Risk

[AMerryScot]

Ticket to Ride

[Oldieandgoldie]

Cranium....with play-doh!

[Skiingmaniac]

Balderdash - we love it!!!!

[VinoEsmeralda]

Logo game, rummicub and risk all popular here

[Harrietspy]

Ticket to ride!

[Magicpinkshadow]

I was never one for games much uno was my limit!! but I bought labyrinth last year and it has been played lots all year, my is all ds 11, 7, 6 and dd 3 (with a little help!) I also challenge my do to a game in the evenings when the kids are in bed!!!

I have bought the logo game and forbidden island for us all for Christmas so we can change it up a bit!

[vdbfamily]

I have bought Labyrinth for 3 families this year because we play it all the time.
We also play Rummikub alot and it is great for all ages.

[Greymalkin]

Outrage! Great game about breaking into the Tower of London to steal the Crown Jewels.

There is a special edition of the game which costs ££££££££ where the pieces are proper gold, silver and jewels. I would try amazon first though....

[3bunnies]

Would labyrinth not be too easy for a 10yr old and adults? Ours all enjoy it but they are all under 10. As an adult I don't find it a challenge at all. Forbidden Island is more popular here than Forbidden Desert.

Rush Hour is a solo game but it doesn't stop everyone butting in with suggestions! My dc enjoy it and it could be passed around.

I like the sound of Timeline though.

[EmGee]

What about Blokus?

[fuzzpig]

Every time I read one of these threads I think I can't possibly read about any games if haven't already heard of... Each time I'm wrong!

We love doodle dice but it can be hard to get hold of.

[Magicpinkshadow]

3bunnies I think labyrinth is generally better when you play with others of the same age/skill for it to be challenging