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To ask for your favourite family games

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Anononony · 21/09/2025 00:56

Hi all

I'm after ideas for family games, ideally ones that are suitable for/will entertain both a 5.5yo & a 12.5yo

We've got monopoly, hungry hippos, taskmaster, kids vs adults trivia and have ordered jumanji and uno. Taskmaster is the current favourite (with swapping out tasks that are beyond the youngest).

On our wishlist is:

Cards against humanity & various similar (families against conformity etc)
What do you meme
Scrabble
Exploding kittens
The six

Open to all suggestions and other ideas for things you do together as a family indoors

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londonbanana · 21/09/2025 01:58

There's a kids version of CAH. It's good (some are slightly on the edge of being too rude).

Kids Articulate? It can also be used alongside the adult version if you like and have both.

Junior scrabble

Monopoly deal

fourplusfour · 21/09/2025 01:34

The junior version of CAH would probably work though

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Anononony · 21/09/2025 01:33

No33 · 21/09/2025 01:31

Cards against humanity is NOT for 12 year olds.

Have you even had a look at the contents?

I've just looked at it a bit closer and your right! I was going off a few reels of of it that was more dark humour than dirty 🙈 its deffo off the list!

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Littlemisscapable · 21/09/2025 01:31

Taco goat cheese pizza
Uno

No33 · 21/09/2025 01:31

Cards against humanity is NOT for 12 year olds.

Have you even had a look at the contents?

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Anononony · 21/09/2025 01:28

CountryQueen · 21/09/2025 01:24

Jumanji is shite and I wouldn’t play CAH with a 12 year old.

Blokus
Labyrinth

Is it very adult? I've been on the fence about it, and have put it off for Christmas due to the price, he really wants the proper one but I was wondering if the teen/kid versions might be more appropriate

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CountryQueen · 21/09/2025 01:24

Jumanji is shite and I wouldn’t play CAH with a 12 year old.

Blokus
Labyrinth

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Anononony · 21/09/2025 01:02

TheGreatWesternShrew · 21/09/2025 00:57

Those ages are too far apart. The 12yo will be bored or the 5 yo will lose.

The 12yo is quite good at playing to the youngests level/pulling back if he's winning too hard, they're competitive but he's old enough to play in a way that keeps the game going rather than just thrashing his brother 🤣

Some will just be more for us and the eldest, like cards against humanity, he's been spending too much time disconnected in his room so tbf this is more for his benefit but the youngest likes to join in if he can, so ones like taskmaster and jumanji (judging from reviews) fit quite well, so after some non reading based suggestions too :)

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TheGreatWesternShrew · 21/09/2025 00:57

Those ages are too far apart. The 12yo will be bored or the 5 yo will lose.