Board games for 11 year old

[BarryBob77]

Hi,

We have started playing board games in the evenings with our 11 year old. At the moment we are playing the old vintage ones I played as a child. Careers, Game of Life and The London Game (all of which are from the 70s!). Any suggestions for more modern games we might like?

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7 wonders

King Domino
Blokus
Ticket to Ride
Settlers of Catan

Carcasson
Cluedo

Scotland Yard

my 11 year old likes:
Munchkins
Sushi Go
Fluxx
King of Tokyo
Labyrinth
Forbidden Island
He claims he likes Catan but whenever we play it he gets cross...

Monopoly deal, so much better than the original. Rummikub

Settlers of Catan. Our kids and their cousins were obsessed with this from about that age and into teenage years.

Cathedral

Mine likes Ticket to Ride, Monopoly, Cluedo, Scattegories and Tension. Also enjoys playing Trivial Pursuit on the Switch. Uno and exploding kittens are favourite card games.

Chameleon- best game ever.

Second Settlers and Fluxx. Also have a look at Carcasonne, Jaipur and Hive. My 12yo likes Nusfjord, Wingspan and Caverna.

Boardgamegeek is a good website for previewing games.

Pandemic. (although might be a bit too topical).
Ticket to Ride
Mole Rats in Space (its a cooperative game).
Ticket To Ride.

Tsuro

Small World
Robinson Crueso (collaborative game which is the most fun once they've understood it)
Above and Below
Labyrinth
Yamatai
El Dorado
Clank
Stratego
Hare and Tortoise
Champions of Midgard
The Crew (card game)
Puff Ball (not a board game but a lot of fun)

Ticket to ride
Catan
Monopoly
Cludo
The London board game
Survivor of Atlantis
Scotland yard

Another vote for Catan! Banana grams is another good one, and the one that is like Bananagrams but with numbers.

Also, card games like Monopoly deal and Exploding Kittens

Cryptid - it's sort of like Cluedo but with a monster
Coup
Pandemic, Carcasonne and Catan (regular, Seafarers and Cities and Knights)

We also enjoy the various North Sea Saga games - Raiders, Explorers and Shipwrights.

Thirsty Meeples have board game cafes where a games master will recommend new games to try based on what you say you like. (Other places are opening similar cafes too)

Camel up - fun betting game
Carcassonne /- simple to pick up and play
Pandemic - longer, more detailed to learn
Ticket to Ride / London one for a quick game, rails and sails etc for longer games
You can view most on YouTube first

I will go and look at all these. Thank you!!