Best family board game?

[ScariestFairyByFar]

Looking for a present for step brothers family don't see them much but will see then at Xmas was thinking a game for them all would be good but need ideas.

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[dementedma]

We have bought Carcassone for this year so hope its as good as people say.

[betterwhenthesunshines]

DD (and my mum!) just like building the tiles into pretend villages

[SminkoPinko]

lololol@ "let's play it now, you can consummate later",fp! Thanks for this great thread, folks.

[fuzzpig]

We were and and :o in equal measure, SP. Needless to say we didn't actually play it that night, tempting as it was!

[rcd]

I bought Qwirkle recently and my family really enjoys it. It involves matching colours and shapes and it is possible invent a very simple version with a 2year old. I have even managed to get DH who is not keen on board games to play it.

[Stripy1]

My son is 9 and is loving Monopoly. He can play it fully engaged for about 2 hours! but my daughter is 6 nearly 7 and lasts about 20 mins before she has lost interest. Junior monoploy would be great for her.

[Dancergirl]

Has anyone tried Chairs or Q-Bitz? Both got good reviews on Amazon.

[rrreow]

For the person asking about Dixit, you can actually watch the game being played here: (and lots of other games as well) I haven't played it myself but from watching the video it's definitely on my wishlist!

[fuzzpig]

I quite fancy getting q-bitz myself but don't know if DH would enjoy it as much as me!

[SierraGolf]

I know this is really late but if you havent already bought something try Twister for all ages.