Please recommend a good family boardgame?

[MaggieW]

We've got Cluedo, Scrabble, Monopoly, Battleships etc but am looking for another game for a Christmas present to play with DS, 11 and DD, 9. What would you recommend please?

Risk, Great Game of Britain, Cranium. Pictionary

I would recommend Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, Qwirkle Cubes.

But I would also heartily suggest you read this fabulous thread - loads more ideas on there! :)

Oh yes, Risk! Scrabble, Uno, Set, Quiddlar (sp?), any card game if fun really (Too Many Monkeys - we love this one!)

www.gamewright.com/gamewright/index.php?section=games&page=game&show=229

We played Seven Wonders all over the summer holidays with DS1 (11)and DS2 (9). Great fun, little complicated at first but addictive when you get the hang of it.

Pictureka, Blokus, Articulate, Taboo, Scattergories

Creationary is a great Lego game. We have bought risk, bananagrams and game of life for Christmas.

Frustration

We love it in this house.

Destination is a favourite here - we have the Hogwarts version, but you can get London/Paris and other film tie in ones too...

Too many monkeys is fun and yet simple.
Carcassonne is great for all ages and kind of addictive.
But our favourites are: Lego Creationary, Cadoo, Wobbally, Articulate for Kids and Uno Extreme.

This Christmas we are buying them Space Fluxx, Cheese Touch, Uno Roboto and a Labyrinth-type game called Enchanted Forest. DH is getting Set and Befuzzled.

CRANIUM!!!!

They have a junior version.

Never laughed so much in my life than when watching my mum trying to mime 'nappy rash'. Still brings a tear to the eye...

Hello! My name is Skip.

We say that a lot at home (too many monkeys!). We have Headbanz but its not fab.

Balderdash is fun

Jenga - I know it's not a board game but its the only one that you can get my whole family to play without pointing guns at their heads. Which I think you'll agree is not excactly the way forward at Christmastime

Pit. Great for all ages, fast and noisy or you can play the silent version.

Who's in the Bag and Articulate.

Another vote for Uno and Carcassonne.

We love luck of the draw, its a drawing game that you don't need any talent whatsoever to win. My dns love it and its a good laugh.

CRANIUM FOR Laughs!! My daughter had to draw 'spotted dick' - and with her uncle helping her I leave the results up to your imagination!!!!!!

Carcasonne is great.
Ticket to Ride - my eldest (8) enjoys this - quite straightforwad to learn
Flash Point - its a co-operative game - everyone plays together to try and beat the game, says 10plus on the box but it is not difficult and my 7 yea olds play it with a bit of help. Basically you are trying to rescue people from a burning house before it burns down. I like it because it saves the trauma over someone loosing as either everyone wins or looses!

we've bough labyrinth for this year. Tempted by carcasonne for next year.

Pass the Pigs is good fun

I love pass the pigs. Who's in the bag a family favourite. The Logo game. Whot!
Love these threads as I get lots of ideas for what we'll try next!

Mexican train.

We used to love Scotland Yard as kids. Great fun! Don't know if they still make it.

Fabulous recommendations. I want to buy them all! Thank you. And Knocked, you can get Scotland Yard still.