Board games for children

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feedmenow · 08/11/2007 15:22

I am hoping to change style this Christmas and get the children no more junk!

But something I do want to get each of them is a board game each that we can play together as a family, but that they could also play with friends. DD is 8 and ds 6.

Any suggestions on games that have gone down well (and lasted the course!) in your families?

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PestoMonster · 08/11/2007 15:24

Cranium Cadoo

clapton · 08/11/2007 15:24

My DS turned 8 at the weekend, we got him Cluedo, he loves it another family fave is Monopoly.

ernest · 08/11/2007 15:28

we got pihrana panic and they all really loved it (aged 8, & & 3) played it over & over

seb1 · 08/11/2007 15:32

I am getting the DDs frustration. They love junior monopoly and Bingo

hana · 09/11/2007 00:49

dd1 is 6 and loves frustration - junior scrabble - kerplunk - guess who - battleship - and lots of the orchard games .
not at stage yet where we can play all together as dd2 is not quite 3 and doesn't really 'get' games yet

just remembered another game - blokus -loved loved this game in the summer at my parents place.

fortyplus · 09/11/2007 01:22

Payday is quite good and you can control the length of the game by deciding how many 'months' you're going to play for.

Wallace · 09/11/2007 05:37

The Great Game of Britain is really good. My ds1 and dd (8 and 6) love it. I bought it for them because we had it as children and I had fond memories!

StripeyKnickersSpottySocks · 09/11/2007 10:46

I love Landlock, as does my 6yo.

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feedmenow · 09/11/2007 12:30

Wow, loads for me to look at! Thank you so much for these suggestions/opinions. It's so much nicer to look at just recommendations as there are so many games out there I was getting a bit inundated!!

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fortyplus · 11/11/2007 17:20

Actually I've just thought that 'UNO' is also very popular - the basic card game is widely available @ £5.99, but you can also get 'UNO Extreme' which flings cards out for £14.99 and another one with a turntable (sorry can't remember name) for £9.99.

janeite · 11/11/2007 17:23

Uno is universally popular. We still enjoy (and have done since they were about 8_ the game of Life, Cluedo (we have the Harry Potter version), cards, Scrabble, Pictionary, Scatergories (this is our favourite!). They have played one called Rush Hour at a friend's house and loved that too. They also like Mastermind but that is only for 2 players.

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