Quick and easy board/card games

[JarOfRocks]

I'd like to get a few new games for Christmas. I've realised that, as much as I'd like them to, my kids (12 - 9 years old) just don't have the appetite for long games e.g Catan, Carcassonne, Monopoly. They love simple quick games like Dobble, Connect 4, Uno. Any recommendations for some new games for us to try?

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its magic the gathering game night card game, games can last as little as 10mins and the set has five decks for different players, easy to use and play the game.

Go Fish

Monopoly deal
UNO
Cards against humanity

Another vote for P is for Pizza! Love it. Small, portable, quick and fun.

Kluster

Frozen Unicorns

We love Blokus but it does really work best with 4 people.

Rummy, we always played it when I was a kid, doesn't take long for a game.

We love:
Exploding kittens
60 second scribbles
Neanderthal poetry

Uno

Mexican Train Dominos
Boggle
Newmarket (you need 2 packs of cards and a jar of pennies (or counters or similar)

For a team game ‘space team’ is silly and fun.
Selfish is another space themed one.
I love Rhino Hero - you have to build a card house and move the rhino model up it without knocking it over.

You've got crabs, throw throw burrito and taco, cat pizza are all quite quick and my ds 11 and ds9 happily play both

Cat Crimes might appeal to your DC. It's collaborative - you all work together to solve the crimes. My youngest DC sometimes avoids playing games with the older DC for fear of them all being better snd inevitably losing. The collaborative nature of this game really appeals to youngest DC.

MIND. is a brilliant game...easy to pick up, slightly addictive, and you play and a team game!

Thanks everyone. We have a few of these games tucked away already and you've inspired me to get them out and give them a go (e.g Exploding Kittens, Fluxx). I have ordered Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza and P is for Pizza. Would also like to get Kluster and Herd Mentality, but hoping the price might come down. Would like to get a few more so will keep looking at the recommendations. Thanks!

Mine that age love One Night Werewolf.
Genius Sq another one (not a card game).

The muddles is good, easy to pick up and doesn't last forever

CAH is not a game for 9 year olds!!

We love:
Monopoly Deal
Forbidden island
What do you meme family edition
sussed - orange
Dobble

How is ticket to ride London ? Is it ok for kids compared to the junior version and does it work for 3 players.
also thinking of some sort of chess learning game?