Whats the best board game for people of all ages?

Question

My family is planning this reunion and i got stuck with planning games. Ages 9 and up are the ones that mostly need to be entertained. I'm trying to get it so we can have a tournament going throughout the weekend. Any help would be great!

Answer 1

I like the old trivia pursuits. My favorite is the disney version. They have adult and kid cards, to make it hard or easy

Answer 2

Cranium- its trivia, pictionary, and charades all in one. It's a great game and lots of fun.

Answer 3

Life

Guesstures

Taboo

Clue

SceneIt (if access to a TV and DVD player)

Scattergories (my favorite)

and any game that is a bit too much for the younger ones, you can play in pairs or teams and let an older, more experienced player be teamed w/ a young person.

Answer 4

For something a little different try Carcassonne, Tsuro or Ticket to Ride.  All great for kids.

Also, you can look up a game called Spoons that can be played with a regular deck of cards or two and some spoons (or other common items). It's a blast and kids love it.

For more information about boardgames of all kinds, check out www.boardgamegeek.com. It's a FANTASTIC resource.

Answer 5

Dungeons and Dragons, lad! It is the best board game around! All you need, is read its rulebooks, download and print character sheets for everyone who'll play, choose a Dungeon Master who will create the story, buy many-sided dices like D20, D8, D12 and a lot (believe me a lot) of fantasy. Although, if you need something quick and fast, you could try MONOPOLY and UNO.

Answer 6

monopoly or game of life

Answer 7

Chess is the best board game for people of all ages....

Answer 8

Pictionary.   Yahtzee.  Monopoly.

Answer 9

monopoly is the best or everybody could play checkers

Answer 10

Sequence can be played by anybody about 8 and up, yet it's challenging enough for adults. You can learn to play it in under 5 minutes, maybe even as little as two.

Pictionary is another one that doesn't discriminate based on age--our kids trounce the adults regularly.

Other suggestions are Clue, Amazing Labyrinth, and Scotland Yard.

NOT Monopoly. Ugh.

Answer 11

For 9 and up Settlers of Catan,, any of the ticket to ride series and a favorite of mine nowadays Kingsbirg.

Usually are the ones that get the best result when I play with my non-gamers friends..

Answer 12

Some good games are monopoly, backgammon,crib,scrabble

Answer 13

Cluzzle or Wits and Wagers