Top games for 12 year olds
Have you ever wished there was a big list of all the best games for 12 year olds?
Of course you have!
Well, this is it, my friends… The day has arrived.
For each game in the list below, our score takes into account 4 things:
- Its Geek rating on the BoardGameGeek website
- Its parent percentage – that is, what percentage of parents think the game is playable at this age
- The views of our media partners about its suitability for different ages
- Any user ratings on our site
Add a bit of secret sauce and there you have it! A top 100 list primed and ready to show you the best games for your kids. And your friends’ kids. And their friends kids…
Behold, the key to the table!
Note that a game will only appear on this list if the parent percentage is greater than 0%, which is to say that at least one parent thinks it’s playable at this age.
The best games for 12 year olds
Ranked in descending order of enjoyment aged 12:
Rank
Image
Title
Our rating: age 12
Our min. age
Parent %: age 12
Our rating: adult
1
Crokinole
7.7795
<10
6
<10
100%
7.7795
<10
2
Cascadia
7.75728
<10
8
<10
100%
7.75728
<10
3
Heat: Pedal to the Metal
7.72002
<10
9
<10
99%
7.798
<10
4
The Quacks of Quedlinburg
7.67679
<10
8
<10
100%
7.67679
<10
5
Scout
7.56506
<10
9
<10
100%
7.56506
<10
6
The Quest for El Dorado
7.5116
<10
8
<10
100%
7.5116
<10
7
Patchwork
7.4087937
<10
7
<10
99%
7.48363
<10
8
Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated
6.7573895
<10
9
<10
85%
7.94987
<10
9
Azul
7.4739896
<10
8
<10
98%
7.6443047619048
<10
10
Just One
7.43526
<10
8
<10
100%
7.43526
<10
11
Harmonies
7.52162
<10
8
<10
100%
7.52162
<10
12
Unmatched: Cobble & Fog
7.37834
<10
10
<10
100%
7.37834
<10
13
Splendor Duel
7.378175
<10
10
<10
98%
7.52875
<10
14
The Isle of Cats
7.3394937
<10
9
<10
99%
7.41363
<10
15
Cartographers
7.2647596
<10
9
<10
98%
7.41302
<10
16
Wingspan
7.3275444
<10
10
<10
93%
7.87908
<10
17
Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries
7.31526
<10
8
<10
100%
7.31526
<10
18
That’s Pretty Clever!
7.3011114
<10
9
<10
99%
7.37486
<10
19
Welcome To…
7.2949041
<10
10
<10
99%
7.36859
<10
20
Return to Dark Tower
7.28611
<10
10
<10
100%
7.28611
<10
21
YINSH
7.27124
<10
8
<10
100%
7.27124
<10
22
KLASK
7.26111
<10
6
<10
100%
7.26111
<10
23
Ticket to Ride: Europe
7.253715
<10
8
<10
98%
7.40175
<10
24
Century: Golem Edition
7.24169
<10
8
<10
100%
7.24169
<10
25
Camel Up (Second Edition)
7.24771
<10
8
<10
100%
7.24771
<10
26
Hanamikoji
7.1668872
<10
9
<10
99%
7.23928
<10
27
Sushi Go Party!
7.23432
<10
8
<10
100%
7.23432
<10
28
Splendor
7.2214263
<10
8
<10
99%
7.29437
<10
29
Carcassonne
7.222644
<10
8
<10
99%
7.2956
<10
30
Sky Team
7.2606123
<10
10
<10
93%
7.80711
<10
31
Ticket to Ride
7.1972703
<10
8
<10
99%
7.26997
<10
32
Star Realms
7.1874672
<10
9
<10
97%
7.40976
<10
33
Kingdomino
7.18389
<10
6
<10
100%
7.18389
<10
34
Marvel United
7.18032
<10
8
<10
100%
7.18032
<10
35
Azul: Summer Pavilion
7.1712088
<10
8
<10
98%
7.31756
<10
36
Wingspan Asia
7.1834535
<10
10
<10
95%
7.56153
<10
37
7 Wonders Duel
7.169211
<10
10
<10
90%
7.96579
<10
38
Jaipur
7.1491813
<10
8
<10
97%
7.37029
<10
39
Santorini
7.1432361
<10
7
<10
99%
7.21539
<10
40
Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game
7.1539118
<10
10
<10
98%
7.29991
<10
41
Sea Salt & Paper
7.014644
<10
9
<10
98%
7.1578
<10
42
For Sale
7.13561
<10
8
<10
100%
7.13561
<10
43
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
7.1297135
<10
10
<10
91%
7.83485
<10
44
PARKS
7.0544625
<10
10
<10
95%
7.42575
<10
45
Summoner Wars (Second Edition)
7.11742
<10
10
<10
100%
7.11742
<10
46
Dixit: Odyssey
7.0921224
<10
8
<10
99%
7.16376
<10
47
Go
7.0908358
<10
7
<10
97%
7.31014
<10
48
Bärenpark
7.0150509
<10
7
<10
99%
7.08591
<10
49
Flamme Rouge
7.0844494
<10
8
<10
98%
7.22903
<10
50
Takenoko
7.07197
<10
8
<10
100%
7.07197
<10
51
Lost Cities
7.0713027
<10
8
<10
99%
7.14273
<10
52
Dorfromantik: The Board Game
7.09525
<10
7
<10
100%
7.09525
<10
53
Welcome to the Moon
7.0575648
<10
10
<10
96%
7.35163
<10
54
Schotten Totten
7.06005
<10
8
<10
100%
7.06005
<10
55
Unmatched: Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot
5.5744849
<10
10
<10
79%
7.05631
<10
56
Century: Spice Road
7.0465131
<10
8
<10
99%
7.11769
<10
57
Meadow
7.0410624
<10
10
<10
96%
7.33444
<10
58
Thunder Road: Vendetta
7.12044
<10
8
<10
100%
7.12044
<10
59
Sagrada
7.0368192
<10
9
<10
96%
7.33002
<10
60
Downforce
7.02051
<10
8
<10
100%
7.02051
<10
61
Flamecraft
7.0259013
<10
9
<10
99%
7.09687
<10
62
Ticket to Ride: Märklin
7.01525
<10
9
<10
100%
7.01525
<10
63
Cartographers Heroes
7.02925
<10
10
<10
100%
7.02925
<10
64
Akropolis
7.02101
<10
8
<10
100%
7.02101
<10
65
Cubitos
7.01304
<10
9
<10
100%
7.01304
<10
66
King of Tokyo: Dark Edition
7.00672
<10
8
<10
100%
7.00672
<10
67
Samurai
7.0087156
<10
10
<10
97%
7.22548
<10
68
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
7.0055964
<10
8
<10
99%
7.07636
<10
69
Planet Unknown
6.998479
<10
10
<10
95%
7.36682
<10
70
Survive: Escape from Atlantis!
6.9816376
<10
8
<10
98%
7.12412
<10
71
Love Letter
7.14047
<10
8
<10
100%
7.14047
<10
72
My City
6.974256
<10
9
<10
96%
7.26485
<10
73
PitchCar
6.97454
<10
5
<10
100%
6.97454
<10
74
Project L
6.9604598
<10
8
<10
98%
7.10251
<10
75
King of Tokyo
6.9539184
<10
7
<10
99%
7.02416
<10
76
MicroMacro: Crime City – Full House
6.9615
<10
8
<10
100%
6.9615
<10
77
No Thanks!
6.95425
<10
8
<10
100%
6.95425
<10
78
Hadara
6.95105
<10
10
<10
100%
6.95105
<10
79
Skull King
7.0329504
<10
8
<10
98%
7.17648
<10
80
Dice Forge
6.9493545
<10
9
<10
99%
7.01955
<10
81
Unmatched: Little Red Riding Hood vs. Beowulf
4.866757
<10
10
<10
70%
6.95251
<10
82
Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King
6.93744
<10
9
<10
96%
7.2265
<10
83
Trekking Through History
6.95121
<10
9
<10
100%
6.95121
<10
84
Junk Art
6.92956
<10
6
<10
100%
6.92956
<10
85
Potion Explosion
6.93046
<10
8
<10
100%
6.93046
<10
86
Imhotep
6.91601
<10
10
<10
100%
6.91601
<10
87
Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition
6.91292
<10
9
<10
100%
6.91292
<10
88
Nova Luna
6.89348
<10
9
<10
100%
6.89348
<10
89
Love Letter: Premium Edition
6.89046
<10
9
<10
100%
6.89046
<10
90
Las Vegas
6.89265
<10
8
<10
100%
6.89265
<10
91
Splendor: Marvel
6.6209472
<10
8
<10
96%
6.89682
<10
92
Hive
6.8883936
<10
8
<10
96%
7.17541
<10
93
Horrified
6.9579615
<10
9
<10
95%
7.32417
<10
94
World Wonders
6.91876
<10
10
<10
100%
6.91876
<10
95
Sushi Go!
6.88435
<10
7
<10
100%
6.88435
<10
96
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
6.880365
<10
10
<10
90%
7.64485
<10
97
Space Base
6.8075163
<10
10
<10
93%
7.31991
<10
98
Point Salad
6.8771241
<10
8
<10
99%
6.94659
<10
99
Atlantis Rising (Second Edition)
6.87586
<10
10
<10
100%
6.87586
<10
100
So Clover!
6.897024
<10
10
<10
96%
7.1844
<10
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