Top games for 8 year olds
Have you ever wished there was a big list of all the best games for 8 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 8 year olds
Ranked in descending order of enjoyment aged 8:
Rank
Image
Title
Our rating: age 8
Our min. age
Parent %: age 8
Our rating: adult
897
Evergreen
1.9246198
<10
9
<10
29%
6.63662
<10
898
World’s Fair 1893
1.9050448
<10
10
<10
29%
6.56912
<10
899
Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension
1.90497
<10
10
<10
30%
6.3499
<10
900
Mint Works
1.897615
<10
9
<10
29%
6.5435
<10
901
The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
1.8925686
<10
10
<10
26%
7.27911
<10
902
Boss Monster: The Dungeon Building Card Game
1.8870971
<10
9
<10
31%
6.08741
<10
903
Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation (2002)
1.8829395
<10
10
<10
27%
6.97385
<10
904
GIPF
1.8716078
<10
9
<10
29%
6.45382
<10
905
Imhotep
1.8682812
<10
10
<10
27%
6.91956
<10
906
Hidden Leaders
1.861218
<10
10
<10
30%
6.20406
<10
907
Applejack
1.8583415
<10
9
<10
31%
5.99465
<10
908
Wasabi!
1.856154
<10
9
<10
30%
6.18718
<10
909
Museum
1.8545616
<10
12
<10
29%
6.39504
<10
910
Spades
1.853946
<10
10
<10
30%
6.17982
<10
911
Creature Comforts
1.8477288
<10
10
<10
27%
6.84344
<10
912
Star Wars: Destiny
1.8391104
<10
10
<10
27%
6.81152
<10
913
Paleo
1.828075
<10
10
<10
25%
7.3123
<10
914
Poetry for Neanderthals
1.822512
<10
10
<10
30%
6.07504
<10
915
Calico
1.816705
<10
10
<10
25%
7.26682
<10
916
Orichalcum
1.810673
<10
10
<10
29%
6.2437
<10
917
Expeditions: Around the World
1.806456
<10
10
<10
30%
6.02152
<10
918
Funkoverse Strategy Game
1.805565
<10
10
<10
30%
6.01855
<10
919
Coyote
1.803393
<10
10
<10
30%
6.01131
<10
920
Now Boarding
1.7733065
<10
10
<10
29%
6.11485
<10
921
Mr. Jack Pocket
1.7707005
<10
10
<10
27%
6.55815
<10
922
Arena: The Contest
1.768971
<10
9
<10
29%
6.0999
<10
923
Treasure Island
1.7577534
<10
9
<10
26%
6.76059
<10
924
Wavelength
1.7501125
<10
10
<10
25%
7.00045
<10
925
Aqua Garden
1.7400058
<10
9
<10
29%
6.00002
<10
926
Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game
1.7395776
<10
10
<10
24%
7.24824
<10
927
Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume One
1.7376912
<10
10
<10
24%
7.24038
<10
928
Palm Island
1.7232358
<10
10
<10
26%
6.62783
<10
929
Star Realms: Frontiers
1.7231928
<10
10
<10
24%
7.17997
<10
930
Summoner Wars: Master Set
1.709016
<10
10
<10
24%
7.1209
<10
931
Meadow
1.6870178
<10
10
<10
23%
7.33486
<10
932
Mechs vs. Minions
1.683704
<10
10
<10
22%
7.6532
<10
933
Boss Monster 2: The Next Level
1.6712082
<10
10
<10
27%
6.18966
<10
934
Here to Slay
1.663129
<10
10
<10
26%
6.39665
<10
935
Legends of Andor
1.6519776
<10
10
<10
24%
6.88324
<10
936
Dice Realms
1.6375581
<10
9
<10
27%
6.06503
<10
937
Boggle
1.6281648
<10
10
<10
27%
6.03024
<10
938
Forbidden Sky
1.627938
<10
10
<10
27%
6.0294
<10
939
Hoity Toity
1.614743
<10
9
<10
26%
6.21055
<10
940
Tiny Towns
1.6138985
<10
10
<10
23%
7.01695
<10
941
Arkadia
1.6104275
<10
10
<10
25%
6.44171
<10
942
7 Wonders (Second Edition)
1.6063124
<10
10
<10
22%
7.30142
<10
943
Rise of Tribes
1.60276
<10
10
<10
25%
6.41104
<10
944
Morels
1.6007304
<10
10
<10
24%
6.66971
<10
945
Hadara
1.5994108
<10
10
<10
23%
6.95396
<10
946
Renature
1.59638
<10
10
<10
25%
6.38552
<10
947
KeyForge: Age of Ascension
1.5952425
<10
10
<10
25%
6.38097
<10
948
Paint the Roses
1.593375
<10
10
<10
25%
6.3735
<10
949
Medina (Second Edition)
1.59206
<10
10
<10
25%
6.36824
<10
950
Art Society
1.5870275
<10
10
<10
25%
6.34811
<10
951
Tides of Time
1.584425
<10
10
<10
25%
6.3377
<10
952
Bargain Quest
1.5820975
<10
10
<10
25%
6.32839
<10
952
Tigris & Euphrates
0.2254839
<10
12
<10
3%
7.51613
<10
954
Summoner Wars (Second Edition)
1.5652472
<10
10
<10
22%
7.11476
<10
955
Photosynthesis
1.5644945
<10
10
<10
23%
6.80215
<10
956
Funfair
1.5525925
<10
10
<10
25%
6.21037
<10
957
Bananagrams
1.5524125
<10
10
<10
25%
6.20965
<10
958
Unmatched: Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot
1.552265
<10
10
<10
22%
7.05575
<10
959
The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game
1.540605
<10
10
<10
25%
6.16242
<10
960
Wings of War: Watch Your Back!
1.5379275
<10
10
<10
25%
6.15171
<10
961
Nine Tiles Panic
1.53762
<10
10
<10
25%
6.15048
<10
962
Heart of Crown
1.5374925
<10
12
<10
25%
6.14997
<10
963
Valletta
1.534335
<10
10
<10
25%
6.13734
<10
964
Challengers! Beach Cup
1.5320475
<10
10
<10
25%
6.12819
<10
965
Say Anything
1.5289032
<10
11
<10
24%
6.37043
<10
966
Run, Fight, or Die!
1.5286525
<10
10
<10
25%
6.11461
<10
967
Gods Love Dinosaurs
1.52848
<10
10
<10
25%
6.11392
<10
968
Samarkand: Routes to Riches
1.5278175
<10
10
<10
25%
6.11127
<10
969
Exit: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Hunt for the Golden Book
1.52289
<10
10
<10
25%
6.09156
<10
970
Sword & Sorcery
0.2100024
<10
12
<10
3%
7.00008
<10
970
Blitz Bowl
1.517865
<10
10
<10
25%
6.07146
<10
971
First Contact
1.5162925
<10
10
<10
25%
6.06517
<10
972
Xenon Profiteer
1.5159275
<10
10
<10
25%
6.06371
<10
973
Power Grid: The Card Game
1.5144725
<10
10
<10
25%
6.05789
<10
974
Dog Park
1.5140328
<10
10
<10
24%
6.30847
<10
975
Dragon’s Gold
1.512945
<10
10
<10
25%
6.05178
<10
976
Stardew Valley: The Board Game
1.5105158
<10
10
<10
23%
6.56746
<10
977
Sub Terra II: Inferno’s Edge
1.50767
<10
11
<10
25%
6.03068
<10
978
Harvest
1.505325
<10
10
<10
25%
6.0213
<10
979
Puzzle Strike Shadows
1.503295
<10
12
<10
25%
6.01318
<10
980
Point City
1.5012905
<10
10
<10
23%
6.52735
<10
981
Ubongo Extreme
1.4985525
<10
10
<10
25%
5.99421
<10
982
BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat
1.4984875
<10
12
<10
25%
5.99395
<10
983
Ra
1.496776
<10
10
<10
20%
7.48388
<10
984
Clank! A Deckbuilding Adventure
1.490186
<10
10
<10
20%
7.45093
<10
985
PARKS
1.486002
<10
10
<10
20%
7.43001
<10
986
K2
1.481095
<10
10
<10
22%
6.73225
<10
987
Guillotine
1.4700887
<10
10
<10
23%
6.39169
<10
988
Room 25
1.466618
<10
10
<10
23%
6.3766
<10
989
Naga Raja
1.4652886
<10
10
<10
23%
6.37082
<10
990
Scoville
1.4638756
<10
10
<10
22%
6.65398
<10
991
Hanabi
1.4559552
<10
10
<10
21%
6.93312
<10
992
Concept
1.451758
<10
10
<10
22%
6.5989
<10
993
Small World Underground
1.4492583
<10
10
<10
21%
6.90123
<10
994
Lands of Galzyr
1.4443176
<10
10
<10
22%
6.56508
<10
995
Talisman
1.4420472
<10
10
<10
24%
6.00853
<10
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