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
1191
Relic Runners
0.8489208
<10
10
<10
14%
6.06372
<10
1192
Café
0.8471632
<10
10
<10
13%
6.51664
<10
1193
Faraway
0.845688
<10
10
<10
12%
7.0474
<10
1194
Tikal II: The Lost Temple
0.8453144
<10
10
<10
14%
6.03796
<10
1195
The Initiative
0.8449779
<10
10
<10
13%
6.49983
<10
1196
VivaJava: The Coffee Game: The Dice Game
0.8437548
<10
10
<10
14%
6.02682
<10
1197
Stick ‘Em
0.8435596
<10
10
<10
13%
6.48892
<10
1198
Tales from the Red Dragon Inn
0.8435014
<10
10
<10
14%
6.02501
<10
1199
Descent: Legends of the Dark
0.8415264
<10
11
<10
12%
7.01272
<10
1200
KoryÅ
0.8399006
<10
10
<10
14%
5.99929
<10
1201
Exit: The Game – The Stormy Flight
0.8398628
<10
10
<10
14%
5.99902
<10
1202
Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition
0.839592
<10
10
<10
13%
6.4584
<10
1203
The LOOP
0.8362884
<10
10
<10
12%
6.96907
<10
1204
Zombicide: 2nd Edition
0.8353488
<10
10
<10
12%
6.96124
<10
1205
Undaunted: North Africa
0.834192
<10
11
<10
12%
6.9516
<10
1206
Mystic Vale
0.8339796
<10
10
<10
12%
6.94983
<10
1207
Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time
0.8320793
<10
10
<10
13%
6.40061
<10
1208
Blood Bowl: Second Season Edition
0.8311654
<10
10
<10
13%
6.39358
<10
1209
Wingspan Asia
0.8308542
<10
10
<10
11%
7.55322
<10
1210
Rolling Heights
0.8293935
<10
10
<10
13%
6.37995
<10
1211
NEOM
0.8289476
<10
10
<10
13%
6.37652
<10
1212
The Fox in the Forest
0.8259756
<10
10
<10
12%
6.88313
<10
1213
Viral
0.8251347
<10
10
<10
13%
6.34719
<10
1214
Ahoy
0.8246394
<10
12
<10
13%
6.34338
<10
1215
Piepmatz
0.8201765
<10
10
<10
13%
6.30905
<10
1216
Knarr
0.819144
<10
10
<10
12%
6.8262
<10
1217
Champions of Midgard
0.8182614
<10
10
<10
11%
7.43874
<10
1218
Salem 1692
0.817934
<10
10
<10
13%
6.2918
<10
1219
Anomia
0.8172658
<10
10
<10
13%
6.28666
<10
1220
Mangrovia
0.8133255
<10
10
<10
13%
6.25635
<10
1221
Himalaya
0.8131916
<10
10
<10
13%
6.25532
<10
1222
Capital Lux
0.8124636
<10
10
<10
13%
6.24972
<10
1223
Istanbul
0.8122664
<10
10
<10
11%
7.38424
<10
1224
Puzzle Strike: Third Edition
0.8119852
<10
11
<10
13%
6.24604
<10
1225
Ascension: Deckbuilding Game
0.8115288
<10
10
<10
12%
6.76274
<10
1226
Steampunk Rally
0.8083704
<10
11
<10
12%
6.73642
<10
1227
Timebomb
0.8083686
<10
10
<10
13%
6.21822
<10
1228
Villagers
0.807876
<10
10
<10
12%
6.7323
<10
1229
LUNA Capital
0.8042515
<10
10
<10
13%
6.18655
<10
1230
Gaslands: Refuelled
0.8034351
<10
11
<10
13%
6.18027
<10
1231
Suburbia
0.8030286
<10
10
<10
11%
7.30026
<10
1232
Castellion
0.8025849
<10
14
<10
13%
6.17373
<10
1233
Quests of Valeria
0.7998211
<10
10
<10
13%
6.15247
<10
1234
One Deck Dungeon
0.7988088
<10
10
<10
12%
6.65674
<10
1235
300: Earth & Water
0.797719
<10
12
<10
13%
6.1363
<10
1236
Space Cadets
0.7976709
<10
11
<10
13%
6.13593
<10
1237
Kero
0.797394
<10
10
<10
13%
6.1338
<10
1238
Jaws
0.7943736
<10
10
<10
12%
6.61978
<10
1239
Schotten Totten 2
0.7938983
<10
10
<10
13%
6.10691
<10
1240
Orbis
0.7923981
<10
10
<10
13%
6.09537
<10
1241
El Gaucho
0.7921706
<10
10
<10
13%
6.09362
<10
1242
Exit: The Game – The House of Riddles
0.7915375
<10
10
<10
13%
6.08875
<10
1243
Caesar & Cleopatra
0.791336
<10
10
<10
13%
6.0872
<10
1244
The Great War
0.7897643
<10
10
<10
13%
6.07511
<10
1245
TurfMaster
0.7876986
<10
10
<10
13%
6.05922
<10
1246
Planetarium
0.7866651
<10
10
<10
13%
6.05127
<10
1247
Foundations of Rome
0.7852229
<10
10
<10
11%
7.13839
<10
1248
Divinare
0.7843641
<10
10
<10
13%
6.03357
<10
1249
The Awful Green Things From Outer Space
0.7843368
<10
10
<10
13%
6.03336
<10
1250
Tikal
0.7833936
<10
10
<10
11%
7.12176
<10
1251
The Builders: Antiquity
0.7824882
<10
10
<10
13%
6.01914
<10
1252
Flip City
0.7799207
<10
10
<10
13%
5.99939
<10
1253
Sky Team
0.775407
<10
10
<10
10%
7.75407
<10
1254
Mandala
0.7675668
<10
10
<10
11%
6.97788
<10
1255
Reign of Cthulhu
0.7667979
<10
10
<10
11%
6.97089
<10
1256
Asara
0.7638612
<10
10
<10
12%
6.36551
<10
1257
QE
0.7596171
<10
10
<10
11%
6.90561
<10
1258
Pergamon
0.7530756
<10
10
<10
12%
6.27563
<10
1259
Verdant
0.7462796
<10
10
<10
11%
6.78436
<10
1260
Codenames
0.744297
<10
10
<10
10%
7.44297
<10
1261
The Shipwreck Arcana
0.7419225
<10
11
<10
11%
6.74475
<10
1262
Kolejka
0.7415244
<10
10
<10
12%
6.17937
<10
1263
Yspahan
0.7391516
<10
10
<10
11%
6.71956
<10
1264
Slay the Spire: The Board Game
0.737285
<10
12
<10
10%
7.37285
<10
1266
Android: Infiltration
0.7346148
<10
10
<10
12%
6.12179
<10
1267
Daybreak
0.7340586
<10
10
<10
11%
6.67326
<10
1268
The Name of the Rose
0.7299564
<10
10
<10
12%
6.08297
<10
1269
The Taverns of Tiefenthal
0.727192
<10
10
<10
10%
7.27192
<10
1270
Dinosaur Island
0.726218
<10
11
<10
10%
7.26218
<10
1271
Santa Monica
0.7259945
<10
11
<10
11%
6.59995
<10
1272
Smash Up
0.7179623
<10
10
<10
11%
6.52693
<10
1273
Cleopatra and the Society of Architects
0.7110257
<10
10
<10
11%
6.46387
<10
1274
Above and Below
0.70976
<10
10
<10
10%
7.0976
<10
1275
Arboretum
0.709558
<10
10
<10
10%
7.09558
<10
1276
Wild Space
0.7088103
<10
10
<10
11%
6.44373
<10
1277
Peloponnes
0.7078159
<10
10
<10
11%
6.43469
<10
1278
Gutenberg
0.7076685
<10
10
<10
11%
6.43335
<10
1279
The Golden Ages
0.7067599
<10
10
<10
11%
6.42509
<10
1280
Everdell
0.7054164
<10
11
<10
9%
7.83796
<10
1281
Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes
0.702533
<10
12
<10
10%
7.02533
<10
1282
Mariposas
0.702284
<10
10
<10
11%
6.3844
<10
1283
Mystery Rummy: Jack the Ripper
0.7016097
<10
10
<10
11%
6.37827
<10
1284
San Juan (Second Edition)
0.701081
<10
10
<10
10%
7.01081
<10
1285
Ca$h ‘n Gun$
0.6987794
<10
11
<10
11%
6.35254
<10
1286
Vaalbara
0.6973384
<10
10
<10
11%
6.33944
<10
1287
Roma
0.6966267
<10
10
<10
11%
6.33297
<10
1288
Cthulhu: Death May Die
0.6950133
<10
11
<10
9%
7.72237
<10
1289
Masmorra: Dungeons of Arcadia
0.6935126
<10
10
<10
11%
6.30466
<10
1290
Star Wars: X-Wing (Second Edition)
0.690352
<10
10
<10
10%
6.90352
<10
1291
Vikings
0.687629
<10
10
<10
10%
6.87629
<10
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