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
1292
Strat-O-Matic Baseball
0.6860062
<10
10
<10
11%
6.23642
<10
1293
Warp’s Edge
0.685657
<10
10
<10
10%
6.85657
<10
1294
Zombicide
0.681894
<10
11
<10
10%
6.81894
<10
1295
Quantum
0.681309
<10
11
<10
10%
6.81309
<10
1296
You’re Bluffing!
0.68101
<10
10
<10
11%
6.191
<10
1297
Mr. Jack
0.678458
<10
10
<10
10%
6.78458
<10
1298
KeyForge: Call of the Archons
0.676734
<10
10
<10
10%
6.76734
<10
1299
Bosk
0.6762558
<10
10
<10
11%
6.14778
<10
1301
Tower of Babel
0.6722353
<10
12
<10
11%
6.11123
<10
1302
Oasis
0.6719119
<10
10
<10
11%
6.10829
<10
1303
Tiny Epic Dungeons
0.67161
<10
12
<10
10%
6.7161
<10
1304
The Pursuit of Happiness
0.670852
<10
10
<10
10%
6.70852
<10
1305
Last Bastion
0.666707
<10
12
<10
10%
6.66707
<10
1306
It’s a Wonderful World
0.6664563
<10
11
<10
9%
7.40507
<10
1307
Isle of Trains
0.6656232
<10
10
<10
11%
6.05112
<10
1308
The Lost Expedition
0.665534
<10
11
<10
10%
6.65534
<10
1309
Cairn
0.6638819
<10
10
<10
11%
6.03529
<10
1310
Caylus 1303
0.663826
<10
10
<10
10%
6.63826
<10
1311
Riichi Mahjong
0.6634309
<10
10
<10
11%
6.03119
<10
1312
Shear Panic
0.6629755
<10
10
<10
11%
6.02705
<10
1313
Colors of Paris
0.662959
<10
10
<10
11%
6.0269
<10
1314
Call to Adventure
0.661638
<10
11
<10
10%
6.61638
<10
1315
Snow Tails
0.660145
<10
10
<10
10%
6.60145
<10
1316
Summoner Wars: Guild Dwarves vs Cave Goblins
0.656477
<10
10
<10
10%
6.56477
<10
1317
Nidavellir
0.6558876
<10
10
<10
9%
7.28764
<10
1318
Nations: The Dice Game
0.653703
<10
10
<10
10%
6.53703
<10
1319
Marvel Dice Masters: Uncanny X-Men
0.652254
<10
10
<10
10%
6.52254
<10
1320
Yggdrasil
0.648536
<10
11
<10
10%
6.48536
<10
1321
Santiago de Cuba
0.643334
<10
10
<10
10%
6.43334
<10
1322
Barony
0.636656
<10
11
<10
10%
6.36656
<10
1323
Wyatt Earp
0.635828
<10
10
<10
10%
6.35828
<10
1324
Clank! In! Space!: A Deck-Building Adventure
0.6356912
<10
12
<10
8%
7.94614
<10
1325
The Guild of Merchant Explorers
0.6341814
<10
11
<10
9%
7.04646
<10
1326
Millennium Blades
0.6292953
<10
12
<10
9%
6.99217
<10
1327
Oregon
0.627639
<10
10
<10
10%
6.27639
<10
1328
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
0.6271112
<10
10
<10
8%
7.83889
<10
1329
Artifacts, Inc.
0.625439
<10
10
<10
10%
6.25439
<10
1330
BattleLore
0.6242346
<10
10
<10
9%
6.93594
<10
1331
District Noir
0.620654
<10
11
<10
10%
6.20654
<10
1332
First Class: All Aboard the Orient Express!
0.6202116
<10
11
<10
9%
6.89124
<10
1333
Sleeping Gods
0.618688
<10
11
<10
8%
7.7336
<10
1334
Wild: Serengeti
0.613747
<10
10
<10
10%
6.13747
<10
1335
Monster Lands
0.613202
<10
12
<10
10%
6.13202
<10
1336
Zombie 15′
0.612813
<10
12
<10
10%
6.12813
<10
1337
GoodCritters
0.612563
<10
10
<10
10%
6.12563
<10
1338
Chronicle
0.611751
<10
12
<10
10%
6.11751
<10
1339
Lords of Scotland
0.60964
<10
11
<10
10%
6.0964
<10
1340
Horse Fever
0.609358
<10
10
<10
10%
6.09358
<10
1341
Pandemic: Rapid Response
0.609343
<10
10
<10
10%
6.09343
<10
1342
Modern Art Card Game
0.608333
<10
10
<10
10%
6.08333
<10
1343
Ancient Terrible Things
0.608125
<10
11
<10
10%
6.08125
<10
1344
Lords of Waterdeep
0.6072168
<10
11
<10
8%
7.59021
<10
1345
Isle of Trains: All Aboard
0.604561
<10
10
<10
10%
6.04561
<10
1346
Famiglia
0.60394
<10
10
<10
10%
6.0394
<10
1347
Cargo Noir
0.603759
<10
10
<10
10%
6.03759
<10
1348
SpaceCorp: 2025-2300AD
0.6023898
<10
11
<10
9%
6.69322
<10
1349
Jambo
0.6008877
<10
11
<10
9%
6.67653
<10
1350
Undaunted: Normandy
0.592192
<10
12
<10
8%
7.4024
<10
1351
Manila
0.5920344
<10
10
<10
9%
6.57816
<10
1352
Canopy
0.5917437
<10
10
<10
9%
6.57493
<10
1353
History of the World
0.5901471
<10
12
<10
9%
6.55719
<10
1354
Batman: Gotham City Chronicles
0.58960533333333
<10
12
<10
10%
6.503
<10
1355
Jump Drive
0.5891814
<10
10
<10
9%
6.54646
<10
1356
Ascension: Return of the Fallen
0.5889951
<10
10
<10
9%
6.54439
<10
1357
The Castles of Tuscany
0.5887134
<10
10
<10
9%
6.54126
<10
1358
Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition)
0.5871016
<10
12
<10
8%
7.33877
<10
1359
Cosmic Encounter
0.5867744
<10
12
<10
8%
7.33468
<10
1360
Smash Up: Monster Smash
0.586674
<10
10
<10
9%
6.5186
<10
1361
Unlock!: Escape Adventures – Squeek & Sausage
0.5831217
<10
10
<10
9%
6.47913
<10
1362
Whistle Stop
0.5824359
<10
12
<10
9%
6.47151
<10
1363
Poker
0.581697
<10
13
<10
9%
6.4633
<10
1364
Hacienda
0.5786271
<10
10
<10
9%
6.42919
<10
1365
Duelosaur Island
0.5783499
<10
10
<10
9%
6.42611
<10
1366
Trapwords
0.574272
<10
10
<10
9%
6.3808
<10
1367
Cryptid
0.5739424
<10
11
<10
8%
7.17428
<10
1368
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – Defence Against the Dark Arts
0.5697297
<10
10
<10
9%
6.33033
<10
1369
Alien Frontiers
0.5688304
<10
10
<10
8%
7.11038
<10
1370
Sun Tzu
0.5686542
<10
10
<10
9%
6.31838
<10
1371
Tortuga 1667
0.5685975
<10
11
<10
9%
6.31775
<10
1372
Power Grid: The First Sparks
0.5660487
<10
12
<10
9%
6.28943
<10
1373
San Juan
0.5651456
<10
10
<10
8%
7.06432
<10
1374
Fall of Rome
0.5641168
<10
10
<10
8%
7.05146
<10
1375
Stellar
0.5629203
<10
10
<10
9%
6.25467
<10
1376
On the Underground
0.5627574
<10
10
<10
9%
6.25286
<10
1377
Battle Cry: 150th Civil War Anniversary Edition
0.5621814
<10
10
<10
9%
6.24646
<10
1378
Nautilion
0.5620599
<10
12
<10
9%
6.24511
<10
1379
Samurai Spirit
0.5618907
<10
11
<10
9%
6.24323
<10
1380
Fresco
0.5592496
<10
10
<10
8%
6.99062
<10
1381
D-Day Dice (Second Edition)
0.5586399
<10
12
<10
9%
6.20711
<10
1382
Kingsburg
0.558508
<10
10
<10
8%
6.98135
<10
1383
Caper: Europe
0.5570224
<10
10
<10
8%
6.96278
<10
1384
Cutthroat Caverns
0.5556618
<10
11
<10
9%
6.17402
<10
1385
Show Manager
0.555579
<10
10
<10
9%
6.1731
<10
1386
Compounded
0.5543262
<10
12
<10
9%
6.15918
<10
1387
Escape from Colditz
0.5539635
<10
12
<10
9%
6.15515
<10
1388
Taboo
0.5518512
<10
10
<10
9%
6.13168
<10
1389
Good Cop Bad Cop
0.5510106
<10
11
<10
9%
6.12234
<10
1390
Airlines Europe
0.5507032
<10
10
<10
8%
6.88379
<10
1391
To Court the King
0.5497938
<10
10
<10
9%
6.10882
<10
1392
Sentinels of the Multiverse
0.5496616
<10
10
<10
8%
6.87077
<10
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