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
1709
Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game
0.198921
<10
12
<10
3%
6.6307
<10
1710
Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! – Russia 1941-42
0.19887
<10
12
<10
3%
6.629
<10
1711
Red Rising
0.1988574
<10
12
<10
3%
6.62858
<10
1712
The Big Book of Madness
0.1958073
<10
12
<10
3%
6.52691
<10
1713
Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition
0.1955463
<10
12
<10
3%
6.51821
<10
1714
Fortune and Glory: The Cliffhanger Game
0.1953357
<10
11
<10
3%
6.51119
<10
1715
B-17: Queen of the Skies
0.1859559
<10
11
<10
3%
6.19853
<10
1716
The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls
0.1816335
<10
12
<10
3%
6.05445
<10
1717
Ark Nova
0.1667664
<10
13
<10
2%
8.33832
<10
1718
Terraforming Mars
0.1641328
<10
12
<10
2%
8.20664
<10
1719
Star Wars: Rebellion
0.163413
<10
13
<10
2%
8.17065
<10
1720
Nemesis
0.1590458
<10
14
<10
2%
7.95229
<10
1721
A Feast for Odin
0.1588578
<10
13
<10
2%
7.94289
<10
1722
Concordia
0.1587812
<10
12
<10
2%
7.93906
<10
1723
Frosthaven
0.1583734
<10
13
<10
2%
7.91867
<10
1724
Terra Mystica
0.1577406
<10
13
<10
2%
7.88703
<10
1725
Root
0.1577204
<10
13
<10
2%
7.88602
<10
1726
Viticulture Essential Edition
0.1566508
<10
12
<10
2%
7.83254
<10
1727
Marvel Champions: The Card Game
0.1559332
<10
12
<10
2%
7.79666
<10
1728
Underwater Cities
0.1556312
<10
13
<10
2%
7.78156
<10
1729
Puerto Rico
0.1554024
<10
12
<10
2%
7.77012
<10
1730
Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
0.15413
<10
12
<10
2%
7.7065
<10
1731
Obsession
0.1540902
<10
13
<10
2%
7.70451
<10
1732
Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar
0.153938
<10
13
<10
2%
7.6969
<10
1733
Power Grid
0.1539046
<10
12
<10
2%
7.69523
<10
1734
Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy
0.1522388
<10
13
<10
2%
7.61194
<10
1735
The Search for Planet X
0.1512672
<10
12
<10
2%
7.56336
<10
1736
Russian Railroads
0.1496316
<10
13
<10
2%
7.48158
<10
1737
Targi
0.1483982
<10
11
<10
2%
7.41991
<10
1738
Hadrian’s Wall
0.1483178
<10
12
<10
2%
7.41589
<10
1739
Alchemists
0.148194
<10
13
<10
2%
7.4097
<10
1740
Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
0.147776
<10
12
<10
2%
7.3888
<10
1741
Village
0.145954
<10
12
<10
2%
7.2977
<10
1742
Goa: A New Expedition
0.1443384
<10
12
<10
2%
7.21692
<10
1743
Western Legends
0.144337
<10
12
<10
2%
7.21685
<10
1744
Shogun
0.1441578
<10
12
<10
2%
7.20789
<10
1746
Cthulhu Wars
0.1434286
<10
13
<10
2%
7.17143
<10
1747
Dungeon Petz
0.1428676
<10
13
<10
2%
7.14338
<10
1748
Acquire
0.142512
<10
12
<10
2%
7.1256
<10
1749
Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game
0.1412482
<10
12
<10
2%
7.06241
<10
1750
Notre Dame
0.1409978
<10
11
<10
2%
7.04989
<10
1751
Firefly: The Game
0.1400654
<10
12
<10
2%
7.00327
<10
1752
Betrayal at House on the Hill
0.1360898
<10
12
<10
2%
6.80449
<10
1753
Cuba
0.1353006
<10
12
<10
2%
6.76503
<10
1754
The Bloody Inn
0.1351408
<10
13
<10
2%
6.75704
<10
1755
Oh My Goods!
0.1350714
<10
11
<10
2%
6.75357
<10
1756
Fury of Dracula (Second Edition)
0.1349348
<10
12
<10
2%
6.74674
<10
1757
Thunderstone
0.1327328
<10
12
<10
2%
6.63664
<10
1759
Brass: Birmingham
0.0841035
<10
14
<10
1%
8.41035
<10
1760
Gloomhaven
0.0834156
<10
14
<10
1%
8.34156
<10
1761
Dune: Imperium
0.0822974
<10
12
<10
1%
8.22974
<10
1762
Great Western Trail
0.0801464
<10
13
<10
1%
8.01464
<10
1763
Arkham Horror: The Card Game
0.0790079
<10
14
<10
1%
7.90079
<10
1764
Barrage
0.0784838
<10
14
<10
1%
7.84838
<10
1765
Grand Austria Hotel
0.0769845
<10
12
<10
1%
7.69845
<10
1766
Clans of Caledonia
0.0767739
<10
12
<10
1%
7.67739
<10
1767
Le Havre
0.0767563
<10
13
<10
1%
7.67563
<10
1768
Android: Netrunner
0.0765905
<10
13
<10
1%
7.65905
<10
1769
Teotihuacan: City of Gods
0.0759149
<10
14
<10
1%
7.59149
<10
1770
Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
0.075832
<10
14
<10
1%
7.5832
<10
1771
The Voyages of Marco Polo
0.075667
<10
12
<10
1%
7.5667
<10
1772
Caylus
0.0751171
<10
13
<10
1%
7.51171
<10
1773
War of the Ring
0.0735747
<10
14
<10
1%
7.35747
<10
1774
Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game
0.0729646
<10
13
<10
1%
7.29646
<10
1775
Secret Hitler
0.0725953
<10
14
<10
1%
7.25953
<10
1776
Tapestry
0.0721454
<10
12
<10
1%
7.21454
<10
1777
Chronicles of Crime
0.0719775
<10
13
<10
1%
7.19775
<10
1778
Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery
0.0713475
<10
12
<10
1%
7.13475
<10
1780
Innovation
0.0709433
<10
12
<10
1%
7.09433
<10
1781
Dungeon Lords
0.0708437
<10
13
<10
1%
7.08437
<10
1782
Arkham Horror
0.0702686
<10
14
<10
1%
7.02686
<10
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