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
201
Forbidden Island
4.99032
<10
8
<10
75%
6.65376
<10
202
Planet
4.9888184
<10
7
<10
79%
6.31496
<10
203
Cascadia
4.9678848
<10
8
<10
64%
7.76232
<10
204
Camel Up
4.961268
<10
8
<10
72%
6.89065
<10
205
Ingenious: Travel Edition
4.9565627
<10
8
<10
79%
6.27413
<10
206
Dixit: Odyssey
4.9460787
<10
8
<10
69%
7.16823
<10
207
Cartagena
4.9391188
<10
8
<10
77%
6.41444
<10
208
Mycelia
4.9158066
<10
8
<10
79%
6.22254
<10
209
The Little Prince: Make Me a Planet
4.9125923
<10
8
<10
77%
6.37999
<10
210
Men at Work
4.9095225
<10
8
<10
75%
6.54603
<10
211
Azul
4.8832
<10
8
<10
64%
7.63
<10
212
The Climbers
4.8795318
<10
8
<10
78%
6.25581
<10
213
Rise of Augustus
4.8515325
<10
8
<10
75%
6.46871
<10
214
Just One
4.8319895
<10
8
<10
65%
7.43383
<10
215
Project L
4.8291696
<10
8
<10
68%
7.10172
<10
216
Dice Miner
4.8191625
<10
8
<10
75%
6.42555
<10
217
No Thanks!
4.7989086
<10
8
<10
69%
6.95494
<10
218
Point Salad
4.7954379
<10
8
<10
69%
6.94991
<10
219
Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture
4.79325
<10
8
<10
75%
6.391
<10
220
6 nimmt!
4.79094
<10
8
<10
70%
6.8442
<10
221
Flamme Rouge
4.773252
<10
8
<10
66%
7.2322
<10
222
Hungry Hungry Hippos
4.7660769230769
<10
3
<10
100%
3.842
<10
223
Beasty Bar
4.765125
<10
8
<10
75%
6.3535
<10
224
Century: Golem Edition – An Endless World
4.757025
<10
8
<10
75%
6.3427
<10
225
Las Vegas
4.7566461
<10
8
<10
69%
6.89369
<10
226
My Lil’ Everdell
4.7509688516646
<10
8
<10
77%
6.25468
<10
227
Meeple Land
4.744718
<10
8
<10
76%
6.24305
<10
228
Carcassonne: Amazonas
4.69383
<10
8
<10
75%
6.25844
<10
229
Encore!
4.683744
<10
8
<10
72%
6.5052
<10
230
Corinth
4.673085
<10
8
<10
75%
6.23078
<10
231
Kingdomino Origins
4.6567551
<10
8
<10
71%
6.55881
<10
232
Ticket to Ride
4.6531712
<10
8
<10
64%
7.27058
<10
233
Majesty: For the Realm
4.6510893
<10
8
<10
71%
6.55083
<10
234
Ingenious
4.623737
<10
8
<10
67%
6.9011
<10
235
Takenoko
4.598945
<10
8
<10
65%
7.0753
<10
236
Ohanami
4.5973182
<10
8
<10
69%
6.66278
<10
237
Winner’s Circle
4.595514
<10
8
<10
70%
6.56502
<10
238
Love Letter: Batman
4.5906188
<10
8
<10
68%
6.75091
<10
239
Adventure Land
4.5885026
<10
8
<10
73%
6.28562
<10
240
The Mind
4.5721953
<10
8
<10
69%
6.62637
<10
241
Love Letter
4.5599104
<10
8
<10
64%
7.12486
<10
242
TransAmerica
4.5588532
<10
8
<10
71%
6.42092
<10
243
King of Tokyo: Dark Edition
4.556708
<10
8
<10
65%
7.01032
<10
244
La Boca
4.5399211
<10
7
<10
73%
6.21907
<10
245
The Adventures of Robin Hood
4.5374745
<10
8
<10
67%
6.77235
<10
246
Flashback: Zombie Kidz
4.5373194195134
<10
8
<10
83%
5.35372
<10
247
Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers
4.5285108
<10
8
<10
66%
6.86138
<10
248
Lost Cities: The Board Game
4.5261861
<10
8
<10
71%
6.37491
<10
249
NMBR 9
4.5166227
<10
8
<10
69%
6.54583
<10
250
Dead Man’s Draw
4.513404
<10
8
<10
70%
6.44772
<10
251
The Quest for El Dorado
4.502976
<10
8
<10
60%
7.50496
<10
252
For Sale
4.4950437
<10
8
<10
63%
7.13499
<10
253
MicroMacro: Crime City – All In
4.4908352
<10
8
<10
71%
6.32512
<10
254
Rummikub
4.4766849
<10
8
<10
71%
6.30519
<10
255
Azul: Master Chocolatier
4.476538
<10
8
<10
67%
6.6814
<10
256
Jamaica
4.4714475
<10
8
<10
65%
6.87915
<10
257
Tokaido
4.4585244
<10
8
<10
66%
6.75534
<10
258
Luxor
4.4483511
<10
8
<10
67%
6.63933
<10
259
CABO (Second Edition)
4.4465099
<10
8
<10
71%
6.26269
<10
260
Catacombs (Third Edition)
4.4434802
<10
8
<10
67%
6.63206
<10
261
Medieval Academy
4.4421234
<10
8
<10
69%
6.43786
<10
262
5-Minute Mystery
4.432104
<10
7
<10
71%
6.2424
<10
263
Orchard: 9 card solitaire game
4.4248609
<10
8
<10
67%
6.60427
<10
264
The Game
4.4227948
<10
8
<10
68%
6.50411
<10
265
Splendor: Marvel
4.4101888
<10
8
<10
64%
6.89092
<10
266
Cahoots
4.4009192
<10
8
<10
68%
6.47194
<10
267
Flash Point: Fire Rescue
4.3996995
<10
8
<10
63%
6.98365
<10
268
Infinity Gauntlet: A Love Letter Game
4.398819
<10
8
<10
69%
6.3751
<10
269
My City: Roll & Build
4.39222
<10
8
<10
70%
6.2746
<10
270
Skulls of Sedlec
4.3903626
<10
8
<10
67%
6.55278
<10
271
Cabo
4.381853
<10
8
<10
70%
6.25979
<10
272
Splendor
4.377366
<10
8
<10
60%
7.29561
<10
273
Stuffed Fables
4.3528056
<10
8
<10
65%
6.47565
<10
274
Quarto
4.33092
<10
8
<10
66%
6.562
<10
275
Dutch Blitz
4.3128933
<10
8
<10
69%
6.25057
<10
276
Machi Koro Legacy
4.3008321
<10
8
<10
69%
6.23309
<10
277
Kitchen Rush (Revised Edition)
4.2959328
<10
8
<10
67%
6.41184
<10
278
Thunder Road: Vendetta
4.2939791
<10
8
<10
61%
7.03931
<10
279
Ticket to Ride: Europe
4.2934906
<10
8
<10
58%
7.40257
<10
280
The Downfall of Pompeii
4.2864444
<10
8
<10
63%
6.80388
<10
281
Downforce
4.2853964
<10
8
<10
61%
7.02524
<10
282
Machi Koro
4.2819942
<10
8
<10
66%
6.48787
<10
283
Oceanos
4.274174
<10
8
<10
68%
6.28555
<10
284
Ave Caesar
4.271386
<10
8
<10
68%
6.28145
<10
285
CuBirds
4.26803
<10
8
<10
65%
6.5662
<10
286
Overboss: A Boss Monster Adventure
4.2672501
<10
8
<10
67%
6.36903
<10
287
Galaxy Trucker (Second Edition)
4.2619358
<10
8
<10
62%
6.87409
<10
288
The Adventurers: The Temple of Chac
4.252244
<10
8
<10
68%
6.2533
<10
289
Kodama: The Tree Spirits
4.2402357
<10
8
<10
67%
6.32871
<10
290
Saboteur
4.2374376
<10
8
<10
66%
6.42036
<10
291
Kites
4.2357534
<10
8
<10
67%
6.32202
<10
292
Forbidden Desert
4.2277331
<10
8
<10
61%
6.93071
<10
293
Cacao
4.211319
<10
8
<10
62%
6.79245
<10
294
Jaipur
4.2019716
<10
8
<10
57%
7.37188
<10
295
Flip Ships
4.1904011
<10
7
<10
67%
6.25433
<10
296
Codex Naturalis
4.1855373
<10
8
<10
63%
6.64371
<10
297
Heroscape Master Set: Rise of the Valkyrie
4.181616
<10
8
<10
60%
6.96936
<10
298
Formula Dé
4.1765472
<10
8
<10
63%
6.62944
<10
299
Savannah Park
4.1752859
<10
8
<10
67%
6.23177
<10
300
Istanbul: The Dice Game
4.1749722
<10
8
<10
63%
6.62694
<10
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