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
301
Mystery Date
5.933408
<10
7
<10
100%
4.090125
<10
302
TEAM3 PINK
5.93256
<10
8
<10
0%
5.93001
<10
303
Pyramid of Pengqueen
5.9266301952
<10
7
<10
88%
2.888704
<10
304
Cranium Cadoo
5.92397504
<10
6
<10
100%
3.8567545833333
<10
305
Sushi Go!
5.920541
<10
7
<10
86%
6.88435
<10
306
Ghost Castle
5.91993856
<10
6
<10
100%
3.8541266666667
<10
307
Go Cuckoo!
5.91525
<10
6
<10
100%
5.91525
<10
308
Deep Dive
5.92696
<10
6
<10
100%
5.92696
<10
309
Catan Junior
5.8767975575627
<10
5
<10
100%
2.7176473333333
<10
310
Pairs
5.91522
<10
6
<10
100%
5.91522
<10
311
Swap!
5.9156736
<10
7
<10
100%
4.0779
<10
312
Sequoia
5.91427
<10
8
<10
0%
5.91716
<10
313
Patchwork
5.9120677
<10
7
<10
79%
7.48363
<10
314
Gooey Louie
5.90918912
<10
7
<10
100%
4.07343
<10
315
Cheeky Monkey
5.90555
<10
5
<10
100%
5.90555
<10
316
Jack Straws
5.90694784
<10
7
<10
100%
4.071885
<10
317
Zaxxon
5.90575104
<10
7
<10
100%
4.07106
<10
318
Race 3000
5.90512
<10
7
<10
100%
4.070625
<10
319
Topple
5.90423872
<10
6
<10
100%
3.8439054166667
<10
320
KLASK 4
5.90654
<10
5
<10
100%
5.90654
<10
321
Game of the States
5.9025632
<10
7
<10
100%
4.0688625
<10
322
Don’t L.L.A.M.A. Dice
5.90936
<10
6
<10
100%
5.90936
<10
323
Rat-a-Tat Cat
5.860200811676
<10
5
<10
98%
2.7696946666667
<10
324
Dragomino
5.837841135
<10
4
<10
100%
2.943626
<10
325
Pugs in Mugs
5.89830912
<10
7
<10
100%
4.06593
<10
326
Santa’s Workshop (Second Edition)
5.96232
<10
6
<10
100%
5.96232
<10
327
ito
6.02325
<10
8
<10
100%
6.02325
<10
328
Firefly Fluxx
5.89616
<10
8
<10
0%
5.89519
<10
329
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pizza Power Game
5.89322816
<10
7
<10
100%
4.0624275
<10
330
Battleships
5.89142208
<10
7
<10
100%
4.0611825
<10
331
Who Did It?
5.89374
<10
5
<10
100%
5.89374
<10
332
Beasts of Balance
5.88825
<10
4
<10
100%
5.88825
<10
333
No Mercy
5.9153745
<10
6
<10
95%
6.22671
<10
334
Scarabya
5.88213
<10
6
<10
100%
5.88213
<10
335
Enchanted Plumes
5.88207
<10
8
<10
0%
5.88428
<10
336
Enchanters: Overlords
5.87756
<10
8
<10
0%
5.87569
<10
337
Dinosaur Tea Party
5.87266
<10
5
<10
100%
5.87266
<10
338
Dream Home
5.8057459
<10
6
<10
89%
6.52331
<10
339
Echidna Shuffle
5.8317896034409
<10
5
<10
100%
2.696834
<10
340
GOLD
5.8804
<10
6
<10
100%
5.8804
<10
341
Twin It!
5.873
<10
5
<10
100%
5.873
<10
342
MicroMacro: Crime City – Showdown
5.86937
<10
8
<10
0%
5.91251
<10
343
Unmatched: Slings and Arrows
5.86579
<10
8
<10
0%
5.9626
<10
344
Sen
5.86233
<10
6
<10
100%
5.86233
<10
345
Travel Carcassonne
5.86381
<10
8
<10
0%
5.86157
<10
346
Chomp!
5.86113216
<10
7
<10
100%
4.0403025
<10
347
Roll For It!
5.85572
<10
5
<10
100%
5.85572
<10
348
Town Builder: Coevorden
5.85619
<10
8
<10
0%
5.85577
<10
349
Bugs in the Kitchen
5.8129891956989
<10
5
<10
100%
2.68814
<10
350
Ubongo
5.8511362
<10
6
<10
91%
6.42982
<10
351
PAC-MAN Game
5.85506112
<10
6
<10
100%
3.81188875
<10
352
Tjuv och polis
5.85196032
<10
6
<10
100%
3.80987
<10
353
Dirty Pig
5.8113039202867
<10
5
<10
100%
2.6873606666667
<10
354
Ramses Pyramid
5.8513184
<10
6
<10
100%
3.8094520833333
<10
355
Virus!
5.7269758
<10
6
<10
91%
6.29338
<10
356
Der schwarze Pirat
5.8090434311111
<10
5
<10
100%
2.6863153333333
<10
357
Super Farmer
5.84695824
<10
6
<10
97%
2.58545
<10
358
Mystery Rummy: Murders in the Rue Morgue
5.84609
<10
8
<10
0%
5.84245
<10
359
Dancing Eggs
5.91666
<10
5
<10
100%
5.91666
<10
360
Chicken!
5.86711
<10
5
<10
100%
5.86711
<10
361
Chomp
5.84409
<10
8
<10
0%
5.86072
<10
362
Blokus
5.8387353
<10
6
<10
87%
6.71119
<10
363
A Game of Cat & Mouth
5.84204
<10
5
<10
100%
5.84204
<10
364
Go to the Head of the Class
5.83939392
<10
7
<10
100%
4.0253175
<10
365
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
5.83877376
<10
7
<10
100%
4.02489
<10
366
Telestrations: 6 Player Family Pack
5.83741
<10
8
<10
0%
5.84173
<10
367
Giro Galoppo
5.7956419595699
<10
5
<10
100%
2.680118
<10
368
Agility
5.83313
<10
8
<10
0%
5.82831
<10
369
My First Carcassonne
5.76873405
<10
4
<10
100%
2.90878
<10
370
Flyin’ Goblin
5.82394
<10
5
<10
100%
5.82394
<10
371
Magic Maze Kids
5.7824625003584
<10
5
<10
100%
2.6740233333333
<10
372
Tidal Blades: Banner Festival
5.82327
<10
8
<10
0%
5.8336
<10
373
Tales & Games: The Three Little Pigs
5.7784310714265
<10
5
<10
97%
2.7614766666667
<10
374
Katamino
5.82168
<10
3
<10
100%
5.82168
<10
375
Bamboleo
5.81802
<10
6
<10
100%
5.81802
<10
376
Kraken Attack!
5.7792433215771
<10
5
<10
100%
2.6725346666667
<10
377
Push It
5.81383
<10
6
<10
100%
5.81383
<10
378
Similo
5.6903616
<10
6
<10
88%
6.46632
<10
379
Coconuts Duo
5.8166068564875
<10
5
<10
0%
2.6704066666667
<10
380
Rory’s Story Cubes: Voyages
5.81345
<10
6
<10
100%
5.81345
<10
381
Halli Galli
5.812325568
<10
6
<10
95%
2.624244
<10
382
The Magic Labyrinth
5.7476344638
<10
4
<10
97%
3.0040873333333
<10
383
Talisman (Third Edition)
5.80821
<10
6
<10
100%
5.80821
<10
384
Harvest (ハーベスト)
5.81056
<10
8
<10
0%
5.83676
<10
385
Dungeons & Dragons Dice Masters: Faerûn Under Siege
5.80908
<10
8
<10
0%
5.80644
<10
386
Exploding Kittens: Recipes for Disaster
5.80754
<10
6
<10
0%
5.81685
<10
387
Spectaculum
5.80592
<10
8
<10
0%
5.81221
<10
388
Floor Plan
5.80473
<10
8
<10
0%
5.80168
<10
389
Carrom
5.8052646
<10
6
<10
93%
6.24222
<10
390
Terror in Meeple City
5.7971841
<10
6
<10
89%
6.51369
<10
391
Doctor Who Fluxx
5.79914
<10
8
<10
0%
5.79977
<10
392
La Morada Maldita
5.8033
<10
6
<10
100%
5.8033
<10
393
Pick Picknic
5.79576
<10
6
<10
95%
6.1008
<10
394
Unlock! Kids: Stories from the Past
5.74199
<10
5
<10
100%
5.74199
<10
395
Silver & Gold Pyramids
5.79558
<10
8
<10
0%
5.80719
<10
396
WeyKick
5.78981
<10
6
<10
100%
5.78981
<10
397
Ship Shape: It’s a Smuggler’s Bounty!
5.79023
<10
8
<10
0%
5.78615
<10
398
Pearladöra
5.7893
<10
8
<10
0%
5.78914
<10
399
Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots
5.78851904
<10
7
<10
100%
3.9902475
<10
400
Smile
5.78542
<10
7
<10
100%
5.78542
<10
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