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
403
Dragonheart
4.283517
<10
8
<10
70%
6.11931
<10
404
Machi Koro
4.2819942
<10
8
<10
66%
6.48787
<10
405
Gemblo
4.2814917
<10
8
<10
71%
6.03027
<10
406
Lucky Numbers
4.2767276
<10
8
<10
71%
6.02356
<10
407
Sea Salt & Paper
3.3551091
<10
9
<10
47%
7.13853
<10
407
Oceanos
4.274174
<10
8
<10
68%
6.28555
<10
408
Limes
4.2732486
<10
8
<10
71%
6.01866
<10
409
BraveRats
4.2715943
<10
8
<10
71%
6.01633
<10
410
Ave Caesar
4.271386
<10
8
<10
68%
6.28145
<10
411
ìŠ¤í”Œë Œë”: Pokémon (Splendor: Pokémon)
4.271106
<10
8
<10
70%
6.10158
<10
412
CuBirds
4.26803
<10
8
<10
65%
6.5662
<10
413
Air, Land & Sea
3.3180684
<10
9
<10
47%
7.05972
<10
413
Overboss: A Boss Monster Adventure
4.2672501
<10
8
<10
67%
6.36903
<10
414
Mondo
4.2655735
<10
8
<10
71%
6.00785
<10
415
Galaxy Trucker (Second Edition)
4.2619358
<10
8
<10
62%
6.87409
<10
416
10 Days in the USA
4.2589634
<10
8
<10
71%
5.99854
<10
417
Star Wars: Epic Duels
4.2525369
<10
8
<10
67%
6.34707
<10
418
The Adventurers: The Temple of Chac
4.252244
<10
8
<10
68%
6.2533
<10
419
Kodama: The Tree Spirits
4.2402357
<10
8
<10
67%
6.32871
<10
420
Saboteur
4.2374376
<10
8
<10
66%
6.42036
<10
421
Kites
4.2357534
<10
8
<10
67%
6.32202
<10
422
Forbidden Desert
4.2277331
<10
8
<10
61%
6.93071
<10
423
Happy City
4.226761
<10
8
<10
70%
6.03823
<10
424
The Adventurers: The Pyramid of Horus
4.2265743
<10
8
<10
69%
6.12547
<10
425
Keltis: Das Kartenspiel
4.2175
<10
8
<10
70%
6.025
<10
426
Age of War
4.2167412
<10
8
<10
68%
6.20109
<10
427
Cacao
4.211319
<10
8
<10
62%
6.79245
<10
428
Piece o’ Cake
4.2092898
<10
8
<10
69%
6.10042
<10
429
Jaipur
4.2019716
<10
8
<10
57%
7.37188
<10
430
Pixies
4.1954967
<10
8
<10
69%
6.08043
<10
431
Flip Ships
4.1904011
<10
7
<10
67%
6.25433
<10
432
Codex Naturalis
4.1855373
<10
8
<10
63%
6.64371
<10
432
Get on Board: New York & London
3.16774
<10
9
<10
50%
6.33548
<10
433
Heroscape Master Set: Rise of the Valkyrie
4.181616
<10
8
<10
60%
6.96936
<10
434
Formula Dé
4.1765472
<10
8
<10
63%
6.62944
<10
435
Savannah Park
4.1752859
<10
8
<10
67%
6.23177
<10
436
Istanbul: The Dice Game
4.1749722
<10
8
<10
63%
6.62694
<10
437
When I Dream
4.173824
<10
8
<10
64%
6.5216
<10
438
Explorers
4.1649478
<10
8
<10
67%
6.21634
<10
439
Next Station: Tokyo
4.1589312
<10
8
<10
67%
6.20736
<10
440
Seikatsu
4.1561239
<10
8
<10
67%
6.20317
<10
441
Formula D
4.1505498
<10
8
<10
61%
6.80418
<10
442
Pit
4.1480437
<10
8
<10
67%
6.19111
<10
443
Heroscape Marvel: The Conflict Begins
4.1454709
<10
8
<10
67%
6.18727
<10
444
Port Royal
4.144278
<10
8
<10
60%
6.90713
<10
445
Rumble Nation
4.1385498
<10
8
<10
67%
6.17694
<10
446
Escape: The Curse of the Temple
4.1308651
<10
8
<10
61%
6.77191
<10
447
Dice Throne
4.1303178
<10
8
<10
63%
6.55606
<10
448
Food Chain Island
4.1302656
<10
8
<10
64%
6.45354
<10
449
Imagine
4.1213835
<10
8
<10
65%
6.34059
<10
450
Glüx
4.1189858
<10
8
<10
67%
6.14774
<10
451
Sunset Over Water
4.1107917
<10
8
<10
67%
6.13551
<10
452
Pente
4.1077901
<10
8
<10
67%
6.13103
<10
453
Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries
4.0966016
<10
8
<10
56%
7.31536
<10
454
Stratego
4.076634
<10
8
<10
68%
5.99505
<10
455
Tokyo Highway
4.0758244
<10
8
<10
67%
6.08332
<10
456
Odin’s Ravens (Second Edition)
4.0757094
<10
8
<10
63%
6.46938
<10
457
Backgammon
4.073792
<10
8
<10
64%
6.3653
<10
458
Blockers!
4.0698145
<10
8
<10
67%
6.07435
<10
459
Twixt
4.0670541
<10
8
<10
67%
6.07023
<10
460
The Siege of Runedar
4.0597109
<10
8
<10
67%
6.05927
<10
461
Grove: 9 card solitaire game
4.0568646
<10
8
<10
62%
6.54333
<10
462
Yokai Septet
4.0540762
<10
8
<10
67%
6.05086
<10
463
Wonder Book
4.0527898
<10
8
<10
67%
6.04894
<10
464
6 nimmt! 25 Jahre
4.0509441
<10
8
<10
63%
6.43007
<10
465
The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples
4.0493628
<10
8
<10
63%
6.42756
<10
466
My Farm Shop
4.0454466
<10
8
<10
67%
6.03798
<10
467
Shogi
4.0453632
<10
8
<10
64%
6.32088
<10
468
Marvel United: X-Men
4.032294
<10
8
<10
57%
7.0742
<10
469
The Grimm Masquerade
4.0315173
<10
8
<10
67%
6.01719
<10
470
Perudo
4.030188
<10
8
<10
60%
6.71698
<10
471
Daytona 500
4.0296078
<10
8
<10
67%
6.01434
<10
472
Kupferkessel Co.
4.0210117
<10
8
<10
67%
6.00151
<10
473
Qwixx Deluxe
4.0202077
<10
8
<10
67%
6.00031
<10
474
Kamisado
4.0190784
<10
8
<10
64%
6.27981
<10
475
Hive
4.0188288
<10
8
<10
56%
7.17648
<10
476
A Fake Artist Goes to New York
4.0134986
<10
8
<10
59%
6.80254
<10
477
Tussie Mussie
4.0074506
<10
8
<10
62%
6.46363
<10
478
Trails of Tucana
4.0022945
<10
8
<10
59%
6.78355
<10
479
Treasure Hunter
3.995744
<10
8
<10
64%
6.24335
<10
480
Risk: Star Wars Edition
3.9530135
<10
8
<10
61%
6.48035
<10
481
Hues and Cues
3.9402752
<10
8
<10
64%
6.15668
<10
483
Alhambra
3.9363687
<10
8
<10
57%
6.90591
<10
484
Lost Cities
3.927605
<10
8
<10
55%
7.1411
<10
484
Wits & Wagers
2.5606984
<10
9
<10
38%
6.73868
<10
485
Fjords
3.9267144
<10
8
<10
63%
6.23288
<10
486
Drakon (Third Edition)
3.9135915
<10
8
<10
65%
6.02091
<10
487
Carcassonne: Gold Rush
3.9040911
<10
8
<10
63%
6.19697
<10
488
10 Days in Africa
3.8986675
<10
8
<10
65%
5.99795
<10
489
Werewords Deluxe Edition
3.897036
<10
8
<10
60%
6.49506
<10
490
Spring Meadow
3.8953845
<10
8
<10
63%
6.18315
<10
491
Colt Express
3.8952872
<10
8
<10
56%
6.95587
<10
492
Finca
3.8913766
<10
8
<10
58%
6.70927
<10
493
Fabled Fruit
3.8904777
<10
8
<10
59%
6.59403
<10
494
Würfel Bohnanza
3.8857792
<10
8
<10
64%
6.07153
<10
495
DungeonQuest
3.8834964
<10
8
<10
63%
6.16428
<10
496
Muse
3.8770112
<10
8
<10
64%
6.05783
<10
497
YINSH
3.8553207
<10
8
<10
53%
7.27419
<10
498
Mice and Mystics
3.838571
<10
8
<10
55%
6.97922
<10
499
Monopoly Deal Card Game
3.8335941
<10
8
<10
63%
6.08507
<10
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