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
701
Familiar Tales
3.049165
<10
9
<10
50%
6.09833
<10
702
Namiji
3.048145
<10
9
<10
50%
6.09629
<10
703
Wings of War: Burning Drachens
3.04646
<10
12
<10
50%
6.09292
<10
704
Quirky Circuits
3.045485
<10
9
<10
50%
6.09097
<10
705
Space Park
3.033815
<10
9
<10
50%
6.06763
<10
706
Dale of Merchants 3
3.033555
<10
9
<10
50%
6.06711
<10
707
Boomtown
3.030675
<10
9
<10
50%
6.06135
<10
708
Marvel Zombies: X-Men Resistance
3.029085
<10
10
<10
50%
6.05817
<10
709
Courtisans
3.0243
<10
10
<10
50%
6.0486
<10
710
Starcadia Quest
3.021005
<10
10
<10
50%
6.04201
<10
711
Caper
3.020425
<10
10
<10
50%
6.04085
<10
712
Dungeon Raiders
3.01955
<10
9
<10
50%
6.0391
<10
713
Masons
3.01816
<10
9
<10
50%
6.03632
<10
714
King of Monster Island
3.016945
<10
9
<10
50%
6.03389
<10
715
Voodoo Prince
3.015875
<10
9
<10
50%
6.03175
<10
716
Timeline
3.013845
<10
9
<10
50%
6.02769
<10
717
Mississippi Queen
3.01377
<10
9
<10
50%
6.02754
<10
718
Archeos Society
3.01326
<10
10
<10
50%
6.02652
<10
719
Heroes of Land, Air & Sea
0.735493
<10
10
<10
11%
6.6863
<10
719
Winter Kingdom
3.00749
<10
9
<10
50%
6.01498
<10
720
Pioneers
3.007125
<10
9
<10
50%
6.01425
<10
721
Tales of Glory
3.006035
<10
9
<10
50%
6.01207
<10
722
Le Fantôme de l’Opéra
3.004915
<10
9
<10
50%
6.00983
<10
723
Android: Mainframe
3.00203
<10
9
<10
50%
6.00406
<10
724
Dungeon Saga: Dwarf King’s Quest
3.001235
<10
9
<10
50%
6.00247
<10
725
Fantastiqa: The Rucksack Edition
2.99751
<10
9
<10
50%
5.99502
<10
726
Roam
2.9963295
<10
9
<10
45%
6.65851
<10
727
Werewords
2.991663
<10
9
<10
45%
6.64814
<10
728
One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak
2.9850304
<10
9
<10
44%
6.78416
<10
729
Mindbug: First Contact
2.9733648
<10
9
<10
42%
7.07944
<10
730
The Great Dalmuti
2.9650326
<10
9
<10
47%
6.30858
<10
731
Heroscape Master Set: Swarm of the Marro
2.96469
<10
9
<10
45%
6.5882
<10
732
Monopoly
2.95734
<10
8
<10
69%
4.286
<10
733
Cross Clues
2.954817
<10
9
<10
45%
6.56626
<10
734
Explorers of the North Sea
2.951838
<10
9
<10
45%
6.55964
<10
735
Black Fleet
2.951424
<10
9
<10
45%
6.55872
<10
736
Aquaretto
2.9491983
<10
9
<10
47%
6.27489
<10
737
Blue Lagoon
2.9482728
<10
9
<10
44%
6.70062
<10
738
Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War
2.9482301
<10
9
<10
47%
6.27283
<10
739
Disney Lorcana
2.9476984
<10
9
<10
46%
6.40804
<10
740
Obscurio
2.9318085
<10
9
<10
45%
6.51513
<10
741
Whirling Witchcraft
2.9270378
<10
9
<10
47%
6.22774
<10
742
Gizmos
2.9040915
<10
9
<10
41%
7.08315
<10
743
Love Letter: Premium Edition
2.895522
<10
9
<10
42%
6.8941
<10
744
Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated
2.8928108
<10
9
<10
38%
7.61266
<10
744
Ticket to Ride: Rails & Sails
0.675507
<10
10
<10
10%
6.75507
<10
745
Valeria: Card Kingdoms
2.8905576
<10
9
<10
42%
6.88228
<10
746
Pastiche
2.8822374
<10
9
<10
47%
6.13242
<10
747
Biblios
2.8712382
<10
9
<10
41%
7.00302
<10
748
Parade
2.8683193
<10
9
<10
43%
6.67051
<10
749
Sobek
2.8533183
<10
9
<10
47%
6.07089
<10
750
Ca$h ‘n Guns: Second Edition
2.8521943
<10
9
<10
43%
6.63301
<10
751
Sheriff of Nottingham: 2nd Edition
2.8410844
<10
9
<10
44%
6.45701
<10
752
Catan
2.8358552
<10
9
<10
41%
6.91672
<10
753
Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game – Villains
2.8332657
<10
9
<10
43%
6.58899
<10
754
Shards of Infinity
2.8022188
<10
9
<10
41%
6.83468
<10
755
Bad Company
2.7973521
<10
9
<10
43%
6.50547
<10
756
Battle Cry
2.7910225
<10
9
<10
43%
6.49075
<10
757
Great Plains
2.7778185
<10
9
<10
45%
6.17293
<10
758
The Hanging Gardens
2.77704
<10
9
<10
45%
6.1712
<10
759
Flamecraft
2.7673698
<10
9
<10
39%
7.09582
<10
760
Era: Medieval Age
2.7628776
<10
9
<10
42%
6.57828
<10
761
The Night Cage
2.7529304
<10
9
<10
44%
6.25666
<10
762
Hanamikoji
2.7516902
<10
9
<10
38%
7.24129
<10
763
Ubongo 3D
2.7498988
<10
9
<10
44%
6.24977
<10
764
Qin
2.7324088
<10
9
<10
44%
6.21002
<10
765
Battle Line
2.7298668
<10
9
<10
38%
7.18386
<10
766
Onirim
2.7244241
<10
9
<10
43%
6.33587
<10
767
Memoir ’44
2.7161182
<10
9
<10
37%
7.34086
<10
768
The Chameleon
2.7143864
<10
9
<10
44%
6.16906
<10
769
Custom Heroes
2.7096872
<10
9
<10
44%
6.15838
<10
770
Wreck Raiders
2.704438
<10
9
<10
44%
6.14645
<10
771
Cóatl
2.6908669
<10
9
<10
43%
6.25783
<10
772
Between Two Cities
2.690832
<10
9
<10
40%
6.72708
<10
773
Pandemic: Hot Zone – North America
2.6818455
<10
9
<10
43%
6.23685
<10
774
Fertility
2.6748064
<10
9
<10
43%
6.22048
<10
775
Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King
2.6746449
<10
9
<10
37%
7.22877
<10
776
Fossilis
2.6697484
<10
9
<10
44%
6.06761
<10
777
Cave Troll
2.6669632
<10
9
<10
44%
6.06128
<10
778
Khet: The Laser Game
2.6532264
<10
9
<10
44%
6.03006
<10
779
Gaslands: Post-Apocalyptic Vehicular Combat
2.6515821
<10
9
<10
43%
6.16647
<10
780
Pandemic: The Cure
2.6351974
<10
9
<10
38%
6.93473
<10
781
Dragon Castle
2.629029
<10
9
<10
39%
6.7411
<10
782
Archaeology: The New Expedition
2.626788
<10
9
<10
40%
6.56697
<10
783
Dragonkeepers
2.6111019
<10
9
<10
43%
6.07233
<10
784
Dice Throne: Season One
2.6048278
<10
9
<10
38%
6.85481
<10
785
Soviet Kitchen Unleashed
2.5856416
<10
10
<10
43%
6.01312
<10
786
Pirate’s Cove
2.5807901
<10
9
<10
41%
6.29461
<10
787
Ankh’or
2.5802838
<10
9
<10
43%
6.00066
<10
788
Quadropolis
2.5750039
<10
9
<10
37%
6.95947
<10
789
Sagrada
2.5657975
<10
9
<10
35%
7.33085
<10
791
Star Trek: Catan
2.554988
<10
9
<10
40%
6.38747
<10
792
Samurai Sword
2.5420615
<10
9
<10
41%
6.20015
<10
793
Beez
2.5397862
<10
9
<10
42%
6.04711
<10
794
Voyages
2.526936
<10
10
<10
40%
6.31734
<10
795
Glasgow
2.52542
<10
9
<10
40%
6.31355
<10
796
Rattus
2.5088583
<10
9
<10
39%
6.43297
<10
797
Dominion (Second Edition)
2.5086866
<10
9
<10
34%
7.37849
<10
798
Trekking the World
2.4984492
<10
9
<10
39%
6.40628
<10
799
Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game
2.4962504
<10
10
<10
38%
6.56908
<10
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