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
800
The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game
2.4947832
<10
9
<10
39%
6.39688
<10
801
Love Letter: The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies
2.490092
<10
9
<10
40%
6.22523
<10
802
Green Team Wins
2.488724
<10
9
<10
40%
6.22181
<10
803
Small World
2.4854795
<10
9
<10
35%
7.10137
<10
804
Mysterium Park
2.4783714
<10
9
<10
38%
6.52203
<10
805
Stonespine Architects
2.458132
<10
9
<10
40%
6.14533
<10
806
Alea Iacta Est
2.457812
<10
9
<10
40%
6.14453
<10
807
Wings of War: Deluxe Set
2.447548
<10
9
<10
40%
6.11887
<10
808
Dodos Riding Dinos
2.444708
<10
9
<10
40%
6.11177
<10
809
Money!
2.438972
<10
9
<10
40%
6.09743
<10
810
Sub Terra
2.4375744
<10
9
<10
36%
6.77104
<10
810
Timeline: Science & Discoveries
0.5016112
<10
11
<10
8%
6.27014
<10
811
Llamaland
2.43485
<10
9
<10
38%
6.4075
<10
812
Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid
2.418524
<10
9
<10
40%
6.04631
<10
813
The Boss
2.4175476
<10
9
<10
39%
6.19884
<10
814
Quarriors!
2.4131326
<10
9
<10
37%
6.52198
<10
815
Village Pillage
2.40936
<10
9
<10
40%
6.0234
<10
816
Mille Fiori
2.371397
<10
9
<10
35%
6.77542
<10
817
The Great Heartland Hauling Co.
2.367609
<10
9
<10
38%
6.23055
<10
818
Adventure Tactics: Domianne’s Tower
2.3645994
<10
9
<10
38%
6.22263
<10
819
The City
2.3608572
<10
9
<10
39%
6.05348
<10
820
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
2.3584824
<10
9
<10
36%
6.55134
<10
821
Insider
2.350476
<10
9
<10
36%
6.5291
<10
822
Harbour
2.3495438
<10
9
<10
38%
6.18301
<10
823
HeroQuest Advanced Quest
2.3490954
<10
9
<10
38%
6.18183
<10
824
Paris: La Cité de la Lumière
2.348059
<10
9
<10
35%
6.70874
<10
825
Queendomino
2.332842
<10
9
<10
34%
6.8613
<10
826
Brew
2.3279652
<10
9
<10
36%
6.46657
<10
827
Back to the Future: Back in Time
2.3261076
<10
9
<10
36%
6.46141
<10
828
Panic on Wall Street!
2.3258432
<10
9
<10
38%
6.12064
<10
829
Lost Legacy: The Starship
2.31762
<10
10
<10
38%
6.099
<10
830
Thunderbirds
2.3133636
<10
9
<10
36%
6.42601
<10
831
Gang of Four
2.3061402
<10
9
<10
38%
6.06879
<10
832
Oriflamme
2.2936585
<10
10
<10
35%
6.55331
<10
833
Raptor
2.2817751
<10
9
<10
33%
6.91447
<10
834
Spaceteam
2.2796656
<10
9
<10
38%
5.99912
<10
835
Star Fluxx
2.2777086
<10
9
<10
38%
5.99397
<10
836
Unmatched: Jurassic Park – InGen vs Raptors
2.2571538
<10
10
<10
33%
6.83986
<10
837
Evo
2.2419215
<10
9
<10
35%
6.40549
<10
838
Seeland
2.2320432
<10
9
<10
36%
6.20012
<10
839
Oltréé
2.23104
<10
9
<10
35%
6.3744
<10
840
Kanagawa
2.2127886
<10
9
<10
33%
6.70542
<10
840
Commands & Colors: Ancients
0.438294
<10
12
<10
6%
7.3049
<10
841
Tobago
2.1912096
<10
9
<10
32%
6.84753
<10
842
Big Boggle
2.1841704
<10
9
<10
36%
6.06714
<10
843
Portal of Heroes
2.1802356
<10
9
<10
36%
6.05621
<10
844
Valhalla
2.170188
<10
9
<10
36%
6.0283
<10
845
Hero Realms
2.165322
<10
10
<10
30%
7.21774
<10
846
Zendo
2.1521412
<10
10
<10
33%
6.52164
<10
847
Bottom of the 9th
2.1461685
<10
9
<10
35%
6.13191
<10
848
Floriferous
2.1440331
<10
9
<10
33%
6.49707
<10
849
Red7
2.1398144
<10
9
<10
32%
6.68692
<10
850
Massive Darkness
2.1390039
<10
10
<10
33%
6.48183
<10
851
Honshū
2.1373638
<10
9
<10
33%
6.47686
<10
852
Agropolis
2.1340539
<10
10
<10
33%
6.46683
<10
853
Nexus Ops
2.1259583
<10
10
<10
31%
6.85793
<10
854
Dale of Merchants 2
2.1246093
<10
9
<10
33%
6.43821
<10
855
Timeline: Inventions
2.1210222
<10
9
<10
33%
6.42734
<10
856
Talisman: Revised 4th Edition
2.1200904
<10
9
<10
34%
6.23556
<10
857
Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition
2.1150558
<10
9
<10
33%
6.40926
<10
858
Beer & Bread
0.407616
<10
10
<10
6%
6.7936
<10
858
Ticket to Ride: Märklin
2.105697
<10
9
<10
30%
7.01899
<10
859
Railroad Ink Challenge: Shining Yellow Edition
2.1044397
<10
10
<10
33%
6.37709
<10
860
Dice City
2.0960709
<10
9
<10
33%
6.35173
<10
861
DC Deck-Building Game: Heroes Unite
2.0930118
<10
9
<10
33%
6.34246
<10
862
Century: A New World
2.0928627
<10
10
<10
31%
6.75117
<10
863
Timeline: General Interest
2.0880288
<10
9
<10
33%
6.32736
<10
864
Campy Creatures
2.0876097
<10
9
<10
33%
6.32609
<10
865
Sheriff of Nottingham
2.079072
<10
9
<10
30%
6.93024
<10
866
Deep Space D-6
2.07576
<10
9
<10
32%
6.48675
<10
867
Super Motherload
2.0754438
<10
10
<10
31%
6.69498
<10
868
Walnut Grove
2.0689119
<10
10
<10
33%
6.26943
<10
869
Challengers!
2.0586666
<10
10
<10
31%
6.64086
<10
870
Pictomania
2.0559386
<10
9
<10
31%
6.63206
<10
871
Dealt!
2.0496036
<10
10
<10
33%
6.21092
<10
872
Dice Throne: Season One ReRolled – Barbarian v. Moon Elf
2.0413635
<10
9
<10
33%
6.18595
<10
873
Timeline: Events
2.0395456
<10
9
<10
32%
6.37358
<10
874
Legends of Andor: The Last Hope
2.0358096
<10
10
<10
33%
6.16912
<10
875
Balloon Cup
2.0344256
<10
9
<10
32%
6.35758
<10
876
Metropolys
2.0270807
<10
9
<10
31%
6.53897
<10
877
Monster Slaughter
2.0241606
<10
10
<10
33%
6.13382
<10
878
The Game: Face to Face
2.0081622
<10
9
<10
33%
6.08534
<10
879
Ceylon
2.0068587
<10
10
<10
33%
6.08139
<10
880
Safranito
2.0058027
<10
9
<10
33%
6.07819
<10
881
Sonora
2.0022321
<10
9
<10
33%
6.06737
<10
882
Potato Man
2.0005623
<10
10
<10
33%
6.06231
<10
883
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
1.993721
<10
10
<10
29%
6.8749
<10
884
Super-Skill Pinball: 4-Cade
1.9933682
<10
9
<10
31%
6.43022
<10
885
Letter Tycoon
1.9923288
<10
9
<10
33%
6.03736
<10
886
One Night Ultimate Alien
1.9856859
<10
10
<10
33%
6.01723
<10
887
Lost Cities: Rivals
1.9821384
<10
10
<10
33%
6.00648
<10
888
Fresh Fish
1.9819899
<10
9
<10
33%
6.00603
<10
889
KeyForge: Mass Mutation
1.9800132
<10
9
<10
33%
6.00004
<10
890
Star Realms: Colony Wars
1.9661751
<10
10
<10
27%
7.28213
<10
891
Summoner Wars
1.9648109
<10
9
<10
29%
6.77521
<10
892
Blue Moon City
1.9477937
<10
10
<10
29%
6.71653
<10
893
Epic Card Game
1.939152
<10
9
<10
32%
6.05985
<10
894
Steam Park
1.93791
<10
10
<10
30%
6.4597
<10
895
Favor of the Pharaoh
1.9346604
<10
9
<10
31%
6.24084
<10
896
Arcadia Quest
1.9344744
<10
10
<10
27%
7.16472
<10
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