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🃏Card Games

Uno

Match colors and numbers, use action cards, and empty your hand first.

👥 2–10◷ 15–30 minAge 7+
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♟Board Games

Chess

Use six kinds of pieces to attack and checkmate the opposing king.

👥 2◷ 20–60 minAge 8+
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⛏️Video Games

Minecraft

Collect, craft, build, explore, and survive in a block-based world.

👥 1–8+◷ Open-endedAge 8+
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🎭Party Games

Charades

Help teammates guess a prompt using silent actions only.

👥 4+◷ 20–60 minAge 6+
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🏃Outdoor Games

Tag

Chase, dodge, and transfer the role of It with a gentle tag.

👥 3+◷ 10–30 minAge 5+
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🐟Card Games

Go Fish

Collect more four-card books than the other players.

👥 2–6◷ 15–25 minAge 4+
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●Board Games

Connect Four

Be the first player to connect four matching discs horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

👥 2◷ 10–20 minAge 6+
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🚗Video Games

Rocket League

Use rocket-powered cars to drive, jump, and score with a giant ball.

👥 1–8◷ 5–15 minAge 10+
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$Board Games

Monopoly

Buy property, collect rent, and remain solvent after opponents go bankrupt.

👥 2–8◷ 60–180 minAge 8+
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Checkers

Capture all opposing pieces or leave your opponent without a legal move.

👥 2◷ 15–30 minAge 6+
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Scrabble

Build crossword-style words and earn more points than the other players.

👥 2–4◷ 45–90 minAge 10+
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?Board Games

Clue

Determine the suspect, location, and weapon hidden in the case-file envelope.

👥 2–6◷ 45–60 minAge 8+
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♥️Card Games

Solitaire

Arrange a shuffled deck into four ordered suit foundations.

👥 1◷ 10–30 minAge 7+
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⚔️Card Games

War

Flip cards simultaneously and capture the higher card.

👥 2◷ 10–30 minAge 5+
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Crazy Eights

Match suit or rank and use eights as wild cards.

👥 2–7◷ 15–30 minAge 6+
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♠️Card Games

Five-Card Draw

Build the strongest five-card poker hand through one draw.

👥 2–6◷ 20–60 minAge 12+
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🙈Outdoor Games

Hide-and-Seek

Hide successfully or find every hidden player.

👥 3+◷ 10–30 minAge 4+
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🚦Outdoor Games

Red Light, Green Light

Advance on green and freeze on red to reach the caller first.

👥 3+◷ 10–20 minAge 4+
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🟦Outdoor Games

Hopscotch

Toss a marker and hop through numbered spaces without touching lines.

👥 1+◷ 10–20 minAge 5+
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◎Outdoor Games

Cornhole

Score by landing bags on the board or throwing them through the hole.

👥 2–4◷ 20–40 minAge 8+
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🎵Party Games

Musical Chairs

Circle chairs while music plays and find a seat when it stops.

👥 4+◷ 10–20 minAge 4+
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✏️Party Games

Pictionary

Help teammates guess words by drawing pictures without speaking or writing clues.

👥 4+◷ 30–60 minAge 8+
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❓Party Games

20 Questions

Identify a secret person, place, or thing using no more than twenty yes-or-no questions.

👥 2+◷ 10–20 minAge 6+
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✊Hand Games

Rock Paper Scissors

Choose rock, paper, or scissors simultaneously to settle a quick contest.

👥 2◷ 1–5 minAge 4+
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👂Party Games

Simon Says

Follow commands only when they begin with the words Simon says.

👥 3+◷ 5–15 minAge 4+
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✈Video Games

Fortnite Battle Royale

Loot, build or use cover, and survive until your team is last standing.

👥 1–4 squad◷ 15–25 minAge 12+
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🏎️Video Games

Mario Kart

Race colorful tracks, use items, and cross the finish line first.

👥 1–12◷ 5–15 minAge 6+
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🚀Video Games

Among Us

Complete tasks as Crewmates or secretly eliminate the crew as an Impostor.

👥 4–15◷ 10–20 minAge 10+
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🧱Video Games

Roblox Obby

Navigate jumps, obstacles, and checkpoints in a Roblox obstacle course.

👥 1+◷ 10–60 minAge 8+
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🚩Outdoor Games

Capture the Flag

Enter the opposing territory, capture its flag, and return it to your side.

👥 6+◷ 20–45 minAge 7+
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4️⃣Outdoor Games

Four Square

Advance to the highest square by keeping the ball in play.

👥 4+◷ 10–30 minAge 6+
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🎱Family Games

Bingo

Mark called numbers or pictures and complete the announced pattern first.

👥 3+◷ 20–45 minAge 5+
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○Board Games

Backgammon

Move all fifteen checkers into your home board and bear them off first.

👥 2◷ 20–40 minAge 8+
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🁬Table Games

Block Dominoes

Match numbered ends and be the first to play every domino.

👥 2–4◷ 20–40 minAge 6+
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🂡Card Games

Rummy

Form sets and runs and be first to use every card.

👥 2–6◷ 20–40 minAge 8+
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♥️Card Games

Hearts

Finish with the lowest score by avoiding hearts and the queen of spades.

👥 4◷ 30–60 minAge 10+
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♠️Card Games

Spades

Bid accurately and win tricks with your partner.

👥 4◷ 45–90 minAge 10+
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⚓Board Games

Battleship

Locate and sink every opposing ship before your fleet is destroyed.

👥 2◷ 20–40 minAge 7+
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🧱Party Games

Jenga

Remove and replace blocks without making the tower fall.

👥 1+◷ 10–20 minAge 6+
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★Board Games

Candy Land

Follow colored cards along the path and reach the candy castle first.

👥 2–4◷ 15–30 minAge 3+
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🦆Outdoor Games

Duck Duck Goose

Circle seated players, choose a runner, and race for the open spot.

👥 5+◷ 10–20 minAge 4+
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⚽Outdoor Games

Kickball

Kick a rolled ball, run the bases, and score more runs than the opposing team.

👥 8+◷ 30–60 minAge 6+
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🔵Outdoor Games

Bocce

Roll balls closer to the small target ball than the opposing team.

👥 2–8◷ 30–60 minAge 8+
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👑Video Games

Fall Guys

Survive colorful obstacle rounds and be the last competitor standing.

👥 1–4 party◷ 10–25 minAge 8+
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🏝️Video Games

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Build a peaceful island life through gathering, decorating, friendships, and daily projects.

👥 1–8◷ Open-endedAge 6+
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🍳Video Games

Overcooked

Coordinate cooks to prepare and serve meals before orders expire.

👥 1–4◷ 10–30 minAge 7+
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🔢Puzzle Games

Sudoku

Fill a nine-by-nine grid so every row, column, and box contains each digit once.

👥 1◷ 5–60 minAge 8+
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🎯Video Games

Valorant

Work with your team to plant or defuse the Spike while using precise shooting and agent abilities.

👥 5 per team◷ 30–50 minAge 13+
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🛡️Video Games

Apex Legends

Survive a fast battle royale by combining movement, weapons, and each Legend's abilities.

👥 1–3 squad◷ 15–25 minAge 13+
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✹Video Games

Call of Duty: Warzone

Loot, complete contracts, and outlast enemy squads in a large battle royale.

👥 1–4 squad◷ 20–30 minAge 17+
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⚔️Video Games

League of Legends

Work with four teammates to destroy the enemy Nexus while defending your own.

👥 5 per team◷ 25–45 minAge 13+
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🌱Video Games

Stardew Valley

Restore a farm and build a new life through crops, animals, fishing, mining, and friendships.

👥 1–8◷ Open-endedAge 10+
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⛏️Video Games

Terraria

Explore, craft, build, and battle through a dangerous two-dimensional world.

👥 1–8◷ Open-endedAge 10+
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△Board Games

Catan

Collect resources, trade, and build until you reach ten victory points.

👥 3–4◷ 60–120 minAge 10+
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📰Puzzle Games

Crossword Puzzles

Fill intersecting answers so every clue matches the letters in the grid.

👥 1◷ 10–60 minAge 10+
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🚀Video Games

Helldivers 2

Complete dangerous cooperative missions while avoiding friendly fire.

👥 1–4◷ 20–40 minAge 17+
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💍Video Games

Elden Ring

Explore the Lands Between, grow stronger, and defeat challenging bosses.

👥 1◷ Open-endedAge 17+
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🚘Video Games

Grand Theft Auto V

Complete story missions or explore an open world filled with activities.

👥 1+◷ Open-endedAge 17+
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🌃Video Games

Cyberpunk 2077

Build a mercenary and complete missions across the futuristic Night City.

👥 1◷ Open-endedAge 17+
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✨Video Games

Destiny 2

Develop a Guardian and complete cooperative missions, strikes, and raids.

👥 1–6◷ 15–60 minAge 13+
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👽Video Games

Halo Infinite

Use weapons, vehicles, and map control to complete campaign or multiplayer objectives.

👥 1+◷ 10–30 minAge 13+
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💣Video Games

Counter-Strike 2

Win tactical rounds by completing the bomb objective or eliminating opponents.

👥 5 per team◷ 30–45 minAge 17+
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🧙Video Games

Dota 2

Coordinate five heroes to destroy the opposing Ancient.

👥 5 per team◷ 35–60 minAge 13+
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🏠Video Games

The Sims 4

Create people, build homes, and guide everyday lives and stories.

👥 1◷ Open-endedAge 12+
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🔴Video Games

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Catch, train, and battle Pokémon while exploring the Paldea region.

👥 1–4◷ Open-endedAge 7+
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🥊Video Games

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Knock opponents beyond the stage boundaries while keeping your own fighter in play.

👥 1–8◷ 5–15 minAge 10+
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🗡️Video Games

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Explore Hyrule, solve puzzles, build devices, and confront powerful enemies.

👥 1◷ Open-endedAge 10+
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◎Board Games

Risk

Control territories and complete the chosen conquest objective.

👥 2–6◷ 90–240 minAge 10+
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⚄Board Games

Yahtzee

Roll combinations and finish with the highest score.

👥 1+◷ 20–40 minAge 8+
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Ticket to Ride

Claim railway routes and complete destination tickets for the most points.

👥 2–5◷ 30–60 minAge 8+
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♜Board Games

Carcassonne

Build a shared landscape and score completed cities, roads, monasteries, and fields.

👥 2–5◷ 35–60 minAge 7+
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!Board Games

Sorry!

Move all four pawns from Start to Home before the other players.

👥 2–4◷ 30–45 minAge 6+
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◆Board Games

Sequence

Create the required number of five-chip rows on the board.

👥 2–12◷ 30–60 minAge 7+
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🐱Card Games

Exploding Kittens

Avoid exploding and remain the last player in the game.

👥 2–5◷ 15 minAge 7+
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🔟Card Games

Phase 10

Complete ten required card combinations before the other players.

👥 2–6◷ 45–90 minAge 7+
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♣️Card Games

Euchre

Choose trump and win at least three of five tricks with your partner.

👥 4◷ 20–40 minAge 10+
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📱Party Games

Heads Up!

Guess the word displayed on the phone from other players' clues.

👥 2+◷ 5–30 minAge 8+
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🟢Party Games

Twister

Remain balanced while placing hands and feet on called colors.

👥 2–4◷ 10–20 minAge 6+
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🧲Outdoor Games

Horseshoes

Throw horseshoes closer to the stake than your opponent.

👥 2–4◷ 20–40 minAge 8+
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≋Outdoor Games

Ladder Toss

Wrap bolas around ladder rungs to score more points than the opponent.

👥 2–4◷ 15–30 minAge 8+
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🔍Puzzle Games

Word Search

Find every listed word hidden in a letter grid.

👥 1◷ 5–30 minAge 6+
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🂱Card Games

Gin Rummy

Build melds, reduce deadwood, and knock before your opponent.

👥 2◷ 20–40 minAge 10+
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👵Card Games

Old Maid

Make pairs and avoid being left with the unmatched Old Maid card.

👥 2–8◷ 10–20 minAge 4+
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🫰Card Games

Snap

React quickly when matching ranks appear and collect the cards.

👥 2–6◷ 5–15 minAge 5+
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📍Card Games

Cribbage

Score card combinations during play and in the hand to reach 121 points.

👥 2–4◷ 30–45 minAge 10+
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🀄Table Games

Mahjong

Draw and discard tiles to complete a legal winning hand.

👥 4◷ 60–120 minAge 12+
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●○Board Games

Mancala

Sow stones around the board and capture more than your opponent.

👥 2◷ 10–20 minAge 6+
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◐Board Games

Othello (Reversi)

Trap and flip opposing discs to control most of the board.

👥 2◷ 20–40 minAge 7+
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?Board Games

Guess Who?

Ask yes-or-no questions to identify your opponent’s mystery character.

👥 2◷ 10–20 minAge 6+
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MBoard Games

Mouse Trap

Build the contraption, collect cheese, and try to trap opposing mice.

👥 2–4◷ 30–60 minAge 6+
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+Board Games

Operation

Remove ailments with steady hands without touching the metal sides.

👥 1–4◷ 10–20 minAge 6+
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🔠Party Games

Scattergories

Create unique category answers beginning with the chosen letter.

👥 2–6◷ 20–40 minAge 12+
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🤐Party Games

Taboo

Help teammates guess a word without using its forbidden clues.

👥 4+◷ 20–40 minAge 13+
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🤔Party Games

Would You Rather?

Choose between two playful options and explain your reasoning.

👥 2+◷ 10–30 minAge 7+
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🎭Party Games

Two Truths and a Lie

Share three statements and challenge others to spot the invention.

👥 3+◷ 15–30 minAge 8+
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💃Party Games

Freeze Dance

Dance while music plays and freeze instantly when it stops.

👥 3+◷ 10–20 minAge 3+
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🗺️Family Games

Scavenger Hunt

Follow clues or locate listed objects before time runs out.

👥 2+◷ 20–60 minAge 5+
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🌋Family Games

The Floor Is Lava

Reach safe spots without touching the imaginary lava floor.

👥 2+◷ 5–20 minAge 4+
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🏁Outdoor Games

Relay Races

Complete short challenges in teams and pass the turn to the next runner.

👥 6+◷ 15–40 minAge 5+
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🪢Outdoor Games

Tug of War

Work as a team to pull the opposing side past the center marker.

👥 6+◷ 10–20 minAge 8+
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🐟Outdoor Games

Sardines

Find one hidden player and quietly squeeze into the hiding place.

👥 4+◷ 15–30 minAge 6+
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🏊Outdoor Games

Marco Polo

Use calls and careful listening to tag another swimmer.

👥 3+◷ 10–25 minAge 7+
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🏓Outdoor Games

Pickleball

Serve, rally, and score points on a compact court using paddles and a plastic ball.

👥 2–4◷ 20–45 minAge 8+
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🥏Outdoor Games

Disc Golf

Throw a flying disc from tee to basket in as few throws as possible.

👥 1–6◷ 45–120 minAge 8+
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🧠Family Games

Memory Match

Turn over cards and remember their locations to collect matching pairs.

👥 1–6◷ 10–20 minAge 3+
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⬜Paper Games

Dots and Boxes

Draw lines between dots and complete more boxes than your opponent.

👥 2◷ 10–20 minAge 6+
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▲Paper Games

Paper Football

Flick a folded paper football across a tabletop to score touchdowns and field goals.

👥 2◷ 10–20 minAge 7+
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▦Board Games

Azul

Draft colored tiles and arrange them carefully to score patterns without wasting pieces.

👥 2–4◷ 30–45 minAge 8+
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☣Board Games

Pandemic

Work cooperatively to discover four cures before outbreaks or depleted supplies end the game.

👥 2–4◷ 45–60 minAge 8+
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▦Party Games

Codenames

Use one-word clues to help teammates identify your agents while avoiding the assassin.

👥 4–8+◷ 15–30 minAge 10+
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☁Board Games

Dixit

Describe dreamlike artwork with a clue that some—but not all—players will recognize.

👥 3–6◷ 30–45 minAge 8+
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◆Board Games

Splendor

Collect gem tokens, buy development cards, and build enough prestige to trigger the final round.

👥 2–4◷ 30–45 minAge 10+
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🏛Board Games

7 Wonders

Draft civilization cards across three ages and score several competing paths to victory.

👥 3–7◷ 30–45 minAge 10+
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♛Card Games

Dominion

Build a personal deck that produces stronger turns and more victory points than your opponents.

👥 2–4◷ 30–45 minAge 13+
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🌾Board Games

Agricola

Place workers to grow a farm, feed a family, and avoid leaving important categories empty.

👥 1–5◷ 90–150 minAge 12+
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🪶Board Games

Wingspan

Attract birds to three habitats and combine their powers into an efficient wildlife engine.

👥 1–5◷ 40–70 minAge 10+
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♂Board Games

Terraforming Mars

Develop projects that raise oxygen, temperature, and oceans while building the most valuable corporation.

👥 1–5◷ 120–180 minAge 12+
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🚙Board Games

The Game of Life

Travel through life choices, careers, families, expenses, and investments to finish with the most wealth.

👥 2–4◷ 45–90 minAge 8+
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◉Board Games

Trivial Pursuit

Answer questions across six categories and collect every wedge before the final challenge.

👥 2–6◷ 60–90 minAge 12+
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◆Board Games

Qwirkle

Build lines that share one color or one shape, with no duplicate tile in a line.

👥 2–4◷ 30–60 minAge 6+
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◇Board Games

Blokus

Fit polyomino pieces onto the board while touching your own pieces only at corners.

👥 2–4◷ 20–40 minAge 7+
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⦿Board Games

Trouble

Race four pegs around the track and into home using the Pop-O-Matic die.

👥 2–4◷ 20–45 minAge 5+
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🪜Board Games

Chutes and Ladders

Spin and climb toward square 100 while ladders help and chutes send players backward.

👥 2–4◷ 20–40 minAge 3+
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⚑Board Games

Stratego

Hide ranks, capture opposing pieces, and find the enemy flag while protecting your own.

👥 2◷ 30–60 minAge 8+
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Mastermind

Deduce a hidden color code from exact and partial feedback.

👥 2◷ 10–20 minAge 8+
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✣Board Games

Parcheesi

Move all pawns from the nest around the track and safely into home.

👥 2–4◷ 30–90 minAge 6+
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✶Board Games

Chinese Checkers

Move or jump an entire set of marbles into the opposite star point.

👥 2–6◷ 20–45 minAge 6+
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⚡Board Games

Power Grid

Bid for plants, buy fuel, expand a network, and power the most cities efficiently.

👥 2–6◷ 90–150 minAge 12+
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🦊Board Games

Root

Control an asymmetric woodland faction whose actions and scoring differ from every opponent.

👥 2–4◷ 60–120 minAge 10+
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🌊Board Games

Spirit Island

Cooperate as island spirits to frighten invaders and prevent destructive blight.

👥 1–4◷ 90–150 minAge 13+
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⚙Board Games

Scythe

Develop an engine, control territory, and earn stars and popularity in an alternate-history landscape.

👥 1–5◷ 90–150 minAge 14+
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21Card Games

Blackjack

Build a hand closer to 21 than the dealer without going over.

👥 1–7◷ 10–30 minAge 13+
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♣Card Games

Contract Bridge

Bid a contract with a partner, then win enough tricks while defenders try to set it.

👥 4◷ 45–120 minAge 12+
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🂡Card Games

Canasta

Form melds of equal ranks and complete canastas before ending the hand.

👥 2–6◷ 60–120 minAge 12+
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✋Card Games

Slapjack

Slap face-up jacks quickly and collect every card.

👥 2–8◷ 10–20 minAge 5+
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🥄Card Games

Spoons

Pass cards rapidly, collect four of a kind, and grab a spoon before they disappear.

👥 3–8◷ 10–25 minAge 6+
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⚡Card Games

Speed

Play cards one rank above or below the center piles faster than your opponent.

👥 2◷ 5–15 minAge 8+
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♚Card Games

Kings in the Corner

Build descending alternating-color sequences and empty your hand first.

👥 2–4◷ 20–40 minAge 8+
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🐀Card Games

Egyptian Rat Screw

Win cards through face-card challenges and quick slaps on agreed patterns.

👥 2–8◷ 15–45 minAge 8+
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👑Card Games

President

Shed cards by beating the previous rank and earn the best role for the next hand.

👥 4–8◷ 20–45 minAge 10+
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Baccarat

Compare Player and Banker hands whose totals are reduced to the final digit.

👥 1–14◷ 10–20 minAge 18+
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♠Card Games

Texas Hold'em

Make the best five-card poker hand from two private cards and five shared community cards.

👥 2–10◷ 30–120 minAge 16+
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⚡Card Games

Pokémon Trading Card Game

Battle Pokémon, manage Energy, and take all Prize cards before the opponent.

👥 2◷ 20–40 minAge 6+
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✦Card Games

Magic: The Gathering

Cast spells, summon creatures, and reduce opponents from 20 life in the common duel format.

👥 2+◷ 20–60 minAge 13+
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◈Card Games

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game

Summon monsters, use spells and traps, and reduce the opposing Life Points to zero.

👥 2◷ 20–40 minAge 10+
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12Card Games

Skip-Bo

Build shared piles from 1 through 12 and empty your personal stockpile first.

👥 2–6◷ 20–40 minAge 7+
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✎Party Games

Telestrations

Pass books around while alternating secret drawings and guesses, then reveal how each phrase changed.

👥 4–8◷ 30–45 minAge 11+
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🍎Party Games

Apples to Apples

Match noun cards to a judge's adjective and persuade the judge that your choice fits best.

👥 4–10◷ 30–60 minAge 12+
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▰Party Games

Cards Against Humanity

Complete prompts with deliberately adult joke cards and let the round judge choose a favorite.

👥 4–10◷ 30–90 minAge 17+
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◉Party Games

Catch Phrase

Give fast verbal clues so teammates guess before the timer ends in your hands.

👥 4+◷ 20–40 minAge 12+
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🕶Party Games

Mafia

Hidden Mafia members eliminate townspeople while the town debates and votes to identify them.

👥 7–20◷ 30–90 minAge 13+
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🐺Party Games

One Night Ultimate Werewolf

Use one night of role actions and a timed debate to identify a werewolf—or survive as one.

👥 3–10◷ 10–15 minAge 8+
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🐠Party Games

Fishbowl

Guess the same set of names or phrases through description, one-word clues, and charades.

👥 6+◷ 30–60 minAge 10+
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🔐Party Games

Password

Give a single-word clue that helps a partner guess a secret password.

👥 4+◷ 20–45 minAge 10+
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⭐Party Games

Celebrity

Help teammates identify famous names through progressively restricted clue rounds.

👥 6+◷ 30–60 minAge 12+
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☎Party Games

Telephone

Whisper a message around a circle and compare the final version with the original.

👥 5+◷ 10–20 minAge 5+
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⚽Outdoor Games

Soccer

Move the ball primarily with the feet and score by sending it fully across the goal line.

👥 2–22◷ 30–90 minAge 5+
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🏀Outdoor Games

Basketball

Dribble, pass, and shoot while defending your basket without illegal contact.

👥 2–10◷ 20–60 minAge 6+
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⚾Outdoor Games

Baseball

Score runs by batting, reaching bases, and returning home before three outs end the half-inning.

👥 9–18◷ 60–180 minAge 7+
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🏐Outdoor Games

Volleyball

Use up to three team contacts to send the ball over the net and land it inside the opponent's court.

👥 4–12◷ 20–60 minAge 8+
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🎾Outdoor Games

Tennis

Serve and rally so the opponent cannot return the ball inside the correct court.

👥 2–4◷ 30–120 minAge 8+
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🏸Outdoor Games

Badminton

Strike a shuttlecock over the net and win rallies when it lands inside the opponent's court.

👥 2–4◷ 20–60 minAge 7+
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🔴Outdoor Games

Dodgeball

Throw soft balls to eliminate opponents while catching and dodging safely.

👥 6+◷ 15–40 minAge 8+
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⚪Outdoor Games

Wiffle Ball

Play a lightweight bat-and-ball game with flexible field size and simplified base running.

👥 4–12◷ 30–75 minAge 7+
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🏈Outdoor Games

Flag Football

Advance the football and score without tackling by removing the ball carrier's flag.

👥 6–14◷ 30–60 minAge 8+
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🥏Outdoor Games

Ultimate Frisbee

Pass a flying disc to a teammate in the end zone without running while holding it.

👥 6–14◷ 30–75 minAge 10+
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🥫Outdoor Games

Kick the Can

Hide from one guard and free captured players by reaching and kicking the can.

👥 4+◷ 20–45 minAge 7+
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🔨Outdoor Games

Croquet

Strike balls through wickets in the correct order and finish the course first.

👥 2–6◷ 45–90 minAge 8+
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◒Table Games

Shuffleboard

Slide pucks into scoring zones while knocking opponents away from valuable positions.

👥 2–4◷ 20–45 minAge 8+
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◎Outdoor Games

Spikeball

Serve and rally a ball off a round net so the opposing team cannot return it in three touches.

👥 4◷ 20–45 minAge 10+
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🥏Outdoor Games

KanJam

Throw and deflect a disc toward a slot and open-top target to score exactly 21.

👥 4◷ 20–40 minAge 10+
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★Video Games

Mario Party Superstars

Move around classic boards, collect Stars, and compete in minigames between turns.

👥 1–4◷ 30–90 minAge 7+
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🌼Video Games

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Run, jump, use badges, and collect Wonder Seeds across imaginative platforming courses.

👥 1–4◷ Open-endedAge 7+
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◉Video Games

Pokémon GO

Explore real locations, catch Pokémon, complete research, and battle with location-aware mobile play.

👥 1+◷ Open-endedAge 9+
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🐾Video Games

Palworld

Capture Pals, build a base, automate work, explore, and survive dangerous regions.

👥 1–4+◷ Open-endedAge 13+
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✧Video Games

Genshin Impact

Explore Teyvat, combine elemental reactions, complete quests, and build a four-character team.

👥 1–4◷ Open-endedAge 12+
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◎Video Games

Overwatch 2

Coordinate tank, damage, and support heroes to complete a team objective.

👥 5v5◷ 10–25 minAge 12+
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6Video Games

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Use destructible environments, information, and specialized operators in tactical attack-and-defense rounds.

👥 5v5◷ 20–40 minAge 17+
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☠Video Games

Dead by Daylight

Four Survivors repair generators and escape while one Killer tracks and sacrifices them.

👥 1v4◷ 10–20 minAge 17+
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☠Video Games

Sea of Thieves

Sail a shared world, manage a ship, complete voyages, and protect treasure from environmental and player threats.

👥 1–4◷ 30–120 minAge 12+
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△Video Games

No Man's Sky

Explore generated planets, gather resources, upgrade technology, trade, build, and follow story paths.

👥 1–4◷ Open-endedAge 10+
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VIVideo Games

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

Develop a civilization across eras and pursue science, culture, domination, religion, diplomacy, or score victory.

👥 1–12◷ 2–12 hrAge 10+
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IVVideo Games

Age of Empires IV

Gather resources, advance through ages, build armies, and complete the selected real-time strategy objective.

👥 1–8◷ 20–90 minAge 12+
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WVideo Games

World of Warcraft

Create a hero, complete quests, explore Azeroth, and join cooperative dungeons, raids, or competitive play.

👥 1–40◷ Open-endedAge 13+
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XIVVideo Games

Final Fantasy XIV

Follow a story-driven online adventure and switch combat or crafting jobs on one character.

👥 1–24+◷ Open-endedAge 13+
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IVVideo Games

Diablo IV

Fight through dungeons, develop a class build, collect gear, and advance seasonal or eternal characters.

👥 1–4◷ Open-endedAge 17+
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D20Video Games

Baldur's Gate 3

Guide a party through tactical battles, exploration, dialogue choices, and a branching fantasy story.

👥 1–4◷ 50–120 hrAge 17+
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Hogwarts Legacy

Explore Hogwarts and its surroundings, learn spells, solve puzzles, and complete a magical adventure.

👥 1◷ 25–60 hrAge 13+
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VIVideo Games

Street Fighter 6

Use movement, normal attacks, special moves, and Drive mechanics to win fighting-game rounds.

👥 1–2◷ 2–10 minAge 13+
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8Video Games

Tekken 8

Use 3D movement, strings, launchers, defense, and Heat to win close-range fighting rounds.

👥 1–2◷ 2–10 minAge 13+
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🧩Puzzle Games

Jigsaw Puzzles

Sort and connect interlocking pieces to reconstruct the reference image.

👥 1+◷ 30 min–daysAge 4+
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▦Puzzle Games

Nonogram

Use row and column clues to reveal a hidden pixel picture without guessing.

👥 1◷ 10–60 minAge 8+
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＋Puzzle Games

Kakuro

Fill number runs so they reach the clue sum without repeating digits within a run.

👥 1◷ 10–60 minAge 10+
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💣Puzzle Games

Minesweeper

Reveal every safe square by interpreting numbers that count neighboring mines.

👥 1◷ 2–30 minAge 8+
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_Paper Games

Hangman

Guess a hidden word one letter at a time before the drawing or attempt limit is completed.

👥 2+◷ 5–15 minAge 7+
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8Table Games

Eight-Ball Pool

Pocket an assigned group of balls and then legally pocket the eight ball.

👥 2◷ 15–45 minAge 10+
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🎯Table Games

Darts 301

Subtract scored points from 301 and finish on exactly zero under the chosen checkout rule.

👥 1–8◷ 10–30 minAge 12+
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✣Board Games

Ludo

Race four tokens from the yard around the track and into the home column.

👥 2–4◷ 20–60 minAge 6+
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🍌Word Games

Bananagrams

Build a personal crossword faster than opponents while using every drawn letter tile.

👥 1–8◷ 10–25 minAge 7+
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👥 2–4◷ 15–30 minAge 3+
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