Best board games for 12 year olds The best board games for 12 year olds are Terraforming Mars, 7 Wonders Duel and Puerto Rico — the top-rated of 5,114 board games for 12 year olds in the MeeplePick database, led by Terraforming Mars (2016) at 8.4/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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Terraforming Mars (2016)
1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4
Complexity
7 Wonders Duel (2015)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Puerto Rico (2002)
3–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.0
Complexity
7 Wonders (2010)
2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Agricola (2007)
1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9
Complexity
Pandemic (2008)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
The Castles of Burgundy (2011)
2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Wingspan (2019)
1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Terra Mystica (2012)
2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Power Grid (Recharged Version) (2004)
2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Great Western Trail (2016)
1–4 players · 75–150 min · ★ 8.3
Complexity
Azul (2017)
2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Race for the Galaxy (2007)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Lords of Waterdeep (2012)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Ticket to Ride (2004)
2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
Gaia Project (2017)
1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5
Complexity
Root (2018)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
The Settlers of Catan (1995)
3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
Patchwork Winter Edition (2014)
2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
Caverna The Cave Farmers (2013)
1–7 players · 30–210 min · ★ 8.0
Complexity
A Feast for Odin (2016)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2
Complexity
Clank! A Deck-Building Adventure (2016)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Le Havre (2008)
1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9
Complexity
Nemesis (2018)
1–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.4
Complexity
Small World (2009)
2–5 players · 40–80 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
Star Realms (2014)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Jaipur (2009)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
The Quacks of Quedlinburg (2018)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Love Letter (2012)
2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
Caylus Premium Limited Edition (2005)
2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)
2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0
Complexity
The Voyages of Marco Polo (2015)
2–4 players · 40–100 min · ★ 7.9
Complexity
Tigris & Euphrates (1997)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
El Grande (1995)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Through the Ages A Story of Civilization (2006)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.9
Complexity
Clans of Caledonia (2017)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.0
Complexity
Cosmic Encounter (2008)
3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Istanbul (2014)
2–5 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Keyflower (2012)
2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Memoir '44 (2004)
2–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Architects of the West Kingdom (2018)
1–5 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Santorini (2016)
2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Troyes (2010)
1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Citadels Classic (2000)
2–8 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.1
Complexity
Takenoko (2011)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
Galaxy Trucker (2007)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
T.I.M.E Stories (2015)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Mysterium (2015)
2–7 players · 42 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
Raiders of the North Sea (2015)
2–4 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Lost Cities (1999)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
Underwater Cities (2018)
1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Hive (2000)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
Carcassonne The Expansion (2002)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Sushi Go Party! (2016)
2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Suburbia (2012)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Maracaibo (2019)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.3
Complexity
Russian Railroads (2013)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Village (2011)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Grand Austria Hotel (2015)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.9
Complexity
Trajan (2011)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Frequently asked
What is the best board game for 12 year olds? Terraforming Mars (2016) is the highest-rated board game for 12 year olds on BoardGameGeek, at 8.4/10 from 68,412 ratings. 7 Wonders Duel and Puerto Rico round out the top three.
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