Best board games for 8 year olds The best board games for 8 year olds are Pandemic, Carcassonne and Azul — the top-rated of 2,112 board games for 8 year olds in the MeeplePick database, led by Pandemic (2008) at 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
🎲 Filter games for 8 year olds by players, play time & complexity Open finder → Medical Pandemic (2008) 2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6
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City Building Carcassonne (2000) 2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
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Abstract Strategy Azul (2017) 2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.8
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Trains Ticket to Ride (2004) 2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4
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Abstract Strategy Patchwork Winter Edition (2014) 2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.7
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Fantasy Small World (2009) 2–5 players · 40–80 min · ★ 7.3
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Miniatures Memoir '44 (2004) 2–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6
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Abstract Strategy Santorini (2016) 2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
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Animals Takenoko (2011) 2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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City Building Carcassonne The Expansion (2002) 2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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Card Game Sushi Go Party! (2016) 2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
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City Building Suburbia (2012) 1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
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Economic Isle of Skye From Chieftain to King (2015) 2–5 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.4
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Dice That's Pretty Clever! (2018) 1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6
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Abstract Strategy Chess (1475) 2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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Adventure Survive Escape from Atlantis! (1982) 2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3
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Card Game Dixit Odyssey (2011) 3–12 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
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Card Game Century Spice Road (2017) 2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
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Animals Dinosaur Island (2017) 1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7
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Animals The Isle of Cats (2019) 1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0
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Party Game Just One (2018) 3–7 players · 20 min · ★ 7.6
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Medical Pandemic Iberia (2016) 2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9
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Trains Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries (2007) 2–3 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6
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Abstract Strategy Onitama (2014) 2 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.4
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Racing Flamme Rouge (2016) 2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5
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Bluffing One Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014) 3–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.1
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Adventure Mice and Mystics (2012) 1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3
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Animals Camel Up (2014) 2–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.0
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Bluffing Arboretum (2015) 2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
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Abstract Strategy Azul Summer Pavilion (2019) 2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.8
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Card Game No Thanks! (2004) 3–7 players · 20 min · ★ 7.0
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Travel Tokaido (2012) 2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0
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Card Game Sentinels of the Multiverse (2011) 2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
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Abstract Strategy Travel Blokus (2000) 2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9
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Medieval Kingdom Builder (2011) 2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0
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American West BANG! The Dice Game (2013) 3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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Card Game Century Golem Edition (2017) 2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7
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Nautical Jamaica (2007) 2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1
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Racing Formula D (2008) 2–10 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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Card Game The Mind (2018) 2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9
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Animals Coloretto 10 years edition (2003) 2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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Fantasy Potion Explosion (2015) 2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2
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Exploration Magic Maze (2017) 1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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City Building Quadropolis (2016) 2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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Card Game Port Royal (2014) 2–5 players · 20–50 min · ★ 7.1
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Abstract Strategy Azul Stained glass of Sintra \/ Les vitraux de Sintra (2018) 2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
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Action / Dexterity Escape The Curse of the Temple (2012) 1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
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Abstract Strategy Tsuro (2004) 2–8 players · 15–20 min · ★ 6.7
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Dice Pandemic The Cure (2014) 2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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Fantasy Small World Underground (2011) 2–5 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.3
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Adventure Heroscape Master Set Rise of the Valkyrie (2004) 2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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Action / Dexterity PitchCar (1995) 2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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Adventure Incan Gold (2005) 3–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8
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Prehistoric Carcassonne Hunters and Gatherers (2002) 2–5 players · 35 min · ★ 7.1
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Abstract Strategy Hey (2003) 2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7
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Abstract Strategy Qwirkle Collector's Edition (2006) 2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8
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Card Game Schotten Totten (1999) 2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3
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Puzzle Karuba (2015) 2–4 players · 30–40 min · ★ 7.2
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Card Game Paperback (2014) 2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2
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City Building Queendomino XL (2017) 2–4 players · 25 min · ★ 7.3
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What is the best board game for 8 year olds? Pandemic (2008) is the highest-rated board game for 8 year olds on BoardGameGeek, at 7.6/10 from 104,891 ratings. Carcassonne and Azul round out the top three.
How many board games for 8 year olds are there? MeeplePick lists 2,112 board games for 8 year olds, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating. Board games by age /pic1534148.jpg)
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