Top 5 Family Board Games
A list by Jim Cohen
Jim Cohen's five favourite family games from What Board Game (whatboardgame.com), each for ages 5 or 6 and up: Karuba for adventurous families, Out of this World for co-op play, 13 Monsters for competitive families, Zombie Kidz Evolution for a game that grows over many nights, and Miyabi for a calmer, more strategic session.
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Karuba
Board Game · 2015
“A clever bingo-style jungle race where everyone pulls the same numbered tile and tries not to build themselves into a dead end.”
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Out of this World
Board Game · 2020
“A cooperative card game where 90s kids battle supernatural monsters while one player holds the power of speech.”
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13 Monsters
Board Game · 2020
“Build a custom beast from spare parts and defend it from your friends in a game that’s part memory match, part monster brawl.”
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Zombie Kidz Evolution
Board Game
“Save your school from cartoonish zombies in this award-winning cooperative legacy game that keeps surprising you over 20+ plays.”
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Miyabi
Board Game · 2019
“A spatial puzzle where you draft pagodas and ponds to build a multi-layered Japanese garden without blocking your own progress.”
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