Best Family Games (According to Instagram)

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Social media has a lot of faults, but it also has the potential to strengthen a community and open your eyes to new things. Recently, I asked my Instagram community for their favorite games and… you definitely delivered! I debated how to share the list of games and a blog post seemed the simplest way for the quantity shared. So, without further ado… The Best Family Games According to Instagram.

Instagram’s Favorite Family Games

I sorted the games below in alphabetical order. I’ve also included numbers of players and the recommended ages, although I think you can get away with playing with slightly younger kids than is recommended if you provide guidance on the rules and reminders of the steps to take.

Here are Instagram’s favorite family games:

• Anomia – A family card game for 3-6 players, ages 10+
• Anomia Kids – A family card game for 3-6 players, ages 5+, no reading required
• Azul – A mosaic tile placement game in the prettiest box I’ve ever seen for 2-4 players, ages 8+
• Battleship – A strategy game for 2 players, ages 7+
• Bird Bingo – multiple versions available for multi-players, ages 7-9
• Blink – a card game for 2 players, ages 7+
• Blokus – a strategy game for 2-4 players, ages 7+
• Bohnanza (3 votes) – A German bean farming game 2-4 players, ages 13+, junior version available
• Carcassone – A strategy board game for 2-5 players, ages 7+, junior version available
• Catan (5 votes) – An adventure board game for 3-4 players, ages 10+, junior version available
• Codenames – A family board game for 2-8 players, ages 8+
• Codenames Duet – A word deduction game for 2+ players, ages 11+
• Counting Campers – An educational counting game for 2-4 players, ages 4-8
• Cover Your Assets – A set-collecting card game for 4-6 players, ages 7+
• Disney’s Eye Found It – A family board game for 1-6 players, ages 4+, card game available
• Dixit – A storytelling game for 3-6 players, ages 8+
• Dobble (3 votes) – A matching card game, 2-8 players, ages 6+, Harry Potter version available
• Don’t Break the Ice – An ice-tapping game of skill for 2-4 player, ages 3+
• Double Ditto – A quick-thinking and matching game for 4+ players, ages 10+
• Exploding Kittens – A Russian Roulette card game for 2-5 players, ages 7+
• Family Charades (my contribution) – An acting and guessing game for 3+ players, ages 5+
• Game of Life – A board game for 2-4 players, ages 8+
• Greedy Granny – A treat-swiping game for 2-4 players, ages 4+
• Heads Up – A word guessing board game for 2-6 players, ages 8+
• Jenga – A block-stacking game for 1+ players, ages 6+
• Junior Scattegories (unable to find link, 2-4 players)
• Just One – A cooperative board game for 3-7 players, ages 8+
• Labrynth (2 votes) – A family board game for 2-4 players, ages 7+
• Mexican Train Dominoes – A dominoes game for 2+ players, ages 8+
• Old Maid – A card game for 2+ players, ages 3+
• Outfoxed – A cooperative whodunit game for 2-4 players, ages 5+
• Pit Game – A frenzied card-swapping game for 3-8 players, ages 6+
• Qwirkle (3 votes) – A tactical strategy game for 2-4 players, ages 6+
• Rummikub (2 votes) – A numbered tile game for 2-4 players, ages 8+
• Sequence (2 votes) – A card and chip game for 2-12 players, ages 7+, junior version available
• Skip Bo (2 votes) – A card game for 2-6 players, ages 7+
• Sleeping Queens – A card collecting game for 2-5 players, ages 8+
• Spendor – A strategy board game for 2-4 players, ages 10+ (but I’ve heard 6-year-olds can hang)
• Sushi Go (3 votes) – A probability game for 2-5 players, ages 8+
• S’Quarrels – A quick card game for 2 to 6 players, all ages
• Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (4 votes) – A quick and funny game for 2 + players, all ages
• Telestrations – A sketching telephone-type game for 4-8 players, ages 12+
• Ticket to Ride (5 votes) – A strategy game for 2-5 players, ages 8+, junior version available)
• Uno & Uno Flip (3 votes) – A card game for 2-10 players, ages 7+
• What Should You Do? (unable to find link)
• Wig Out! – A wild, hairy card game for 2-6 players, ages 8+

Family Game Night Basket

There’s no arguing that family games are a great way to make memories and strengthen family bonds. For the past three or four years, I’ve put together a Family Game Night Basket for my kids for Christmas. It’s nothing fancy, just an empty amazon box wrapped in festive paper and stuffed with some games and snacks.

This upcoming year, based on the recommendations above, I plan on including Ticket to Ride, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, Exploding Kittens, Azul, and Sushi Go.

I chose those games based on the recommendations and the names. Kittens, cats, tacos, and sushi are all VERY popular in our house, so these games will be fun AND my kids will get a kick out of the names. Oh, and Azul had a pretty box. That’s important, right?

If your family has a favorite game that didn’t make this list, I’d LOVE to hear about it! In fact, I’ll add it in after you comment. Drop a note below and let me know!