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2023 Board Game Gift Guide

November 5, 2023 Updated: September 4th, 2024 Anitra Smith Resources for Parents

We’ve compiled a list of great board games to help make your gift shopping a little easier.

10 players, 2 players, 25th Century Games, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, AllPlay, Andrew, Anitra, Best of 2023, Buffalo Games, card games, Date Night, dV Giochi, educational games, Family Gaming, FoxMind, Funko Games, Gamewright, Gap Closer Games, Genius Games, gifts, Grand Gamers Guild, HABA, Holiday, Horrible Guild, Iello, Lucky Duck Games, Mandoo Games, party game, Randolph, Smirk & Dagger Games, sports, The OP, Underdog Games, WizKids, word games, young children

Top 10 Games for Kids Age 7-10

October 2, 2023 Updated: September 15th, 2025 Anitra Smith Games for Every Age, Resources for Parents

Between the ages of 7-10, we struggled to get our kids to play games, unless they loved the theme. So, let’s focus on some popular themes your kid will love.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Anitra, Brain Games, Calliope Games, card games, city building, cooperative games, deck building, Disney, dragons, Edition Spielwiese, Family Games, Family Gaming, fantasy, flicking games, food, Gamewright, gifts, heroes, Horrible Guild, Iello, Marvel, monster, movement game, older children, Ravensburger, Scorpion Masque, speed games, Spinmaster Games, The OP, Top 10, zombie

Valiant Wars

September 25, 2023 Updated: April 24th, 2024 Jeremy Pike Reviews

Valiant Wars is a unique deck-builder. Flip out cards one at a time to build your treasury and your strength to win locations and buy better cards… but don’t flip too many Dark Omens, or you’ll bust!

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, Card Game, card games, deck building, Family Gaming, Jeremy, press your luck, Quinn Washburn, Strange Machine Games

SNAP Review – Something Wild!

September 8, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Are you ready for Something Wild?

A very simple card game that’s best for families who don’t play many games.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, Anitra, Card Game, card games, Disney, Family Games, Funko Games, set collection

SNAP Review – Big Top

September 1, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Step right up! Bid your way into assembling the best circus under the Big Top, a card game from Taiki Shinzawa and Allplay.

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3 players, 4 players, AllPlay, Andrew, Anitra, auction, bidding, card games

Splito – Making the Family Share

August 21, 2023 Updated: October 17th, 2024 Andrew Smith Reviews

If you need a little bit of help getting your family to share, it might be time to deploy Splito.

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25th Century Games, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, card games, drafting games, Family Gaming, Luc Remond, numbers, Romaric Galonnier, Stephanie

SNAP Review – Fika

August 11, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

We LOVE coffee. Does the card game Fika capture the cozy feeling of a coffee break with friends? Or is it a cutthroat competition between cafe owners?

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2 players, 25th Century Games, Andrew, Anitra, Beth Sobel, Board Game Circus, card games, food, Pieter Van Gompel

Avant Carde

July 10, 2023 Updated: October 17th, 2024 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, Reviews

Move over, Modern Art! It’s time for Avant Carde, an innovatively simple deck-building game.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, Anitra, art, card games, deck building, Kickstarter, Mary Flanagan, Max Seidman, numbers, Preview, Resonym

SNAP Review – Power Failure

July 7, 2023 Updated: August 11th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Can you generate enough power for the cities? Or will you knock over the “carbon tower” and cause a POWER FAILURE?

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, Anitra, Artana, card games, dexterity games, educational games, Genius Games

Velonimo – A Whacky Race to the Summit

June 26, 2023 Updated: December 8th, 2025 Nick Martinelli Reviews

Velonimo is a bicycle-themed game where players race to the top-most summit of a mountain, scoring points by shedding cards from their hand in each round. The prize for winning this grueling race is the coveted Leader of the Pack Jersey!

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2 players, 25th Century Games, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, animals, bicycling, Bruno Cathala, Card Game, card games, card shedding, Dominique Mertens, Ladder Climbing, Nick, racing games

SNAP Review – Busy Beaks

June 9, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Collect sets of Australian birds by using their special powers to get more in this family card game by Phil Walker-Harding.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, animals, Anitra, Australia, birds, card games, JOEY Games, Phil Walker-Harding, Sarah Allen, set collection

SNAP Review – Math Rush

June 2, 2023 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

A math game where getting to the answer really matters, and helps you contribute to a larger cooperative problem. Math Rush is a math game that’s actually fun!

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, Andrew, Anitra, card games, cooperative games, educational games, Genius Games, John Coveyou, math, real time, Simultaneous Play, solo, Steve Schlepphorst

Top 10 Games for 6 Year Olds

May 29, 2023 Updated: August 21st, 2025 Anitra Smith Games for Every Age, Resources for Parents

Six year olds have strong opinions and a variety of interests. Our top ten games covers many different styles and themes: you’re sure to find one your child will love!

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Anitra, Arcane Wonders, Blue Orange Games, card games, cooperative games, dexterity games, Family Gaming, Gamewright, HABA, Lucky Duck Games, memory game, mobile app, Peaceable Kingdom, racing games, Repos, Storytelling, Top 10, young children

SNAP Review – Yokai Sketch

May 26, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Play cards to attract yokai (forest spirits) and sketch them. Maybe you can even lure them away from your opponent in this fast-moving game for 2 players.

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2 players, Andrew, Anitra, card games, Devir, duel, Ignasi Ferre, monster, Vincent Dutrait

Top 10 Games for 5 Year Olds

May 8, 2023 Updated: August 6th, 2025 Anitra Smith Games for Every Age, Resources for Parents

Five year olds usually have more patience for rules and competition. Here are 10 games we recommend for five year olds.

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Amigo, Anitra, card games, clue giving, cooperative games, creativity, dance, deduction, dexterity games, Exploding Kittens, Family Gaming, Fireside Games, FoxMind, Gamewright, gifts, HABA, Horrible Guild, matching, racing games, Repos, roll and write, semi-cooperative, Top 10, young children

SNAP Review – Numbsters

April 29, 2023 Updated: October 17th, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Use the 8 “mouth” to eat all the number cards in this fast and portable card game.

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Anitra, Button Shy Games, card games, Luke Flowers, math, Milan Zivkovic, monster, numbers, solo, travel, wallet games

Triple Threat – 3 Backpack Games from Fight in a Box

April 24, 2023 Andrew Smith Reviews

Fight in a Box games: Hedgehog Hop, Mouse Cheese Cat Cucumber, Squirrel or Die

All three of these Fight in a Box games have about 35 square 3×3 inch cards. However, they’re very different games in mechanics, art style, and weight: Squirrel or Die, Hedgehog Hop, and Mouse Cheese Cat Cucumber.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, card games, Fight in a Box Games