The Best Board Games of All Time
Balderdash
The wacky word is real, but the definitions you and your fellow competitors make up are a bunch of baloney. This one’s perfect for word lovers and good bluffers.
Buy it now: $15; amazon.com
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Blokus
Tetris, but make it a board game—and add three other players working against you. Blokus is all about strategy.
Buy it now: $12; walmart.com
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Candy Land
Calling all nostalgic parents! There’s no better way to teach your children how to win or lose graciously than this sugary sweet game.
Buy it now: $13; amazon.com
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Checkers
Win game night with this three-for-one set, which includes a double-sided gameboard and pieces to play checkers, chess, and backgammon.
Buy it now: $9; amazon.com
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Chutes and Ladders
Transport yourself back to your childhood with this retro 1978 edition of the up-and-down adventure.
Buy it now: $20; walmart.com
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Clue
Before real-crime podcasts and chilling Netflix documentaries caught our attention, we had this murder mystery game to satisfy our inner detectives. My money’s on Colonel Mustard in the ballroom with a candlestick.
Buy it now: $15; amazon.com
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The Game of Life
Pets? Twins? Boys or girls? The brightly illustrated classic delivers fun surprises, unexpected windfalls, and the occasional costly bill.
Buy it now: $11; walmart.com
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Monopoly
Whether the suggestion of Monopoly inspires squeals of glee or groans and “we don’t have time for this,” there’s no denying it’s a board game icon.
Buy it now: $14; amazon.com
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Pictionary
When it comes to making sketches that your team can actually interpret, let’s hope you’re more of a Da Vinci than a Picasso.
Buy it now: $15; walmart.com
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Risk
Military strategy has never been more fun or colorful, thanks to this punchy 1959 edition.
Buy it now: $25; amazon.com
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Scrabble
Build words, score points, earn bragging rights. Easy, peasy.
Buy it now: $15; walmart.com
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Settlers of Catan
Can you build a settlement that lasts? Test your skills in this cult-classic trading game.
Buy it now: $44; amazon.com
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Sorry!
Normally, we vouch for sincere apologies, but not when it comes to friendly competition.
Buy it now: $9; walmart.com
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Trivial Pursuit
Test your smarts with 2,400 tricky trivia questions that take no prisoners.
Buy it now: $16; amazon.com
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Trouble
The “Pop-O-Matic” die-rolling bubble adds an extra element of fun.
Buy it now: $7; walmart.com