It’s not too late to start family game nights again. While most families are too busy to spend quality time every night together, you can bring the family together for a family game night. In order to keep them coming each week, you want to make sure you have games that are both fun and educational. We have a list of 4 awesome educational board games for the whole family.
Scrabble
Our rating: 4.8 out of 5
Scrabble is a board game classic that never seems to get old. It is educational, competitive, and a lot of fun which gets your whole family involved. You can play Scrabble with any member of the family. It helps build vocabulary and also critical thinking, after all, you get more points for word placement. Just be sure to have a referee that ensures the game doesn’t too competitive and no one cheats.
Trivial Pursuit Family Edition
Our rating: 4.7 out of 5
Previously, Trivial Pursuit wasn’t really fun for the family since it was geared towards adults but not anymore. The Family Edition of the game makes it fun for kids and adults as it has specific questions for each. Now with the leveled field, it will be interesting to see who wins? The questions are mostly general knowledge which makes it fun to play. It helps increase knowledge while you destroy each other over a board game.
Pandemic
Our rating: 4.6 out of 5
Pandemic is a game that allows players to play strategically. It is a game that promotes cooperation as players work together to tackle a pandemic. Players have to rid the world of four diseases, working together to build research centers trying to find a cure for the diseases. It has extensive rules and requires players to pay close attention to the game. So you may not want to play with your family if they don’t take game night seriously.
The LOGO Board Game
Our rating: 4.5 out of 5
While this game isn’t educational in the sense that it teaches you something that is useful, it does test your marketing knowledge. You have to guess which logo belongs to which company or product. Moving through a board to see who gets to the end first by guessing the most logos correct. The game is a lot of fun to play with your family.
