Over 40 of the best games for large families (for 6 or more players)
We’ve been having a lot more game nights recently…and game days! Not being able to go many places means we are finding new ways to play together at home. We’ve always had a collection of board/family games, but we struggled to find games that would work for all of our age ranges and allow for at least 6 players. So, I set out to find some good ones and compiled this list of over 40 of the best games for large families with some searching and asking all of you awesome readers. Hopefully, this will introduce you to some fun games for your family!
I made sure to include the number of players for each game as well as organize them by age. Let me know if there are any games you think need to be included.
Rory’s Story Cubes is the pocket-sized creative story generator that encourages creativity and spontaneous thinking, develops social confidence, enhances language development skills and creates connections and unique moments between people young and old alike. Stone Soup is the yummy memory matching game with spice! Winner of multiple awards including MajorFun!, Stone Soup is the game drawn from the classic tale of cooperation. In this simple game, players work together to "cook" a soup by making matches of ingredients. Match all the ingredients before the fire under the kettle goes out and everyone wins! LCR Left Center Right is a fun, fast-paced dice game that you won't be able to put down! Each game includes 3 specialty marked LCR dice, 24 playing chips and instructions. Players roll the dice to determine where they pass their chips. The last player with chips is the winner and wins the center pot. How often have you wished that your kids would get off technology and stop telling you how bored they are? Instead of sending friends videos you can only hope are appropriate you can learn what they're thinking, how they feel, and even share why they act the way they do! What’s Wrong With Grown-Ups? is a new card game from Authentic Agility Games that can help bridge the gap between fun and real conversation. This engaging card game creates an open dialog that allows you to truly connect with each player. The kids in your life may even think you’re cool for a few minutes! With 500 questions the game is designed to include players ages 6 - 106 where you'll find endless conversations ensue, and often draws surprising and unique answers. Purchase here using code 20AGILITY for 20% off. How Do You See the World from Authentic Agility Games is an engaging card game that encourages people to go beyond their comfort zone while truly learning how others view the world by asking important questions. The game includes one dice that will select one of the following five categories: Reflections, Relationships, Aspirations, Life’s Purpose and Beliefs. Players then pull the associated card, read the question from the associated category and discussion follows. This game can be played around the family dinner table or via FaceTime/Zoom with friends. Purchase here using code 20AGILITY for 20% off. Authentic Agility's newest card game, Why Can't We All Just Get Along?, encourages thoughtful political and religious dialog in a non-threatening and fun way. Curious about what makes people think and believe the things they do? Why Can't We All Just Get Along? opens a door to understanding. Roll the dice, draw a card and ask one of the game's 500 questions to get started. Everyone has an opinion and when they play, everyone has a voice. Play, listen, and be heard. Purchase here using code 20AGILITY for 20% off. The outrageously fun party game Telestrations will keep your family and friends entertained and laughing! Draw what you see then guess what you saw for hilarious and unpredictable outcomes. Casual, family, party and strategy gamers alike all agree that Telestrations is one of the top 10 board games to add to their game collection, and game night. It’s an engaging game that can be played over and over with many different ages and types of groups/gatherings - it's a perfect group game! There's also a 6-player and 12-player party pack. The box says ages 12+, but our 6 and 8 year old have loved playing. SILLY ACTIONS- Actions include the classic “High 5”, the unifying “Pound It”, the frantic “Switcheroo”, and the delightful “Happy Salmon”. UP TO 6 PLAYERS, AGES 6+ - Play with 4 to 6 players. Add Happy Salmon Green to add 6 more players or play with Funky Chicken for more fun actions. THE PERFECT GAME ANYWHERE YOU GO - The iconic Salmon pouch is perfect to bring to parties, camp, or just traveling upstream! Contents: 72 Cards, 1 Rulebook, Happy Salmon Pouch A fun game combining four square and volleyball perfect for the family. You'll need at least 4 players, but the more the merrier in this quick-paced game The Kingdom princess seeks an ideal partner and confidant to help with her royal responsibilities when she one day assumes the throne. In love letter, players compete to have their letters delivered to the princess to prove their worth. In a quick game of risk and deduction, can you outwit your friends and earn the trust of the noble princess? Camping with Sasquatch is a light, quick-paced, strategic card game with a roar! "Rummy meets Slapjack" In this game of rapid reaction, set collection and a bit of "Take that!" But you decide, will you play nicely or will you turn the Sasquatch loose on your friends? Roar! A Zangle is 2 or more cards that make the shape on another card. You can twist, flip or spin your cards to find the best angle to make your Zangle. Be the first player to use all your cards to win! Try all 3 ways to play. Turn-Style – relaxed, conversation-friendly way to play. Each turn take your time to find your best Zangle. Speedster – Boost your adrenaline and show your skills. With no turns, race to find Zangles before your opponents. Solitaire – a fun personal challenge sure to keep your brain kicking and heart ticking. Zangle is easy to learn and engages all ages. Race to find as many SETs as you can—the player with the most SETs at the end of the game wins! Play SET solo or with as many people as you can fit around the table! It’s perfect for travel, parties or as a quick after-dinner game. Fast-moving and fun, SET is a perfect for any get-together with family and friends! It’s triple matching mania that anybody can play, but nobody can stop! SET, although made as a game of fun, has a ton of educational value. Teachers love SET and use it in classrooms around the world. SET is also a perfect game to help keep your brain active and healthy. Exercise your brain while playing a game! Rubik's Battle brings the quick-thinking brain teaser challenge of Rubik's to a fast-action card game that's fun for the whole family. Earn Rubik's Battle Cards by shouting out the unique Cubie color first. The player holding all of the Rubik's Battle Cards at the end wins! Fun play experience - you can play a game of trivia in 25 minutes! This a perfect gift for families who love to play games together. Play a card from your hand, and place a chip on a corresponding space on the game board - when you have five in a row, it’s a SEQUENCE. FAST ACTION: TENZI is fun because it’s fast. To play TENZI you must roll your 10 dice as fast as you can which makes the game instantly competitive and fun for the whole family. This game presents numerous opportunities to strategize: the organizing of cards into the discard piles, avoid setting up the next players for good plays, knowing when to play from which option and especially the timing of playing a valuable “Skip-Bo” wild card. UNO is the card game that's easy to pick up and impossible to put down! All it takes to win is a little coordination between colors (red, green, blue, and yellow) and numbers. This fun family card game is takes only minutes to learn and is so much fun to play! Phase 10 is the rummy-type card game where players compete against one another to see who can complete 10 varied phrases first! A dodgeball card game from the creators of Exploding Kittens. Collect cards. Play your hand. Throw things at your friends. Test your observational skills and your reflexes with the award-winning gameplay of spot it!, a Game of lightning-fast choices for two to eight players. With dozens of awards and possible versions married to elegant gameplay, spot it! Has become a global phenomenon. Five distinct mini-games within a set of spot it! Ensure that the Game will be different every time you play, and because it's always your turn, there's never any downtime. Exploding Kittens is a highly-strategic, kitty-powered version of Russian roulette. It's also the most-backed crowd funded product in history which of course we hate to brag about. On a Scale of One to T-Rex is a family-friendly party game for people who are bad at charades. Players must perform ridiculous actions like "Be a T-Rex," "Scratch an Itch You Can't Reach," or "Be a Hula Dancer" on a scale of 1 to 10. The twist is that the quality of your action doesn't matter - you earn points by guessing and matching the intensity each player is performing their action. There are no turns in this fast-paced game, so in the midst of all the roaring, dancing, meowing, and yodeling, you must find someone on the same intensity level as you to earn points. The player with the most points wins. Try to collect four of the same card before any of the other teams, then pass a secret signal to your teammate. If your partner sees your signal and yells, "you've got crabs, " you gain a point. If an opponent sees your signal and yells, "you've got crabs, " you lose a point. The team with the most points wins the game. This game is great for parties, or weddings, or long nautical voyages. My Little Scythe is a competitive, family-friendly game in which each player controls 2 animal miniatures embarking upon an adventure in the Kingdom of Pomme. The classic game of "What am I?" is now back with all-new cards, headbands, and art. It’s as easy as Pick, Place, Play! Pick your favorite headband (6 new themes to choose from!) and take a picture card without looking at the face of the card. Put the headband on and place the card in the headband so the illustration is facing all players. Are you looking for a board game to keep your friends entertained in your leisure time? The Mexican train domino game makes an excellent interactive and practical board game for everyone. The timeless classic compels a player to think competitively and attentively when playing the game. It also keeps the adults and kids entertained in their spare time. Enjoy the classic game of Rummikub with even more players! Players take turns placing numbered tiles in runs (consecutive numbers of the same color) and groups (three or more of the same number in different colors), Rummy style. It's easy to learn, but packed with strategy - be the first player to play Every tile on your rack to win! Includes more racks and numbers to accommodate the extra players. Calliope Games presents card, dice, party, and word games for all ages! You’ll experience high quality games that are easy to learn and provide endless play value. Take a chance in Toss Up! It’s a game of risk vs. reward in this high-stakes competition. Your goal is to earn 100 points by rolling greens. Sounds simple, right? But your dreams can quickly be dashed if you have a bad roll. It’s your job to decide if you’ll take the points and run, or go all in for another roll! There are so many options and varieties of this game. Pick the one your family will enjoy best, or get a couple. EXCITING GAME OF QUESTIONS - Includes 52 Game Cards and 6 Clue Cards. Ask up to 10 questions to guess the place on the game card! Is this an outdoor place? Do people go there to shop? Do people go there during an emergency? Think hard, ask intelligent questions, use your clue cards wisely, and be the first player to win 7 game cards! What hue do you think of when we say “apple”? Hues and Cues is a vibrant game of colorful communication where players are challenged to make connections to colors with words. Using only one and two-word cues, players try to get others to guess a specific hue from the 480 colors on the game board. The closer the guesses are to the target, the more points you earn. Since everyone imagines colors differently, connecting colors and clues has never been this much fun! Disney’s beloved The Haunted Mansion comes to life—err, death—in this hauntingly fun family board game! Explore all the classic rooms of the ghost-infested manor, from the festivities-filled Ballroom to the Attic and out to the Graveyard and beyond in search of spirits. Beware, though, of the Hitchhiking Ghosts, who are notorious for “following you home” as that may spell your doom in the end! Cards Against Humanity: Family Edition is a fill-in-the-blank party game for kids and adults to play together.This is a brand new game written in consultation with child development experts and playtested with thousands of families. Kids get to engage in absurd wordplay with adults, and adults get to laugh at cards like “Filling my butt with spaghetti.”The game is simple. One player asks a question from a black card, and everyone answers with their funniest white card. Apples To Apples is the hilarious comparison game where players are free to be totally subjective in deciding the outcome. Become a Farkle fanatic with this Classic Dice-Rolling, Risk-Taking Game that comes with score pads. Take a risk and keep rolling to build your score. Or play it safe so you don't lose your points in a Farkle. It's a fight to the finish in this fabulously fun game of strategy and luck. Karma is playfully competitive and infectiously fun! Race to get rid of all your cards by playing a card of equal or higher value. Use your Karma Cards to avoid picking up the discard pile. In this game there are multiple winners. You never really know who’s going to lose until the very last card—the dramatic ending calls for an instant rematch! There are 4 types of Karma Cards in the game. You can play them like wild cards, but be sure to use them wisely because in this game. . . What Goes Around. . es Around! Friends and families agree that Karma is a blast! You can never play just one game. Having a party? Combine two games and play with up to 12 people. Be the first to get rid of all 10 of your cards by making words. Each turn, simply start your word with the last card played. Just like the name, WordSpiel. Spiel uses the S from WordS. It’s the word game…Where the END…is just the BEGINNING! Word size doesn’t matter, but ending with a tricky letter can really challenge your opponents. You can use the timer or take your time, just be sure to put your best word forward! Your friends and family will thank you for spreading the WORD about WordSpiel! Quiddler, winner of over 20 Best Game Awards, is easy to learn and fun for everyone! The goal is to arrange all the cards in your hand into one or more words. The number of cards dealt increases each round – starting with three cards and ending with 10 cards. High score wins, so use your high point letters and Quiddler’s unique double letter cards—but don’t get caught with them in your hand! Aim for the bonuses—each round there are two bonuses: one for the most words and one for the longest word. Take our WORD for it, this is a game you will want to play again and again! In Mind the Gap, teams race around the board answering pop culture trivia through 4 generations: Boomer, Gen X, Millennial, & Gen Z. The team that makes it around the board first is crowned the Greatest Generation! You've got five seconds to name three things in a category...can you do it? It should be a piece of cake to name things like 3 Breeds of Dogs or 3 Finger Foods, but with the other players staring, waiting for you to get flustered? Time's not on your side, so just say what comes to mind and risk ridiculous answers slipping out, and in turn, laughter! Monsters have a new look, and the coveted space penguin character takes his place in Tokyo! King of Tokyo is a game for 2 to 6 players where you play as Mutant monsters, rampaging robots, or even abominable aliens battling in a fun, chaotic atmosphere. Roll dice and choose your strategy: will you attack your enemies? Heal your wounds? improve your monster? Stomp your path to victory. A mysterious toxin is running through your veins. Can you deduce the antidote before it's too late? Antidote is a deadly-fun card game where players are researchers in a lab searching for an antidote to a mystery toxin. Be the player holding the right Antidote Card at the end to win. Avoid snakes at all costs! Danger Noodle is a card game for people who love cute and kind animals like Forest Corgis, Prison Ponies and Floating Potatoes, and who want to stay away from sharp and angry animals like Stab Rabbits, Furry Nopes and Sea Spiders. The first player to earn 30 points wins - unless they draw a Danger Noodle card! You are an artist competing to create the most beautiful stained glass window in the Sagrada Familia. Purchase the expansion pack to add players 5-6. The rules of this new game are simple. The Judge displays one of the hilarious Photo Cards. Roll the Die to see if you’ll caption it using a PUNCHLINE, WHAT HAPPENED NEXT or WHAT WOULD GRANNY SAY? Whichever one it is, you’re gonna read some funny captions! Then everyone else chooses one of their Caption Cards to play, and the judge picks the funniest (Mom’s Favorite!), second funniest (Middle Child…meh) and, if it applies, a Black Sheep (a baaaa-aaad caption choice)! It’s a different, hilarious game each time it’s played, and it even includes some real photos of Jeff Foxworthy himself! You can even use photos from your camera roll, for a fun twist on the game! Historic characters from the American wild West face off and write new Legends across the face of history! Gather your gun, your mount, and your grit as you forge your path into the history books. Western Legends is an open-world sandbox tabletop adventure for 2-6 players set in the American wild West. Players assume the roles of historical figures of the era, earning their legendary status in a variety of ways: gamble, drive cattle, prospect for gold, Rob the bank, fight bandits, pursue stories, become an Outlaw, keep the peace. The possibilities are darn near endless.Best Games For Big Families (6 or more people)
Ages 3+
Rory's Story Cubes Bundle - Includes Rory's Story Cubes Original, Actions, Voyages (unlimited players)
Ages 5+
Stone Soup (2-6 players)
LCR® Left Center Right™ Dice Game (3+ players)
Ages 6+
What's Wrong with Grown-Ups? | 500-Question Card Game for Adults, Teens, and Families (2+ players)
How Do You See The World? | 500-Question Card Game for Adults, Teens, and Families
Why Can't We All Just Get Along?| 500-Question Card Game for Adults, Teens, and Families
Telestrations (6-8 players or more)
Happy Salmon Family Card Game (4+ players)
CROSSNET Four Square Volleyball Net & Game Set (4+ players)
Funky Chicken Family Card Game (4+ players)
Love Letter (2-6 players)
Camping with Sasquatch (2-8 players)
Zangle Card Game (1-6 players)
SET: The Family Game of Visual Perception (1+ players)
Ages 7+
University Games Rubik's Battle Card Game (Tin) (2-6 players)
Pictopia-Family Trivia Game: Disney Edition (2-6 players)
SEQUENCE (2-12 players)
TENZI Party Pack Dice Game Bundle with 77 Ways to Play TENZI (2-6 players)
SKIP BO Card Game (2-6 players)
UNO (2-10 players)
The Official Phase 10 (2-6 players)
Throw Throw Burrito (2-6 players)
Spot It! (2-8 players)
Exploding Kittens Card Game (2-10 players)
On a Scale of One to T-Rex (2-8 players)
You've Got Crabs (4-10 players)
Ages 8+
My Little Scythe (1-6 players)
Hedbanz Picture Guessing Board Game (2-6 players)
Dominoes - Mexican Train Game Set, 91 Tiles Dot Dominoes with 9 Trains (2-8 players)
Rummikub (2-6 players)
Tsuro Phoenix Rising (2-8 players)
Toss Up! Dice Game (2-6 players)
Guess in 10 (2-6 players)
HUES and CUES (3-10 players)
Funko Disney The Haunted Mansion – Call of The Spirits Board Game (2-6 players)
Cards Against Humanity: Family Edition (2-12 players)
Ages 9+
Apples to Apples Junior - The Game of Crazy Comparisons (4-10 players)
Farkle (2 or more players)
Karma Card Game (2-6 players, up to 12 with second game)
WordSpiel Card Game (2-6 players)
Quiddler Word Game (2-10 players)
Ages 10+
Mind The Gap (2+ players)
5 Second Rule Game (3+ players)
King of Tokyo (2-6 players)
Ages 12+
Bellwether Games Antidote Card Game (2-6 players)
Danger Noodle Card Game by University Games (2 to 8 Players)
Ages 13+
Sagrada (1-6 players with expansion pack)
Ages 14+
Relative Insanity: See What I Mean?! (4-12 players)
Western Legends (2-6 players)
ooooh I love that Trex game…..
What a great list of games which you have shared for large families. Our family is a huge fan of playing games. Every weekend we spend this time where the entire family comes together to play different games. Such activities helps to reduce some of the daily stress & strengthen our family bonds. I am so excited to enjoy these amazing games with everyone. Thanks for sharing such an awesome list of games with us.