Fun Family Games to Play on Game Night

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Have some budget-friendly fun with these fun family games to play for family game night. Everything from the classics to new games you are sure to enjoy.

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A great way to have fun and stay on a budget is by having family game nights. There are so many great family games to play together you won’t get bored anytime soon.

Family game nights are also a great way to bond and many games can help teach kids useful skills. There are a lot of classic games to choose from as well as new, indie games that are a lot of fun.

We have a huge game collection in my home and game nights happen often. When I was a kid my family also had a big game collection and enjoyed family game nights and my best friend and I played board games almost every time we were together.

Let’s dive in and take a look at some classic family games as well as some that are sure to be new family-favorites for your upcoming game nights.

The Best Fun Family Games to Play

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To create this list I took a lot at my game closet and also asked my extended family about their favorite family-friendly board games. We are a board game family so we were able to come up with some great suggestions.

Classic Board Games

When first building your game collection be sure to include the classics like-

Other Family Favorite Board Games

These are some games you may not have played before that are great additions to your collection as well.

Life on the Farm– This game is a bit like Life but you have a farm. It was one of my family’s favorites when I was a kid.
Hi-Ho! Cherry-O – This is perfect for families with younger kids. It’s a counting game and super cute.
Aggravatio n – This is a game that combines strategy and chance and is perfect for many ages.
Disney Chronology – This is one of my personal favorites and great for any Disney family. It a Disney movie trivia game where you try to put movies in chronological order.
Exploding Kittens – This game is fun and a little silly. It’s a card game and perfect for older kids.
Monopoly Expansions – Monopoly has made expansion packs that add new game play to the classic game without requiring a new board!
Pass the Pigs – This is a fun dice like game but you are rolling pigs.
Scatterg ories – This is a fun game where you try to make as many words for a letter as you can using different categories.
Cranium – This is a fun very interactive game, there is sketching, acting, humming, sculpting, picture-puzzling, and wordunscrambling.
Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza – This game sounds silly but it’s a lot of fun. It’s a fast paced card game a bit like Slap Jack.
Wavelength – Wavelength is a party game where two teams compete to read each other’s minds.
Murdle – This is a fun game where you use clues to solve a murder.
Cards Against Humanity Family Edition – This is the family-friendly version of the highly popular fill-in-the-blank party game.
Stratego – This is a classic battlefield strategy game that is fun to take turns playing.

Don’t rush to build your collection but slowly add to it over the years. My family gets a new game every Christmas or if we see a fun one on sale. It doesn’t take long for your collection to build.

Bonus Tip: Check thrift stores and garage sales for board games. You can often find games that were hardly even played for really cheap.

What are your family’s favorite games? Share in the comments so we can all learn about even more fun games to play during our next family game night.