Whether you’re hosting a game night or attending one, choosing the right board game is a fun task.
Here are 15 of our favorite board games for adults ranging from classics like Clue and Monopoly to teamwork games like Forbidden Island, offering entertainment and challenging fun for everyone.
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Let’s get started –an evening of entertainment awaits!

1. Forbidden Island
Capture and escape with all four elemental treasures before the island sinks. Hoping your team will make it!
- 2-6 players
- average playtime 30 min
- teamwork required for survival
Interested? Take a closer look at Forbidden Island.
2. Monopoly
Monopoly, the fast-paced property trading game, has been around for many decades; it is a great choice when looking for a game that requires planning but also lots of luck.
Be the player with the most money, and you win the game!
- 2-8 players
- average play time 1-2 hrs
Do you have Monopoly?

We have the Chocolate-opoly version… I like that one! Last I checked, only one was left in stock, but I’m sure there will be others.
3. Betrayal at the House On the Hill
Betrayal at the House on the Hill is a classic haunted house game taking you on a thrilling adventure. Explore the mystery-filled mansion room by room, earning items to help them survive monsters and traps.
The goal of the game is to survive the horrors of the haunted mansion. You need each other to survive, but one of you turns against the others.
- 3-6 players
- average play time 1hr
- teamwork required for survival
Each trip to the house is different. The game has 50 different endings.
Take a look, if you dare:
Take a look, if you dare: Betrayal at the House on the Hill.
4. Wit’s End
Get ready to be entertained and challenged with this trivia and brain-teasing game. Your knowledge and cleverness will be put to the test.
Answer trivia questions, riddles, and brain teasers on pop culture, geography, current affairs, arts, etc.
- 2-6 players/teams
- ages: 16+
Wit’s End is an exciting board game for large groups!
5. Stare!
Stare game has been updated with new image cards and questions!
You have 10-30 seconds to stare at an image, depending on whether you are a novice or an expert. After that, you’ll be asked questions about the picture. Answer correctly, and you keep going.
- 2 to 6 players/teams
- ages: 15+
Test your short-term memory with Stare!
6. Clue
Mr. Boddy is no longer with us.
Release your inner detective to read the clues scattered around the mansion.
Explore the mansion, eliminate information, and get ready to declare who, what, and where.
- 3-6 players
Purchase the Clue game, and get ready for an evening of suspense.
7. Sequence
It’s fun, and it’s challenging!
This game of strategy and luck is easy to learn and fun to play.
Play a card, and place a chip on the board. Once you have five chips in a row, you have a sequence. Get the required amount of sequences, and you win the game.
While creating your sequences, you can block your opponent or even remove their chips.
- 2-12 players
Add the Sequence to your game collection. It is one of our favorite board games for adults.
8. Carcassonne

Travel back to medieval times to develop the landscape around a fortress city one tile at a time.
Build, block, and outsmart your opponents. Earn points by using the tiles to build cities and strategically placing your followers on the tiles.
- 2-5 players
- average playtime 45min
Get Carcassonne today and spend some quality time with friends.
9. Go
A fun Chinese complex strategy game you can learn quickly.
Can you believe it’s been around for 4,000 years?? Capture the most territory on the board (and maybe a few of your opponent’s pieces) to win!
- 2 players
- average playtime 30-60 min
Have fun with the Game of Go!
10. Sorry!

Get all your pawns to the safety zone to win the game! On your way there, jump, slide, and bump your opponents’ pawns back to the start.
- 2-4 players
Grab the nostalgic game, Sorry! for your next game night with your friends.
11. Battleship
A classic two-player strategy game.
Position your fleet of ships on the game board and let the combat begin.
Announce the coordinates of each strike and see if you were able to hit one of your opponent’s ships. To win the game, you must sink all your opponent’s ships.
- 2 players
Battleship is a fun addition to your game library.
12. Aggravation
Enjoy a fun… aggravating… evening with friends by playing a fun marble race game, Aggravation.
Capture opponents’ marbles, take shortcuts, and get all your marbles around the board to win!
- 2-6 players
13. Diplomacy
- 2-7 players
- average playtime: 6 hours
Yes. You read that right. Great for people who are truly serious about board games. Takes up a lot of time, so be sure to set aside an entire afternoon.
Play as one of the great powers of Europe before World War I. Negotiate and create alliances as you seek to expand your empire.
Diplomacy, the political strategy game, provides you hours of entertainment.
14. Chameleon
Everyone knows the secret word except the ‘Chameleon.’
What is the goal of the game? Catch the Chameleon before he blends in.
- 3-8 players
- average playtime: 15 min
- ages 14+
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15. 7 Wonders
A thrilling strategy game in which you are a leader of one of the seven greatest ancient cities.
Earn points by developing your civilization’s military, economy, science, and culture. Keep an eye on your competition as you go through three ages.
The player with the most points wins at the end of the three ages.
- 3-7 players
- average playtime: 30 min
The popular game of 7 Wonders awaits!
16. Parks
Explore the US National Parks with this fun game. And the art style is whimsically stunning! Get points by visiting as many parks as you can. The player with the most points wins the game.
- 1-5 players
- average playtime 40-70 min
There are expansion packs and different versions, such as TRAILS and Space Park.
Grab the game of Parks and go on a hike right in your living room.
17. Settlers of Catan
This beloved strategy game also involves plenty of luck.
The players race to settle this new land by building roads and developing cities by trading in game resources. You can rise to power or go bankrupt. Hopefully, you are the former.
- 3-4 players
- average playtime 1 hr
Ready to become a settler? Get your Settlers of Catan game or one of the many extensions.
18. Ticket to Ride
Race against other players to build train routes. The longer the route, the more points you earn. Extra points for completing your destination tickets by connecting two cities or having the longest train route.
- 2-5 players
- average playtime 30-60 min
- fast and easy to learn
Add the popular strategy game, Ticket to Ride to your game collection.
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