The Best Board Games To Play With Your Family Since You're All Stuck Inside Anyway

Okay, so, Monopoly is fun. But Monopoly Fortnite Edition? Next level. Everybody in the fam better put on their competition hats because this game involves a *fight to the death* battle. There are loot chest items, 27 Fortnite outfits complete with pawn stands, and you’ll all be avoiding the terrifying Storm together. May the best player (aka you) win the game.

Let’s kick the competition up a few levels. In this version of Risk, players create their own armies and head straight into a ferocious battle. Winners and losers are determined by a roll of the dice, so don’t forget to give yours a lucky blow. Oh yeah, and everyone has their own secret mission, so trust no one.

Want to feel super nostalgic? Get down with a game of Life. It’s just as fun as you remember: Players choose from 31 career cards, spin to win, and pick very cool vacations spots (because if we can’t actually slip on our swimsuits and sun in Bermuda, at least we can pretend). Whoever ends up with the most cash in the end wins, so let those paper dolla dolla bills roll in.

Who knew a game that involves sparkly poop piles could be so much fun? (We know, but trust us with this one.) Basically, you and your kids place bright clay (aka unicorn poop) on a floor mat and then try to avoid stepping in it, all while walking blindfolded. This is the one and only time that poop on the floor is actually a really fun, good thing. Kids like it.

You and your tribe are about to put your motor skills to the test. There’s a Yeti in a bowl of fake spaghetti and you have to get rid of all the noodles without disturbing the creature. The winner gets bragging rights and also should probably earn their own bowl of delicious, Yeti-free spaghetti.

This game is perfect for all ages, super fun, and – big, big bonus points – really easy to learn. Basically, there’s a town called Machi Koro, you’re the mayor, and your family has to figure out how to run everything smoothly all while managing fussy residents, a theme park, and income collection. The city-building card and dice game has become massively popular.

Obsessed with Settlers of Catan? Selfishly want to turn your kids into fans so you have built-in fellow players for life? Snag Catan Junior Edition. It’s the same fun of the original, just slightly less complicated for youngsters. Prepare for swashbucklers, hideouts, a Spooky Island, and a very mysterious Ghost Captain.

Let’s be real: Toilet humor can be pretty funny no matter what age you are. So, yeah, the whole family is probably going to laugh when they dive into the Toilet Trouble game, a very silly adventure that involves flushing, spraying, and a roll of toilet paper. You can conveniently leave the room when the spraying part happens.

Want to very, very subtly improve your child’s counting skills? Get them hooked on Mancala. This game is all about counting, collecting, and capturing gemstones. The player who collects the most stones wins, so your kid is going have a whole lot more incentive to get their multiplication tables right.

Okay, you can’t have a family board game round up without Sorry! This classic is just as fun as you remember it, with players moving across the board in an effort to get to the very end. Oh yeah, and the game involves a whole lot of revenge and plotting which might be quite cathartic for everyone after a long, long week.

Guess Who checks off all the boxes for a fun, competitive, and straight forward (thank the lord) family game night. Each player is given boards that feature different characters on them. You have to guess the other person’s characters through a series of questions and beat your competitor to the punch. It’s like Clue, except way, way less exhausting.

It’s time to go back to the wonderful, magical, sweet, colorful world of Candy Land. A quick refresher: Players move across the board with a gingerbread man, pull different cards, and land in mystical places like Peppermint Forest, Lollipop Palace, and Licorice Lagoon. Be crowned the winner if you make it to King Kandy’s castle first.