Classic Games
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Ages 5 +
2 Players
Strategy
10 minutes
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Race other players around the board and try to get to your home space, but be careful of the game
cards which can switch player positions, move you back a space and do much more.
Ages 5 +
3 - 4 Players
Racing
30 minutes
Checkers
Move your pieces diagonally across the board and jump the enemy pieces to remove them from
the game. Eliminate the enemy pieces, or block all of his moves to win!
Ages 6 +
2 Players
Strategy
30 minutes
Chess
An old and respected strategy game, chess pits two sides against one another with the objective
being to capture or corner the opposing king.
Ages 6 +
2 Players
Strategy
30 minutes
Rummikub
Educational and enjoyable, Safeyville teaches children how to stay safe as they spin the colour
wheel in order to cross the board to school.
Ages 6 +
2 – 4 Players
Strategy/Number Game
60 minutes
Battleships
The classic naval strategy game. Use luck or strategy to try and find the enemy ships and sink their
fleet before they sink yours.
Ages 7 +
2 Players
Deduction/War Game
60 minutes
Chinese Checkers
Jump your pieces towards the opposing side and hop your opponents’ checkers to remove them
from the game. Remove all of the enemy pieces to win.
Ages 7 +
2 – 6 Players
Strategy
30 minutes
Backgammon
Use dice-rolling to move your pieces around the board and try to empty your side before your
opponent.
Ages 8 +
2 Players
Strategy/Dice
30 minutes
Boggle
Try and create as many words as possible from the jumble before the timer runes out. The player
with the most words wins the round.
Ages 8 +
3 – 5 Players
Word Game
10 minutes
Clue: Dungeons & Dragons
A fantasy twist on the mystery classic, collect evidence until you’re ready to guess who you think
committed the murder!
Ages 8 +
2 - 6 Players
Deduction/Murder Mystery 90 minutes
Monopoly
A board game favourite, move your piece around the board and buy up as much property as you
can to control the city and frustrate your opponents.
Ages 8 +
4 Players
Negotiation/Economic
180 minutes
Risk
The classic world domination game, players must use alliances and clever strategy to mobilize
troops and try to take over the world.
Ages 8 +
2 – 6 Players
Negotiation/War Game
120 minutes
Word for Word
A true test of the ultimate wordsmith, Word for Word challenges players with everything from
word puzzles, to definitions, to rhyming games, in order to determine the winner.
Ages 8 +
2 – 4 Players
Word Game
60 minutes
Cranium
Whether you’re an artist, writer, or logically inclined, Cranium has something for you. Compete in
teams to master different challenges and advance around the board.
Ages 10 +
4 - 8 Players
Trivia/Drawing/Acting/Word Game 60 minutes
Quick Pics
Have your team mate guess what you’re drawing before the time runs out.
Ages 10 +
3 - 6 Players
Drawing
45 minutes
Scrabble
A great game for avid readers, Scrabble will test your language skills as each player takes turns to
build words and amass points, with the highest score winning.
Ages 10 +
2 – 4 Players
Word Game
90 minutes
Taboo
Describe the images on your challenge card to your partner without using the five forbidden
words before the timer runs out.
Ages 12 +
4 - 8 Players
Word Game
20 minutes
Trivial Pursuit
Answer skill testing questions of all varieties in order to move forward, collect trivia pieces and
prove yourself the trivia master!
Ages 12 +
4 - 8 Players
Trivia
90 minutes
Gamer Games
Carcassonne Big Box
Reshape the countryside of southern France as you draw and place different feature tiles like
roads, cities, and grasslands, among a wide variety of others. Expand and build to your own
advantage or try and fluster other players!
Ages 8 +
2 – 5 Players
Building/Tile Placement 45 minutes
Dixit
After listening to a sentence from the Storyteller, players must try and guess which prompt cards
the Storyteller used. Correct answers will earn players points and the first player to 30 wins.
Ages 8 +
3 - 6 Players
Storytelling
30 minutes
Fluxx
Fluxx is a unique card game where players choose the actual rules. Put cards into play to
determine the hand size, the number of cards that are played each turn, and even how to win!
Ages 8 +
2 – 6 Players
Cards
45 minutes
Hedbanz
Not for overly self-conscious, players strap cards to their heads and must do their best to identify
the word or the picture on their card by asking only yes or no questions.
Ages 8 +
3 - 10 Players
Deduction
60 minutes
Ticket to Ride: Europe
Simple, creative, and easy to learn, players must compete to build increasingly longer train routes
across the continent while incorporating elements like tunnels and ferries and dealing with
surprising challenges.
Ages 8 +
2 - 5 Players
Cards/Collection/Strategy 60 minutes
Upwords
For players familiar with Scrabble, Upwords shouldn’t be hard to learn. However words are
scored based on word length, and tiles can be stacked vertically to change words and gain more
points.
Ages 8 +
2 – 4 Players
Tile Placement
90 minutes
Munchin Apocalypse
Players must fight their way through the apocalypse with powers, weapons, and abilities while
surviving monster attacks. Try and eliminate the other players and become the most powerful
before all Seven Seals are open!
Ages 10 +
3 - 6 Players
Cards/Dice Rolling
90 minutes
Settlers of Catan
One of the most popular entries in the new wave of board games, Settlers of Catan has each player
harvest and trade different resources in order to build roads, and settlements, and collect enough
points to rule Catan.
Ages 10 +
3 - 4 Players
Negotiation
90 minutes
7 Wonders
As the leader of one of the world’s greatest cities, each player must collect resources, expand their
city and try and build a lasting architectural wonder. The card based rules require players to pass
cards left or right depending on the turn and amass as many victory points as possible before the
end of the third age.
Ages 10 +
2 – 7 Players
Cards/Collections/Strategy
30 minutes
7 Wonders: Cities
An expansion to the 7 Wonders original, Cities features new rules, new cards, and optional team
rules, as well as a higher level of competition between players.
Ages 10 +
2 – 8 Players
Expansion Set
30 minutes
A Game of Thrones
Based on the popular book series, players take control of one of the great houses and collect
resources, make alliances, and control armies as they battle for control of Westeros.
Ages 12 +
3 - 5 Players
Negotiation/Strategy/War Game 180 minutes
Smash Up
In this wild and unique card game, players compete to control bases with everything from
dinosaurs to ninjas, all of whom have their abilities and advantages.
Ages 12 +
2 - 4 Players
Cards
45 minutes
The Resistance
Either fight to destroy the resistance or secretly fight to save it! Players are either Resistance
Operatives or Imperial spies and each player must try and determine the identity of the other
players, while completing missions. The first team to complete three missions wins.
Ages 13 +
5 - 10 Players
Cards/Negotiation
30 minutes