Looking for some of the best board games for grandparents? Finding games to play with grandparents helps bring the family together while providing a relaxing activity for everyone involved. These games are also a great way to exercise your brain as well as being a socially acceptable way of showing up your family members. Bear in mind, it’s all in good fun and remember to enjoy the time with your family, it is the most important part of playing games after all.
More Than Meeples is your friendly local Australian online board game shop offering $10.00 flat rate shipping Australia wide. We have a growing selection of board games, collectibles, and comics. Get in touch if you have a request and we’ll do our best to find the perfect game for you and your family.
Our Top Picks for the Best Board Games for Grandparents
Azul
A beautiful tile placement game that can be relaxing or cutthroat and requires the players to make sets of patterns to score points. Let your competitive side out and see who can be the most dastardly or sit back with a beverage and enjoy a chat as you take in the colourful tiles.
Average Playtime: 30-45 minutes
Recommended Age: 8+
Number of Players: 2-4
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 1.76/5
Kingdomino
Create and expand your kingdom with domino-shaped tiles to score points. One of the best board games for grandparents and the whole family due to its simplicity, speed, and beauty.
Average Playtime: 15 minutes
Recommended Age: 8+
Number of Players: 2-4
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 1.22/5
Buy the Kingdomino Board Game
Buy the Deep Sea Adventure Board Game
Deep Sea Adventure
A push your luck hunt for treasure on the ocean floor, make sure you get back to the submarine or you’ll die and lose all your treasure. Compact and easy to play, the family can have a lot of fun arguing over who got who killed.
Average Playtime: 30 minutes
Recommended Age: 8+
Number of Players: 2-6
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 1.17/5
Tichu
A modern classic card game based on using up all the cards in your hand and taking sets. The scoring system may take time to get used to but this is one of the most social games to play with grandparents.
Average Playtime: 60 minutes
Recommended Age: 10+
Number of Players: 4
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 2.34/5
Buy the Tichu Card Game
Buy the Codenames Board Game
Codenames
A tricky team game that requires cunning hints to win. Ranks high as one of the best board games for grandparents due to its high levels of interaction, simplicity, and high player count.
Average Playtime: 30 minutes
Recommended Age: 14+
Number of Players: 2-8
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 1.28/5
Lanterns the Harvest Festival
A pleasant tile placement game that requires players to decorate the palace lake with their lanterns. Colourful and easy to understand makes Lanterns popular with any member of the family and it can serve as a gateway into other games too.
Average Playtime: 30 minutes
Recommended Age: 8+
Number of Players: 2-4
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 1.57/5
Buy the Splendor Board Game
Splendor
Players develop their hand of cards and collect gems to impress nobility and gain renown. Splendor is an engaging fun family game with attractive components that is quickly becoming a modern classic.
Average Playtime: 30 minutes
Recommended Age: 10+
Number of Players: 2-4
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 1.79/5
Need more Family Fun?
While we think the above are excellent games, there are plenty more to choose from in our family board games range. It’s easy to buy board games online at More Than Meeples, so have the kids put down the tablets and spend some quality time bonding this weekend. Not sure what to choose? Get in touch if you need some advice, or have questions. Our team would love to help you find your family’s next favourite game.
