Favorite Family Boardgames While You Stay at Home

This year, we've given our collection of board and card games a real workout. From old-school favorites like Clue and Yahtzee to newer games like Fluxx and Machi Koro, we're been playing them all and having a great time together as a family. We asked our Facebook followers to tell us about their favorite family games, so here their suggestions along with a few of from our family.

You could order all these from Amazon, but why not support local business and order some games for curbside pickup or local delivery? Find these at San Rafael's Gamescape North, ToyHouse Mill Valley, 5 Little Monkeys, and A Child's Delight in Corte Madera; we've also included links to purchase on Amazon.

Classic Boardgames for the Whole Family

• Monopoly: No game list is complete without this classic game of capitalism.
• Clue: It was Miss Scarlet in the conservatory with candlestick!
• Connect 4: It's like tic-tac-toe but it's actually fun.
• Yahtzee: Roll the dice and match them up.
• Rummikub: A fast moving game of luck and strategy.
• Pictionary: You can even play this one with just a pencil and paper!
• Twister: Use your body as a playing piece and get twisted and tangled.

Games for Families with Younger Players (5–9)

• Hedbanz: Try to figure out who you are in this goofy guessing game.
• Clue Jr.: Sleuth out who stole and ate the cake!
• Catan Junior: Simplified version of Catan for younger players.
• Outfoxed: See if you can catch the fox in this cooperative whodunit game.
• Apples to Apples Jr.: The game of crazy comparisons
• Rhino Hero: Build a house of cards in this superhero stacking game.

Games for Families with Older Kids (8 and up)

• Machi Koro: See who can develop their city soonest in this fast-paced Japanese game.
• Fluxx: The rules keep changing in this card game that comes in numerous themes, including Doctor Who Fluxx, Batman Fluxx, and Pirate Fluxx
• Exploding Kittens: Kittens are cute, but they're also explosive!
• One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Who's the werewolf that's terrorizing the village? It could be anyone!
• Catan: Settle the remote island of Catan. No two games are the same!
• Carcassone: Lay tiles to build a medieval landscape around the fortified city of Carcassonne.
• Sushi Go: Score points by grabbing the best combinations of sushi as they whiz by.
• The Lost Expedition: Make your way through the jungle to the Lost City of Z in this cooperative adventure game.

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