Summer is the perfect time to try some new family game night games.
Whether you are looking for new games to play for your regular family game night or sitting around the table at the lake, these are the best family game night games for you to try!
THE BEST FAMILY GAME NIGHT GAMES
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UNO – this classic card game for all ages is making a comeback! This card-matching game will provide hours of fun for the whole family.
DOS – from the makers of UNO comes an exciting new card game that invites 2 to 4 players to play as individuals or teams. When you have 2 cards left…. yell “DOS”!
SKIP-BO – this is another great card game from Mattel. Players will use skill and strategy in this ultimate sequencing card game.
BALDERDASH – in Balderdash, you will give a silly or serious clue to try and stump your opponents. This game can be played as a larger group game with teams.
AZUL – players take turns drafting colored tiles from suppliers to their player board. Extra points are scored for specific patterns and completing sets!
GET PACKING – this fun-for-the-whole-family game has different degrees of difficulty – perfect for families with younger and older kids.
SPOT-IT CLASSIC – Between any two cards there is always one and only one matching symbol. Spot it fast to win! With 5 challenging ways to play you will have hours of frenzied fun.
TIMELINE CLASSIC – Easy to learn but engaging gameplay make this game perfect for players of all ages. Combine Timeline Classic with other Timeline titles for intriguing and challenging combinations.
DRAGONS BREATH – This game was made by a daughter-father team, and combines a child-friendly story and intriguing material to make a game adventure that captivates children time and again.
These family game night games are sure to provide HOURS of entertainment for the whole family.
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Anne Taylor says
Spot It sounds like lots of fun!
Sage says
Heard Bslserdash was fun
Julie Bolduc says
I think we would like skebo the best
Lori Walton says
I would love to play Skip-Bo with my family. Thanks for the chance.
kathy downey says
My family would love Balderdash,it’s so much fun !
LILLIAN BROWN says
TIMELINE CLASSIC would be good for our family because it is good for a variety of ages.
Jennifer P. says
I can’t believe it, but I’ve never played ANY of these games!! My kids have played UNO and love it, so I know they’d be keen to try DOS. The game I’d most love to try first with my family is Get Packing – I see that it has different levels of play for different ages which is great because there is a 6 year gap between our oldest and youngest. Looks like this is a great game we’d all have fun playing together, even the youngest!
Stephen Gordon says
Wonderful awesomeness fabulous
ivy pluchinsky says
I would love to try the Get Packing game.
Jennifer Ann Wilson says
I would love to play Dragon’s Breath!
Becky Best says
I would be most excited to play Balderdash with my family!! 🙂
Carole Dube says
I would love to to try out get packing with my family. Sounds like so much fun! They are all games that we would enjoy!
Katrina says
I think my family would have tons of fun playing Skip Bo
Brenda A. says
Azul looks like such a beautiful game and it’s one I have been eyeing for a while!
Marina M. says
I really want to try Azul because it reminds me beautiful Portuguese tiles Azulejos.
Melinda says
I would love to play Uno with my family.
Soozle (Suzie B) says
I would like to try out Azul!
Bonnie Humphrey says
Would love to win games …to have evenings of get togethers
Mandy says
I’d love to try AZUL with my family.
Anna-Marie says
I’d like to try Azul
Rosanne Robinson says
I would love to try Get Packing, it looks like fun.
Juliee Fitze says
I would like to play Dragon BReath with grandkids.
Lynda Cook says
I would love to try Get Packing or Dragons Breath, they sound fun
Jenny M says
We would love to try Get Packing! my kids would love that game!
Amy Heffernan says
I would love to play the dragon breath with my boys! Thanks!
Ali P says
We play board and card games all the time!! These games look really fun!
jan says
I love the sounds of Spot It Classic. Great for attention to detail.
Jonnie says
I would love to play Dos. We love Uno so I think it would be a hit with my family.
Maritess S says
I would love to learn and play the game Skip Bo with my family.
Tina L. says
We would love to try out DOS.
Piroska says
I’d love to play Balderdash with my family.
Noella says
I remember playing Balderdash as a kid! I’d love to share it with my kids.
Holly says
I play scrabble with my daughter often but we would love to play UNO! Takes me back to my childhood
Heather Swanson says
I would like to try Dragon’s Breath
Elaine G says
I’d like to play Dragon’s Breath with the family.
409cope says
I wold love to play Dragon’s Breath with my grandsons.
townbar says
takes two to play Smile
Heather Sibley says
I can’t wait to try playing Azul
tammy ta says
I would love to try out Skip Bo with my two boys.
Angie Andrews says
I think my kids and I would have a lot of fun with the Get Packing game, we would try that one first
Wendy says
I would like to try Spot It!
jeannine glen says
i enjoy game night. it gives us good memories, a bit of competition and we learned what each other did that week. we also learn to be thankful for the family that we are blessed with.
Jocelyne Alldrick says
I would love to play get packing with my kids 🙂
Thanks for the chance
Cameron says
I’m excited to play Azul because it won the Spiel des Jahres!
Maria says
Never heard of Skip.Bo, would love to try this game
kim says
I’d love to try Skip Bo.
Chris Finn says
Dragons Breath looks great. Cheers!
ducky says
I’d love to try Balderdash.
Elizabeth Robinson says
I would love to play Skip-Bo with them.
Doreen Lamoureux says
Definitely Azul.. never played that game before.
Vanessa L. says
I would love to play Skip Bo with my family. I loved it as a kid!
Alexa Nernberg says
I would like to try “Get Packing” with my family. Thanks for sponsoring this giveaway and for the opportunity to participate.
Kathleen Roffey says
Timeline classic sounds like a fun game
Barb W says
I would love to play Spot It!
Marlene V. says
My kids would love to play the Spot It game.
Elizabeth Matthiesen says
DRAGONS BREATH would certainly be one my grandkids would love to play with me, the name alone would get them excited. 🙂
Tracy Taylor says
I would love to re-try Uno, I loved playing this game as a child at my grandparents home but have never played it with my own kids!
Tainan Lu says
I’d like to try SPOT-IT CLASSIC
DebP says
I would love Balderdash.
Edith Rennes says
I think my family would enjoy Get Packing.
Ron says
We play board games every day .Some new games would be nice
Linda Fast says
Azul is a game I would like to play with my family. I had never heard of this game before but it is a game that I would enjoy playing with my granddaughters.
Melinda Anderson says
I’d love to try UNO with my family!
Lori O says
I think Spot it would be a fun game to try.
Cheryl Germain says
Balderdash would be my first choice
Naomi Deren says
I would love to try Azul it looks fun!
Silvia D says
all look like good games , would love to play the – SPOT-IT CLASSIC first!
Tiffany Rotulo says
Balderdash looks fun. I would love to play that game with my family.
Rosa Cross says
I would like to try Skip-Bo
Micheline says
Would like to try out Azul .
voxworld says
DOS
Thanks for the chance!
Gary C says
Uno for sure!
Elli Jakob says
We’d love to try out Dragon’s Breath (it looks so fun)
Thank you!
J says
balderdash!
Brad says
I’d love to try dos.
Andrea says
Skip-Bo and Get Packing both seem like a lot of fun! I think my kids would enjoy playing both of these on our family game nights.
janine a says
we would love to try balderdash! looks like lots of fun
Cynthia Biggs says
skipo
Natalia says
Looks like fun!
Anne Derkat says
Dragon’s Breath is the one my kids really want.
Mary Ann Dudragne says
I would love to try DOS with the family.
Stephanie says
I would love to try playing “Get Packing” with my family! Looks fun and I’ve never heard of it before
Angela T says
We have been wanting to try Azul
Joan poetker says
I would like to try Spot It
Joanne Dyck says
Never played Azul. Looks like fun!
Erin McSweeney says
would love to play AZUL with my family
Donna Wiebe says
Balderdash is one we’d like to add to our collection! We love family game nights and having friends down to play games, and this is one where many people can participate!
brandy champion says
GEt packing looks fun
Tracey Bueckert says
I would love to try AZUL! Looks like a fun game!
Marc-Andre Taillefer says
I’d love to try AZUL with my family.
Monica F. says
‘Spot It!’ sounds like a lot of fun to try!
Catherine L. says
We’d love to play Skip-Bo.
JoKing says
I’d love to try Spot it!
Wanda B says
We would most love to try AZUL.
Karla says
I would love to try DOS. But they all look like fun!
Anne Derkat says
Uno is what grabs my family.
Janet M says
Dragon’s Breath or get Packing would both be fun for our family. They sound entertaining.
Julie F says
I would love to try Get Packing as it sounds like fun for all ages!
Tara says
We would like Skip-Bo the Best.. it is great for all ages and my kids love this game
Heather Ritz says
Balderdash
nicky says
I’d love to play Azul – looks fun!
Rita Douglas says
As we love to travel, I think w’ed all enjoy GET PACKING, as well as the other games. I fully encourage board games to my family, gotta keep the old ways alive. Family time is important! thank you so much for this opportunity! Rita
Aarone Mawdsley says
uno looks very fun
Aimee says
Skip bo is great for camping
Athena says
I think we’d like to try Balderdash
Margaret Huitema says
I would love to try Balerdash….sounds like fun!
Sandra Dufoe says
Would love to try Dragons Breath my grandchildren love dragons.
Alison says
I would love to try Azul
Jenness M says
I think we’d love Skip Bo!
Twingle Mommy says
I wold love to play Dragon’s Breath with my kiddos.
Linda says
I would like to try Get Packing with my family.
Melanie borhi says
dragons breath for sure . these games all sound great.
Sandra says
Get packing looks fun.
wobbles13 says
we could like spot it
Krista M says
Balderdash looks like an interesting game for the family to play! I would love to bring this camping for some entertainment!
Pam says
We would like to try Azul.
LisaM says
Oh gosh – apples to apples looks like such fun!
Sunshine G says
I’ve never heard of Dragon’s Breath but would love to give it a try – we’re in the ‘dragon’ stage right now.
Sandra McG says
we all love playing uno so I think dos would be fun as well!!
Kam says
Would love to try out Dragon’s Breath! Actually, all of the games look really fun!
leana says
I would love to try Azul with my family!
Amy C says
We would like to try the GET PACKING game
Sarah Letendre says
I think my family would like to play dragons breath together , it sound creative and adventurous , just like my daughter .
caroline m. says
Skip-bo sounds like something my kids would love.
Lilija Wiens says
My son would love the game Dragon’s Breath.
Mike Gismondi says
I’d like to try Skip-Bo
Ed says
I would like to try get packing
Emily says
Azul is my #1 pick to try.
Deborah Dorrington says
Timeline Classic sounds like a lot of fun for the family to play this summer.
David Smith says
I would like to try Dos
Carol W. says
I would like to try “Dragons Breath” with my family. Looks like it could be a lot of fun.
Lisa Giewercer says
Get packing looks like fun to me! I would like to try this game with my family!!
jessica matheson says
GET PACKING looks great I have a 5 year and and a 2 year old and its hard to find something that they could both play.
Marissa buffett says
WOuld be excited for uno! Was a favourite as a kid, and frequently play it on my iPod 🙂
Dianne G. says
I would like to try the game Get Packing since I think all of my grandchildren could play it. I could play the easy level with the young ones and the harder level with the school age ones.
Meredith says
Balderdash looks like silly family fun!
Carolle H says
Dragon breath look like a lot of fun