Good Educational Board Games for Kids

Updated September 1, 2023 2.0K votes 298 voters

Over 200 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of Good Educational Board Games for Kids

Alright, Smarty Pants, do you have what it takes to win some of the best educational board games? Put your thinking caps on, and get ready to go head-to-head with some of your smartest friends! If you're a great speller, a math whiz, or an expert at strategizing, these educational board games are right up your alley!

The games that are featured on this list include: Bananagrams, Scrabble, Chess, Scattergories, Cranium, Trivial Pursuit, Guinness World Records, ThinkFun Zingo, ThinkFun Roll and Play Board Game, Hi Ho Cherry-O, Memory, Monopoly, Scrambled States. and Guess Who? If there’s a game listed here that you think is the absolute best, please share your opinion and be sure to vote for your favorite one. Also, please feel free to add any we might have forgotten.

Most divisive: Rush Hour Jr.

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1
78 votes
Memory
Use your memory to pair up matching cards. The player with the most card pairings wins!
2
70 votes
Chess
Board game, Perfect information, Zero-sum
Use strategic moves and lateral thinking to protect your queen at all costs.
3
38 votes
Scrabble
4
67 votes
Guess Who?
Children's game
Ask questions to find out the identity of your opponent's mystery person!
5
62 votes
Trivial Pursuit
Trivia, Party game, Roll and move
Team up to answer fun trivia questions.
6
64 votes
Scattergories
Time to get creative! Teams come up with answers to the categories listed on their cards.