Board games make brilliant gifts for eight year olds! They’re fun, educational and a fantastic way to develop great social skills. They’re also ideal for rainy days or just a quiet indoor activity. Are you looking for some ideas and inspiration? We’ve got you covered! From brainy trivia challenges and gruesome factual games to truly mind-boggling puzzles, here’s our ultimate list of the best board games for 8 year olds!
Top Board Games for 8 Year Olds:
- Footie Quiz – Home or Away
- Scabs ‘n’ Guts – A Yucky Game
- Rank & Roll – Amazing Animals Fact Game
- Cat-opoly – A Twist On The Classic!
- Biggest Loser – General Knowledge
- Go Genius World – Geography Game
- Die Laughing – Tongue Twisters
- Polar Panic – Spot & Catch Card Game
1 Footie Quiz – Home or Away , £14.99 £14.99
Test your football knowledge with 200 questions
This fun quiz covers everything from mascots and related footballers to club nicknames, red cards and more. With two possible answers to each question, you’ll definitely learn some odd facts! Was it India or Egypt who withdrew from the World Cup because they couldn’t play barefoot?! Even if you know the answer, each card also comes with a fun Footie fact you probably won’t know…
2 Scabs ‘n’ Guts , £21.99 £21.99
A Truly Yucky Board Game!
Awesome anatomy board game for 2 or more players – packed with yucky facts. All about the fascinating human body, race around the board answering multiple choice questions and learning yucky new facts. Did you know that the femur is stronger than concrete, babies are born without kneecaps, or that the average person farts 14 times a day? With organs as playing pieces and wild cards that get you completing silly tasks – like trying to fit your elbow into your ear! Very entertaining – just what the doctor ordered!
3 Rank & Roll – 100 Amazing Animals , £12.99 £12.99
Is a kangaroo faster than a horse?
In this entertaining game for 2-4 players, compare and remember the stats of 100 animals! Which animal is fastest – a horse or a kangaroo? Which lives longest – a walrus or a woodpecker? Memorise the most statistics and race around the board to win! Each card features a fascinating animal fact…hamsters can use their cheeks as floatation devices!
4 Cat-Opoly , £29.99 £29.99
The Classic Game Made Purrfect!
Yes, it’s Monopoly for Cat lovers! All the excitement of the famous board game with a witty twist, a feline frenzy of fun! Rather than properties in Monopoly, collect cat breeds, from a Manx to a Siamese and the more expensive Persian (very Park Lane), with each cat card filled with fun facts. Choose your favourite playing piece, from a ball of yarn to a sardine tin and set off, collecting litter boxes and trading them in for fish bones (of course). But try to avoid the cat-astrophe squares – you might be fined for chasing mice or have to pay dog tax to get past the bulldog. Definitely don’t fall in the water and be out for three turns – nobody likes a soggy moggie! The perfect gift to leave any cat lover feline good!
5 Biggest Loser – General Knowledge , £14.99 £14.99
Lose your points to win the game!
Can you name a type of flightless bird? How about a famous wizard, or a popular nineties girl group? In this fast-paced game, the aim is to write down the most obvious answer in 30 seconds and lose points if you’re in the top three common answers. Race down to zero as you answer questions on popular culture, geography, movies and more.
6 Go Genius World – Geography Game , £21.99 £21.99
Race around the world, learning fascinating facts along the way.
Travel around the board answering multiple choice questions, from capitals and countries to the tallest mountains and saltiest seas! Can you name the longest river in the world? Or which country Komodo dragons come from? For 2 to 4 players, this clever game makes geography homework fun – really!
7 Die Laughing – Tongue Twisters , £18.99 £18.99
Recite macabre mouthfuls the fastest to win
How dependable is your diction? In this funny game, players race to recite tongue-twisting epitaphs, whilst their teammates search for the matching coffin card. “Twyla tried twice to train the tarantula”… “Ronny ran the wrong way down a one-way runway”… “Eddie ate 88 crates of crepes”… Get to grips with 60 tricky cards. Fast paced, frantic frightful fun!
8 Polar Panic – Spot & Catch Card Game , £6.99 £6.99
Spot matching fish & avoid the polar bear
This speedy game for two to six players is all about finding pairs of funny fish. Take it in turns to flip over cards, revealing surprisingly similar sealife. When you spot a matching pair, slap the cards to claim them for your haul! Keep an eye out for helpful fishermen, as well as the sneaky polar bear wild card – if he pops up, it’s game over!
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