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:
- Horrible Histories – The Board Game
- Scabs ‘n’ Guts – A Yucky Game
- Where In The World – Global Game
- Cat-opoly – A Twist On The Classic!
- Biggest Loser – General Knowledge
- Go Genius World – Geography Game
- Quick Chess Teacher
- Kloak – Wooden Game of Hide and Seek
1 Horrible Histories – The Board Game , £19.99 £19.99
A journey through time
This game, based on the wildly popular book series, makes a fabulous gift for brainy 10-year-olds. And because it’s designed for 2-4 players, the whole family can join in! Move around the board by answering one of 600 multiple-choice questions or performing a hysterical historical action. Packed with trivia, foul facts, and super-clever misleading answers about our fascinating past, from the Rotten Romans to the Vile Victorians and beyond. A fun way to sneak in some learning on a rainy afternoon. Laugh out loud fun!
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 Where In The World – Global Game , £19.99 £19.99
A Fun Geography Game
Entertaining board game for 2+ players – identify countries and mark them on the map. From the Sistine Chapel to Brighton Pier, this clever game is all about geography. Players must guess the landmark, city or flag shown and mark its location on the world map board. With two difficulty levels in easy and expert, there’s even a bonus trivia round packed with facts. Did you know that the Washington Monument is held up by friction alone?! Great for 2+ players and with 150 cards to explore. Guess your way to global greatness!
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 , £12.99 £12.99
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 Quick Chess Teacher – Easy way to Learn , £21.99 £21.99
Classic board game made easy.
The ultimate board game, chess is a classic to some and a mystery to others. This fun set is designed to teach chess to total beginners and have them playing a full game in no time! Wooden pieces and a double-sided game board make this a brilliant gift. Checkmate!
8 Kloak – Wooden Game of Hide & Seek! , £24.99 £24.99
Clever strategy game with wooden pieces.
Play tactical hide and seek (or kloak and unkloak!) using this colourful wooden set. Perfect for 2 to 4 players, featuring a non-slip play board, 25 wooden pieces in two sizes and easy to follow rules. Simply take turns either hiding or seeking the small pieces, but make sure to remember where they are as they get hidden and moved around the board! Outwit your opponents and find three in a row to claim victory. Undercover fun!
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