Can anyone recommend any family board games. My wife and kids (11 & 9) have enjoyed Colt Express so want to get another game. Ideally want something that not too long, ideally less then 2 hours. Was thinking about Ticket to Ride or Catan but keen to hear other suggestions?
Family game recommendations?
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Yup, ticket to ride is good fun. We also play Smash Up with my 11 year old daughter and she loves it (especially when she gets to play the kitten deck from one of our expansions), although it isn't a board game. Camel Cup is also stupidly good fun and isn't difficult to learn at all.
Soldato
another in agreement for TTR.
if your looking for something a bit more in depth each game is less than 2 hours but its a long campaign you could look into mice and mystics, I think your kids are the ideal age for it.
my eldest (9 this month) also loved marvel legendary, a marvel themed deck building co-op game, also maybe look into pandemic or if you think that may be a step too far forbidden island is sort of a pandemic light (same creator) and is a very fun and short game.
there is a few more but my mind is blank at the moment.
if your looking for something a bit more in depth each game is less than 2 hours but its a long campaign you could look into mice and mystics, I think your kids are the ideal age for it.
my eldest (9 this month) also loved marvel legendary, a marvel themed deck building co-op game, also maybe look into pandemic or if you think that may be a step too far forbidden island is sort of a pandemic light (same creator) and is a very fun and short game.
there is a few more but my mind is blank at the moment.
Associate
TTR is an easy but great game to get into. I would also advise Sheriff of Nottingham which I play last night and it was a good fun.
Soldato
to add to the previous, if you want some smaller simple games for the family
Tsuro - tile laying path game.
Get bit - card game with little men and an ace plastic shark.
Love letter - bluffing card game.
Roll for it - dice throwing push your luck style card & dice game
Zombie Dice - push your luck dice throwing game.
Splendor - card based points game
Lords of Waterdeep - bit more in depth but still light enough and family friendly worker placement.
Potion explosion - very light marble game (sort of candy crush the board game)
Tsuro - tile laying path game.
Get bit - card game with little men and an ace plastic shark.
Love letter - bluffing card game.
Roll for it - dice throwing push your luck style card & dice game
Zombie Dice - push your luck dice throwing game.
Splendor - card based points game
Lords of Waterdeep - bit more in depth but still light enough and family friendly worker placement.
Potion explosion - very light marble game (sort of candy crush the board game)
Associate
I bought Ticket to Ride for the family - I have a 7 year old, 10 year old and 13 year old. Been great as a family, and really great to see them playing it with their friends as well.
Thanks for the other suggestions as well.
Thanks for the other suggestions as well.
Soldato
Wits and Wagers Family Edition might work and teach them something too! 
Could always give Karuba a try as well. Easy to learn and lots of fun!
Could always give Karuba a try as well. Easy to learn and lots of fun!
Associate
Carcassonne, it's brilliant. Your children will enjoy it for its simplicity, you and your wife will enjoy it for its subtle complexity.
Soldato
Colt Express is by far the most popular game in our house.
Caporegime
I play carcassonne with my 7 and 10 year old kids. We play with no farms to keep it simple. It works pretty well for us. My ten year old loves ticket to ride, forbidden island and 7 wonders: duel.
Soldato
Don't think I saw this suggested but Terror In Meeple City is a great family game - you get to destroy the board!
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also not a board game but we love Skull
Soldato
I just tought my mum TTR tonight which means you could teach a brick to play. Bless her.
7 Wonders next, then maybe Catan.
7 Wonders next, then maybe Catan.
Skull is an excellent quick game. Even my 4 year old can play.
It's a bit hard to track down these days, but Taluva is also a great quick game.
Associate
Mysterium, Stone Age or Arcadia Quest would get my vote. All 3 fairly simple (Arcadia Quest looks worse than it is) and all 3 very different.