These family games for large groups are perfect for breaking out at holiday parties, birthday celebrations, family game nights, or any time a group of family and friends gathers together!
What family party games are a hit with your crew? Leave a review for your favorites below, or suggest a new one for the list. Remember that minute to win it games are also fun for all ages, and work well with groups big and small.
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Bananagrams
Age 7+ (1-8 players)
Jennie Utsinger: My entire extended family has been playing this game for years - always a favorite!
Spot It!
Age 6+ (2-8 players)
Joseph Kelley: A fun twist on a matching game! This is a fast paced family game where you must pick out the matching symbols out of a large group of symbols. Great for a when you have some kids who are reading and some who aren't because there are no words in this game. The storage tin makes it a great game to take along for a road trip.
Hedbanz
Age 7+ (2-6 players)
Brittany Kozielski: Hedbanz is one of the all time best family games in our house. You put on a headband and put a mystery card in the clip so that you can't see it. The other players give you clues and you have to guess what the picture is on the card on your head. Lots of laughs. We have even made our own personal cards over the years to give the game a little more variety.
Telestrations
Age 12+ (4-8 players)
Kelly R: This is one of our go-to family games for a mix of ages, and it's best if you play it with a larger group. My 10-year-old daughter loves it the most of all of us.
Codenames
Age 10+ (2-8+ players)
Kelly R: There are 2 teams, and one member of each team gives clues to teammates to get them to guess certain words on a grid of cards. While younger kids can do well as part of a larger team, kids need to be older to play on their own because some of the clues or words are more advanced. This makes it a great board game for teens and tweens! It's especially perfect for playing when you have a larger group, because teams can be any size and the full rules can be learned within minutes.
Spoons
In this fast-paced card game, players aim to create sets of three matching cards. When someone completes a set, they grab a spoon from the middle. The last player without a spoon loses the round.
Apples to Apples
Age 12+ (4-8 players)
Players pick a card from their hand that they think best matches the word chosen by the judge. The player with the best match (according to the judge) wins the round.
Heads Up!
Age 8+ (2+ players)
Use the Heads Up! app or this party edition board game for a fast-paced guessing game the whole family will enjoy.
Sequence
Age 7+ (2-12 players)
Kelly R: We were big fans of the kids edition of Sequence during the early years, and switched to this regular version when they became tweens. Still a family favorite! We like playing as teams, as you work with a partner but can't discuss strategy...this makes it more unpredictable and exciting.
Family Faceoff
Age 8+ (4+ players)
A fast-paced family game perfect for larger groups that combines elements of charades, scavenger hunts, karaoke and physical challenges.
Pictionary
Age 8+ (4+ players)
A classic family game that is perfect for large groups. Divide into teams of at least two people each, and take turns drawing on a white board while your teammates try to guess what you are drawing. You can buy the board game with prompts, create your own, or use a free online word generator.
Bye, Felicia!
Age 12+ (3-8 players)
Kelly R: This is a great game to play with a large group for a holiday, family gathering, etc. I believe we've even played it with more than 8 people. The object is to write down as many answers as you can in a given category (for example, breakfast foods) and take turns reading them off. If you read and answer that nobody else wrote down on their own list, you're out. It's good for kids and adults to play together - if you have kids under 12, you might just have to skip some cards that they don't understand.
Grab the Mic
Age 8+ (2-10 players)
jwakefield16: This is a great game for a family who loves to sing favorite tunes.
Taboo
Age 13+ (4+ players)
Alexandra F.: This is one of our favorite family games to play with a larger group! It can be tricky to give clues without using the forbidden words on the card, though, so it's most fun for older kids and adults.
Left Center Right
Age 5+ (3+ players)
Up the excitement playing this dice game with a large group by replacing the chips with quarters or dollar bills.
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