Books My Son Read in 5th Grade

The Lost Hero For a list of books in The Heroes of Olympus series click here. He read the whole series in one breath and loved it.

The Wednesday Wars

The Alcatraz Escape  For a list of books in The Book Scavenger series click here.

Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret For a list of books in this series click here.

The Blackthorn Key For a list of books in this series, click here. Both my kids loved the first book of the series they read over the summer and were eager to read the rest of this series. My son was actually very disappointed when he realized he read the last one.

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective For a list of books in this series click here.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Spy School For a list of books in this series click here. My daughter read it in  4th grade. My son in 5th.

The False Prince For a list of books in order in the Ascendance Trilogy click here.

The Quest Begins For a list of books in the Seekers series click here. Companion series to this one: Return to the Wild series.

The Trials of Apollo For a list of books in this series click here.

Scat

Hoot My daughter read it over the summer before entering 5th grade.

Bunnicula For a list of books in this series click here.

Legend Recommended for ages 12 and up (probably because of some romance) My daughter had it with her on vacation so he picked it up and finished quickly. He said he could do without the romance but enjoyed it very much. For a list of books in this series click here.

The House With a Clock In Its Walls For a list of books in the Lewis Barnavelt series click here. (horror)

Awkward For a list of books in the Berrybrook Middle School click here.

Real Friends

Oddly Normal

The Bad Beginning: Or, Orphans!   For a list of books in this series, click here.

Nimona (graphic novel)

Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie  For a sequel, click here.

After Ever After

The Rithmatist

Nicholas

Fish in a Tree

El Deafo

Bomb: The Race to Build–and Steal–the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon

Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II

Compass South

Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant For a list of books in this series click here.

The Last Musketeer For a list of books in this series, click here.

How Mirka Got Her Sword For a list of books in this series click here.

Bera the One-Headed Troll

The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents Macbeth For a list of books in this series click here.

The Time Museum

Suee and the Shadow

Pashmina

Nightlights

Jane, the Fox, and Me

The Dam Keeper

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

Wolf Brother For a list of books in The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series click here.

City of Orphans

Skulduggery Pleasant For a list of books in this series click here.

The Prince and the Dressmaker

Mr. Lemoncello’s All-Star Breakout Game

He did not really love the following two books and did not want to get the other books in these series.

Brainwashed: Crime Travelers

Castle in the Stars: The Space Race of 1869

The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel

Johnny Tremain

The Dumbest Idea Ever!

The Magic Misfits

The Screaming Staircase For a list of books in the Lockwood & Co. series click here. He loved this one.

Dragon Pearl

Loot For a sequel click here.

Ungifted  For a list of books in this series click here.

The Testing For a list of books in this series click here.

The House of the Scorpion For a list of books in this series click here.

The Unteachables

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Magyk My son loved the whole series. But I want to warn you that some people were disappointed in the lack of originality compared to Harry Potter and other fantasy books. You can find more reviews and a list of books in this series here.

Ender’s Game (The Ender Quintet) For a list of books in this series click here.

The Apothecary For a list of books in this series click here.

Lion Down (FunJungle)

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Books We Read Together or Listened to

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow  

We also listened to the sequel and are eagerly waiting for the last book.

Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor)

Maniac Magee

I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives

Long Way Down

Books My Daughter Read in 7th Grade

As always, I advise you to refer to the previous years categories because many books are great for kids of different ages. Check good reads for 6th graders and what my daughter read last year, etc.

Cinder For a list of books in The Lunar Chronicles series click here.

Ruby Red For a list of books in The Ruby Red Trilogy click here.

Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret For a list of books in this series click here.

Positively Izzy

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants  For a list of books in this series click here.

Fever 1793

The Blackthorn Key For a list of books in this series, click here. She read the first book in the series over the summer and was eager to read the sequels.

Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution

Mockingbird

The Winner’s Curse For a list of books in this trilogy click here.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Uglies For a list of books in this series click here.

The Hired Girl

Legend For a list of books in this series click here.

Nimona (graphic novel)

Compass South For a list of books in the series click here.

Girl Online

When Dimple Met Rishi

We Are All Made of Molecules

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before For a list of books in this series click here.

Children of Blood and Bone

Pashmina

The Prince and the Dressmaker

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

Supergifted

Ender’s Game (The Ender Quintet) For a list of books in this series click here.

The Apothecary For a list of books in this series click here.

Lion Down (FunJungle)

Children of Blood and Bone For a list of books in the series Legacy of Orisha click here.

Ender’s Game The Ender Quintet (for a list of books click here)

Shadow and Bone For a list of books in this trilogy click here.

Six of Crows Check out the sequel here. You can read it before you read Shadow and Bone (trilogy) although it contains some spoilers. Generally, most people liked Six of Crows better than Shadow and Bone but both are very good. Some people read just Six of Crows.

Stargirl

Books We Read Together or Listened to

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor)

Maniac Magee

I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives

Long Way Down

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This list contains games that play best with 4, sometimes 5 players.

Magic Labyrinth (my kids are slowly growing out of this one but it is an awesome game)

Qwirkle

Ticket to Ride (2-5 players, best with 4, 30-60 min)

7 Wonders  (3-7, best with 4 or 5 players, 30 min)

Splendor (up to 4 players, 30 min)

Tokaido (2-5 players, best with 4, 45 min)

Love Letter (20 min)

Istanbul (2-5 players, best with 4, 40-60 min)

Lords of WaterDeep (2-5, best with 3-4 players, 60 – 120 min)

Coup (3-6 players, best with 5 players, 15 min). You can also buy the expansion (Coup Reformation) of the game, which lets you play with up to 10 people.

Catan (3-4 players, best with 4, 60-120 min)

If you have younger kids, the junior version (Catan Jr.) is excellent. It plays in about 30 min.

Zooloretto (3-5 players, best with 4, 45 min)

Chateau Roquefort or under the title we own it: Burg Appenzell (2-4 players, 30 min)

San Juan (2-4 players, best with 3, 45 – 60 min)

Machi Koro (2-4, best with 4 players, 30 min)

Camel Up  (3-8 players, best with 4-5, 30 min)

Five Tribes (2-4 players, 40 – 80 min)

Sheriff of Nottingham (3-5, best with 5 players, 60 min)

Colt Express (3-6 players, best with 5-6, 40 min)

Small World (3-5 players, best with 4, 40-80 min)

El Dorado (2-4 players, 30-60 min)

Karuba (2-4 players, best with 4, 30 – 40 min)

Jamaica (3-6 players, best with 6, 30-60 min)

Imhotep (2-4 players, 40 min)

Stone Age (2-4 players, best with 4, 60-90 min)

Peloponnes Card Game (2-5 players, 25-40 min)

Cockroach Poker (3-6 players, best with 4-5 players, 20-30 min)

 Coup (3-6 players, best with 5 players, 15 min). You can also buy the extension (Coup Reformation) of the game, which lets you play with up to 10 people.

Citadels (up to 7 players, best with 5, 20-60 min) — new, cheaper version here.

Doodle Dice (2-6 players, best with 4, relaxed and laid-back game, when you want to chat)

Blokus

King of Tokyo (3-6 players, best with 4-5, 30 min)

Beasty Bar (2-4 players, 20-30 min)

Lost Cities (2-4 players, 30-60 min)

Bohnanza (3-7 players, best with 5, 45 min)

Clue (3-6, best with 4-5 players, 45 min)

Tsuro: The Game of the Path (2-8 players, best with 4 or 6, 20 min) My daughter dislikes this game for some reason but it provides a nice, quiet break from heavier games.

Rummikub (60 min)

Dominion (up to 4, best with 3 players, 30 min)

Rat-A-Tat-Cat  (2-6 players, best with 4, 10-15 min)

Loot (3-4, or 6,8 players, 30 min)

Port Royal (2-5, best 3-4 players, 20-50 min)

Kanagawa (2-4 players, best with 4, 45 min)

Guillotine (2-5 players, best with 4, 30 min)

Johari (2-4 players, 60-90 min)

Sushi Go! (2-5 players, best with 4, 15 min)

Gubs (2-6 players, best with 3-4, 20-30 min)

Five Crowns (3-7 players, best with 4, 30 min)

The Wizard  (3-6 players, best 4-5, 45 min)

 Grandpa Beck’s Cover Your Assets (3-6, best 4-5 players, 30 min)

Codenames (teams, 4-8+, best with 6 or 8)

Taboo (4-10 players, best with 6 or 8 players)

Spyfall (4-8 players, best with 6, 20 min)

Grandpa Beck’s Skull King (3-6, best 4-6 players, 30 min)

Exploding Kittens (3-5, best 4-5 players, 15 min)

Tales Of The Arabian Nights (2-4 players, best with 3 players, 120 min)

Modern Art (3-5, best 4-5 players, 45 min)

Century Spice Road (2-5, best 3-4 players, 30-45 min)

Century Golem (2-5, best 3-4 players, 30-45 min)

Legends of Andor (1-4, best with 4 players, 60-90 min)

 Azul (2-4, best with 2 players, 30-45 min)

 Survive (2-4 players, best with 4, 45-60 min)

Samurai (2-4 players, best with 3, 30-60 min)

 Battle Sheep (2-4 players, best with 4, 15 min)

Mafia City (3-5 players, best with 4, 60 min)

Terra Mystica (2-5, best with 4, 30 min per player, so about 120 min for 4 players)

Lanterns (2-4 players, best with 4, 30 min)

Scythe (1-5 players, best with 4, 90-120 min)

Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2-4 players, best with 4, 90 min)

Near and Far (2-4, best 3 players, 60-120 min)

Above and Below (2-4 players, best with 3, 90 min)

Photosynthesis (2-4 players, best with 3, 30 -60 min)

New York 1901 (2-4 players, best with 4, 30-60 min)

Biblios (2-4 players, best with 3, 30 min)

Samurai Spirit (1-7 players, 30 minutes)

Eight-minute Empire Legends (1-4 players, best with 4, 18 – 32 min)

Mint Works (1 – 4 players, no difference, plays well with all numbers, 10-20 min)

Timeline Diversity (2-8 players, best with 4 players, 15 min)

Werewords (4-10 players, best with 6 – 7 players, 10 min)

Latice (2 – 4 players, 10-30 min)

Jungle Speed (3-8, best with 5-6 players, 10 min or more). We also have the expansion with more cards.

Welcome to the Dungeon (2-4 players, best with 3, 30 min)

Architects of the West Kingdom (1 – 5 players, best with 4, 60-80 min)

The Quacks of Quedlinburg (2-4 players, best with 4, 45 min)

Cartographers (1 to 9 players, best with 3-4, 30-45 min)

Ohanami (1-4 players, best with 3, 20 min)

Cascadia (1-4 players, best with 2-3, 30-45 min)

Stella – Dixit (3-6 players, best 4-5, 30 min)

Sagrada (1-4 players, best with 2, 30 – 45 min)

The Crew (3-5 players, best with 4, 20 min)

Calico (1-4 players, best with 2, 30-45 min)

Mystic Market (2-4 players, best with 3-4, 30-45 min)

Silver (2-4 players, best with 2 and 4, 30-60 min)

Res Arcana (2-4 players, best with 2, 30 – 60 min)

Gloom (2- 4 players, best with 4, 60 min)

Charterstone (1-6 players, best with 6, 45-75 min)

Rise of Augustus (2-6 players, best with 3-4, 30 min)

Descent Journeys in the Dark (2-5 players, best with 5, 120 min)

On My Wish List

Alhambra (2-5 players, best with 3, 45-60 min) or you can get a big box with all the extensions on Amazon here. After watching a few videos, I would go for the big box with all expansions. The best expansion is #2 but it is not available separately anymore. You will get all expansions in the Big Box.

Takenoko (2-4 players, best with 3, 45 min)

Pulsar 2849 (2-4 players, best with 4, 60-90 min)

Roll for the Galaxy (2-5, best 3-4 players, 45 min)

I am sure you agree that sometimes it is nice to throw in a game where the kids don’t compete against each other but rather work together toward a goal as a team.

Whoowasit? (2-4 players, 45 min) My kids are getting old for this one but they used to love it.

Forbidden Island (2-4 players, 30 min)

Forbidden desert (2-5 players, 45 min)

 Pandemic (2-4 players, 45 min)–there is also Pandemic Legacy etc.

Escape (1-5 players, 10 min)

The Game

Hanabi (2-5 players, 30 min)

Mysterium (3-7 players, best 5-6 players, 60 min)

Betrayal At House On The Hill (3-6, best with 5-6 players, 60 min)

One Night Werewolf (4-10, best with 6-8, 10 min)

Castle Panic (1-6 players, best with 4, 60 min)

Captain Sonar (6-8 is best, although you can play with 2 or more, 45-60 min)

Fuse (a co-op 10 min game)

Flash Point Fire Rescue (1-6 players, best with 4, 45 min). I also bought the expansion: Flash Point Fire Rescue 2nd Story

Mice & Mystics (1-4 players, best with 4, 60-90 min)

Legends of Andor (1-4 players, 60-90 min) My son LOVED this game, he was so excited to play this game with his friends. I had to buy the expansion and the second game as well.

Gloomhaven

Teams competition

Codenames

Taboo

Reverse Charades

Captain Sonar

On My Wish List

Shadows Over Camelot

Dead of Winter

The Grizzled (for older kids ,3-5, best with 4-5, 30 min, harder to win)

Space Alert

Word Games

Codenames

Boggle

Blurt (We have an old version of this game but it works the same)

Wordthief

The following 3 are old games that I bought a long time ago for classroom use and I can’t find them online right now to give you links.

WordUp

Word Exchange

Word Drop

Word Rummy Card Game

Scrabble

Apples to Apples ( we have the Junior version)

Proverbial Wisdom Jr.

Quiddler

 Geography and Culture

Scrambled States

Passport to Culture

Name that Country

10 Days In Europe Game

I have 4 kids in my game group but if one gets sick, I always look for games that play best with 3 people. A lot of the following games can be played with four people but you get the best experience playing with three.

Magic Labyrinth (my kids are slowly growing out of this one but it is an awesome game)

Near and Far (2-4, best 3 players, 60-120 min)

Above and Below (2-4 players, best with 3, 90 min)

Photosynthesis (2-4 players, best with 3, 30 – 60 min)

Welcome to the Dungeon (2-4 players, best with 3, 30 min)

Splendor (2-4 players, best with 3, 30 min)

Biblios (2-4 players, best with 3, 30 min)

Karuba (2-4 players, best with 4, 30 -40 min)

Dominion (30 min, best with 3 players)

San Juan (2-4 players, best with 3, 45 – 60 min)

Lords of WaterDeep (2-5 players, best with 3 or 4, 60 – 120 min)

Samurai (30-60 min)

Love Letter (2-4 players, 20 min)

Lanterns Festival (2-4 players, 30 min)

Kodama (2-5 players, best with 3 players, 40 min)

Tales Of The Arabian Nights (2-4 players, best with 3 players, 120 min)

Elfenroads (3-5 players, best with 4, 45 – 90 min)

Johari (2-4 players, 60-90 min)

Kanagawa (2-4 players, best with 4, 45 min)

Peloponnes Card Game (2-5 players, 25-40 min)

El Dorado (2-4 players, 30-60 min)

Port Royal (2-5, best 3-4 players, 20-50 min)

Century Spice Road (2-5, best 3-4 players, 30-45 min)

Century Golem (2-5, best 3-4 players, 30-45 min)

Dragonwood (2- 4 players, best with 3, 20 min)

Hey That’s My Fish  (20 min)

Beasty Bar (20-30 min)

Tokaido (2-5 players, 45 min)

Small World (3-5 players, best with 4, 40-80 min)

Citadels (some people recommend it for 3 players, we have not tried it yet)–new, cheaper version here.

Istanbul (40-60 min)

Gubs (20-30 min)

Oh My Goods (2-4 players, best with 2, 30 min) with its extension Oh My Goods: Longsdale in Revolt

Five Tribes (2-4 players, 40 – 80 min)

Legends of Andor (1-4, best with 4 players, 60-90 min)

Rat-A-Tat-Cat  (2-6 players, best with 4, 10-15 min)

Qwirkle

Jamaica (3-6 players, best with 6, 30-60 min)

Ticket to Ride (30-60 min)

Catan (3-4 players, best with 4, 60-120 min)

 Carcassonne (2-5 players, best with 2, 30-45 min)

Carcassonne: Hunters And Gatherers

Zooloretto (3-5 players, best with 4, 45 min)

Lost Cities (30-60 min)

Chateau Roquefort or under the title we own it: Burg Appenzell (2-4 players, 30 min)

Rummikub (60 min)

Machi Koro (2-4, best with 4 players, 30 min)

Istanbul (2-5 players, best with 4, 40-60 min)

Imhotep (2-4 players, best with 4, 40 min)

Hanabi (2-5 players, 30 min, co-op)

Sushi Go! (2-5 players, best with 4, 15 min)

Guillotine (2-5 players, best with 4, 30 min)

Five Crowns (3-7 players, best with 4, 30 min)

 The Wizard  (3-6 players, best 4-5, 45 min)

Azul (2-4, best with 2 players, 30-45 min)

Stone Age (2-4 players, best with 4, 60-90 min)

Survive (2-4 players, best with 4, 45-60 min)–although I have had a problem with 2 girls ganging up on one so it was not ideal.

 Battle Sheep (2-4 players, best with 4, 15 min)

Terra Mystica (2-5, best with 4 bcs of more interaction, 30 min per player, so about 90 min for 3 players)

Scythe (1-5 players, best with 4, 90-120 min)

 Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2-4 players, best with 4, 90 min)

New York 1901 (2-4 players, best with 4, 30-60 min)

Near and Far (2-4, best 3 players, 60-120 min)

Above and Below (2-4 players, best with 3, 90 min)

Cascadia (1-4 players, best with 2-3, 30-45 min)

Cartographers (1 to 9 players, best with 3-4, 30-45 min)

Ohanami (1-4 players, best with 3, 20 min)

Mystic Market (2-4 players, best with 3-4, 30-45 min)

Photosynthesis (2-4 players, best with 3, 30 -60 min)

Samurai Spirit (1-7 players, 30 minutes)

Eight-minute Empire Legends (1-4 players, best with 4, 18 – 32 min)

Mint Works (1 – 4 players, no difference, plays well with all numbers, 10-20 min)

Timeline Diversity (2-8 players, best with 4 players, 15 min)

Werewords (4-10 players, best with 6 – 7 players, 10 min)

Latice (2 – 4 players, 10-30 min)

On My Wish list:

Spirit Island

Alhambra (2-5 players, best with 3, 45-60 min) or you can get a big box with all the extensions on Amazon here. After watching a few videos, I would go for the big box with all expansions. The best expansion is #2 but it is not available separately anymore. You will get all expansions in the Big Box.

Takenoko (2-4 players, best with 3, 45 min)

Azul Stained Glass of Sintra

Kingdom Builder

Arboretum

Floriferous

Cat Lady

Santa Maria (1-4 players, best with 3, 45-90 min)

Pulsar 2849 (2-4 players, best with 4, 60-90 min)

Roll for the Galaxy (2-5, best 3-4 players, 45 min)

Age 14 and up

Mage Knight (1-3 players, best 1-2, 150 min)

As I have two groups of four kids now in our game club, I sometimes combine them for certain games. I started collecting games for six or more people.

This is a list I made in order to help me to pick the right games based on the number of players I have.

Bang (4-8 players, best with 6-7 players, 20-40 min)

One Night Ultimate Werewolf (4-10 players, best with 6-8 players, 10 min)

Mascarade (5-13, best with 7-8 players, 30 min)

Cash N Guns (4-8 players, best with 6-8, 30 min)

Double Ditto (4-10 players or more)

Codenames (teams, 4-8+, best with 6 or 8)

Taboo (4-10 players, best with 6 or 8 players)

Reverse Charades (6-12 players)

Apples to Apples –we have the Junior version but this family version is great ( 4-10+ players, best with 6-8)

Dixit (4-6 players, best with 5-6 players, 30-45 min)

Skull (4-6 players, best with 5-6 players, 45 min)

Pit (4-8, best with 6-8 players, 30 min)

Loot (3-4, or 6,8 players, 30 min)

Pictionary (again, we have also the junior version, 4-12 players, best with 6-8)

7 Wonders  (3-7, best with 4 or 5 players, 30 min)

Cockroach Poker (3-6 players, best with 4-5 players, 20-30 min)

 Coup (3-6 players, best with 5 players, 15 min). You can also buy the expansion (Coup Reformation) of the game, which lets you play with up to 10 people.

The Resistance (5 -10 players, best with 7)–I don’t own this title but read reviews that it is great with expansions. A lot of people prefer Resistance Avalon, which is what I got. You can always read on the differences of the two on BoardGameGeek.

The Resistance: Avalon (5-10, best with 7-8, 30 min)

Bohnanza (3-7 players, best with 5, 45 min)

Spyfall (4-8 players, best with 6, 20 min)

Jamaica (3-6 players, best with 6, 30-60 min)

The Great Dalmuti (4-7, best 6-7 players, 60 min)

Mysterium (3-7 players, best with 5-6, 45 – 60 min)

Betrayal At House On The Hill (3-6, best with 5-6 players, 60 min)

Citadels (up to 7 players, best with 5, 20-60 min) — new, cheaper version here.

PicWits (4-10 players)

Saboteur (5-10, best with 7-8 players, 30 min)

Grandpa Beck’s Skull King (3-6, best 4-6 players, 30 min)

Clue (3-6, best with 4-5 players, 45 min)

Colt Express (3-6 players, best 5-6 players, 40 min)

Camel Up (3-8 players, best with 4-5, 30 min)

Grandpa Beck’s Cover Your Assets (3-6, best 4-5 players, 30 min)

King of Tokyo (2-6 players, best 4-5 players, 30-45 min)

Poo The Card Game (2-8 players, best with 5, 20 min)

 Exploding Kittens (3-5, best 4-5 players, 15 min)

Gubs (2-6 players, best with 3-4, 20-30 min)

Five Crowns (3-7 players, best with 4, 30 min)

Tsuro: The Game of the Path (2-8 players, best with 4 or 6, 20 min) My daughter dislikes this game for some reason but it provides a nice, quiet break from heavier games.

Rat-A-Tat-Cat  (2-6 players, best with 4, 10-15 min)

Sushi Go! (2-5 players, best with 4, 15 min)

The Wizard  (3-6 players, best 4-5, 45 min)

Captain Sonar (age 12 and up, 6-8 players is best, although you can play with 2 or more, 45-60 min)

Snake Oil (4-9 players, best with 5-6, 30 min)

Two Rooms and a Boom (theoretically from 6 people and up but most people say that it is not a good game until you have at least 10 players, I’d love to have it on hand and play with both kids and parents sometimes, 15 min)

Decrypto (4-8 players, best with 4, 6, 15 – 45 min)

Deception: Murder in Hong Kong (5-12 players, best with 7-8, 20 min)

Telestrations (5-8+, best with 8 players, we have a version for 12)

Samurai Spirit (1-7 players, 30 minutes)

Timeline Diversity (2-8 players, best with 4 players, 15 min)

Werewords (4-10 players, best with 6 – 7 players, 10 min)

Jungle Speed (3-8, best with 5-6 players, 10 min or more). We also have the expansion with more cards.

Concept (6 or 8 people, 2-12+ players, 45 min)

Rise of Augustus (2-6 players, best with 3-4, 30 min)

Charterstone (1-6 players, best with 6, 45-75 min)

LIAR LIAR – The Game of Truths and Lies (players 3 +)

Poetry for Neanderthals (players 4+, team)

Cartographers (1 to 9 players, best with 3-4, 30-45 min)

The Chameleon (4-8 players, best with 6-7, 15 min)

Wavelength (4-12 players, best with 6 to 8, 30-45 min, team)

Bristol 1350 (4-9 players, best with 6-8, 20 to 40 min)

Ravine (3-6 players, best with 5-6, 15 – 20 min, coop)

On My Wish List

Sometimes you don’t have a group of people to play a game. When my kids have a friend over or I am alone with one of them at home, these come in handy:

For the appropriate age, go to BoardGameGeek and look up the game.

Magic Labyrinth (my kids are slowly growing out of this one but it is an awesome game)

7 Wonders Duel Board Game

Jaipur

Lost Cities – The Card Game

Patchwork Board Game

The Castles Of Burgundy
(best with 2 players)

Boggle

Battle Line

Hive Pocket

Codenames: Duet

 Carcassonne (30-45 min)

Carcassonne: Hunters And Gatherers

Lords of Waterdeep

Tessen (15 min)

Lanterns Festival (2-4 players, 30 min)

 Karuba

Memoir ’44

Agricola All Creatures Big and Small (2 players, 30 min)

Gobblet

Dominion (best with 3 but fine with 2 players)

Azul (2-4, best with 2 players, 30-45 min)

Splendor

Oh My Goods (2-4 players, 30 min) with its expansion  Oh My Goods: Longsdale in Revolt

Word Drop

Headbandz

 Caesar and Cleopatra

Johari (2-4 players, 60-90 min)

Mastermind

Quoridor

Battleship

Soluna

Beasty Bar (20-30 min) I’ve read somewhere that this game plays nicely with two. we have not tried it with only 2 players, mostly with 3 or 4.

Forbidden desert (2-5 players, 45 min)

 Pandemic (45 min)–there is also Pandemic Legacy etc.

Escape (10 min)

Hanabi (fine with 2, 30 min)

Tales Of The Arabian Nights (120 min)

Kanagawa (45 min)

Samurai (2-4 players, best with 3, 30-60 min)

Peloponnes Card Game (2-5 players, 25-40 min)

Q-bitz

Five Tribes (40-80 min, best with 2 players)

Ticket to Ride (30-60 min)

El Dorado (2-4 players, 30-60 min)

Legends of Andor (1-4, best with 4 players, 60-90 min)

Guillotine (2-5 players, best with 4, 30 min)

Stone Age (2-4 players, best with 4, 60-90 min)

 Battle Sheep (2-4 players, best with 4, 15 min)

Kodama (2-5 players, best with 3 players, 40 min)

Raptor

Fleet

Dungeon Roll Dice Game

Scythe (1-5 players, best with 4, 90-120 min)

Fuse (a co-op 10 min game)

Isle of Skye (2-5 players, best with 3-4, 30 – 50 min)

San Juan (2-4 players, best with 3, 45 – 60 min)

Near and Far (2-4, best 3 players, 60-120 min) An awesome game from 2017, with story telling elements.

Kahuna (2 players, 30 – 40 min)

New York 1901 (2-4 players, best with 4, 30-60 min)

Samurai Spirit (1-7 players, 30 minutes)

Eight-minute Empire Legends (1-4 players, best with 4, 18 – 32 min)

Pentago

Dragonwood (2- 4 players, best with 3, 20 min)

Mint Works (1 – 4 players, no difference, plays well with all numbers, 10-20 min)

Timeline Diversity (2-8 players, best with 4 players, 15 min)

Latice (2 – 4 players, 10-30 min)

The Fox in the Forest (2 players, 30 min)

Fantastiqa: Rival Realms (1-2 players, 20-30 min)

Century Spice Road (2-5, best 3-4 players, 30-45 min)

Mandala (2 players, 20 min)

Schotten Totten (2 players, 20 min)

Targi (2 players, 60 min)

Hanamikoji (2 players, 15 min)

Cascadia (1-4 players, best with 2-3, 30-45 min)

Sagrada (1-4 players, best with 2, 30 – 45 min)

Calico (1-4 players, best with 2, 30-45 min)

Silver (2-4 players, best with 2 and 4, 30-60 min)

Res Arcana (2-4 players, best with 2, 30 – 60 min)

Splendor Duel (2 players, 30 min)

People also successfully played some games that are better with more players but are still a good experience with just two (Istanbul)

Here is an interesting thread  on Board Game Geek about games for two players.

Another great list on the same website is here.

On My Wish List

Arboretum

Floriferous

Cat Lady

Paperback (2-4, best with 2 players, 45 min) When I was looking, the game was available here.

Alhambra (2-5 players, best with 3, if only 2 players, you use a third dummy, 45-60 min) or you can get a big box with all the extensions on Amazon here. Alhambra (2-5 players, best with 3, 45-60 min) or you can get a big box with all the extensions on Amazon here. After watching a few videos, I would go for the big box with all expansions. The best expansion is #2 but it is not available separately anymore. You will get all expansions in the Big Box.

Onitama (2 players only, 15 min)

Onirim

 Claustrophobia (2 players, 45 min)

Star Wars: Imperial Assault (2-5, best with 2 or 5 players, 60 – 120 min)

Age 13 and up

War of The Ring  (2, 4 players, best with 2, 150-180 min)

Age 14 and up

Mage Knight (1-3 players, best 1-2, 150 min)

Age 16 and up (because it is dark)

This War of Mine (survival story, 1-3 players, check some reviews here)