Games are particularly good for teaching children how to enjoy learning. They impart knowledge in a playful way and promote, for example, language, strategic thinking and much more. We have put together the best games for children aged 10 and over for you, which we can unreservedly recommend.
What should games for children aged 10 and over be able to do?
- The aim of children’s games is to convey and promote knowledge and skills while having fun
- From the age of 10, more complex titles are suitable that are also fun for adults
These are our best games for kids aged 6+
Minecraft Builders & Biomes by Ravensburger
EXIT- The game – The enchanted forest of KOSMOS
MicroMacro: Crime City by Pegasus
Truth or Dare – The Children’s Edition by mvg Verlag
Europe« by KOSMOS
Aqualin – swarm tactics for two by KOSMOS
Escape Game – Deluxe« by Clementoni
Who Words by Ravensburger
Hidden Games Junior« by Pegasus
Saboteur – The Lost Mines« by Amigo
Games for children from 10 years: place 1 to 5
Minecraft Builders & Biomes« von Ravensburger
Minecraft captivates young and old alike. So it’s no wonder that there are now one or the other board game to tear the kids away from video games. in Ravensburger’s “Minecraft Builders & Biomes” you must also explore your world, fight monsters and construct buildings to shape them and create an infrastructure. You play over three rounds with certain goals that bring you experience points.
Promotes: tactical and strategic thinking
Genre: parlor game, board game
Special feature: analog implementation of the C video game
Who wins? Whoever was able to collect the most experience points at the end
How many players can play Ravensburger’s Minecraft Builders & Biomes? 2 to 4 players
Playing time: 30 to 60 minutes
EAN: 4005556261321
EXIT- The game – The enchanted forest of KOSMOS
The first three “EXIT” titles were also awarded the “Kennerspiel des Jahres 2017” prize: “The Secret Laboratory”, “The Pharaoh’s Tomb” and “The Abandoned Hut”.
Smaller puzzle friends who want to solve mysteries are in the right place with the »EXIT- The Game« titles. »The enchanted forest« takes you into a forest, the bridge of which suddenly dissolves, taking you out of the way. Find a different way of putting your heads together in this cooperative game.
Promotes: memory, creativity, complex thinking
Genre: escape room, puzzle game, cooperative game
Special feature: Escape room adventures for beginners
Who wins? you or the game
How many players can play »EXIT – The Game – The Enchanted Forest« by KOSMOS? 1 to 4 players
Playing time: 45 to 90 minutes
EAN: 4002051695149
MicroMacro: Crime City by Pegasus
Game of the year 2021
In »MicroMacro: Crime City« by Pegasus, 16 exciting cases with different levels of difficulty are waiting for you to solve them. In a mix of detective work and hidden object game, you will find the clues on a huge map, which ideally will lead you to the solution of the case at the end.
Promotes: strategic thinking, logical thinking
Genre: cooperative game, detective game / crime game, parlor game, hidden object game
Special feature: game principle of bartering and trading
Who wins? you or the game
How many players can play »MicroMacro: Crime City« by Pegasus? 1 to 4 players
Playing time: between 15 and 45 minutes per case
Author: Johannes Sich
EAN: 4250231728075
Truth or Dare – The Children’s Edition by mvg Verlag
“Truth or Dare” is a classic game that most adults know from happy parties. mvg Verlag has launched a children’s edition that is a lot more harmless: “This version of the popular party game brings together tasks and questions that are perfectly tailored to the everyday life of adolescents”.
Promotes: communication,
Genre: card game, communicative board game, party game
Special feature: New variant especially for children and young people
How many players can play “Truth or Dare – The Children’s Edition” by mvg Verlag? As many as you want
Playing time: any
EAN: 9783747401033
Author: Emma Hegemann
Europe by KOSMOS
Where exactly is Prague? Where Athens? You get to the bottom of these and other questions in »Europe« by KOSMOS. You have to type where the searched location is. The closer you get, the more points you get – or none, because some places you probably haven’t heard of yet.
Promotes: concentration, knowledge of Europe
Genre: Board Game,
Special feature: Playable with and without the app
Who wins? Who guesses best
How many players can play »Europe« by KOSMOS? 2 to 6 players
Playing time: around 45 minutes
EAN: 4002051692636
Author: Günter Burkhardt
Games for children from 10 years: places 6 to 10
Aqualin – swarm tactics for two by KOSMOS
The sea creatures want to get a place on the reef, but that doesn’t really work in the floating chaos. Your task is to gather the animals in swarms – you have 36 turns to do this.
Promotes: Strategic thinking
Genre: board game, strategy
Special feature: Large acrylic stones
Who wins? Who could form the biggest swarms at the end.
How many players can play »Aqualin – Swarm Tactics for Two« by KOSMOS? 2 players
Playing time: around 20 minutes
EAN: 4002051691554
Escape Game – Deluxe by Clementoni
Escape Game – Deluxe« by Clementoni is more of a collection than a single game. You get 4 different adventures, the solution of which you have to look for piece by piece by playing the roles of investigators.
Encourages: Strategic thinking, concentration, logical skills, mathematical thinking, observation skills and language
Genre: Escape Game,
Special feature: Bring 4 adventures with you.
Who wins? you or the game
How many players can play »Escape Game – Deluxe« by Clementoni? from 1 player:in
Playing time: around 60 minutes
EAN: 8005125592579
Who Words by Ravensburger
Game of the Year 2019: Nomination
»Who Words« by Ravensburger puts you in the role of villagers or werewolves who either try to guess a certain word or prevent them from doing so.
Promotes: language, communication, strategic thinking
Genre: board game, party game, guessing game, cooperative games
Special feature: app supports with 10,000 terms
Who wins? Who can be the first to put together a four-leaf clover after several rounds?
How many players can play “Who Words” by Ravensburger? 3 to 10 players
Playing time: around 10 minutes
EAN: 4005556260256
Author: Ted Alspach
Hidden Games Junior – The Lost Sword of Pegasus
Who stole the sword of the famous gladiator Maximus? You will get to the bottom of this question in »Hidden Games Junior – The Lost Sword«. Put your nose into all the clues and evidence that could lead you to the thief and investigate together to bring the sword to its rightful owner.
Promotes: logical thinking, combination skills, language
Genre: detective game
Special feature: app support
Who wins? you or the game
How many players can play »Hidden Games Junior – The Lost Sword«? 2 to 6 players
Playing time: 60 to 90 minutes
EAN: 4260686490458
Saboteur – The Lost Mines by Amigo
In AMIGOS »Saboteur – The Lost Mines« you slip into the role of dwarves. You embark on a more or less dangerous treasure hunt in old mines, where obstacles and evil dragons await you. But your fellow players are not without… You can’t trust anyone!
Promotes: logical thinking, combination skills, language
Genre: Board Game, Family Game
Special feature: Can be played in large groups
Who wins? Who has collected the most valuable treasures after two rounds
How many players can play »Saboteur – The Lost Mines« by Amigo? 2 to 9 players
Playing time: around 45 minutes
EAN: 4007396018004
