Board Games | Kansas City Public Library

Looking for a fun game to play with friends or family? Our librarians share some of their favorites, along with tips and tricks on how to play. We also recommend similar games, called Play Alikes, to keep the fun going! You can also search by game type (deck building, cooperative, etc.) or what 21st Century Skill each game teaches.

Zombie Dice

Players are zombies with a hankering for braaaains! Six-sided dice are rolled to collect brains to munch on while avoiding shotgun blasts that end you...

Potion Explosion

You are magic academy students taking the final exam for your potions class and it’s time to show off. Select a single ingredient from the marble disp...

Mice and Mystics

Participants play formerly human, enchanted warrior mice in this collaborative, turn-based role play game. Each character has their own backstory and...

Two Rooms and a Boom

Save the president or blow him up!  Players are divided into two groups (the president’s or the bomb’s teams) and are randomly mixed into two dif...

Cryptid

You’re a cryptozoologist searching for an elusive cryptid.  Knowing only 1 fact about where the cryptid could be, you have to try to locate the b...

Maki Stack

In this fast-paced game, be the first to stack their sushi just right!  Using your fingers as chopsticks or being blindfolded will slow you down...

Gloom

You’re the head of an unfortunate family of misfits. Your goal: make your family as unhappy as possible, while bringing joy and happiness to your oppo...

Forbidden Island

You’re a group of explorers trying to recover treasure from a sinking island. You must work together to stop the temples from sinking, collect the tre...