Best Board Games for Smart Kids

We love this game! My daughter's 5th grade teacher had this in her classroom and my daughter love the game so we had to get it at home. It's a huge hit! Everyone can do it. Games are short and fast so if you want something on hand for quick distractions, this is it.

Blokus takes less than a minute to learn (every parent's dream!) and is a fun strategy game for the whole family! Players take turns placing their pieces on the board: each piece must tough another of the same color, but only at the corners.

The whole family will love this game, but smart kids will be great at being creative with the clues to maximize time and win the game! The whole family will love this game. Great to play with friends or invite another family over and compete in teams. This is a great game for all ages since you play together in teams.

I kept seeing my friends post pictures of their families playing Catan. That's how I found about about this fun strategy game. It's incredibly popular and fun. Players control their own civilizations and look to spread out across the board. This is a great family game or game to play with friends.

This is one of our family's favorite board games ever. It's easy enough for little kids to learn to play and grownups love it because it's not a kiddy game. Love, love, love Sequence.

Qwirkle helps with strategic planning and forward thinking. Mix, match, score and win! It's a great game for families and covers a wide age-range.

My son received this from a friend who knew he loved thinking games and puzzles. It's been a huge hit in our house, but no one can beat my son at it!

This is a game that is travel-size so you can take it with you. It has more than 120 challenges to keep your kids entertained and thinking!

Kids and adults love this quick-finger game. There are multiple game you can play on the cube: speed games, memory games, and easy-to-learn but tough-to-master.

Explore the limits of the human brain. Your kids will discover new facts and brainy nuggets of information. This is a great game for kids who love facts.

This falling marble logic game is a combination logic game, marble run and SETM toy. It has multi-level challenges to keep kids entertained and thinking.

This card game can be played by 4 - 10 people so it's great to have on hand in your game closet. It teaches problem-solving and critical thinking. This is a top-rated game with over 15 MILLION sold.

This classic strategy game is great for kids who like to think a few steps ahead. Even pretty young kids can play, but it's great for adults too. You can even play using an Alexa skill.

This cooperative strategy game lets you join a team of fearless adventurers on a do or die mission Explore treasures from ruins. Kids learn strategic thinking, problem solving, and cooperation.

This is a classic strategy game. It involves shapes and patterns which are great for kids with fast brains. DaVinci's Challenge is a Mensa Select Award Winner and the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Seal of Excellence. It's also been awarded the Parent's Choice Approved Award.

Based on the popular TV show, "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader," this board game will put everyone to the test.

Popular STEM toy that contains 40 different challenges. This logic game is great for kids who love to figure things out.

The Strategy Game of Code maker vs. Code breaker. This is a great, fun game for all ages. Take turns being the code maker and then have one person be the codebreaker in this classic game. Makes you think through possibilities, combinations, and patterns.

This is easy to learn and funny too. It teached basic addition and can improve social skills.

This game is great for pre-readers. They call is "Bingo with a Zing." Has won the Oppenheim Gold award, Parents' Choice Award, ASTRA BEst Toys for Kids Award, and is a three time Toy of the Year Nominee.