Fun “board” games for 4 people

[ratharp12]

Villainous! It’s a Disney Villains strategy game that our foursome plays a lot! Super fun and very engaging!

 

[blobula]

The Mind
Uno
SkipBo
Code names
Shifty Eyed Spies
Love Letter

 

[CalifornianOrangeBird]

If you like short, fast, social deduction & deception games, I recommend One Night Ultimate Werewolf.

If you like team-based word games with a twist, I recommend Codenames.

If you like longer (2 to 3 hours), varied, story-based / exploration-based board games with a sci-fi/horror spin, I recommend Betrayal at House on the Hill.

If you like board games less about directly attacking other players and more about your own personal journey in the game, I recommend Tokaido.

And lastly, if you're looking to and have a good time, I recommend Red Dragon Inn. (Based on ages, clearly not for your group, but had to include it anyway! It's a constant favorite of my group!)


All five of the above games are ones I've played on multiple occasions, and I enjoy them pretty much every single time. But based on your group, Codenames and Betrayal might be the two I would lean toward (One Night Ultimate is best in groups of 5 to 7, I've found). For more compact card-based games, I also recommend Sushi Go! as it's easy to learn, pick up, and play.

 

[foodiddiedoo]

Villainous! It’s a Disney Villains strategy game that our foursome plays a lot! Super fun and very engaging!

They just came out with an expansion too that adds three more villains to the game!

 

[foodiddiedoo]

If you like short, fast, social deduction & deception games, I recommend One Night Ultimate Werewolf.

If you like team-based word games with a twist, I recommend Codenames.

If you like longer (2 to 3 hours), varied, story-based / exploration-based board games with a sci-fi/horror spin, I recommend Betrayal at House on the Hill.

If you like board games less about directly attacking other players and more about your own personal journey in the game, I recommend Tokaido.

And lastly, if you're looking to and have a good time, I recommend Red Dragon Inn. (Based on ages, clearly not for your group, but had to include it anyway! It's a constant favorite of my group!)


All five of the above games are ones I've played on multiple occasions, and I enjoy them pretty much every single time. But based on your group, Codenames and Betrayal might be the two I would lean toward (One Night Ultimate is best in groups of 5 to 7, I've found). For more compact card-based games, I also recommend Sushi Go! as it's easy to learn, pick up, and play.

Betrayal is a favorite in our household, but is also usually better with more players 4 is probably the minimum for the game to be fun.
To add to this, I'd say that you'd need to get a version of Codenames that is Duet like Duet or Harry Potter or else it also needs more than 4 to be fun.

 

[Disneylover99]

Catan

 

[foodiddiedoo]

For a tiny game that's easy to pack any variation of Love Letter (there's about 10 or so now depending on your nerd needs) is something we take on trips.

 

[ENJDisneyFan]

Another vote for Exploding Kittens! We just got this and have been playing non-stop.

 

[ratharp12]

They just came out with an expansion too that adds three more villains to the game!

That's amazing!

 

[murmer]

we love the Harry Potter Battle for Hogwarts game! Super fun deck building so changes every game and popular with kids and adults

 

[foodiddiedoo]

That's amazing!

Target exclusive right now, adds Evil Queen, Hades and Dr. Facilier.

 

[StacyStrong]

Will there be any technology on this trip? If so, check out the Jack Box Party Packs.

 

[mrudman]

OP here... sorry its taken me so long to reply.

Thanks so much everyone for all the suggestions! Will definitely be looking most of these up, even for beyond this trip... and there's several that many of you recommended.. will definitely be taking a close look at those.

Thanks again!

 

[sunflowerfields]

My kids like to play Pitch, and another we play goes by lots of different names....I will call it Poo on Your Neighbor. Similar to Phase Ten but played with regular deck of cards. Three decks used.

 

[punkin]

I'll second Tokaido. It's a beautiful game. My current favorite is Azul. Arboretum is nice and pretty compact for traveling.

 

[tasha99]

My kids like Settlers of Catan and Splendor.

 

[ElenaRN]

My DDs got the game Bellz for Christmas. It's a simple game- use a wand shaped magnet to only pick up your chosen color bell. The game area zips up and all bells and the magnet are contained in a small pouch. Great for travelling. Easy for young kids and quick rounds- about 10-15 minutes.

 

[Narnia_girl]

If you like short, fast, social deduction & deception games, I recommend One Night Ultimate Werewolf.

If you like team-based word games with a twist, I recommend Codenames.

If you like longer (2 to 3 hours), varied, story-based / exploration-based board games with a sci-fi/horror spin, I recommend Betrayal at House on the Hill.

If you like board games less about directly attacking other players and more about your own personal journey in the game, I recommend Tokaido.

And lastly, if you're looking to and have a good time, I recommend Red Dragon Inn. (Based on ages, clearly not for your group, but had to include it anyway! It's a constant favorite of my group!)


All five of the above games are ones I've played on multiple occasions, and I enjoy them pretty much every single time. But based on your group, Codenames and Betrayal might be the two I would lean toward (One Night Ultimate is best in groups of 5 to 7, I've found). For more compact card-based games, I also recommend Sushi Go! as it's easy to learn, pick up, and play.

We recently played the Disney version of Codenames and it was so fun!

OP, I'd also recommend Double Ditto....it's similar to Scattergories, but instead of trying to come up with unique words, you try to answer with words you think others would say.

 

[kranzaldua]

Our current favorite is Utter Nonsense. As far as I know, Target is the only one who carries it. There are hundreds of funny phrases on cards. Then an accent/character card is turned over. Everyone picks a card from their hand and then takes turns reciting it in the accent/character from that round. There’s a judge (changes each round) and the funniest one wins. Similar to Apples to Apples. My whole family enjoys it- adults, teenagers, 5 & 7 yr old.

 

[dragonfly57005]

The last spike
Uno attack