Best Co-op board game

How old? If teens then Pandemic Legacy bar none, not close. If younger then Forbidden Island

If you want something kind of fantasy and open ended, Mice and Mystics is pretty fun.

The best is probably Pandemic.

For kids - Forbidden Island and/or Forbidden Desert. Pandemic-light essentially.

I like Flash Point and it's many expansions.

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ghost Stories

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Is terrifyingly hard and some of the imagery is graphic. Depends on the age of your kids.


If your kids like comics - Legendary Marvel Deck-Building is way fun. I'd also invest in Hanabi for like $10.

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I'd also invest in Hanabi for like $10.

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have you played? I've heard good things just seems like it would get boring, but I have never played co-op games so don't know.

I own it. It's nice to pull out every once in awhile. It's tough.

If your kids are pretty young, I would suggest Forbidden Island over something like Pandemic. My 6 year old son loves it but my 4 1/2 year old daughter is still a bit too young. She tends to check out about half way through when we play.

Flashpoint is definitely too old for my daughter but my son likes it on the theme alone. However, I end up giving him a lot of guidance on his decisions since he hasn't quite grasped the fire spreading mechanics and how to think ahead. I need to give it another go with him, though. We haven't played it in several months and he'd probably be better at it now.

I've also heard good things about Escape: The Curse of the Temple but I haven't played it myself yet.

Love pandemic.

Also, the resistance is a fun game for families.

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I enjoy this game a lot, but there are people I know who don't because it's "too stressful."

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I've heard this about "Escape: The Curse of the Temple". I've been thinking of picking it up but have been a little hesitant for that reason. However, I also read that some people increase the timer in the game to 15 - 20 minutes to help accommodate younger players until they get accustomed to the mechanics. I'm cool with that since I've accepted I need to modify most of the games I play with my kids until they can read better and/or think more strategically.