Wanting to play more board games? Fitting games into a busy family schedule can be a challenge. These simple tricks can help you get more games to the table so you and your family can spend quality time together. 

Our tips for hosting a board game night will help you plan and execute a night full of fun gaming that your friends will love! Everyone will leave asking when the next one is scheduled! 

Hosting a board game night is all about having fun with your friends. But to make sure it goes smoothly, there are a few things you can and should do to prepare! These tips will help make sure your next board game night is a success no matter how many friends are invited!

If you need a party game for a really big group, try one of these party games! Great for 10 or MORE players!

Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the post for our tips on hosting a large group for game night!

This post is in partnership with Rathskellers.

During the process of redesigning our living space to meet our family’s needs, one thing we always knew we wanted was a good size coffee table we could play games on. 

We found a few tables that we liked that we thought could work well for this purpose, but they all felt a little off in some way; a compromise and not a true fit. We knew that with a family of our size, we wanted this table to truly be a beautiful piece of furniture that would anchor the room. The type of furniture that we could make memories around and that would last our family for years. 

This led us to Rathskellers!

I was charmed from our first play of Patchwork years ago. There’s something about it’s slightly chaotic quilt patterns and satisfyingly tricky puzzle. And as a two player game, it’s a great choice for date nights. 

Patchwork is a great game for players who love easy to learn yet difficult to master games. It challenges you to purchase polyomino tiles to fill in your player board to make the most aesthetic quilt. Players have to generate their own income by purchasing tiles that give them buttons which act as your currency in the game. 

The beauty of Patchwork is that it is simple to learn yet players quickly find that executing their strategies is anything but simple! 

If your family loves Patchwork, here are some other polyomino tile games that you might enjoy as well!