Board Games For Big Groups: 8, 10 Or More Players
Most board games cap out at four or six. With ten people in the room you need team games, social deduction, or something with no fixed player count at all.
All of these scale, and none of them leave four people watching.
Cards for the people you play with
Funny cards, blank inside, drawn and printed by us in the UK. Order on a working day and it usually goes out the same day.
Happy Valentines Day, Bab (Valentines Day Card)
£3.87
"Woof Woof" Sausage Dog Valentines Day Card
£3.87
Happy Valentines Day Card From The Cats
£3.87
Happy Valentines Day, My Love (Valentines Day Card)
£3.87
You're Purr-fect To Me (Cat Valentines Day Card)
£3.87
Happy Birthday Papa (Happy Birthday Card) (Multiple designs)
£3.87
Team games - the easiest answer
- Codenames - two teams, any size.
- Articulate - built for a crowded living room.
- Charades and Pictionary, both unlimited.
- Just One - cooperative, and more people means more crossed-out clues.
Social deduction
- Werewolf and Mafia - better the bigger the group, and they cost nothing.
- The Resistance: Avalon (up to ten) and Secret Hitler.
- The Chameleon, for a lighter version.
Games that scale surprisingly high
- Wavelength, Herd Mentality, Wits and Wagers and Telestrations.
- 7 Wonders takes seven and plays in thirty minutes because turns are simultaneous.
No equipment at all
- The name game with folded paper in a bowl - three rounds with the same names.
- Consequences, categories, and the alphabet game.
- A quiz, which handles any number of people at all.
Keeping a big group together
- Avoid games with player elimination. Someone will end up on their phone.
- Two teams beats ten individuals - turns come round four times faster.
- Split into two smaller games if the room naturally divides. It's not a failure.
How to write it so it lands
- Teams, not individuals, once you pass six people.
- Never pick a game where someone is out early.
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Frequently asked questions
What board games can you play with 10 people?
Codenames, Articulate, Werewolf, Just One and charades all work with ten or more. Team games and social deduction are the two categories that scale.
What party game works with a big group and no equipment?
The name-in-a-bowl game, consequences, categories or a quiz. All cost nothing and handle any number of players.
Do you sell board games?
No. We make greeting cards, art prints and pin badges in the UK, so these picks are simply what we'd recommend to a friend. The cards on this page are ours.