What Are The Best Adult Board Games?

Board games are for kids, right? If I’m an adult, I can’t be seen sitting around a table with my other adult friends and playing Monopoly, right? Wrong. Believe it or not, tabletop games have evolved beyond the days of the process of rolling dice and tapping your little metallic dog up and down a sheet of cardboard.

That being said, when it comes to searching for the best adult board games on the webby web, like most categories you will get varied results.  Most often you will probably find games that are sexual in nature.  While these may be the type of adult games you are searching for, we here at bestboardgameslist.com realize that there are also other types of adult games people may want.

During our research we found that there are generally a few different categories of adult board games that people are looking for.  To help you find the right one for your needs, we’ve broken them down into three major subcategories,

Best Adult Board Games Subcategories

Games for couples, or rather, groups of couples. These games are great for small get togethers where everybody may not necessarily know each other.
Just for 2 adult games made just for an individual couple. These games can often be a bit sexual in nature, but not all of them (as you’ll see below).
Adult party games, these games are usually played by groups of friends that don’t mind getting a little rowdy. Some vulgarity may be involved, but that’s okay, it’s a party!

Our list of the best adult board games is  broken down by each subcategory and as always  we will be providing our personal favorites from each below.

Best Adult GamesAge yrsPlayersBest ForPlaytimeRating 1-5 (stars)
Cards Against Humanity17+4~30Party30 min5
The Settlers of Catan10+3~4Party90 min4.5
Smart Ass
12+2~8Couples/Party30 min4.5
Loaded Questions13+3~6Party45 min4.5
Adult HedBanz Game13+2~6Couples/Party30 min4.5
Wits & Wagers
10+3~7Party25 min4.5
Battle Of The Sexes Board Game


16+2~8Couples45 min4
SEXXXtions - The Hilarious NEW Adult Party Game that turns TMI into Too Much Fun!

18+5~8 Couples, Party30 min4.5
WHAT'S THE LINK? Board Game

13+2~10Couples, Party30 min4.5
Cranium
16+4~16Couples/Party60 min4.5
What's Yours Like? - The Game That Tells it Like it Is12+4Party30min4.5
5 Second Rule - Just Spit it Out!10+3~99Party15 min4.5
XXXopoly - Adult Board Games

18+2Just for 245 min4
'Table Topics - Couples, Blue'

18+2Just for 215 min4.5
Adult Loaded Questions

18+4~6Party45 min4
Taboo

12+4~10Party20 min4.5
Shot Glass Roulette - Drinking Game Set (Comes With 2 Balls and 16 Shot Glasses)

21+2~16Couples, Party15 min4
Curses

12+3~6Couples, Party30 min4.5
I've Never Board Game Adult Version

21+2~8Couples, Party 45 min4.5

 

Our Favorite Adult Board Games!

Best Adult Board Game For Couples – Wits and Wagers: Party Edition

71ptSXv7NML._SL1500_This is a game based on numbers, which can be intimidating to some, but this game is much friendlier than it first appears. In Wits and Wagers, you are asked trivia questions that will always have an answer with a numeric value. So, the question will be something along the lines of “How long is the Great Wall of China?” Now, there are a handful of people in the world that will know the exact answer to that question. But, for most of us, we just know that the number is big.

Everyone writes their guess on a card which is then revealed. Players will then bet on which answer they believe is closest to correct. So, the game isn’t about who knows the answers to these questions, if anything it’s about who places the smartest bets and has the best instincts.

It’s for this reason that Wits and Wagers is completely non-exclusionary. Sure, you don’t know the answer to that trivia question, no one does. We’re all just guessing, betting, and making fun of everyone else’ guesses and bets. This game plays anywhere from 4-20 players, and is easily customized to be played in teams. So if you’ve got 10 couples, you may want to try and pair everybody up and play around of 10 teams.

This game is also extremely family friendly, so don’t be afraid to have it out at your next family get together. boardgamegeek.com rated 7 of 10.

Click Here To See Pricing, Ratings and Reviews of Wits and Wagers Party

Best Just for 2 Adult Board Game – Table Topics: couples

81iXNJaDcLL._SL1500_This is an interesting couples game in that it isn’t a game by traditional standards. Table Topics is non-competitive, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun. The game is simple, but unique. Meant to be played just between partners, Table Topics is a stack of cards with questions on them. These questions revolve around trying to get a conversation started, with some of them being a bit more invasive than others. The questions can range from silly to interesting to surprisingly illuminating.

There is a bit of a caveot here: this game seems to be built primarily for established couples that are already in a very intimate relationship. With questions like “have you ever cheated on a lover” or “Which sexual activity would you like to try if there were no negative consequences” there is opportunity here for conflict if the couple is not extremely comfortable with each other. When playing this with my longtime girlfriend, I was able to avoid any frightening amount of tension from the questions, but the concern is there.

The most interesting thing I noticed happening when playing this game was that there were some cards that started us on a conversation that ends somewhere that looks nothing like the beginning. You’ll notice that one of you just ends up on a tangent, the other starts asking more questions, and soon enough you’ve forgotten that you’re playing a game at all. You’re just jabbering.

If you’re in a relationship that feels like it may be getting a bit stale, these questions ought to spark an interesting conversation. If you’ve just started dating someone and feel like this would be a great way to start an interrogation, then this game may not be for you, especially if you’re not ready for a few honest answers. I recommend this game to couples that feel like they’ve talked about everything and aren’t afraid of hearing about what may end up being some of the messier details of someone’s past.

See Pricing, Ratings and Reviews here

Best Board Game For Adult Parties – Cards Against Humanity

See our previous review of Cards Against Humanity Here.

Click Here For Ratings and Reviews at Amazon.com

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Chris

Although this is a great list of games you have here, and I must say Cards Against Humanity is awesome… but you left out Traffic – the game of international dope smuggling. Yeah the topic is not for everyone but now you too can see what it’s like to be an international drug trafficker from the comforts of your own home. I mean what better way to spend time with your friends?

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