Board Games

William Jeanes is pleased to offer a growing collection of Board Games perfect for rainy days, family game nights and try before you buy. Our games are available to check out for a period of 3 weeks.  Stop in and reserve or take home a board game today!

Let the games begin:

Find them near the Adult Large Print Collection!

Check out up to 10 games per card.

Borrow for 21 days and up to 2 renewals.

Pick up at and return to a Circulation Desk at William Jeanes Memorial Library – Please do NOT use the outside book drop.

 

To find them in the Online Catalog:

  • Search “Board game”
  • Find “Narrow Your Search” options on the left-hand side (on a desktop)
  • Under Type of Material select “Three Dimensional Object (Artifact)”
  • Scroll down to “Assigned Branch” and select William Jeanes
  • To see which board games are currently IN, select “Available Now” at the top of “Narrow Your Search”

 

GAMES

 

AMERICAN MAH JONGG (Regular & Large Print)

Ages 8+ • 2-4 Players • 10-20 Minutes/Hand

Tiles are shuffled, die are cast… be the first to match your hand in this game of strategy and luck!

APPLES TO APPLES

Ages 12+ • 4-10 Players • 30-75 Minutes

It’s as easy as comparing apples to apples! Take turns judging silly and outrageous word pairs!

BACKGAMMON

Ages 5+ • 2 Players • 30 Minutes

Roll the dice and choose how to move your stones! Be the first to move all 15 off the board!

BEARS VS BABIES

Ages 10+ • 2-5 Players • 20 Minutes

Build an army of bears (and monsters) strong enough to withstand attack from horrible babies!

BIBLIOS

Ages 10+ • 2-4 Players • 30 Minutes

Assemble the greatest medieval library of sacred texts by bidding on the best dyes and scribes!

BINGO

Ages 3+ • 2+ Players • 10-20 Minutes

Bingo is a game of chance where players match numbers on cards to numbers called out randomly by a host. The objective is to complete a specific pattern, such as a line or full card, and be the first to call out “Bingo!” to win.

BLANK SLATE

Ages 8+ • 3-8 Players • 30 Minutes

Pick a Word Cue card, write the word you think best completes the phrase, and try to match it to another player’s word without giving a single hint!

BLIND SPOT

Ages 14+ • 1-4 Players • 20 Minutes

Cover letters on the board of jumbled letters to reveal words or block rivals as you race the clock!

BLOKUS: The Strategy Game for the Whole Family

Ages 7+ • 2-4 Players • 30 Minutes

Cover as much of the board as possible to expand your territory and blockade your opponents!

BOB ROSS: Art of Chill

Ages 17+ • 4-20 Players • 30-90 Minutes

Celebrate the joy of painting! Earn “chill points” by painting happy little trees and almighty mountains!

BUGS IN THE KITCHEN: Get ‘em if you can!

Ages 6+ • 2-4 Players • 10-20 Minutes

Be the first to collect the 5 bug tokens! Move the utensils to guide the hexbug into your trap!

CANDY LAND

Ages 3+ • 2-4 Players • 15-20 Minutes

Race to the castle! Dance your gingerbread pawn along the rainbow path to sweet surprises!

CARCASSONNE

Ages 7+ • 2-5 Players • 30-45 Minutes

Send knights, monks, farmers and more to shape the ever-changing landscape of medieval France!

CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY: Family Edition

Ages 10+ • 3–4 Players • 60-120 Minutes

A fill-in-the-blank party game for kids and adults to play together! Answer with your funniest card!

CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY

Ages 18+ • 3–4 Players • 60-120 Minutes

“A party game for horrible people.” A fill-in-the-blank party game for adults!

CATAN

Ages 10+ • 3–4 Players • 60-120 Minutes

Develop the rich but remote isle of Catan. Establish trade, collect resources, and build cities!

CELESTIA

Ages 8+ • 2-6 Players • 30 Minutes

Attempt to be the richest adventurer by collecting the most precious treasures of Celestia!

THE CHARADE GAME

Ages 10+ • 4+ Players • 45–90 Minutes

Includes cards with at-the-ready titles to act out plus a cheat-sheet of the signals used in charades.

CHESS TEACHER

Ages 8+ • 2 Players

A set for beginners. Each piece shows the direction and number of spaces it can move!

CHINESE CHECKERS

Ages 7+ • 2-6 Players • 30 Minutes

Be the first player to hop your marbles from the starting triangle to the one across the board!

CLUE

Ages 8+ • 3-6 Players • 60 Minutes

Play as one of the six suspects! Travel the board to collect clues and solve Mr. Boddy’s murder!

CODENAMES

14+ • 2-8 Players • 15 Minutes

Two rival spymasters and their teams race to make contact with all of their agents first!

COVERT

10+ • 2-4 Players • 45-90 Minutes

Control your network of spies as they gather intel and break codes to outwit your opponents!

CRANIUM: The Game for Your Whole Brain

Ages 13+ • 4+ Players • 30+ Minutes

Team up and complete various trivia activities to be the first to make it to Cranium Central!

D&D ESSENTIALS KIT

Ages 12+ • 2-6 Players • 180+ Minutes

Contains what you need to run a D&D game with 1 Dungeon Master and 1 to 5 adventurers!

D&D STARTER SET

Ages 12+ • 2-6 Players • 180+ Minutes

Contains the essential rules of the game plus what you need to play Lost mine of Phandelver!

DICE GAME KIT

You’re on a roll!

Kit includes 3 games: Qwixx, Zoinx! & Push

DINOSAUR ESCAPE

Ages 4+ • 2-4 Players • 20 Minutes

Help the dinosaurs reach the island before the volcano erupts!

ESCAPE FROM THE ALIENS IN OUTER SPACE

Ages 10+ • 3-8 Players • 90-120 Minutes

Bluff your way past aliens on a damaged deep space station!

ESCAPE THE ROOM: MYSTERY AT THE STARGAZER’S MANOR

Ages 10+ • 3-8 Players • 90-120 Minutes

Find clues, solve puzzles and escape before time runs out!

EXPLODING KITTENS

Ages 7+ • 2-5 Players • 15 Minutes

Be the last player standing using action cards to avoid the Exploding Kitten!

FLIP 7
Ages 8+ • 3-8 Players • 15-20 Minutes

Try to reach 200 points by sabotaging your opponents and avoiding duplicate cards!

FOLDING MANCALA

Ages 8+ • 2 Players • 10-25 Minutes

Visualize your path to victory in this 3500 year old African game of strategy!

FRIENDS THE TV SERIES MEMORY MASTER

Ages 6+ • 4 Players • 30 Minutes

Pair up and compete in a game of memory at home or on the go!

A GAME OF THRONES

Ages 8+ • 2–6 Players • 20 Minutes

Embark on an epic struggle to claim the Iron Throne!

GONUTS FOR DONUTS: The Pastry-Picking Card Game

Ages 14+ • 2 Players • 30 Minutes

Choose carefully–if two or more players go for the same donut, nobody gets it!

HEROES OF NORMANDIE

Ages 9+ • 2 Players • 20 Minutes

A fast-paced WW2 strategy wargame inspired by Hollywood war movies.

HIVE: A Game Buzzing with Possibilities

Ages 10+ • 2–4 Players • 45 Minutes

Totally surround your opponent’s Queen Bee while trying to stop them from doing the same to you!

HUES & CUES

Ages 8+ • 3-10 Players • 30-45 Minutes

A vibrant game of colorful communication where players are challenged to make connections to colors with words. Since everyone imagines colors differently, connecting colors and clues has never been this much fun!

I DISSENT

Ages 14+ • 3-9 Players • 20-30 Minutes

Players take turns as the Chief Justice to read a topic card, then other players argue, vote, or “dissent” to earn point!

ICE BREAKERS GAME KIT

Ages 7+ • 2-10 Players • 20-30 Minutes

A kit of several conversation starters and ice breaker games.

INSANDITY

Ages 8+ • 2 Players • 30 Minutes

A game of flipping sand timers to try and keep them all flowing the longest!

KANAGAWA

Ages 10+ • 3–6 Players • 15+ Minutes

You must paint the most beautiful print to become the protegee of the painter Hokusai!

KNOW: The Always Up-To-Date Quiz Game

Ages 10+ • 3-6 Players • 40-60 Minutes

The always up-to-date quiz game thanks to Google Assistant! (Includes cards for offline mode.)

LABYRINTH: A Race for Treasures in a Moving Maze!

Ages 8+ • 2-4 Players • 20 Minutes

Search for a treasure deep within this maze!

MAH JONGG CARD GAME

Ages 13+ • 3-6 Players • 45 Minutes

Learn the enchanting tile game of strategy and luck with cards!

MAZING

Ages 6+ • 2-4 Players • 15-45 Minutes

Race across the board while your opponents try to block you and destroy the your walls !

MOBI

Ages 8+ • 1-6 Players • 15+ Minutes

Connect number and operations tiles in the fast, fun number game perfect for the whole family!

MONOPOLY

Ages 8+ • 2-8 Players • 1-3 Hours

Win by earning the most amount of money! Can you make a monopoly?!

MYSTERY DATE

Ages 8+ • 2-4 Players • 15-30 Minutes

Prepare to go on a mystery date by assembling an outfit that must match that of your date!

ONCE UPON A TIME: The Storytelling Card Game

Ages 8+ • 2-6 Players • 30 Minutes

Card game that encourages creativity and collaboration. Have fun telling a story together!

ORIGINAL TELESTRATIONS

Ages 7+ • 2-10 Players • 20-30 Minutes

Each player begins by sketching a Telestrations word dictated by the roll of a die. Play a game of drawing telephone!

PANDEMIC

Ages 8+ • 2-4 Players • 45-60 Minutes

Race to discover cures for four diseases before the number of infections rises too high!

PAPERCUTS

Ages 16+ • 4-8 Players • 30-60 Minutes

The editor plays a question card that references literature. The snarkiest answer wins that round!

PARTY MOUTH

Ages 8+ • 3+ Players • 10-30 Minutes

A fast-paced, foul-mouthed party game of shouting obscenities in the same order as your friends.

PHILADELPHIA-IN-A-BOX

Ages 8+ • 2-4 Players • 60-180 Minutes

Buy property, build a skyline, trade the skyline for a key to the city!

PHILLY-OPOLY

Ages 8+ • 2-4 Players • 60-180 Minutes

Become the wealthiest player through buying, renting and selling property!

PLANES

Ages 8+ • 2–4 Players • 45 Minutes

Check your luggage, pass security, and grab some food, but don’t miss your flight!

POINT SALAD

Ages 8+ • 2-6 Players • 15-30 Minutes

Build a salad and collect point cards to score the most points for the ingredients in their salad!

PUERTO RICO

Ages 12+ • 3-5 Players • 60-180 Minutes

Sell crops and buy buildings to edge out the competition and ship the most goods!

QWIRKLE

Ages 6+ • 2-4 Players • 30-45 Minutes

Make lines of tiles that are either all one color or all one shape. Points are scored for every tile played!

RAMEN FURY

Ages 8+ • 2-5 Players • 30 Minutes

Collect combos of cards to score for different recipes and add garnishes to boost your points!

REVERSE CHARADES: A Hilarious Twist on Charades

Ages 6+ • 3+ Players • 40-80 Minutes

Your team has 60 seconds to act out as many words as you can guess!

SCRABBLE

Ages 8+ • 2–4 Players • 90 Minutes

The classic crossword game, use letter tiles to form words and score points!

SCRABBLE JUNIOR

Ages 8+ • 2-5 Players • 40-80 Minutes

Two-sided game board lets players enjoy either the beginner or advanced version of the game!

SMALL WORLD: It’s a World of Slaughter After All!

Ages 3+ • 2–4 Players • 15 Minutes

A fun, zany civilization game where players vie for control of a board that is too small for them all!

THE SNEAKY, SNACKY SQUIRREL GAME!

Ages 3+ • 2–4 Players • 15 Minutes

Preschoolers develop skills in: matching, fine motor skills, social skills, and strategic thinking!

SOMEE CARDS

Ages 17+ • 3-20+ Players • 30-90 Minutes 

Pair the Caption cards with the Somee cards to create the funniest and wildest combinations!

SUSHI GO!: The Pick and Pass Card Game

Ages 8+ • 2–5 Players • 15 Minutes

Pass the sushi! The goal is to grab the best combination of sushi dishes as they whiz by!

TACTA

Ages 7+ • 2-6 Players • 20 Minutes

Flip, twist, and turn your cards to align and cover opponents’ shapes!

TAPPLE

Ages 8+ • 2-8 Players • 15-20 Minutes

Answer category cards that begin with available letters on the TAPPLE wheel. Be the last player left each round to score the card. Collect three category cards to win!

TICKET TO RIDE

Ages 8+ • 2-5 Players • 30-60 Minutes

Collect cards of various types of train cars and use them to claim railway routes in North America!

TIMELINE: SCIENCE AND DISCOVERIES

Ages 8+ • 2-8 Players • 15 Minutes

Players place cards into a growing timeline of scientific discoveries and inventions. Get the correct dates to win!

TOPPLE

Ages 6+ • 2-4 Players • 20 Minutes

Strategically stack pieces on a wobbly tower to earn points or create a “topple” for opponents!

TRAVEL MAGNETIC GO GAME SET

Ages 6+ • 2 Players • 15 Minutes

Master the ultimate game of strategy!

TSURO

Ages 8+ • 2–8 Players • 15–20 Minutes

Slide your stone along the path, but take care! Other players’ paths can lead you off the board!

UNO

Ages 7+ • 2-10 Players • 30 Minutes

Be the first one to get rid of your cards, but don’t forget to say “UNO!”

UNSTABLE UNICORNS

Ages 14+ • 2-8 Players • 30-45 Minutes

Build your own unicorn army! Be the first to complete your army to win the game!

THE WALKING DEAD BOARD GAME

Ages 15+ • 1–4 Players • 30–45 Minutes

Collect all the food, guns, transportation, and allies you can find without getting bitten!

WINGSPAN

Ages 10+ • 1–5 Players • 40-70 Minutes

You are bird enthusiasts, seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your wildlife preserves!

WINGSPAN: OCEANIA EXPANSION PACK

Ages 14+ • 1–5 Players • 40-70 Minutes

Expansion pack featuring the colorful and aweinspiring birds and habitat of Oceania.

*Base game NOT included.*

WORDLE

Ages 14+ • 2–4 Players • 15+ Minutes

Take turns writing down a secret 5-letter word and seeing who can guess it in the fewest tries!