Family Board Games

Boardgamegeek.com

You can search for games on that site.

With my stepdaughter (10) we enjoy Life, Snorta (better with several players, though), Yatzhee and Pass the Pig to name a few. Happy gaming.

My kids love card games. We also play Sorry, Apples to Apples, Clue, Trouble, Yahtzee, and Headbands.

Our 9 year old son loves Battleship, Stratego, Blokus, Break the Safe, Othello, Sorry, Checkers, Chess, and Clue.

Sorry

We like a card game called "Whonoo" by Cranium. Cranium makes a lot of fun, creative board games.

My kids really liked board games so we played a variety of all levels of games. Do you think he/she is ready for something like Clue or Risk? The classics like Chess, Checkers and Cribbage are good strategy games and good for math skills.

ETA: I second the Labyrinth Game! In our house we just call it "the maze game" and we used to play it so much our board and cards have somewhat worn out.

Trivial Pursuit has lots of great versions now.

Maybe a game like Taboo (involves creative thinking and verbal skills).

Have fun!!

Labyrinth Game by Ravensburger

Our daughter loved this game. This company makes great board games. Your sons ability may even allow him to play some of the games for 12 and up .

http://www.ravensburger.com/uk/games/family-games/labyrin...

This Memory Game is fun and he will learn about history

http://www.ravensburger.com/uk/products/games/memory/hist...

Cranium, Clue (better with more than 2 people), Bananagrams, Scattergories, Scrabble

Yes, Apples to Apples is really fun. My kids are teens now and we still love playing it from to time to time.

Also, they liked Doodle Dice, Clue ( there is a junior one too...not sure on the ages), UNO is always fun as a card game, Trouble...That's what I can think of right now!

Blokus
Rumis
Ticket To Ride (about trains)

I also second the suggestion to visit boardgamegeek.com. :) Excellent resource.

Life

Yahtzee (sp?)

Pictionary

In addition to the others:

Who's Who
Train (the dominoe game)

uno
farkle
sequence
checkers/chess
dominoes

my kids love we love board games

clue
13 dead end drive
blokus
life
sorry
uno attack

I am not able to get to the game shelf right now lol but when I get down there I will write more. but blokus is the current favorite

Haven't read other answers, sorry for repeats:
Uno
Yahtzee
Bendominos/Dominos
Chess
Checkers
Apples to Apples (Jr. edition)
Camp

My kids (9 & 11) discovered Shut The Box while on a recent trip to my Mom's house and played it constantly for 4 days.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007GD4P0/ref=oh_detail...

We love board games too! Our faves (for 11-year old and soon to be 9-yr old too) are:

Sorry
Blokus
Yatzhee
Life (I bought an old one off eBay - I think the new ones are not as cool as when we were kids)
Qirkle

Yahtzee
Clue
Life

Lots of great other ones below. I'm excited to add a few to my list.

The classics are always good...
yatzhee
sorry
life
scrabble jr.

Other suggestions...
Racko (don't play for points, to confusing for young ones)
Cranium makes several good games. However, read the package as some are played in teams and you really need 4 people.
Uno