24 Best Board Games and Festive Puzzles to Enjoy With Family and Friends This Holiday Season

In this funny, "mind-reading" game, players try to guess the answer that they think everyone else is putting down. Up to 20 people can play this entertaining game, making it a great choice for large families.

If your family loves Risk, this is a highly-rated strategy game you'll want to add to your rotation that boasts a 4.9 out of 5-star rating. You'll play as a railroad mogul claiming routes across 20th-century Europe. 

Play the game of Jumanji — if you dare. The electronic game board makes the sound of beating drums and will have you on the edge of your seat. Suitable for ages 8 and up, this game works for families with children.

In this hilarious game that's similar to Cards Against Humanity, you'll be given a funny meme and have to pick a related caption to match it. Whoever has the funniest caption wins.

If your family enjoys Settlers of Catan, experience the game in a new way with this explorers and pirates expansion pack. You'll explore uncharted areas with dangerous pirate lairs and fishing villages. 

Released in 2015, Settlers of Catan has quickly become a favorite among board game lovers. Players can learn the game within minutes, but perfecting the right strategy and techniques to win can take years. 

We’re obsessed with this super luxe Monopoly set at Anthropologie. The aesthetically pleasing board game folds up to fit into a decorative box you can display it on a bookshelf.

Educational and fun, this board game highlights National Parks across the United States. If your family loves to be outdoors or visit these beautiful sites, it'll be a hit.

Put your Harry Potter trivia knowledge to the test with this fun board game inspired by all things Wizarding. Only super fans will be able to answer all 2,000 questions correctly. 

Telestrations is like a game of telephone but with drawing. Will you be able to guess what the original picture was meant to be after passing it around to the whole family?

Who can take over the board without being blocked in by the other players? This game of strategy only takes 30 minutes, but is fun enough to play again and again.

Rifle Paper Co. has four festive prints for the holidays and we want to add each one to our cart, like this one featuring the Nutcracker Brigade. 

This bundle includes high-quality 100-piece, 500-piece, and 1,000-piece puzzles that were designed with the holidays in mind. It's perfect for the family who does puzzles the entire time they're at home together over Christmas or Hanukkah.

Birds of a feather flock together—especially when there is a wonderful winter puzzle to complete. 

Featuring similar-looking blue-hued Hanukkah Cookies, this puzzle is sure to be a challenge.

The best puzzle to put together (and to gift) may be one you create with personal photos with the help of Jiggy Puzzles Personalized Puzzle Creator. 

Put together Charlie and the whole Peanuts gang with this festive holiday puzzle. You can even do it while watching A Charlie Brown Christmas.

Is your family full of morning people who love a large breakfast? Then this ultimate brunch spread puzzle, with every piece being a different shape, is the puzzle for you.

Doubling as an ornament, this mini puzzle from Galison would make a perfect stocking stuffer.

Nothing says Christmas quite like carolers singing festive tunes around a decorated tree.

Selected by Oprah Winfrey herself, this puzzle from Jiggy made her 2023 Favorite Things List. A joy to put together year-round, this puzzle was inspired by The Color Purple.

The gorgeous winter print from Galison has snow-covered trees in a frosty forest. Flip it over to uncover a new puzzle for double the fun.

You'll definitely be filled with the Christmas spirit when you put together this rainbow puzzle of Christmas tree ornaments. 

For anyone who likes a challenge, this wooden puzzle has no edges as it is shaped like a Christmas tree. The wooden pieces have some unique shapes, too — like an elk, snowman and bell.