8 Best Fun Friday Board Games to Play in 2025
Looking for fun friday board games? We rounded up the best board games to make your Friday nights hilarious and unforgettable with friends.
The Top 8 Fun Friday Board Games That Always Bring the Laughs
We’ve all been there: Friday night hits, and everyone wants to play something fun, fast, and easy to learn. Our secret for picking fun friday board games? We hunt for games that get everyone talking, laughing, and maybe even shouting in excitement (sorry, neighbors). We avoid anything that takes an hour to explain or puts half the group to sleep. Whether you’re hosting friends or roping in family, these picks are perfect for starting your weekend with a bang. No spoilers yet, but trust us—they make every game night unforgettable.
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8 Just One
We always pull this one out when we need a warm-up for fun friday board games. It’s a word guessing game, where you all try to give clues that won’t match what someone else gives. Every round, someone laughs because two people write the same clue, which gets erased! It’s fast and always gets everyone talking and giggling. We love that you never really know who’s got the weirdest clue until all are revealed. It doesn’t matter if you’re a word nerd or just in it for a fun time; this game is a pure hit. People who usually shy away from games even get sucked in with this beauty.
7 Codenames
Codenames is a classic in our fun friday board games rotation. You split into two teams and try to guess the codewords from cryptic clues. There’s always that one guy who thinks ‘Banana’ is somehow related to ‘War’ and it’s hilarious. It is a team game, so even if you struggle with words, you can still cheer when someone makes a wild guess that actually works. We love seeing how everyone’s mind works differently. This game rewards creative thinking and group laughs.
6 Wavelength
Wavelength is always in our fun friday board games lineup, because it gets the whole group groaning, cheering, and occasionally yelling ‘How did you think THAT?’ One player gives a clue to hit the ‘right wavelength’ between two extremes. For example, ‘Hot vs Cold’ and the clue is ‘Coffee’. Everyone debates if that’s more hot than cold. The random arguments and team mishaps make it great. You just need to try it to get why people adore this one.
5 Telestrations
Telestrations is like the game of telephone, but with doodles instead of whispers. Perfect for fun friday board games, because by the end, the whole table dies laughing. You start with a word, draw it, then pass it to the next person who guesses what you drew… and usually, it goes wrong. We’ve seen a ‘spaceship’ turn into ‘cow on a trampoline’. It’s perfect for groups with mixed skill levels; nobody cares if you can’t draw.
4 Decrypto
This clever word game always hits our fun friday board games table. In Decrypto, you send coded messages to your team while the other side tries to crack your code. We always end up making inside jokes with clues, and it definitely brings out everyone’s clever side. But, there’s always that one cryptic hint nobody gets, making us all wonder if we’re in the same universe. It feels brainy and satisfying, but still really fun.
3 The Resistance: Avalon
If your group likes shouting, accusations, and wild suspicion, put Avalon on your fun friday board games list. You play knights or minions trying to bluff your way to victory. We love watching people squirm when they get caught in a lie, or scream ‘I KNEW IT’ at their best friend. It’s easy to get into and even better when everyone tries to be a sneaky liar. The tension and betrayals make for great memories.
2 Monikers
Monikers is a hilarious mix of charades and guessing, a real favorite in our fun friday board games marathons. The game progresses through three rounds with the same cards, so things get wild when you start acting out weird concepts like ‘Guy whose arms are always tired’. Everyone gets silly, and the best part is seeing shy friends suddenly do the wildest impressions. It’s the best for groups that just want to laugh all night.
1 Wits & Wagers
This is the king of fun friday board games for us. Why? Because it’s trivia that everyone can win—even if you know nothing. You get a question, everyone guesses a number, then you bet on the answer you think is closest. We’ve had games where someone who knows nothing about history wins, and someone who’s certain of everything loses big! It’s pure fun, super easy, and has everyone yelling and laughing, which is why we always crown Wits & Wagers as our number one for friday nights.
