Best Toys Games 2025: Top 5 Fun Board Game Picks
We played the best toys games board games and had a blast. These picks bring toys games fun straight to your table!
Craving some fun with the best toys games board games out there? So are we! When we made our list, we focused on games that spark joy, work great for families, and—let’s be honest—come with a decent dose of chaos. It had to be classic. It had to bring back those childhood cheers and groans. But most of all, every pick needed to be quick to learn so nobody at the table felt left behind. Get ready! We’re about to show you five toys games board games that never gather dust on our shelves.
On this list:
5 Mouse Trap
Mouse Trap is a classic toys games board game that always brings the crowd together. We love how it mixes those wild plastic contraptions with the luck of the dice. Building Rube Goldberg-ish gadgets while your friends cheer (or yell) creates chaos and laughs. It’s not super deep, but it oozes charm. Kids especially go nuts for it, but adults can’t resist rolling and chasing each other around that board. Setup can take a bit, but, hey, half the fun is watching the machine do its thing—even if it works about 70% of the time. If you want a toys games night full of action, this is a solid pick.
4 Operation
Operation is a loud, buzzy classic and a toys games favorite. We all get a kick (and a mild jump scare) from that nasty buzzing sound every time someone messes up. This is a board game that lets us pretend to be surgeons, except we’re shaking from laughter instead of nerves. It keeps things simple, but steady hands and nerves of steel will win the day—unless someone bumps the table! Operation is great for families, and easy to set up. There’s a reason this one hangs around year after year. Our group always ends up arguing about the best way to get the bread basket out!
3 Hungry Hungry Hippos
Hungry Hungry Hippos might be the loudest toys games board game ever created, but that’s all part of the fun. Bash those plastic hippos, grab as many marbles as possible, and hope your hippo’s jaw doesn’t jam (it will). This game is pure chaotic energy. No strategy needed, just speed and a little fury. If you’ve got restless kids or competitive adults, this game will get everyone moving. We always end up getting a rematch request, probably because it plays so quickly—and also because some people just can’t stand losing to a plastic hippo.
2 Jenga
Jenga is the king of tense moments and wobbly towers in the toys games world. We never get tired of the slow, careful pulls and the wild crashes. This board game is easy to learn but impossible to master, and everyone’s got their own secret pull technique (spoiler: none of them work). You can play with anyone, anytime, and it travels well—just don’t drop it on your foot. Whether you’re with family, friends, or total strangers, Jenga is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. We always end up with a heap of blocks and a wild, nervous laugh.
1 Candy Land
Candy Land is the ultimate classic in toys games, and that’s why we crown it as the best. It’s colorful, sweet, and easy enough for even the tiniest family members to play. No reading, no strategy, just pure luck and sugary paths. This board game is a right of passage—most of us played it before we could tie our shoes. It brings families together and gives off nostalgia by the bucketful. When we pull it out, everyone’s got a story about slipping past Lord Licorice or getting stuck in Molasses Swamp. For pure toys games fun that welcomes all ages, nothing beats Candy Land.
