Best Trivia Board Games and Books 2026: Top 10 Picks
Looking for the best trivia board games and books? We tested classics and new hits, so your next quiz night is sorted!
Think you’re the trivia champ in your group? Or maybe you just love shouting random facts at your friends? Either way, we’ve put together the 10 best trivia board games and books based board games that’ll keep your brain buzzing and your bookshelf proud. When picking these gems, we looked at how easy they are to learn, how much fun they bring to the table, and – most importantly – if they actually make us feel smarter (even if only for one night). Get ready for epic face-offs and a journey through pop culture, books, and beyond. No sore losers allowed!
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10 Trivial Pursuit: Classic Edition
We had to include Trivial Pursuit. It’s the go-to for anyone who loves answering questions and arguing over whether a 1995 movie counts as ‘recent’. It covers everything—sports, history, pop culture—so everyone at the table finds something they know (even if it’s just that one Beatles song). The game gets heated, but in a fun way, especially when someone pulls a pie piece win out of nowhere. Trivia board games and books lovers will find it a great intro and a classic for a reason—just don’t blame us if you learn a weird fact you can never un-learn.
9 Wit’s End
Wit’s End is for those who get annoyed when questions are too easy. This one turns up the heat. It mixes trivia with riddles and brain teasers. When we played, we thought we were smart…until the game said otherwise. There’s always that one friend who somehow knows which planet has the most moons, but even they get stumped. For trivia board games and books fans who enjoy a challenge with their facts, this game twisted our brains in all the right ways.
8 Bookopoly
Bookopoly blends the classic Monopoly format with the theme of books and reading. Instead of Boardwalk, you get to own classics like ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. The trivia comes from book-themed challenges and questions. We played with a group of bookworms, and the puns alone had us wheezing. Trivia board games and books fans who want a literary twist on game night will have a blast—plus, you might actually want to land on someone else’s property for once.
7 Smart Ass
If you’ve got a friend group where everyone wants to shout out answers at lightning speed, Smart Ass is perfect. Questions get chucked at everyone at once, and whoever yells the right answer first wins the round. When we played, it turned into chaos (the fun kind) in seconds. The questions definitely reward quick thinkers. For trivia board games and books enthusiasts who hate waiting their turn, this one brings the party.
6 Timeline: Classic
Timeline: Classic makes you guess when things happened, so it’s basically ‘Who’s the best at pretending to remember history class?’ The cards cover events from all parts of life, from inventions to book releases. We always act confident, then guess the telephone was invented after cheese. Trivia board games and books fans who like learning and laughing at their own mistakes will find this tiny tin box a big hit.
5 I Should Have Known That!
Don’t let the title fool you—this game will humble you real quick. All the questions are things you ‘should’ know, so the only thing higher than the tension is the laughter every time someone confidently gets it wrong. We lost count of how many times we said, ‘I knew that!’, after the answer. Perfect for trivia board games and books fans who don’t mind a little embarrassment with their fun.
4 Bezzerwizzer
Bezzerwizzer is all about strategy and showing off your weirdest knowledge. You pick categories, so you don’t have to suffer through sports questions if you only watch chess boxing on YouTube. There’s a bonus for guessing opponents’ answers too. We spent most of the game laughing and plotting revenge after someone ‘bezzerwizzered’ our favourite topics. Trivia board games and books fans who like some tactics with their questions will love this.
3 Wordsy
We picked Wordsy because it’s all about quick thinking and wordplay, with a trivia twist that feels perfect for book lovers. It’s like a spelling bee had a love child with Scrabble and a pub quiz. Prepare to feel smug and stumped all at once!
2 Geek Out!
Geek Out! is what happens when trivia board games and books meets all things geeky. There are questions about movies, books, games, comics, and even some science. You bet, we got into heated debates about what counts as a ‘fantasy novel’. It’s a bidding game too: can you really name six famous wizards off the top of your head? Hilarity and bragging rights incoming.
1 Chronology
Chronology takes the top spot because it’s smart, approachable, and always feels fresh. You get cards with events, books, and inventions, and you have to ‘build’ a timeline in the right order. It’s dead simple to learn but super tricky to master. New players get the hang of it fast and get a laugh when someone thinks The Lord of the Rings was written before the lightbulb. Of all the trivia board games and books out there, this one got our group talking, guessing, and learning the most. It’s the best for making everyone feel included, whether you’ve read every classic or just the back of the cereal box.
