Editing Board game (section)

===Age range===

The recommended age range of board game’s target player market impacts of the categorization of that board game:

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|+ Board game categorization by age range
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! Board game audience
! Description
! Examples 
! Ref
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| Adult / mature
| Adult and mature board games are those designed exclusively for grown-up players. Compared to family or children's games, adult / mature board games usually involve more complex rules; deeper themes; and mature subject matter, including violence, mystery or sexual humour etc.
| ''[[Cards Against Humanity]]''; ''[[Dead of Winter: The Long Night (board game)|Dead of Winter: The Long Night]]''; ''[[Escape Tales: The Awakening (board game)|Escape Tales: The Awakening]]''; ''[[Kingdom Death: Monster]]''; ''[[Tainted Grail: Conquest|''Tainted Grail'' franchise games]]''; ''[[Monikers (board game)|Monikers]]''; ''[[Codenames (board game)#Official variations|Codenames: Deep Undercover]]'' 
| <ref name="game-types_hero-time_current(2025)"/><ref name="game-categories_big-game-hunter_2024"/><ref name="adult-games_bgg_current(2025)">{{cite web|title=Mature / Adult|website=Board Game Geek (www.boardgamegeek.com)|language=en|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamecategory/1118/mature-adult|access-date=10 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225171823/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamecategory/1118/mature-adult|archive-date=25 December 2024|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref>
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| Children's
| Children's board games are designed for kids and are usually straightforward enough for very young children to learn in a short period of time, having bright colors, and fun and engaging settings.
| ''[[Mouse Trap (board game)|Mouse Trap]]''; ''[[Animal Upon Animal (board game)|Animal Upon Animal]]''; ''[[My First Stone Age (board game)|My First Stone Age]]''; ''[[Dinosaur Escape and Candy Land (board game)|Dinosaur Escape and Candy Land]]''; ''[[My Little Scythe]]''; ''[[Perudo]]''; ''[[PitchCar (board game)|PitchCar]]''; ''[[Rhino Hero (board game)|Rhino Hero]]''; ''{{ill|Zombie Kidz Evolution|de|Zombie Kidz Evolution}}'' 
| <ref name="game-types_hero-time_current(2025)"/><ref name="game-categories_big-game-hunter_2024"/><ref name="cildren's-games_bgg_current(2025)">{{cite web|title=Children's Game|website=Board Game Geek (www.boardgamegeek.com)|language=en|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamecategory/1041/childrens-game|access-date=10 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218120316/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamecategory/1041/childrens-game|archive-date=18 December 2024|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref>
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| Family
| Family board games are those suitable for the entire family, including adults who play together with younger children.
| ''[[Artriculate (board game)|Artriculate]]''; ''[[Birds on a Wire (board game)|Birds on a Wire]]''; ''[[For Sale (board game)|For Sale]]''; ''[[Herd Mentality (board game)|Herd Mentality]]''; ''[[Photosynthesis (board game)|Photosynthesis]]''; ''[[Roll Through the Ages (board game)|Roll Through the Ages]]''; ''[[Sushi Go]]''; ''[[Ticket to Ride (board game)|Ticket to Ride]]''; or ''[[Wingspan (board game)|Wingspan]]''
| <ref name="game-categories_big-game-hunter_2024"/><ref name="family-games_games-radar_2024">{{cite web|title=Must-have family board games for 2024|website=Games Radar (www.gamesradar.com)|date=21 December 2024|first=Benjamin|last=Abbott|language=en|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/board-games-for-families|access-date=1 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241230064215/https://www.gamesradar.com/board-games-for-families|archive-date=30 December 2024|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref>
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