Science Board Games

What was life like for 17th century farmers? Your students will find out for themselves as they take on the responsibilities of a small farming household, raising wood, grain, fiber, and animals to supply the needs of a growing family. A challenging and thought-provoking game.

• 1–4 players (w/ an extension to support 5–6)
• Ages 12+

An Eyk family favorite. It’s more silly than science, but this game teaches probability, planning, negotiation, and most crucially, the importance of bearing fruit! Players take on the role of bean farmers specializing in just a few of a colorful (and silly) panoply of bean varieties. The larger your crop the greater the reward, but the greater risk of missing out on a better opportunity.

• 2–7 players
• Ages 10+

If your kids can play Monopoly, they can play Solarquest and learn about the Solar System at the same time. It’s a lot more interesting and fun than Monopoly, too!

• 2–8 players
• Ages 8+

A fun twist on the usual Bingo formula. Young kids quickly learn to identify common North American wildlife on sight.

• 2+ players
• Ages 3+

This one’s less about learning, but the beautiful art and compelling gameplay will keep your family coming back to this simple tile-laying game, and can spur conversations about ecological relationships between flowers, bees, and bears.

• 2–5 players
• Ages 7+

Join Gregor Mendel on his monastery grounds and help him as he breeds pea plants and unlocks the secrets of genetics.

• 1–5 players
• Ages 8+

Learn about cell biology by translating DNA and mRNA to build peptide chains from amino acids—don’t worry, it’s a lot more fun than Biology class!

• 2–5 players
• Ages 10+

Build your own ecosystem in this deceptively simple card drafting game where you have to arrange multiple habitats and species to form the most advantageous networks between living things. Highly recommended.

• 2–6 players
• Ages 14+

Play as ornithologists attracting birds to your wildlife preserve in this breathtakingly beautiful and relaxing game.

• 1–5 players
• Ages 14+

Assemble a team of elemental ninjas to build molecules—and learn advanced chemistry concepts along the way! “If you can add to 0, you can play Valence.”

• 2–4 players
• Ages 8+

A cooperative game about covalent bonding in organic molecules. A high school or college level topic that kids as young as 8 can understand through compelling gameplay.

• 2+ players
• Ages 8+

A strategy game played out on the Periodic Table of Elements. Teaches important concepts in chemistry through fun game mechanics.

• 2–5 players
• Ages 10+

An herbal adventure game that requires no reading ability. Clear illustrations help kids quickly learn to identify common medicinal plants and their uses.

• 1–4 players
• Ages 4+

This series of cooperative games will help your students master mental math for addition & subtraction; fractions, decimals, & percentages; and multiplication & exponents. Your kids may elect this game to take the place of drills and flashcards.

• 1–5 players
• Ages 8+

Practice multiplication and division and master important concepts like primes, factors, and the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic—all while having a ton of fun.

• 2–4 players
• Ages 10+

A fun, yet punishingly difficult cooperative game that will keep your family coming back for “just one more try”. Sure to stoke conversations about real life epidemics and the health professionals who work to prevent them.

• 2–4 players
• Ages 8+