The best way for kids to learn logic is through fun games, right? Logically! Kids learn best when having a good time and applying their knowledge. That’s why we’ve compiled the best board games to teach kids logic.
These games will give kids a purpose to think critically and apply reasoning skills. Help your kids solve puzzles and crack codes to become the best logical thinkers they can!
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🏆 Our Top Picks for Best Logic Board Games for Kids
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Code Master
Players: 1
Playing time: self-paced
Code Master is an excellent introduction to the mechanics of programming. This single-player game has a simple layout based on how computers function. In each round, you get a map with a unique key. You must move your avatar along the designated paths, collect crystals, and end up at the portal to complete your challenge. Miss a crystal or get off track, and you’ll need to start all over. Think logically to find the correct solution to each puzzle.
Sixty levels from beginner to expert allow you to start easy and move up in ability. Code Master develops logic, problem-solving, and focus. It helps your kids build the foundational skills and interests needed to code in an accessible, fun environment. What a fantastic way to master code!
Cat Crimes
Players: 1
Playing time: self-paced
It’s a cat-astrophe! Did you find a tear in the couch cushion, spilled water, or a broken vase? These furry felines may be cute, but they’ve committed some serious Cat Crimes. It is your job to uncover which kitty is the culprit.
Challenge Cards of varying levels detail the crime and give you clues. Suspect Cards provide information on each cat’s character. Figure out where each cat was at the time. Use some deductive reasoning to determine the cat at fault.
An adorable plotline and a relatable purpose make Cat Crimes both a fun and logical choice!
Logic Land
Players: 1
Playing time: self-paced
Welcome to Logic Land! There’s a puzzle hidden within this mysterious palace. Luckily, you have logic on your side to reveal the royal problem.
The Dragon is in the library. The Queen is consulting the Wizard. But the King is lost in Logic Land! Use reasoning skills to deduce where the King of the castle could be.
Logic Land comes in a convenient tin box with magnetic pieces for easy packing and travel so you can play at home or on the go. Find the missing member of the castle without losing any playing pieces in the process.
My First Castle Panic
Players: 1-4
Playing time: 20 minutes
My First Castle Panic is an early-learning version of the original Castle Panic. Kids use visual shape and color clues rather than reading, making it accessible for younger players.
In this cooperative game, kids work together to protect the palace at all costs. But uh oh! Monsters are making their way to the castle! And they are moving closer and closer with time. The playing cards represent each space on the board. Utilize the shape and color clues on each card to identify a space. If an evil creature resides there, send them to the dungeon!
Use recognition and strategy skills to put all the monsters behind bars. If you capture all of them before they make it to the castle, you win!
Story Time Chess
Players: 2-4
Playing time: 20 minutes
Check out this amazing approach to chess! Story Time Chess makes the classic strategy game easy for kids to learn.
This game comes with an illustrated book to tell the story of the board game kingdom. Each chess piece comes to life with its own story describing how it moves, what it can do, and why. The King is careful and slow, moving only one space per turn — while the Queen can move in any direction she likes — until she runs into something, of course!
Story Time Chess has mini-games to practice each character’s abilities. It builds up step by step until — voila! You are playing a proper chess game. Get ready to hear your child say, “Checkmate!”
Hoppers
Player: 1
Playing time: 5 minutes
Learning and fun are only a hop, skip, and jump away with Hoppers!
Hoppers come with a cute lilypad pegboard, frogs, and forty challenge cards of varying difficulty. Cards tell you where the frogs begin. Leap one frog over another to remove it from the board. You win if you can strategically help all but one frog off the board.
The small board is easy to take traveling and fun for kids of all ages. So get ready to jump into the fun!
Gravity Maze
Players: 1
Playing time: self-paced
Gravity really is a-maze-ing!
This single-player game exercises spatial awareness and engineering skills. The goal is to build a connecting tower maze to successfully get a marble from start to finish.
Challenge cards will tell you what colored towers to use. Each square’s unique ridges and ramps will divert your marble in different directions. So be clever, think ahead, and find the right pieces and locations to complete the puzzle. When you think you’ve got it, drop the marble in and see if you succeed!
Dinosaur Escape
Players: 2–4
Playing time: 20 minutes
Help the dinosaurs escape to the island before the volcano erupts!
Dinosaur Escape is a cooperative game of memory and luck. Take turns rolling the die and moving your dino. If you land in a grassy patch, peek under a shrub-like memory card to see what you find. If it’s a matching dino friend, move it to the safe island. However, if you reveal a volcano card, add another piece to that growing volcano. The volcano grows as you go — but if it blows, it’s game over!
Dinosaur Escape is easy to learn. Kids love the exciting board and the impending danger of the volcano.
Mastermind for Kids
Players: 2
Playing time: 5 minutes
Be a mastermind to crack the code!
In this two-player game, one player is the code maker, and the other is the codebreaker. The answer pieces are colorful animals. A code maker creates a secret row of colorful animals. The codebreaker must guess the order and colors while receiving hints along the way. Use the clues and deduct what animals have come out to play this round. If you can do it before running out of guesses, you’ve won the mastermind title!
This easy-to-set-up game moves quickly but has excellent replay value. There are endless codes to create and break!
Sequence for Kids
Players: 2–4
Playing time: 20 minutes
This twist on the classic is made especially for kids. Take turns placing pieces on a board to match the cards in your hand. Sequence for Kids swaps out a regular card deck for a creative, animal one.
It adds in two specialty cards. Get Dorothy the Dragon to fire any player’s piece off the board. Pick up Ulysses the Unicorn to fly one of your pieces wherever you fancy. You must get four animals in a row to win — up, down, or diagonally.
Sequence is an excellent way for kids to learn spatial awareness, planning, and logical reasoning. The cute, varied cards will have them learn and read new animal names. So grab those ostriches, pandas, or penguins and find your way to four!
Wrap-Up
We hope you enjoyed our list of the best board games to teach kids logic! These self-paced games are a great way to encourage kids to learn while having fun. Have you and your kids tried any of the games on this list? Did we miss any of your favorite logic puzzles? Drop a comment below and let us know! We’d love to hear from you.
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Cheryl is a teacher, writer, and board game fan. She likes incorporating games into all areas of her life, from classrooms and family nights to lively parties with friends. While she’s played too many to count, her favorites have always been classics like Codenames and chess.