The Best Logic Board Games

Logic board games are a great way to improve our cognitive abilities. They are great fun and will definitely entertain you, all while using memory, logical reasoning, adaptation to different environments, etc. So let us take a look at some of the best logic board games that can be enjoyed by both adults and children alike.

Rush Hour

Pros:

✓ A solo game, but a challenge can be solved cooperatively with another player
✓ The 40 challenge cards allow you to vary the games
✓ Suitable for beginners and experts, thanks to the 4 difficulty levels

Cons:

✕ Experts find challenges too easy
✕ There are not enough cards to guarantee endless replayability

Characteristics:

● Brand: Ravensburger
● Number of players: 1 or more
● Age: 8 years and over
● Duration of a game: 5 to 10 minutes
● Type of game: Puzzle, logic, thinking

The objective of the game is to get the red car out, passing it through the opening in the board. This is valid for all the challenges of the 40 cards. Each challenge map has a specific starting diagram. The player has to position all the vehicles according to these instructions. The player will have to move the cars, to solve a challenge.

The player must clear the road, moving the cars up and down, left and right. It is of course not permitted to lift a vehicle straight off the road. Once the red car is free, the challenge is resolved, and the player can move on to another map.

If the diagram is too complicated, it is possible to consult the solution on the back of each card. If the pieces are blocked, and the player wants to start over, they will have to turn the board over, so that the cars would fall down.

Our opinion: This is a rather solitary game. To play together, players have the choice between collaborating with each other or timing each challenge to see who finishes it faster.

Break the Code

Pros:

✓ The rules are easy to understand
✓ A game that allows adults and children to use logical reasoning
✓ The games are short and not tiring

Cons:

✕ The objective changes depending on the number of players
✕ Players must be careful so that their screen does not fall

Characteristics:

● Brand: Iello
● Number of players: 2 to 4
● Age: 10 years and over
● Duration of a game: 15 minutes
● Type of game: Logic, thinking, deduction, strategy

When there are 2 players, the objective is to guess the opponent’s 5 number tiles. Each player receives 5 tiles, which they line up behind their screen. The Question cards are spread out in the middle, face up. During their turn, a player has the choice of choosing a question and asking it, or trying to guess which tiles their opponent has.

For the first option, the player takes the Question card of their choice, and reads it. The other player must give a correct answer. If a player prefers to guess the other’s tiles, they must describe the order of alignment and the color of the tiles. If they are right, the game ends after the turn of the 2 players. If they are wrong, they make up for it on their next turn, and they pass the turn over to their opponent.

If the two players find the right combination during the same turn, another game is started to decide who’s the winner. If there are 3 or 4 players, each must guess the tiles in the center, along with those of the others. The course of the game is the same as that with 2 people. The questions refer to the location of a tile or several tiles.

Our opinion: The choice of questions should not be random. A player should take into account the notes they have taken. They must utilize their capacity for deduction the best they can so as not to waste time.

Patchwork

Pros:

✓ Combines elements of logic and course games
✓ The parts are different from each other
✓ A game within the reach of children

Cons:

✕ A 2-player game
✕ Pieces are cardboard, they are not made to last

Characteristics:

● Brand: Asmodee
● Number of players: 2
● Age: 8 years and over
● Duration of a game: 30 minutes
● Type of game: Thinking, logic, puzzle, course

The players’ mission is to create a patchwork represented by a Cover board. At the start, each player receives 5 buttons, 1 cover board, and 1 timer token. During their turn, the player has the choice between advancing through the spaces of the central Chrono board, or buying a piece of fabric, and placing it on their Blanket board. On the central Chrono board, they move their Chrono token just before that of the opponent. The player gains buttons corresponding to the number of squares they have traveled.

If a player chooses to buy a piece of fabric, they pay in buttons the value mentioned on the piece. Then, they place it on their Blanket board, so as to obtain a beautiful patchwork. The choice of pieces of fabric is made according to the desired combinations and junctions. When the player fills a space of 7 x 7 squares, they get a special piece, which is used to fill single squares.

The game is over when the 2 Chrono tokens land on the finish square. A player’s points are made up of the buttons they have, added to the special piece, which is worth 7 points, if they have any. If their Cover board has 3 empty squares, the player will lose 3 points. After counting, the player with the most points is declared the winner.

Our advice: The players must remember to obtain buttons, and also to place the pieces of fabric on the squares of their Blanket board. The Blanket board should not only be filled, but it must be beautiful and harmonious.

Pinguin Pool Party

Pros:

✓ A game that exercises concentration and logical thinking
✓ Intended for children, but adults can also enjoy playing it
✓ The game has 60 different challenges

Cons:

✕ A solo game
✕ After finishing the 60 challenges, you will have to pass the board to other people

Characteristics:

● Brand: SmartGames
● Number of players: 1 player
● Age: 6 years and over
● Duration of a game: 15 minutes
● Type of game: Logic, concentration, thinking, placement

The player will have to place the 4 ice floes around the 4 penguins. The game is played on a board that represents a sea of ​​ice. At the beginning, you will have to position the penguins in the water, following the diagram indicated in a challenge. The remaining space is reserved for ice floes which come in different shapes.

All the holes around the penguins are to be covered with ice floes. It is up to the player to find the place for each, according to its shape. Each ice floe fits into the holes. Ice floes cannot be twisted. They keep their shape. In addition, it is not allowed to place them on a penguin.

Every challenge has only one solution. Once the player has finished a challenge, they can start another. The level of difficulty increases, as they advance through the challenges. The solution is on the back of every challenge, make sure not to glimpse at it by mistake!

Our opinion: This game will require you to use all your brain power to find the correct solution. The difficulty of the challenges increases and can be quite frustrating. Thankfully the penguins are cute, which makes up for the difficulty of the game.

Quantik

Pros:

✓ A fast game with simple rules
✓ Unlimited replayability
✓ The pieces are made of high quality wood, and will not deteriorate with use

Cons:

✕ Played with only 2 people

Characteristics:

● Brand: Gigamic
● Number of players: 2
● Age: 8 years and over
● Duration of a game: 10 to 15 minutes
● Type of game: Thinking, logic, tactics, placement

The game takes place on a board representing a region of 4 squares. Each square has 4 slots. A player receives 8 wooden pieces. The colors are different for the 2 players. The pieces are cylinder, sphere, cone, and cube shaped.

The objective of the game is to place the pieces, so that a row contains pieces of different shapes. The same is true for the columns. The first player who manages to position their last piece, respecting this rule, wins the game. During their turn, the player places a piece on an unoccupied space.

The two players will have to place pieces based not only on what they think would be the best possible move, but also according to the piece the opponent has placed during their turn. When a player cannot find a place for a piece, when only the forbidden places remain, they are defeated, and the game is over. This means the other player is the winner.

Our opinion: The principle is to anticipate the opponent’s placements. In addition, you have to think before placing a piece, because afterwards, it is no longer possible to move it.

Pylos

Pros:

✓ A game that never tires the players, the rounds can be linked together, so that everyone can get their revenge
✓ The board and marbles can be used for decoration
✓ The game is made for all generations

Cons:

✕ A game can go on forever
✕ For a balanced game, it is better to play with an opponent of the same level

Characteristics:

● Brand: Gigamic
● Number of players: 2
● Age: 8 years and over
● Duration of a game: 5 to 20 minutes
● Type of game: Thinking, logic, strategy

Pylos is a game where you have to place marbles, by superimposing them, so as to form a pyramid. The board has 16 holes, positioned in 4 x 4 alignments. Each player receives 15 marbles of different colors. The objective is for a player to save their marbles, in order to be the last to put them at the top of the pyramid.

At the start, all the marbles are placed on the edge of the board. During each turn, the player has the choice between 3 actions: they take a marble in reserve and place it on a free hole, or they place a marble on a square of marbles already present on the board, or they take a marble on the board, and place it on a square.

The player has the right to take one of their marbles from the board, provided they put it in a higher position. Each time they make a square with their own marbles, the player can remove one or two of their marbles from the board. It is not allowed to move or take a marble placed below another.

Our advice: The player must juggle between the placement of marbles and the making of squares, in order to remove more marbles from the board. The principle is to make their opponent’s marbles work as their stepping stone.

Quixo

Pros:

✓ Nice design, with durable material
✓ A logic game, which requires a good dose of strategy
✓ Can be played with family, 2 or 4

Cons:

✕ Must avoid forming the opponent’s line for them
✕ The principle seems complicated at first, especially for those who play for the first time

Characteristics:

● Brand: Gigamic
● Number of players: 2 to 4
● Age: 8 years and over
● Duration of a game: 15 minutes
● Type of game: Logic, thinking

On a round board, there are 25 cubes with X’s and O’s. At the beginning, the 25 cubes are placed in 5 x 5 alignment. The objective of the game is to form a line made up of cubes of the same shape. One player takes the O’s, and the other takes the X’s.

The first player who manages to line up 5 of their cubes wins the game. During their turn, a player takes a cube, and places it in another place. To find the other place, they must move the other cubes, so as to clear a space for the cube to be placed. It is not allowed to return the same cube to its original place.

A player cannot remove an opponent’s cube. To create space, they can push the cubes from the ends. If, while creating their line, a player inadvertently aligns the opponent’s cubes, they lose the game.

Our advice: Before picking a cube to move it, the player must first think where they will put it, and how. At the same time, they must pay attention as to not form the opponent’s winning line.

Decode

Pros:

✓ A logic game for 5 people, the whole family can play
✓ Addictive once the rules are understood
✓ A game that exercises memory

Cons:

✕ Tiles are not very strong, may crumble over time
✕ A player has to depend on others

Characteristics:

● Brand: Asmodee
● Number of players: 2 to 5
● Age: 7 years and over
● Duration of a game: 20 minutes
● Type of game: Logic, deduction

In a game, each player will have to identify their own tiles. They cannot take a look at them directly. The 28 tiles are shared between the players and the middle of the table. If there are 4 players, each player receives 5 tiles, face down. It will be necessary to place 4 tiles in the middle of the table, and the remaining 4 are put aside.

Every player raises their tiles, so that they’re facing the player in front of them. A player therefore does not see their own tiles: they see those of other players, and those that are in the middle of the table. The tiles contain numbers from 1 to 7. The player must find the numbers on their tiles by asking the other players for clues.

During their turn, the player asks their neighbor if they have a tile with a specific number. If the neighbor has that number, they place it in front of themselves. The active player can guess one of their own tiles. The objective is to guess the numbers on all of their tiles without making a mistake. The first player to correctly announce all of their numbers wins the game.

Our opinion: The game is a little frustrating at first, since the player sees everything except their own tiles. But by using their deduction skills, a player learns to choose the most useful numbers to ask their neighbors.

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