For those with a more creatively inclined mind, board games that revolve around trivia and numbers can sometimes just fall short. Whether you want to sit down and play with your family or pull out the board games at a party, here are 10 of the best creative board games.

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Grab some pencils and dust off the right hemisphere of your brain – it’s known as the creative side, if you’re wondering what on earth I’m talking about – because we’re about to dive into some drawing, laughing, and thinking-outside-the-box fun times.

The Cat Game

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The Cat Game is like Pictionary, except in every drawing, you have to use a cut-out of a cat as part of the scene. With cat-themed categories like fLICKS, PURRsons, and CAT-tivities, your goal is to depict your chosen cat in a way that clearly shows who or what it’s supposed to be.

For small groups, each player creates their own cat-based work of art while other players try to guess what they’re depicting, and the first player to guess five correctly wins. For larger groups, players split into two teams and battle it out against each other until one team reaches 20 points.

Ransom Notes

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As a writer, I couldn’t complete this list without including a word-based creative game, and Ransom Notes is definitely the best of the bunch.

If you’ve played games like Cards Against Humanity or New Phone Who Dis?, you’ll know how to play Ransom Notes. You have a limited number of word magnets, and you need to use them to answer prompts. With 840 word magnets and 250 prompt cards, there is an infinite possibility for replaying Ransom Notes and an endless possibility for hilarious outcomes.

Six Second Scribbles

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Six Second Scribbles challenges players to complete ten drawings within a minute and then pass their drawings on to the next person so they can try to figure out what’s on the paper. If the guessing player manages to decipher the doodles, both get points. It’s simple yet somehow incredibly chaotic. A minute never felt so short.

If you don’t feel creatively stretched enough with Six Second Scribbles, there’s also a follow-up in the form of Six Second Scribbles 2, which comes with 100 additional categories and 1,000 new prompts.

Drawing Without Dignity

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Imagine if Cards Against Humanity and Pictionary had a baby, and you’d end up with something quite similar to Drawing Without Dignity. If there’s any game on this list that I’d recommend playing without children, it would definitely be this one. Maybe save this for an adults-only gathering because your mind will go straight to the gutter.

With prompts like ‘drunk driving’ and ‘naughty school girl’, you’ll have to be quick and accurate with your drawing skills. Drawing Without Dignity can be played individually with the included drawing pads or in teams if you have a whiteboard handy.

Artsy Fartsy

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If you do want to play a potty humor drawing game with children involved, then let me introduce you to Artsy Fartsy.

Unlike the other games on this list, Artsy Fartsy was created with kids in mind (and a lot of the prompts were suggested by actual kids, which definitely shows) and can be played by anyone aged 10 or above. Not only do you have to draw things like a dog eating poop or a farting lunch lady, but you may also be challenged to draw blind or with your wrong hand.

Pictionary

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If you thought I was going to write this list without including the absolute classic that is Pictionary, I’m sorry to disappoint, but there’s no way I could do that.

Pictionary shouldn’t need much explanation, but just in case:

Players are tasked with drawing an item as described on their prompt card, and other players have to guess what it is. Pictionary has been around for 40 years, comes with drawing prompts for players of different abilities, and can be played by people of all ages. It’s the perfect game for families, regardless of age or skill level.

A Fake Artists Goes to New York

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A Fake Artists Goes to New York is a team-based drawing game where players have to collaborate to create a masterpiece by taking turns adding a line to the picture. However, one player has no idea what’s being drawn and has to avoid being identified as the fake artist.

A Fake Artist Goes to New York can be played with as many players as you like, and having more players will make it harder to find the imposter among you. Each round has a Gamemaster who comes up with the prompt, and the fake artist is randomly selected by drawing cards.

Draw it, See it, Say it

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Draw it, See it, Say it requires more than just drawing skills. Instead, it asks players to collect nine cards from three different categories to win the game. Pink cards test your drawing skills, yellow cards test your memory, and green cards test your bluffing skills.

Each player rolls a dice, and whichever color comes up, they have to take a card of that color. In each turn, players can earn one or three points, depending on how much they want to challenge themselves, and the bizarre prompts lead to a lot of laughter.

Drawsome: Disney Edition

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Drawsome: Disney Edition challenges you not only to draw your friends in the style of Disney but also to draw Disney characters in new and strange situations or combinations. Could you combine Kermit the Frog with Forky to create a coherent work of art? I couldn’t, and I’m still trying to figure out that particular combination in my mind.

Drawsome: Disney Edition is great for families, especially those with Disney-loving adults or children, and can be played with 3 to 10 players. You get five drawing boards and pens included, but this could easily be played using a simple pen and paper if you have more players.

Block Party

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If you’re not a fan of traditional drawing, then Block Party might be for you. It’s like pixel art in physical form, and each player has to build whatever is on their prompt card using the colored cubes provided. Imagine if Pictionary and Minecraft got together, and you’d have Block Party.

There are also additional challenges, such as ‘Technicolor’, which challenges you to use the most colors possible, or ‘Tall Order’, which challenges you to create the tallest structure. There’s not much need for artistic talent, although it definitely helps, and Block Party can be played by players of all ages.