There is nothing better than a family game night on a rainy evening. Scratch that, I can think of several things better than that (e.g. a hot bath in silence, a night off from putting the kids to bed, spending the whole night reading a good book). But alas, those are the things we can only dream of when we have kids who need entertaining. It's best to make the most of it with a good board game everyone can enjoy.

You may think that Family Game Night this means endless hours of Chutes and Ladders or charades, but think again. Some of the finest minds of our generation have put all their creative efforts into ending the era of The Game of Life and Yahtzee with some new and, most importantly, fun games for parents and kids alike. So step aside, Milton Bradley, there are some new game makers in town!

Here are 10 family-friendly board games that will take your Family Game Night to the next level.

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10 Throw Throw Burrito

If throwing foam burritos at your family members sounds like good fun, then this game is for you. Throw Throw Burrito is a dodgeball style card game from the same creative team that brought us the tremendously popular game, Exploding KittensIn this game, every player draws cards at the same time in an effort to make matches. If they get three of a kind on an "action" card, the burrito throwing madness begins. There are duels, battles, and all out burrito wars to make sure everyone has the opportunity to attack their family members with a toy burrito. In true Exploding Kittens' style, the cards are hilarious, but also illustrated, making them easy to match for kids not yet at reading level.

Why we love it: The directions are easy to follow, and everyone plays at the same time –warding off any potential for boredom. Also, what's not to love about throwing a burrito at your kids?

9 Sleeping Queens

Sleeping Queens has everything you want in a "learning" game for the kids –a bit of memory, strategy, and math– but the twist is that it is actually fun for adults as well. In this card game, all the Queens are asleep (lucky Queens!) and all you need to do is wake them up with a "King" card. Sounds easy enough until everyone uses their potions, knights, dragons, and magic wands to steal her from you. Created by then 6-year-old, Miranda Evarts, the game is anything but juvenile. The fun rules and many twists and turns along the way make this game a great one for players of all ages.

Why we love it: The rules are easy enough for younger kids to understand (4 and up) but still interesting enough to keep it entertaining for older kids as well.

8 Connect 4 Shots

All those times you played beer pong during your college days are finally going to pay off when you challenge the kids to Connect 4 Shots. In this more active take on the classic Connect 4 game, you can't just place your token in, you have to bounce it into the game board. Here, any form of strategy takes a back seat to just trying to get the ball to actually bounce into the board. Game play is simultaneous, so it is quick and it's anyone's guess who actually will win.

Why we love it: It is way more fun and way less messy than the original version.

7 Sussed?

It's time to get to know your family even better with this fun twist on your boring old Q&A guessing game. Multiple choice questions like, "Which superpower would I want to have? Flight, Invisibility, Super Hearing" and "Where would I most want to live? In a tree house, underwater, in space?" make getting to know each other even better and a lot more fun. Suitable for children of reading age or even younger with a helping adult. There are multiple version of Sussed? to keep the game going long after you finished up your first pack.

Why we love it: The game stays interesting with questions ranging from ones to which you may know the answers to ones you will not have a clue.

6 Cards Against Humanity Family Edition

Rejoice! The game we all loved in our 20s but haven't played since we had kids, now comes in a Family Friendly Edition. Even better, it is available for free online. Here, just like in the original, the hallarity is on point only much more PG (think lots of fart and butt jokes). After the initial torture of cutting out 5 million little cards (but, hey, it was free, so can't complain too much), it's all laughs from that point on. The game is played in the exact way as the original –use your cards to find the funniest match to fill in the blank of the judge's drawn sentence. All will be funny, but only one can win!

Why we love it: It is equally funny as its adult counterpart.

5 Uno Attack

Loved the game UNO as a kid? Well, this takes the game play to an entirely new level. Instead of drawing cards from the pile, in UNO Attack, you try your luck at pushing a button on the card dispenser. Sometimes you get lucky and get zero cards, and sometimes the thing just keeps spitting cards at you for what seems like forever. With this one, it's anyone's guess as to who will actually win!

Why we love it: Everyone loves UNO and everyone loves pushing a button, so the marriage of the two is a guaranteed winner.

4 Imagine

Imagine is a wonderful game of charades using only visual symbol cards as opposed to bad acting to get your teammates to guess the answer. The game uses the same concept, meaning each team member tries to get their team to guess the word on their card. In Imagine, however, you can only use the provided picture cards to get your team to guess. The pictures can be combined in anyway and even moved around to help you, but no acting is allowed.

Why we love it: It's called Imagine for a reason, it takes a good deal of imagination and creativity to play.

3 Cat Crimes

If you love "whodunit" mystery solving games, but your kids are not old enough for murders and gory crime scenes, then Cat Crimes from ThinkFun is a perfect game for you. It has all the fun of a deductive reasoning and logic game but with cats, whose crimes are only mild household damage. The game hosts 60 different challenges ranging from beginner to expert. It is single player, but can be played cooperatively with the whole family. And if you don't fancy cats, there is a dog-themed version!

Why we love it: It is a great step up from the memory and Disney Princess themed type learning games for the elementary school aged crowd.

2 On a Scale of One to T-Rex

Another great one from the makers of Exploding Kittens is On a Scale of One to T-Rex. In this unique take on charades, players act out the word on their card –exactly like charades, you say? No! There is a twist, your team knows the word. The "actor" has been given an intensity level with which to act out the word, 1 to 10. That is what your team needs to guess. So, if your card is "discover you have fingers for the first time" you have to be either be very excited about it or uninterested in this discovery to get your team to figure it out!

Why we love it: The game is perfect for families with kids of all ages, in fact, the younger the kids, the funnier the results are likely to be.

1 Beasts of Balance

Beasts of Balance is a modern take on games like Jenga where a steady hand, some strategy, and a fair bit of luck is key to winning. In this game, which has a digital integration through an app, players work together or in "battle mode" to stack artifacts and bring to life a digital world without it all crashing down!

What we love about it: The colors are so vibrant that stacks are almost like works of art. Kids may want to stop and take pictures of their creations.

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