# Happy Families

Happy Families is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 10–30 minutes and is meant for ages 4 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 5 out of 10 by 5 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $11.39 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 10–30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 4+
- **Complexity:** 1.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1851
- **Categories:** Card Game, Animals, Children's Game, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Novel-based, Educational, Deduction, Memory, Prehistoric
- **Mechanics:** Set Collection, Memory
- **Ludoya rating:** 5 out of 10, from 5 reviews
- **Owned by:** 18 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 91
- **Unique players:** 48

**Designers:** Marie-Christine Exbrayat, Marc Schlaboski, (Uncredited)

**Artists:** Sir John Tenniel, J. Loïs, Hergé, Chris Rhodes, Julie Légaré, Posy Simmonds, Roger Law, Mélite, Clément Lefevre, Florence Thuillier, Steve Bell (II), Robert Velter, Sue McCartney-Snape, Roger Hargreaves, Séverine Prélat, Racey Helps, Vivien Therme, Elsa Vuillaume, Mandy Hall, Véronique Hermouet, Eiichiro Oda, Maggie Bateson, John Hersey, Nicholas Garland, Mauri Kunnas, Jeanne Dufief, José Luis López Fernández, Quentin Blake, Suzanne "Suzon" Jeanneau, Linda Edgerton, Erika Meier-Albert, Estelle Rattier, Martin Honeysett, Peter Cross, Eelco Martinus ten Harmsen van der Beek, Luc Turlan, Max Pollock, Matthew Pritchett, Marie-France Gary, Trog, Lucy Willis, John Jensen, A. E. Kennedy, Richard Doyle, Robert Tyndall, Susanna Shannon, Peter Fluck, Amandine Piu, Chas. A. Buchel, Charlotte de Villiers, Gaëlle de Crozé, Willie Rushton

**Publishers:** (Unknown), (Self-Published), Betula, A Collier, (Public Domain)

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dragons Lair | 35 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/lojliga-familjerna |
| World of Board Games | 35 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/lojliga-familjerna-tactic |
| Ludifolie | 3.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/12288-jeu-de-7-familles-lilimals.html |
| Alphaspel | 49 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/10459-lojliga-familjen |
| Spelexperten | 49 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/kortspel/lojliga-familjen.html |
| Philibert | 4.5 € | https://philibertnet.com/fr/piatnik/107933-jeu-des-7-familles-loisirs-9001890488313.html |
| Zatu Games | 6.25 £ | https://zatu.com/products/woodland-happy-families |
| TLAMA games | 205 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/mini-family/ |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 9.95 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/happy-family |

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/happy-families)
- [Happy Families in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/happy-families)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21389)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._