Topiary- competitive hedge laying for all the family.
Review of a beautiful, strategic tile laying game which can be adapted for younger players. Great family games night fun! … Read More Topiary- competitive hedge laying for all the family.
Tag: Primary age
Dragonwood – a swords and sorcery themed card game suitable for under 8s.
I was excited to introduce N to Dragonwood. It is a basic swords and sorcery themed card game that involves building hands and rolling dice to defeat foes and win points. We started playing it when N was 4.5 but with an official 8+ age, we thought it was always going to be a game… Read More Dragonwood – a swords and sorcery themed card game suitable for under 8s.
Outfoxed – a quirky cooperative detective game.
Outfoxed is a great introductory level cooperative deduction game for very young kids. The artwork is beautiful and the theme, a bunch of detectives trying to figure out which fox is the thief before he or she goes to ground, is appealing and easy to grasp. We added this to our collection when N was… Read More Outfoxed – a quirky cooperative detective game.
Rat-a-tat-cat Review
Rat-a-tat-Cat is a fun, quick hand-building card game that’s great for mixed age play. The aim of the game is to build the lowest hand of four cards, and then go out first in order to stop the game before your opponent has built a lower hand. But there’s a twist. Your hands are face… Read More Rat-a-tat-cat Review
Hoot Owl Hoot – a perfect little cooperative preschool starter game
Hoot Owl Hoot was one of the first games we bought for N when he was just 3. It’s a cooperative game that’s perfect for introducing a little age appropriate nail biting tension without focusing on who wins or loses. This makes it particularly good for playing with kids who may be prone to falling… Read More Hoot Owl Hoot – a perfect little cooperative preschool starter game
Kingdomino – competitive kingdom building on a smaller scale.
We were absolutely thrilled to find Kingdomino in our Board Games Crate subscription. Kingdomino is great for introducing kids to tile laying games. It’s a reasonably quick game (15-20 Minutes), and simple to learn and play straight away. Most importantly, it’s fun and challenging for the whole family to play together! How to play: Kingdomino… Read More Kingdomino – competitive kingdom building on a smaller scale.
Eye Found It: Star Wars Review
Eye Found It: Star Wars is one incarnation from a series that also includes Disney, Despicable Me and Journey Through Time versions. It is, in essence, Where’s Wally (a.k.a. Where’s Waldo) turned into a board game. It works much better than I anticipated and perfect for keen eyed younger players. How it plays: Each player… Read More Eye Found It: Star Wars Review
Retro Loonacy – a fast paced nostalgic matching game.
For Christmas I was given a short subscription to Board Games Crate. Retro Loonacy was one of the games we received. I’m not sure I would have picked it up myself so I’m glad it was chosen for us because it is great for young kids. Our edition is ‘Retro’, cue lots of ‘what’s that?’… Read More Retro Loonacy – a fast paced nostalgic matching game.
Wig Out Review- a crazy haired, fast paced matching game.
Strangely this wasn’t the success I was expecting it to be when we bought it for our 4 year old. After his competency with Dobble I assumed a simple fast paced matching game would be easy for family play. The problem is that while preschoolers can make the matches easily, in a mixed ability game… Read More Wig Out Review- a crazy haired, fast paced matching game.
UNO! – a classic card game that’s still as good as I remembered from my childhood!
We can’t have a family games blog without mentioning UNO. Created over 40 years ago (1971) and popular all over the world, I doubt there’s many reading this that haven’t played it in their youth. We certainly did. What makes UNO such a family favourite is that it’s so easy to pick up and play… Read More UNO! – a classic card game that’s still as good as I remembered from my childhood!
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