Kids & Family Games
Family Game Night can be the highlight of your week! It is the time when everyone can unplug and enjoy time together.
For families that prefer to not be competitive, we have a selection of Co-Op games where everyone is trying to defeat the game itself, and either all win together or all lose together.
Playing with smaller chldren can be a challenge. Some games require reading, and those that don’t, have very simplistic rules which lead to boredom for the older players. We’ve been reasearching solutions and have come upon a novel idea. Most games with simple decision trees will keep older players engaged for about 10 minutes. The games that fall into this category simply only last 10 to 15 minutes. The game ends before anyone gets bored and the child wants to play again. Resetting the decision tree and resetting the attention span so the game continues to be fun.
Here are some of our Favorites
Bermuda Pirates
Set sail for the high seas.
Bermuda Pirates is a fun memory and dexterity game where you have to use a single finger to pilot your magnetic ship around the board to collect treasure while avoiding obstacles. However, there be dangers in these waters. Hidden beneath the waves are metal plates, and crossing too near will cause you to be sucked into a whirlpool and may throw your treasure overboard! Use buoys to mark dangerous locations or attempt to mislead your rivals.
First one to get a full set of all the colored treasures back to their hideout wins the game. For added fun, try one of the rule variants to add a level of complexity and even allow stealing from your opponents!
Boop
Boop is one of those games that is deceptively simple. In essence, you’re playing tic-tac-toe….with cats.
This game starts off with kittens and both players are trying to get 3 of them in a row. They are then removed from the board and grown into cats. To win, you get 3 cats in a row, or all your cats placed onto the bed. However, much like everything with cats, it’s not so simple. Every time a kitten or cat is placed next to another it “Boops” them one space away. You must strategically place your clowder to set up a board state you can use to your advantage. Cats are your anchors as they cannot be moved by kittens but can be moved by other cats. This leads to the game being much more in-depth than it first appears.
Winner of the Mensa Select game award, it is not only fun, but allows development of strategic planning skills as you have to predict how your turn will affect the board.
King of Tokyo
Play as a vicious monster, terrorizing the city and defeating your rivals to become the ultimate Kaiju!
King of Tokyo is a dice rolling and press your luck game, presented in the classic stlye of massive monsters attacking a city. Roll the dice, select the dice you want to keep, and reroll the rest for your turn. Then, enter the city and begin your reign of terror, to gain victory points and use energy to evolve new abilities. However, you are not alone, and others maybe envious of your notoriety. On their turn they may attack you dealing damage to your health. After each attack you may yield and vacate the city leaving room for another monster to enter, but if you can tough it out you will gain more victory points.
First one to 20 Victory points or the last monster standing is declared King of Tokyo!
My First Games
These games are a category rather than a single game. We have a good line of games that are “My First” or “Junior” versions of the adult versions of the game. Perfect for 12 years old and under they give the feel of the games with simplified rules that allow kids to experience the game until they are ready to graduate to the full version.
An example is Castle Panic, which is a cooperative game where all players work together to defend a castle from invading orcs, but rather than a full 360 board to keep track of the “My First” version is a single path to defend that all the orcs are assaulting.
