Fun Games for 7yo?

[mcppalmbeach]

My almost 7yo likes games and I’m looking for something new for his birthday.hw still is fine playing candy land, hi ho cherry o, sorry, trouble, etc. and we have all the classic games. Any suggestions for something new we may not have preferably that is ok as a two player?

[mainelyfoolish]

Spot it. It’s a card game, super easy to play, but works for both old and young. My DC16 just took it with them to summer camp!

[mcppalmbeach]

Jun 30, 2024 8:33:48 GMT -5 mainelyfoolish said:

Spot it. It’s a card game, super easy to play, but works for both old and young. My DC16 just took it with them to summer camp!

Haha! Spot it is a daily fave. I should have mentioned it.

[macmars45]

Games my DS liked last summer when he was 7:

Red Light Green Light 1-2-3 (card game)

Uno

The Floor is Lava

Don't Break the Ice

Guess Who

[Blue Moon]

Battleship
This random baseball dice game we found in Marshall’s- my 7 yr old is obsessed with - lots of similar options on amazon

Not 2 player but my 7 and 9 yr olds love these family games
Apples to apples junior
Scattegories
Kids vs parents
Clue

[redhead610]

My 7 year old loves Racko!

[Jalapeñomel]

Tenze
Yahtzee
Phase 10
Outfoxed
Ticket to Ride

[VillainV]

Monopoly Junior is great at that age. Uno is a classic.

[noodleoo]

Sleeping Queens and Sushi Go! I love playing both of these with my kids (6 and 9).

Quirkle is fun too but takes longer.

[nicolewi]

—Guess Who
—Outfoxed (cooperative game)
—Sleeping Queens
—Sushi Go is a just a little more complicated but fun and cute once you go through it
—Uno Attack (shoots out cards adding an extra fun element)
—Taco Takeover
—Slamwich maybe (simple card game)
—Qwirkle?

[mcppalmbeach]

Jun 30, 2024 14:20:04 GMT -5 VillainV said:

Monopoly Junior is great at that age. Uno is a classic.

You know, I think we have monopoly junior from another child and I don’t think it’s ever even been opened. I should just wrap it up if I can find it lol.

[fancynewbeesly]

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza is my six year old and thirteen year old's favorite game. (The company is also a super amazing company)

We also LOVE family charades.

[lillaguma]

Castle Panic - I think technically it's 8+, but it's a cooperative game and my kids (9 and 5) really like it. DS and DH were playing it today two player. They also love Valley of the Vikings ( and Enchanted Forest right now.

For card games we play a lot of Sleeping Queens. A fun, quick two player game is Couch Skeletons. We also enjoy Mancala for two players.

If he's into playing by himself you could also try Cat Crimes or Dog Crimes, I think they are 8+ and it would probably just depend on how strong of a reader he is in order to play alone.

[pittpurple]

Another vote for card games (we like them as we can bring them out with us if we travel / have a long wait at a restaurant)
- Sleeping queens
- sushi Go
- Unstable Unicorns
- Selfish (just got this and my just 8 year old thinks it's hilarious)

He also loves Risk and Memoire 44 but he is into battles and war and such so that's more niche.

[midwestmama]

Ticket to Ride Junior is fun. It might be age 8+, but would think it would be ok for a 7 year old and I think it would still be ok as a two-player.

[kath16]

what mine likes currently

chess
uno
taco/cat/goat/cheese/pizza
catan jr
sorry
monopoly jr
clue jr

[Poppy]

Uno is a perpetual favorite.

Agree with Sleeping Queens. My daughter also likes Zingo. These won't hold interest for many more years, though, probably.

Some games that have more appeal for all ages that DD enjoys are: Poetry for Neanderthals, Otrio, Ingenious, Sequence, QBitz, Buildzi, Splendor.

[somersault72]

I think that is around the age my son started loving Clue and Uno. My daughter (just turned 6) loves Don't Wake Daddy and Pop the Pig.

[niq]

O is 7. Right now her favorite games are:

Enchanted Forest
Space Escape
Clue
Charades

We also have a set of Campfire Story cards, those are good prompts for storytelling.

[shauni27]

Another one that is not mentioned here is poop bingo that we love. it is so funny and informative lol.

www.amazon.com/Poop-Bingo-Hilarious-Fascinating-Educational/dp/1786277476/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=1345802795399582&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0jac7xZtUobsclCUMf6-fEE-DLKD79sOxnSa2jt_H-C-R_qnKX8oS-rWgN-ZcPMneSIs_BZrQeecOA-2lwPzeaHQPqpzbAQEZjBjpCmoJJtepDy6phwtjvY0ai68f0FzozCNYZ67NfkHiAWVWBJJqCBvWGvITFdzUY24Ps4rPGDaiVrE6j2UJXdHVbcNMtvZODlVco6ialBbGScKQbCJYRLoSIFDyf8b089lKkMMcioayXBMITLq-XAdse3j3tNOzJXE7fO8eFv3-JWA-Vf3sX-4dCRGKD4ivsgQuflQiZY.zFUfeW7L58C0YnUEFBKaOUg_ZUTU4Ywmgub6TGueyak&dib_tag=se&hvadid=84113017756963&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=106918&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-84113015597102%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=7504_13290513&keywords=poop+bingo&msclkid=faf9a89f46501eef6024ce1b54d7d872&qid=1719931570&sr=8-1

[heygrey]

Uno 99 has been a hit in our house lately. Bonus that it has a math component so it reinforces basic addition.

If your child likes independent games Rush Hour and Kanoodle are great (and portable) too.

[jg183]

my kids loved sequence for kids
monopoly go is a fun card game. It might take him a little but I think he could pick up on it

[sandandsea]

Cathedral is a lot of fun for adults and kids. It’s a spatial awareness game with physical block pieces that you use strategy to build the biggest building. My 7yo loves it and I enjoy it too.

[estrellita]

My kids love Dixit but you need more than 2 players.

Some other ideas (I can't remember which ones you can do as 2 players):
Mantis
Disney Code Names
Color Brain
Eye Found It
Apples to Apples

[gt7301b]

Sleeping Queens
Zeus on the Loose
Quixx
Uno Flex
Uno
Phase 10
Catan Jr
Ticket to Ride Jr

[VillainV]

Coming back to this thread because C dug a game out of the cabinet this week and it reminded me of this thread.

TACOCAT Spelled Backwards. Super-fun two player game, simple rules, and is set up so you can play through the whole game in about 10-15 minutes. And it’s 100% a game of chance with no strategy, so I think it feels more “fair” to have a kid play against an adult. It’s also self-contained and good for traveling. It’s also 43% off for prime day.

a.co/d/8ckD1s8

[preppy]

My 7 year old is very into Phase 10.