Post by mcppalmbeach on Jun 30, 2024 8:12:05 GMT -5
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?
—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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.