Children's versions of board games
Would you like to play your favorite board game with a child who is still too young for this? Relax, we have great kids games for experienced gamers for you! Playing together at the board is a way to organize your child's free time and share valuable moments.
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Oh, how many times have I wondered when I would be able to play any of my favorite games with younger players! I always tell myself that I have to wait a little longer, that there are so many games for children that I can handle it. Luckily, the publishers themselves seem to have kids, because they came up with the idea of making kid-friendly versions of board games that old set designers have been playing for years. And really a little!
Board the prehistoric train from Catan.
Settlers of Catan the Younger - again, we have a very large simplification of the rules compared to the original. Here we also have to trade, but instead of houses or roads, we build pirate castles! This time, it's not the knights trying to thwart our plans, but the dastardly Blackbeak! However, the undoubted advantage of the Junior version is the fact that we have two boards at our disposal, and even two people can play on one of them. Five-year-olds are already doing well, so - ahoy, adventures!
Stone Age Junior is a much bigger simplification of the rules so that kids can really take part in the game. Although we are still collecting sets, there is an element of a small reminder, and the game itself is so interesting that it won the Board Game of the Year for Kids award! If a "big”Stone Age is not a very difficult game, but still an economic game, so the younger version is very cool, it allows us to play prehistoric tribal leaders, collect various items and get huts for them, and whoever builds three of them first wins the game. In addition, there are historical curiosities in the manual that can really capture the imagination of little teammates.
Boarding a train: the first trip is a perfect example "gifted" board game for older players. It's just that the rules are a little thinner, in fact, the level of complexity of the game is reduced. Next we have plastic trains (albeit more than in the "regular" version), tickets, train cards, a map. The routes are simply simpler, the maps are beautifully illustrated (so even XNUMX-year-olds will have no problem reading the map), and the gameplay is slightly shortened in time. The first trip is a great introduction to the world of board games - and adults will not be bored with it!
Rebel, Board Game Boarding the Train: The First Journey
The concept of Carcassonne in five seconds
Anyone who hasn't played Carcassonne yet should be the first to roll the tile (or catch up on board basics as soon as possible!). The Children of Carcassonne is a wonderful classic translation. "tile" on the territory of a preschool institution. Yes, preschoolers are already doing very well at Children of Carcassonne. The short play time is a definite plus, but it's fun to watch the little ones enjoy choosing the tiles. Please note that this can be very mirror image for some!
The concept is a rather abstract game - puns in which we have to, in a sense, encode a message for our guessers. Therefore, I was very curious how the authors would manage to create a children's version. And, I must admit, I was very surprised to see how great the Kids Pets concept works for the little ones. The phenomenon of this game is difficult to explain - like puns, but nevertheless served in such an unusual sauce that children simply cannot tear themselves away from it. If your younger players are so into puns, show them the time is up! Kids, although I was under the impression that at least one adult would come in handy here - at least during the first few games.
If kids love to test their knowledge (and the vast majority of them really do!), 5seconds Junior is a great choice. In the adult version, the questions can really surprise you - and just like that, toddlers sometimes get stuck trying to think of two things to organize a picnic or three symptoms of a cold. And that's in five seconds! Bottom line: lots of laughter, but one of the kids needs to be able to read.
Do you have favorite games that are perfect for introducing kids to the world of board games? Share them in the comments! And if you want to know more about your favorite games, visit AvtoTachki Pasje Magazine's page on gaming passion.
