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Board game to play with children

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  • 19-12-2013 10:50pm
    #1
    olivebranch
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭


    Can anyone suggest a good game to play with my OH and daughter? She's ten and pretty clever for her age and we'd like one that takes a while to play but is interesting enough to keep us and her entertained!


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    Paddy Samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 3,014 ✭✭✭Paddy Samurai


    Try one of the following........

    Stone Age
    Catan
    Small World
    Carcassonne
    7 Wonders
    Ticket to Ride
    Dixit

    You could check out link below or Youtube to see which game suits you best.

    http://www.boardgamegeek.com/browse/boardgame


    Gamers world in Jervis st or http://boardgamer.ie/ should have some of these games in stock.

    Best of luck.


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    richie.c
    Registered Users Posts: 249 ✭✭richie.c


    My kids are 7 and 8 and we play quite a few board games together.
    Their favorites are
    Pandemic (co-op)
    Small world
    Dominion
    Ticket to ride
    Carcassonne
    Flashpoint - fire rescue (co-op)
    King of Tokyo

    The co-operative games are a good place to start the kids off, since you can help them with their turns.
    We have family game night about twice a week and they always look foward to it.
    http://boardgameguys.ie/ is another place you can try
    @Paddy, we have Catan and Dixit coming for Christmas so looking foward to playing them


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    Paddy Samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 3,014 ✭✭✭Paddy Samurai


    richie.c wrote: »
    @Paddy, we have Catan and Dixit coming for Christmas so looking foward to playing them

    Which one you getting?
    The best themed/components IMO is Catan Geographies or Star trek Catan.


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    richie.c
    Registered Users Posts: 249 ✭✭richie.c


    Paddy Samurai wrote: »
    Which one you getting?
    The best themed/components IMO is Catan Geographies or Star trek Catan.

    Just the original Settlers of Catan, although I have to say I would be partial to Star Trek themed one myself.


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    olivebranch
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭olivebranch


    Thanks a lot! Went for dixit in the end 😊


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    poolcues
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 22 ✭poolcues


    Board games are great social games and they're a ton of fun to play with kids. They entice kids as well as older people to join in. Learning and gaming go hand in hand in this case, which makes information stick longer and faster in their heads compared to traditional teaching methods. Cranium Cariboo, Scattergories, midnight party, monopoly etc. few such games.


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    FutureGuy
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 15,236 Mod ✭✭✭✭FutureGuy


    +1 for Ticket to Ride. I'd also suggest Star Trek Catan.


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