Tuesday, November 20, 2018

4 or 5 player (or less) games with light to medium strategy

Two player game ideas can be found here.
6 or more player game ideas can be found here.

Games we own
Carcassonne (2-5)
Rummikub (2-4)
Splendor (2-4)
Smallworld (2-5)
Forbidden Island (2-4) (Cooperative)
Dominion (2-4) (Cooperative)
Settlers of Catan (2-4)
Thurn and Taxis (2-4)
Five Tribes (2-4)
Ticket to Ride (2-5)
Pandemic (2-4) (Cooperative)
The Wizard Always Wins (2-5)
Zooloretto (2-5)
Qwirkle (2-4)

Games I would like to buy
The Bears and the Bees (2-5 players, ages 8+)
Castles of Burgandy (2-4 players, 30-90 min, Ages 12+)
Kingdomino (2-4 players, 15-20 min, ages 8+)
Quirkle Cubes (2-4 players, 45 min, ages 6+)
The Table is Lava (2-4 players, 20 min, ages 10+)



Family Games that are fun for ages 8 all the way through adult

These are in addition to the other post I made for games that are fun for ages 4 and up.

Games we own
Spy Alley
Clue
Rummikub
Fluxx
Loot
Qwix
LCR
Clue Card Game
Cover Your Assets
Mille Bornes
Wooly Bully
Tsuro
Forbidden Island
Qwirkle
Telestrations
Zooloretto
Bohnanza
Yahtzee
Love Letter
Sushi Go Party
Trash Pandas
Point Salad
Slapzi
Pecking Order (2 player)
Battleship (2 player)
Mancala (2 player)
Outwit (2 player)
Pente (2 player)
Othello (2 player)
Mastermind (2 player)

Games I would like to buy
Railroad Ink (1-6 players, 20-30 min, ages 8+)
Patchwork (2 player, 15-30 min, 8+)
Qwirkle cubes (2-4 players, 45 min, ages 6+)

Party Games for Teens and Grown-ups

Games we own
Telestrations (12 player party pack plays more people)
Code Names
Sushi Go Party (light strategy) (2-8 players)
Outburst
Liar's Dice
Scattergories
Cash N Guns Second Edition (up to 8 players)
Taboo
Tenzi
Word on the Street
Mad Gab
Catch Phrase
Pit
Cover Your Assets (up to 6 players)
Rook Cards or Face Cards (Scum, Spoons, Golf, Mormon Bridge, etc)
Skipbo
Citadels (light to moderate stategy) (2-8 players)
Loot (2-8 players)
Spot It
Charades
Pictionary

Games we are interested in buying (or have been recommended to us)
Reverse Charades
Secret Hitler

Games that are fun for ages 4 all the way to adult

( As an adult I can't stand Candyland or Chutes and ladders...typical kid games...haha...here are ones that I think are fun for all ages).

Games we own
Labrinth (by Ravensburger)
Spot it
Guess Who
Guess Where
Aargh (From Simply Fun)
Slapzi
Tenzi
Memory
Lucky Ducks (Not really that fun for adults...but the game is done in literally 2 minutes)
Don't Wake Daddy
Charades for kids
Sleeping Queens
Sequence for Kids
Kerplunk
Pop up pirate
Clue Jr (there are several versions...all are fun)
Connect 4
Rat a Tat Cat
Wig Out
Sherlock (by Playroom)
Yahtzee Jr. (Bordering on Mom not liking...haha)
Five Balloons (Bordering on Mom not liking)



2 player Game Ideas with Light to Medium Strategy

Games we own that we regularly play as a 2 player game
Lost Cities
Love Letter (we have Premium Version so it plays 2-8 player...regular version only plays 2-4)
Pente
Othello
Haggis
Pecking Order
Mastermind
Mancala
Tsuro
Outwit
Boggle
Yahtzee
Rummikub
Qwixx
Quirkle
Rack-O
Karuba card game
Kahuna
7 Wonders Duel

Games we own that say 2 player but I'm not sure we have actually tried as 2 player...haha
Splendor
Ticket to Ride (We have Marklin...but I think they all play 2 player)
Treasure Hunter
Pandemic
Bohnanza
Wooly Bully
Carcassonne
Thurn and Taxis
Dominion
Forbidden Island
Skull King
Five Tribes
Alhambra
The Wizard Always Wins
Loot
Citadels
Azul

Games we would consider buying (or have been recommended to us)
Castles of Burgandy
Patchwork
Battle Line
Can't Stop
Qwirkle Cubes
Jaipur
Hive

6 Player (or more) Game Ideas with Light to Medium Strategy

Games we own
Acquire (2-6 players)
7 Wonders (2-7 players)
Colt Express (2-6 players) (good for ages 8 and up)
Alhambra (2-6 players) (If I were buying it again I would get the Big Box version)
Sushi Go Party (Sushi Go is 2-5 players, Sushi Go Party is 2-8)
Bohnanza (2-7 players)
Code Names
Cash N Guns 2nd Edition (4-8 players)
Love Letter Premium (Regular Love letter is only 4 player, but Premium plays up to 8)
Citadels (2-8 players)
Loot (2-8 players)
Powergrid (Too long of playing time for Mikael)
Splendor (if you put 2 copies together and alter the rules slightly)
Camel Up
Karuba Card Game
For Sale

Games we are interested in buying (or have been recommended to us)
Incan Gold
Catan 5-6 player expansion
King of Tokyo
Spyfall
Jamaica
Railroad Ink
Point Salad
Codenames Pictures
Concept
Between two castles of Mad King Ludwig