Game Ideas: 2020

Saturday, December 26, 2020

Gateway games

I believe gateway games meet the following criteria...

#1) can be taught to almost anyone willing to learn (within recommended ages)

#2) under 1 hour play time ( usually)

#3) easy to moderate complexity

#4) and MOST IMPORTANT...makes a new person interested in learning more complex and diverse board games.

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Now that I’ve given my definition of gateway games...here are some great gateway games...

Settlers of Catan

Ticket to Ride ( start with original ( USA map)) ( but all versions are great)

Azul

Carcassonne

Splendor

Dominion ( deck building)

Pandemic ( cooperative game)

7 wonders

Alhambra

Santorini

Quacks of Quedlinburg

Forbidden island or Forbidden Desert (cooperative)

Century Golum

Century Spice Road

King of Tokyo

Ethnos

Love letter

takenoko

Space Base

Sunday, September 13, 2020

Games that have a Jr. Version

Amazon Prices as of 9/13/2020

Settlers of Catan Jr. ($26.99)

Ticket to Ride First Journey ($28.05)

My First Stone Age (only available from 3rd party sellers...around $97)

My First Castle Panic ($19.25)

My Little Scythe ($39.83)

Outburst Jr. (Only available from 3rd party sellers...around $30)

Scrabble Jr. ($14.99)

Sequence Jr. ($15.95)

Clue Jr. (Lots of versions and all are fun) ($14.99)

Boggle Jr. ($13.62)

Evolution the Beginning ($11.17)

Monopoly Jr. ($10.79)

Yahtzee Jr. (not listed on Amazon)

My First Bohnanza ($13.99)

My First Carcassonne ($34.95)

Concept Kids Animals ($29.99)

Mastermind Jr. ($12.94)

Word on the street Jr. ($17.59)

Catan Jr. ($26.99)

Risk Jr. ($12.49)

Apples to Apples Jr. ($14.99)

Karuba Jr. ($29.99)

Agricola Family ($31.95)

Life Jr. ($16.99)

Dragonimo (Jr. Version of Kingdomino) (not quite released yet)

Cadoo (kids version of Cranium) ($24.95)

Pictionary Jr. ($61.49)

Tabu Jr. ($28.73)

Labyrinth Jr. ($35.30)

Quiddler Jr. ($12.99)

Rush Hour Jr ($19.99)

Kanoodle Jr. ($12.97)

Headbanz Jr. ($14.65)

Charades for kids ($11.99)

Friday, August 21, 2020

Games under $10 and available on Amazon

I recently had to send a secret gift to a family and it had to cost less than $10 including shipping. I decided on a game since I love games and I wanted to send it from Amazon Prime so I didn't have to spend money on shipping charges. Here are some options I debated on.

Prices as of 8/21/2020

Sushi Go $8.99

Sleeping Queens $9.99

Sherlock $9.95 (By Playroom)

Spot It (many versions) $9.97

Rack-O $8.99