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<blockquote data-quote="Jeff Culbertson" data-source="post: 6979454" data-attributes="member: 6871266"><p>I have an 8 and 12 year old, and I've been gaming with them for a couple of years now. The issue I had with the "standards" (Life, Clue, Monopoly, etc) is that while they were mostly the right speed for my kids, they bored <em>me</em> to tears. Here are my suggestions:</p><p></p><p><strong>Catan Junior</strong> might be a better intro than Catan. It's simplified, but has the same basic mechanics.</p><p><strong>Castle Panic</strong> is also good for the 8-10 range, and we had quite a lot of fun with it.</p><p><strong>Takenoko</strong>. You can play this one as simple or complex as you like and it's still fun. This one is my daughter's favorite.</p><p>My younger son's favorite is <strong>Flashpoint: Fire Rescue</strong>, and he <em>always</em> wants to play (my daughter doesn't like it and never plays).</p><p>If you include card games in your purchase, I highly recommend <strong>Rat-a-Tat-Cat</strong>. Very quick, but lots of fun. We actually have been playing this for years, and played it tonight.</p><p>We've also had a blast with <strong>Forbidden Island</strong>, although it's gotten stale recently (we've played it a lot though).</p><p></p><p>edit: Forgot to say good luck and have fun!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Culbertson, post: 6979454, member: 6871266"] I have an 8 and 12 year old, and I've been gaming with them for a couple of years now. The issue I had with the "standards" (Life, Clue, Monopoly, etc) is that while they were mostly the right speed for my kids, they bored [I]me[/I] to tears. Here are my suggestions: [B]Catan Junior[/B] might be a better intro than Catan. It's simplified, but has the same basic mechanics. [B]Castle Panic[/B] is also good for the 8-10 range, and we had quite a lot of fun with it. [B]Takenoko[/B]. You can play this one as simple or complex as you like and it's still fun. This one is my daughter's favorite. My younger son's favorite is [B]Flashpoint: Fire Rescue[/B], and he [I]always[/I] wants to play (my daughter doesn't like it and never plays). If you include card games in your purchase, I highly recommend [B]Rat-a-Tat-Cat[/B]. Very quick, but lots of fun. We actually have been playing this for years, and played it tonight. We've also had a blast with [B]Forbidden Island[/B], although it's gotten stale recently (we've played it a lot though). edit: Forgot to say good luck and have fun! [/QUOTE]
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