Over the last few months between her birthday, Christmas, a local learning store closing, the magic room and the Go games at our mall closing she has gotten several new games. This has been perfect because she hit the point where she was ready for the next level of games.
So here are some of our favorites right now if you are looking for a game for a child in your life.
1. Sleeping Queens. We love this game because it helps with mental math because to play number cards you need to make a math problem. This is a game that is a great mix of luck (drawing cards) and strategy. Jillian has loved playing this with friends of all ages and the game is just the right length of time. The goal of the game is to have 50 points or 5 queens to win the game.
2. Slide Blast. This was an impulse buy when a local toy store was closing because Jillian and I love to watch vlogs about amusement parks so we thought it would be fun to have a game about a water slide. We like this game because it is a different stratagy depending on how many people are playing since it is a 2-6 player game. This game has appealed to adults and kids and is a good mix of strategy and luck.You goal of the game is to make the longest water slide.
3. Trellis. This game was bought by luck because it was on clearance. This is a color matching tile game where you claim tiles. While this game is fun we did find we needed to watch a couple of youtube videos to fully understand the instructions and there are a few situations in the game that I am still a little unsure about. Jillian loves gardening so a game with plants is something that interests her and the game is beautiful! It works for a wide range of ages and the game play is not long at all.
4. Genius Square. For this game you are playing with a grid and you roll dice that tell you where to fit the pegs. Once the pegs are in the two players race to see who can get the shapes in first. This game can also be played solo.
5. Set. This is not Jillian's favorite game because she is still getting the hang of it but for this game you are making sets of three by finding either only one characteristic that is different or everything has to be different. I think with practice she will get this game more.
6. Logik Street. This is a single player logic game where you solve puzzles about where each person goes in the house. Jilli and I played this for a long time one day and there are a lot of different cards so you can play for a long time. It also spirals in difficulty so it helps you to learn to think through things as you go.
7. Water Works. This is not a new game as my mom bought it for Jillian because she had it as a little girl. This game can be a bit cut throat with giving others leaking pipes. I didn't think it would be as fun as it is.
8. Race to the Treasure. My brother and Mikaley gave Jillian this game for Christmas and we played it multiple times. It teaches directionalality and working on a grid. It is also a game where everyone is on the same team so you are working together.
9. Quadrillion. This game is a single player game that is a mix of Genius Square and Logik Street. It has multiple shapes that you need to fit into the give space however the give space is not a perfect square every time which adds to the challenge and Jillian can play it by herself.
10. Chickapig. Jillian was given this by a friend and they taught her how to play so I have not yet however she says its the best game because it has poop! A very 7yr old game!
11. The Mister Rogers Game. Jillian LOVES the original Mr Rogers show. This game is a Target exclusive and is a card game where you are building the neighborhood.
What are your favorite games for this age group?
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