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The trouble with Trouble
Friday night we needed to spend some family time
so we decided to play a few games together, Madison chose Trouble. We played Trouble from 7:30 Friday night until 4 o'clock this morning. We played so long when the game finally ended Madison, my seven-year-old, had to leave for college. Max was dating when it was over and Logan and I retired to Hawaii.
I didn't realize how long this game would go on, but it went on so long I have vowed never to play Trouble again. My friend removes specific cards from the deck when playing Candyland with her kids. There is nothing worse than getting to Molasses Swamp and being sent back to the Peppermint Forest. We have better luck with the Cranium games, they're a little more engaging for everyone.
Which games do you have the most fun playing with your kids (and how old are the kids are you playing with)?
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2-20-2006 @ 9:04AM
Mandie said...my six yo and I love to play monopoly-we have been playing for a couple years and the beat thing is you can mix up rules and quit whenever your ready "whoever gets to GO next gets an extra 500 bucks then we're done" she is quickly grasping dollar values and budgeting in case she lands on her fav park place.
We also enjoy playing war also now known as "Top It"- easy quiet teaches number values at a glance and teaches a child how to LOSE because every hand is either a winner or loser and no room for cheating.
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2-20-2006 @ 9:45AM
Heather said...Preschool games can be the worst. We've had games of Chutes and Ladders last at least that long and "Hi Ho! Cherry-o"? Forget it! We have better luck with some less well-known games. Our 4-year-old loves to play "Mole in the Hole" (a Ravensbuger game, box says 8 and up but he's been playing it since he was 3, so don't be afraid) and we also all enjoy different card games like Gamewright's "Hissss" and eeBoo's "CraZy Faces" (like crazy eight's but with really cool Saxton Freymann illustrations of fruit and veggie faces).
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2-20-2006 @ 10:22AM
Ms Sisyphus said...I am convinced that playing Trouble tears a hole in the time/space continuum. The only fun thing about it is the pop-o-matic bubble.
I have an entire Mousetrap saga, if anyone cares to check it out. Here, suffice it to say that Mousetrap is a tool of the devil.
I like playing Cranium Cadoo with Diva Girl (7). It's engaging, and fun. It's more interesting than just moving a piece endlessly around the board.
Diva Girl has developed a love for Disney Scene It. It's not my favourite, but anything is better than Mousetrap.
We also play cooperative games like Princess and Don't Wake the Giant. The best thing about these games is there are no winners and losers. Everyone plays together towards a common goal. Nice, because it teaches some nice social skills, AND you don't have to figure out an unobtrusive way to cheat to lose.
It's funny; I loved board games as a child and thought I would really embrace this stage with Diva Girl. Instead, I find myself looking at bored game time as a fate worse than death. I'm dreading the day seh discovers Monopoly.
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2-20-2006 @ 11:27AM
Amy said...Oh, Candyland drives me crazy. I get within two spaces of winning and inevitably get sent back to the gingerbread guy. I don't mind Chutes and Ladders so much. My little guys is four; we play a lot of card games like Go Fish and Uno Junior.
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2-20-2006 @ 11:43AM
suburban misfit said...My kids are recently-9 and nearly-6.
We play Clue, The Game Of Life, What's In Ned's Head, Whack-a-Mole, Totally Gross: The Game Of Science, Jenga, and (our current favorite) Blokus.
My recently-9-year-old and I (or his dad) play a game called HeroScape that lasts, seriously, several days. Now, it's played in mulitple sessions (because we have to eat and go to school and do homework), but it takes DAYS. I love it, though, so I don't mind. We agree on a number of rounds for a session and gameplay stops when we're done.
Clearly, we're a game-lovin' family.
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2-20-2006 @ 11:45AM
Kate said...I bought my 5-year-old the Kim Possible game for Christmas since she loves the show so much. The game has a "beginners" version and then a harder version. We play the one for beginners and she loves it. My 3-year old likes it too.
Also, Puzzles. Not really a game I guess, but my kids LOVE putting puzzles together.
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2-20-2006 @ 12:06PM
Mary said...Labyrinth, the original edition. Cranium, Oxford Dilemma, Bazaar (a trading game - NOT "bizarre"), Clue, Risk, Things, Euro Monopoly.
Lots of Gamewright card games: SUDS, Frog Juice, Safari, Go Bananas.
Kids are 10, 12, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 20. (Blended family.)
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2-20-2006 @ 2:37PM
Melissa said...My favorite is don't break the ice, as it is over in minutes. I can't handle Candyland or Hi-ho Cherrio. My daughters are 4 and 19 months. The thought of playing Monopoly gives me hives. That and Uno, because my family is insane and in the new decks of Uno, you can make four cards up. My family choose to put take 10 on each of them. We literally played till 2am one night. Kids love games and it is good for them to learn how to play them, but there should be more of them that are parent friendly.
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2-20-2006 @ 5:58PM
momma2mingbu said...Big Fish, Little Fish
Blink
Peanut Butter & Jelly
Cookin' Cookies
(all card games that we enjoy)
The Dinosaur Game - Survival or Extinction (has two versions, reading and non-reading - can be kind of long)
Funny Bunny
A to Z Jr. (need to be able to figure out words that start with the letters so should probably be at least beginning to read)
Leap Frog Letter Factory Game (no counting necessary as the game will do it for them - helps learn letters and sounds)
Smath (they need to be old enough to do addition and subtraction - can just take out the multiplication and division tiles until they are older)
Finders Keepers
Hullabaloo (if they can recognize shapes and colors they are old enough)
Great States Jr.
Clifford's Happy Birthday Game
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2-20-2006 @ 6:02PM
momma2mingbu said...I should say that Blink is REALLY fast paced, which is great!
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2-20-2006 @ 6:37PM
Teresa said...One of our favorite games (my son is 5) is Sequence for Kids. It's basically a matching game and it doesn't take that long to complete.
Connect Four is another fun game that has no loopholes that make the game go on for days.
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3-03-2006 @ 1:05PM
JT said...My boys are 6, 3, and 11 weeks. The youngest's favorite games are Chew On Daddy's Finger and Spit Up Down Mommy's Bra. But the elder two love Trouble with a passion. Luckily, they can play it together. Several cruel folks have gifted us with games that require adult assistance:
- Rivers, Roads & Railways (the boys love it but it takes a million years, the entire living room floor, and my husband's constant attention)
- a generic Battleship (oh, evil, evil birthday parties! Want to know why it takes so freaking long? My son cheats.)
- Chutes & Ladders, and Candyland (bangs head against table)
- Thomas the Tank Engine card game (has a few options, but they prefer the "Go Fish" version, which also takes forever. And my son cheats.)
As a family, we play Balloon Lagoon pretty regularly. Someone recently gave us Hullabaloo, which I'm looking forward to trying, too.
My eldest does like to make up games that he and his brother can play together, which is fine by me. Let 'em be creative. As long as there's no bloodshed, have at it!
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