Is the Ten Days in Europe game too hard for an average 7 yr old?

[HappyGrace]

Thanks!

[HappyGrace]

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[Floyd]

Howdy,

 

I am a boardgame hobbyist (my wife and I first played this when it was released as Europa Tour) and the parent of a 7-year-old, so I'll give this one a shot!

 

My daughter at 6 was able to handle games rated for age 8+, and this includes playing games like Zooloretto. However, games with maps proved to be more of a challenge. I think Ten Days' combination map parsing with planning is tricky.

 

For the type of planning that Ten Days has, you'd be better off with Racko.

 

For a geography game, I would recommend Transamerica/Transeuropa. My daughter manages that game well and it's one of her favorites.

 

FYI, in case Ticket to Ride (Europe or otherwise) comes up... I plan on waiting at least another year to attempt that one.

[Floyd]

To support what I said, over at BoardGameGeek.com, there are polls for what the users think the minimum age should be for games. For 10 Days in Europe, 5 of 6 said 8yo, 1 said 10yo. For Transamerica, 11/27 thought it was okay for a 6yo, and 4/5 thought Transeuropa was okay for a 6yo.

 

http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/348325/raising-gamers-transeuropa-with-kids

[Josie]

We love the Tens Day in _____________ games. I suggest team play with the younger kiddos. Have the child play on your team and teach them how to do it. It would still be a blast.