Help please—Board game for young niece and nephew?

[MEmama]

We are looking to buy a board game that can be played together by a 5 and 9 year old. 

DH is looking at Enchanted Forest and Zoo Regatta, but really we have no idea. DS was into very specific transportation and strategy type games at that age that probably wouldn’t interest these kids, plus it’s been a long time.

Any ideas?

Thanks! 🙂 🎄

[Mrs Tiggywinkle]

My 6-year-old LOVES Enchanted Forrest.  Anything by Peaceable Kingdom press has been a hit at those ages.

[kristin0713]

Busytown board game 

[MEmama]

14 minutes ago, kristin0713 said:

Busytown board game 

We looked at that but it seemed young for 9? I would have loved it when I was into the books.

Oh also it’s something like a couple hundred dollars on Amazon right now! Lol

[Ailaena]

Mole rats in space,  The fox and the forest, outfoxed, Mouse Trap, set, battleship, operation, I hate ticket to ride but everybody else loves it, gamewright games, shadows in the forest, forbidden sky, and I wish I was sitting in front of my game shelves right now 

[MEmama]

13 minutes ago, Ailaena said:

Mole rats in space,  The fox and the forest, outfoxed, Mouse Trap, set, battleship, operation, I hate ticket to ride but everybody else loves it, gamewright games, shadows in the forest, forbidden sky, and I wish I was sitting in front of my game shelves right now 

Wow— thanks!

We don’t know the kids at all which always makes it more challenging, but this is a terrific list! 

[wathe]

Seconding "Mole Rats in Space"  Co-operative enough strategy to be fun for the 9 year old.  No reading required.

[kristin0713]

1 hour ago, MEmama said:

We looked at that but it seemed young for 9? I would have loved it when I was into the books.

Oh also it’s something like a couple hundred dollars on Amazon right now! Lol

Oh my goodness!!  Maybe I should sell ours, haha! My kids played it for a long time and them used it with their cousins. I guess it depends on the kids, though. 

[kristin0713]

I think this really depends on the abilities of the 5yo.

[MEmama]

31 minutes ago, kristin0713 said:

I think this really depends on the abilities of the 5yo.

I agree. We don’t know them at all. 

[BlsdMama]

Queen Domino and Labyrinth come to mind. My kids couldn’t play TTR at five due to reading and finding cities was frustrating. 
 

Outfoxed

Sushi Go and Sleeping Queens are wildly popular here.

[MEmama]

We went with Outfoxed. It looks so cute! 🙂 

Thanks for all the suggestions! 

[Mrs Tiggywinkle]

19 minutes ago, MEmama said:

We went with Outfoxed. It looks so cute! 🙂 

Thanks for all the suggestions! 

We love Outfoxed too!

 

and now I have to go look at the rest of these suggestions lol.

[lovinmyboys]

You picked a good one! My 9yr old is the youngest and hasn’t chosen Outfoxed in awhile, but I think he would still love to play with a 5yr old. It really is the best game.

[SounderChick]

Catan Jr.   

Sloth in a hurry ( cooperative)

[MEmama]

Well darn, Amazon says the game in stock, but when DH tried to order it he got a message saying they will notify him when it’s available for shipping. That doesn’t sound promising. I wonder if it’s in the warehouse in Illinois that just got hit by the tornado?

Off to look for different sellers. I’ve been warning him since October to order gifts early…

[whitestavern]

Not board games per se but my kids enjoyed Blokus and SET a lot at those ages. 

[BlsdMama]

Rainbow Resource has it but not free shipping! Need other stuff?

[MEmama]

7 minutes ago, BlsdMama said:

Rainbow Resource has it but not free shipping! Need other stuff?

That’s where we ordered it— thanks! 🙂 

 

[catz]

My kids are almost 4 years apart and we got a lot of mileage out of this game (Gobblet) for many years.  I still like it, quick to learn and play, fun for all ages.  It says 7+ but my daughter was definitely younger when we got it

https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Orange-Gobblet-Board-Game/dp/B00006L50P/ref=asc_df_B00006L50P/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312029442621&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4880948007478144310&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019541&hvtargid=pla-434247297340&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=59547955902&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312029442621&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4880948007478144310&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019541&hvtargid=pla-434247297340

[vonfirmath]

On 12/11/2021 at 9:53 AM, Ailaena said:

Mole rats in space,  The fox and the forest, outfoxed, Mouse Trap, set, battleship, operation, I hate ticket to ride but everybody else loves it, gamewright games, shadows in the forest, forbidden sky, and I wish I was sitting in front of my game shelves right now 

I remembre loving Mouse Trap as a kid -- not as a game. but just to set it up and watch the Goldberg contraption actually work

[BusyMom5]

Long Cow is a fun game both could play!  It even moos 🐮 

[Harriet Vane]

Sushi-go is a card game but definitely playable by all ages. 
 

Other board games we like are Sequence or Azul.

A nifty alternative is Dimensions.

 

[Kareni]

15 minutes ago, Harriet Vane said:

Dimensions

Is this the one? It does look neat.

Regards,

Kareni

[vonfirmath]

23 minutes ago, Harriet Vane said:

Sushi-go is a card game but definitely playable by all ages. 
 

Other board games we like are Sequence or Azul.

A nifty alternative is Dimensions.

 

I think of Sushi Go as for older kids. My son got it when he was 11 or 12 and my daughter (who is 4 years younger) has never enjoyed it as much and struggles with the strategies necessary.

[Harriet Vane]

56 minutes ago, Kareni said:

Is this the one? It does look neat.

Regards,

Kareni

Yup! 😊

[Harriet Vane]

49 minutes ago, vonfirmath said:

I think of Sushi Go as for older kids. My son got it when he was 11 or 12 and my daughter (who is 4 years younger) has never enjoyed it as much and struggles with the strategies necessary.

Of course there is always some variation. We played it many times with a 7yo girl who loves it. (She is 10yo now and still loves it.)

[BlsdMama]

3 hours ago, vonfirmath said:

I think of Sushi Go as for older kids. My son got it when he was 11 or 12 and my daughter (who is 4 years younger) has never enjoyed it as much and struggles with the strategies necessary.

My youngest played it as collecting his favorites and we kept points for us older folk, but he played and collected regardless of points.