Game Recommendations

https://steamma.blogspot.com/2021/08/fun-with-words.html

Here we're sharing about a few games that we love to play as a family. 

Catan Junior

Did you know that there's a Catan Junior game? It's designed for kids ages 6-9, but is great for older ages, too. it has pirates. We love it!

Here's a photo of our girls playing.

Donyou want to purchase this game on Amazon? Here is an affiliate link. 

https://amzn.to/3NjCSe3

We will earn a little money every time someone buys something after following the link.

Settlers of Mars

Our friend Dr. Richard Barker made this game with his students and colleagues! D&D meets space with this university-spun variant on the Settlers series. You can 3D print your own pieces and build your own habitat on Mars.

Here's a poster Dr. Barker and his colleagues made about it:

Here's the game board in action!

And a close-up with aliens!

 Check it out on GitHub.

https://github.com/dr-richard-barker/Settlers_of_Mars_3D_LLM

Giant Checkers

It's like checkers, only bigger, with a woven rug you can roll up instead of a board. Here is an Amazon affiliate link.

https://amzn.to/48aQnWX

Though I bought a set for cousins at Cracker Barrel years ago, too. 

Bananagrams 🍌 

We have the old style tiles that look a lot like Scrabble tiles, but I noticed they have a new version that are more textured with lowercase and colors! 

Here's a link to this fun game on Amazon, it's another affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3ZVqjgs

Spelligator 🐊 

I think I shared about this one previously. I will share a link to that blog post when I find it. We love making words with these tiles that fit on an alligator.

Here's a photo from the Amazon listing that I link below.

This game was gifted to us years ago and it has held up to nearly a decade of abuse. 

Here's an Amazon affiliate link, if you want to purchase it on Amazon.

https://amzn.to/3NmJKqU

Chess ♟️ 

My daddy and I used to play chess together. When I went away to college we left our chess board in play. It became a very slow-moving game of chess where I moved a piece every time I came home.

Would you like a glass chess set like the one I grew up with? I found one like it for sale on Amazon. Here is an affiliate link.

https://amzn.to/3XYlCzX

I'll come back and add to this gaming blog post as we think about the games we love.

Here are some related blog posts!

https://steamma.blogspot.com/2023/02/word-fun.html

https://steamma.blogspot.com/2021/08/fun-with-words.html

https://steamma.blogspot.com/2024/05/car-tricks.html

https://steamma.blogspot.com/2023/03/sticks-counting-game.html