Game Recommendations

October 10, 2024

Game Recommendations

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

Here we are 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

Pattern Play

We love repeating patterns.

Here's a set of wooden pattern blocks that we were given as a gift years ago. The set has stayed sturdy even with regular use by 3 children.

You can follow their pattern cards or make your own.

We love the vibrant colors.

Would you like to get this pattern making kit for a child in your life? Here is a link to where you can purchase it on Amazon. This is an affiliate link, and we will earn a little money if you order anything after following this link. https://amzn.to/4fZcP9g

What games have been played in space?

Astronauts love a good game of chess!

Here's a photo of Astronaut Greg Chamitoff playing chess in the Harmony module of the ISS.

I have heard rumblings that there might be a Velcro scrabble set on the ISS, but I haven't found photos of it yet. For the Skylab space station, Matel made a special magnetic version of Scrabble to play in Microgravity. But it didn't get a chance to travel to space. Here's the board that is at the Smithsonian.