Trails
TRAILS, from Keymaster Games, incorporates simple concepts to create an approachable game. TRAILS is an easy to grasp resource management game where players collect resources to earn badges for points. …
Trekking Through History
Trekking Through History met our stringent criteria for recommendation with flying colors. Right out of the gate, the historical cards in this game have illustrations of real historical individuals and …
Get on Board: New York & London
Get on Board: New York & London combines the simplicity of a roll & write game with a central game board to provide players with an experience unlike any other. …
Alhambra
Alhambra is a modern classic for a reason. Dirk Henn’s game combines simple rules with satisfying depth as players add new tiles to their central fountain. The game does a …
Honey Buzz
Honey Buzz has an amazing theme, unique components, and skill-building opportunities for days! This game combines a handful of well-known game mechanisms such as worker placement, tile placement, and order …
The Quest for El Dorado
The Quest for El Dorado is a classic deck-building game with a board. Players use their acquired workers (cards) to traverse through the jungle attempting to be the first to …
Love Letter
Love Letter is a simple game with less than 20 cards. However, within that small package comes deep gameplay that is rewarding. Gamers will be asking to play this one …
Tenpenny Parks
Tenpenny Parks pushes polyomino tile-placement to the next level. If you’re getting bored with the old standbys, Tenpenny Parks does a great job integrating worker placement and in-round competition to …
Bärenpark
Bärenpark comes from one of our favorite designers, Phil Walker-Harding. Phil’s games work so well in the gameschooling setting because they engage non-gamers and gamers alike. Bärenpark straddles that line …
For Sale
For Sale is an easy to learn game that introduces gamers to the age old concept of buy low and sell high. The artwork is bright, fun, and always leads …
Machi Koro 2
Machi Koro 2 shares many of the details we love about the original game and improves on them. Machi Koro 2 features more streamlined gameplay, faster setup and takedown times, …
Gizmos
Gizmos is an engine-building game about building an engine. Players will create a gadget powered by energy spheres selected from a unique dispenser. The game looks fantastic on the table …
Deep Blue
Deep Blue is a risk-taking push-your-luck adventure that is fun for the whole family. This beautifully produced game lets young gamers compete as they traverse the oceans, assemble a crew, …
Savannah Park
Savannah Park is another great game from the design duo of Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer. This game encourages kids to concentrate, process frequently changing information, and flex their spatial …
Happy City
Happy City is an inexpensive game that is easy to learn and plays quickly. The artwork is fun and approachable, and at its core, it teaches money management and multiplication. …
Cascadia
Cascadia is an approachable thinker’s game full of crunchy choices that are understandable for inexperienced gamers. We love the fun theme and artwork that pulls you into the game and …
Quadropolis
Quadropolis is an abstracted city-building game with rules not entirely based on tile placement. Of course, players score points based on where they place each tile in their cities, but …
Funfair
Funfair does an excellent job of introducing resource management and the “return on investment” concept. Players must manage their finances wisely while working toward goals. With the addition of risk …
The Quacks of Quedlinburg
The Quacks of Quedlinburg packs plenty of push your luck action in a complete game experience. Each time a player decides to pull a chip and add it to their …