Last Revised: 7/10/2018 CHOOSING A GAME FOR YOU Need some help deciding what game or kind of game to play? Check out some of these suggestions! EARLY LEARNING GAMES For children up to age 5, we suggest: Catch the Fox Hi Ho Cherry-O Chutes & Ladders My First Carcassonne Candy Land Pop the Pig Count Your Chickens Race to the Treasure The Fairy Game Yeti in My Spaghetti FAMILY GAMES Lighter games meant for families or small groups Battle Sheep Fluxx, The Board Game Blokus King of Tokyo Camel Up Magic Labyrinth Codenames Disney Quelf Jr. Dixit Ticket to Ride First Journey GROUP & PARTY GAMES Have a larger group? Try out some of these: Apples to Apples Jenga Bang! The Dice Love Letter Deluxe Game Mysterium Betrayal at Nut So Fast! Baldur’s Gate One Night Ultimate Werewolf Codenames The Resistance Escape the Room Seven Wonders Exploding Kittens This House is Haunted Game of Phones Wits and Wagers Hedbanz CHOOSING A GAME FOR YOU Need some help deciding what game or kind of game to play? Check out some of these suggestions! TWO PLAYER GAMES Just two of you? We like: Ascension: Forbidden Island Storm of Souls Here, Kitty, Kitty! Carcassonne Jarl Codenames Duet Splendor Connect Four Ticket to Ride FAST PACED GAMES Want something quick? Grab for: Coup Timeline Cranium: Hoopla Tsuro Sushi Go! Zombie Dice Stranger Things Eggo Card Game CLASSIC GAMES A few of our nostalgic, classic titles Checkers Monopoly Clue Pictionary The Game of Life Scrabble Guess Who? Sorry Hungry, Hungry Trouble Hippos APPLES TO APPLES ♟ Ages 12+ 30 mins ⚁ 4-10 players Each round, play a descriptive card from your hand to try to win over the judge. Who can make the most matches with the judge and collect the most cards? ASCENSION ♟ Ages 13+ 30 mins ⚁ 1-4 players Starting with a small deck of cards, players try to acquire the most points depending on how their cards are played. Spend Runes and use cards to acquire more and better cards. Who will end up with the most honor points? ASCENSION: Storm of Souls ♟ Ages 13+ 30 mins ⚁ 1-4 players Starting with a small deck of cards, players try to acquire the most points depending on how their cards are played. Spend Runes and use cards to acquire more and better cards. Who will end up with the most honor points? ATTIKA ♟ Ages 10+ 45-60 mins ⚁ 2-4 players Players complete for dominance of the Greek peninsula and influence on Mount Olympus. Players build small villages into metropolises, trying to secure their fruitful lands for themselves and hindering their opponents from doing the same. Win by connecting two shrines or constructing all 30 buildings. BACKGAMMON ♟ Ages 6+ 30 mins ⚁ 2 players The classic abstract strategy game. Roll your dice, move your players, and capture each other’s men. The first player to get all 15 men off the board is the winner. BANG! The Dice Game ♟ Ages 8+ 15 mins ⚁ 3-8 players As the Sheriff, you are working with your deputies to kill the outlaws. As an outlaw, you are trying to kill the Sheriff. As a renegade, you just want to be the last cowboy standing. Roll the dice, press your luck, and try to stay alive! ⚁ denotes a competitive game ♞ denotes a cooperative game Game descriptions supplemented from manufacturers, BoardGameGeek.com, and Amazon.com. BATTLE SHEEP ♟ Ages 7+ 15 mins ⚁ 2-4 players The pasture changes with each new game. Players choose a team of sheep to divide out and move in straight lines. Try to occupy as much space as you can while trying to block your opponent at the same time! BETRAYAL AT BALDUR’s GATE ♟ Ages 12+ 60 mins ⚁ 3-6 players Explore Baldur’s Gate, building dark alleys and catacombs in the city until evil turns your team members against one another. Will you survive the madness or succumb to the mayhem? BETRAYAL AT HOUSE ON THE ♟ Ages 12+ 60 mins ⚁ 3-6 players HILL Explore a haunted mansion, one room at a time. As more rooms are discovered, the Haunt begins! Players then must try to escape from each other, or even the house. Will you betray your party? Or will you escape alive as an innocent bystander? BLOKUS ♟ Ages 5+ 20 mins ⚁ 2-4 players Try to cover the board with your Tetris-shaped pieces. You can only play a piece if it touches the corner of an existing piece. Can you block your opponents and fill the most of the game board? CAMEL UP ♟ Ages 8+ 20-30 mins ⚁ 2-8 players Up to 8 players take bets on five racing camels, trying to determine what place they will come in. If you bid early and guess correctly, you make strides towards victory. But how will the dice roll? CANASTA CALIENTE ♟ Ages 7+ 60 mins ⚁ 2-6 players This Rummy-style game uses two decks of cards, but each with special points and abilities. ⚁ denotes a competitive game ♞ denotes a cooperative game Game descriptions supplemented from manufacturers, BoardGameGeek.com, and Amazon.com. CANDY CHASER ♟ Ages 8+ 10 mins ⚁ 2-4 players Drive up the price of your candy on the underground confections market. But keep it on the sly… if other players know what candy you're pushing, they'll tattle on you. And you'll do hard time in Time Out, kid. Play smart, bluff your friends, and then snitch them out to sell the most expensive candy when no one's looking. CANDY LAND ♟ Ages 3+ 15 mins ⚁ 2-4 players In this classic colorful children's game, players draw cards, move their pawns along the rainbow path, and travel through the Peppermint Forest, Lollipop Palace, and Licorice Lagoon! Be the first to reach King Kandy's Castle to win. THE CAPTAIN IS DEAD ♟ Ages 12+ 90 mins ♞ 1-7 players The captain has died and you and your surviving crew have to work together to repair the ship’s engines. Each person has a unique ability to aid in the mission. Can you fend off the assault from the hostile alien ship? CARCASSONNE ♟ Ages 8+ 30-45 mins ⚁ 2-5 players Each turn, place a tile and choose whether or not to also place a Meeple. Try to build the biggest cities and longest roads and prevent your opponents from doing the same. CARCASSONNE, My First ♟ Ages 4+ 10-20 mins ⚁ 2-4 players The classic version, adapted for children! Lay tiles to build the city of Carcassonne. Close the streets and place your pawns. Will you be the first to place all of your meeples? CASTLES OF BURGUNDY ♟ Ages 12+ 30-90 mins ⚁ 2-4 players The game is set in the Burgundy region of High Medieval France. Each player takes on the role of an aristocrat, originally controlling a small princedom. Build settlements and powerful castles, practice trade along the river, exploit silver mines, and use the knowledge of travelers. Will you have the most victory points? ⚁ denotes a competitive game ♞ denotes a cooperative game Game descriptions supplemented from manufacturers, BoardGameGeek.com, and Amazon.com. CASTLES OF MAD KING LUDWIG ♟ Ages 13+ 90 mins ⚁ 1-4 players King Ludwig II of Bavaria has commissioned you to construct the biggest castle possible. As a contractor, you must build one room at a time. The Master Builder sets the prices for rooms that can be purchased and added to the castle. Rewards and castle points are granted based on the most popular and King-worthy rooms. CATAN ♟ Ages 10+ 60+ mins ⚁ 3-4 players Collect resource cards (wood, grain, brick, sheep, or stone) and build up civilizations. Trade resources with other players and collect additional resources based on the location of placed settlements. Accumulate the most points to win. CATCH THE FOX ♟ Ages 4+ 15 mins ⚁ 2-4 players Roll the die to see how many chickens to add to the Fox’s pockets, and push his head one time. Before you know it, the Fox will lose his pants, and the chickens will roll everywhere! Rescue the chickens and return them to the your chicken coop. Be the first player to fill up your coop to win! CAULDRON QUEST ♟ Ages 6+ 20 mins ♞ 2-4 players Can you get the three correct ingredients into the Cauldron before all of the paths are blocked? Fight back against the evil Wizard’s spell and work together to create a potion that will save the kingdom from destruction. CHESS ♟ Ages 6+ 60 mins ⚁ 2 players This classic game dates back to the second half of the 15th century. Two players take turns strategically moving one of their pieces in an attempt to capture, attack, and defend. Will you corner the enemy King first to be able to declare checkmate? CHUTES AND LADDERS ♟ Ages 3+ 30 mins ⚁ 2-4 players Children learn counting and number recognition as they travel along the game board to get to the top. Land on a good deed space, and a ladder will race you ahead. But watch out for the chutes that can send you back down! ⚁ denotes a competitive game ♞ denotes a cooperative game Game descriptions supplemented from manufacturers, BoardGameGeek.com, and Amazon.com. CLUE ♟ Ages 8+ 45-60 mins ⚁ 3-6 players Was it Mr. Peacock in the Billiard Room with the lead pipe? Or was it Ms. Scarlet in the Conservatory with the candlestick? Play detective and explore the mansion to figure out whodunit in this classic mystery game. CLUE, The Simpsons Version ♟ Ages 8+ 45-60 mins ⚁ 3-6 players Chief Wiggum finds wealthy industrialist Charles Montgomery Burns dead, and it looks like foul play in Springfield.