Vestibule Violator
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Joined: Thursday, 19th May 2011, 16:38
Location: Penza, Russia
Nice and simple tabletop games?
Let's begin from afar.
I have a younger brother -- he is, say, six or seven years old. =)
Every time he visits us (my grandparents and me), we either fight (which is too loud, and this makes him overexcited) or play/watch something at my computer (which is not nice too -- he is just a young boy, and manipulating with real objects is always funnier!).
Our parents do not like it, and I agree to them.
I tried finding some nice table-top games for us to play, but most games I saw were either as complex as Nemelex Xobeh decks or attention-sapping (and since he is young, elaborate action like that of DnD won't hold him for long -- it did not hold me when I was of his age).
Of course, these were out.
Are there any nice tabletop games of choice you could recommend to us? =)
Requirements:
- fairly simple (no multi-part rulebooks, no complex Attack-Defence-rAcid-rCorr-rSpam stuff, please!)
- easy to set up (without a lot of chips or figures; max. 1-2 decks of cards)
- quick (no boring hit calculation, no boring preparation)
- sturdy (the items important for the game should NOT be easy to destroy or lose)
What I would also like to see in suggestions:
- "Print & Play" version(s) of a suggested game (keep in mind that we are living in a fairly small town in Russia -- I can't even find a set of D&D dice here!)
I know about a few games that pretty much suit my requirements.
101, or Crazy Eights
+ can and should be played with regular cards
+ I have TWO custom decks for this game
- quite hard to learn
Uno
+ can be played with regular cards
+ similar to Crazy Eights for me
En Garde
+ Print and Play version available, but not required
+ a few cards required -- can be played with regular cards
+ simple rules, simple game board -- can be literally drawn on a piece of paper and played with a few pebbles
~ reminds me of cribbage somewhy
Yahtzee
+ five regular dice required; simple rules
+ can be literally drawn on a piece of paper
+ no game board required -- use a shoe box if needed
Can you recommend me a few more games of this class, please? =)
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