I just watched this video yesterday. Today we were out at a flea market/vintage shop and I found a used copy of the tin-boxed, Anniversary edition of Labyrinth. I snagged it, of course! 👍 Thanks for the recommendation (and all the great gaming videos!)!
4:56 fun fact the guy who played Neville Longbottom now hosts the Leeds United Football Podcast and turns up to most recordings some degree of hungover, time flys eh
I don't even *have* small children and Stuffed Fables had my jaw on the floor. I might just have to add it to my collection because... yeah, everything Adam said.
My daughter loves quacks of quedlinburg and quest for el dorado. Both solid family games in my opinion. Definitely going to give stuffed fables a go though! Great list!
I don't have kids but I have a niece and nephew, and while trying to share board gaming with them I actually played two games on this list with them to huge success: Qwirkle and King of Tokyo. Another game I played with them is Kakerlakenpoker which they also found very entertaining, but that may be because I absolutely suck at that game so that is a bunch of fun for them to watch me lose.
Amazing list! I have labyrinth and the Harry Potter game and they are really cool! Labyrinth is really good with kids another game that I will recommend is Outfoxed! an awesome deduction game that is really great with kids!
My wife and I are presently going through a renewed interest in board games and keen to see our 4 and 6 year old girls have some fun too. Defn some stuff here we'll be checkingout!! We've discovered a few gems in recent weeks. - Rainbow Unicorns. Super cute and easy to learn. Great for 4-8yo - Ramen Fury. Build and slurp three bowls of ramen before your competition. Super game and great for 6+ yo - Fairy Season. Beautifully illustrated card game. Great for 6+ yo - 5 minute dungeon. Super fun and cooperative game. Goes for.... 5 minutes. Great for 6+ yo And last on our list - Zombie Kids. Super easy to learn cooperative game. Great for 6+ yo Kids games don't have to mean mind-numbing for adults. Blessings.
Thanks for this video. I have two kids just reaching the age where we don't have to play Candy land every time. I've heard of some of these games, but had never seen them in play. And., a few I never heard of.....love that Lumber Jacks one! A couple of games out of .y collection that were easy enough to teach my seven year old and were fun for her are Cockroach Poker and Seikatsu. Can't tell you how proud and then unnerved I was when she creamed me at bluffing! We may try Jixia Academy next.
For little kids, I often recommend Sneaky Snacky Squirrels as an alternative to Candyland. It teaches color matching like candyland, but also adds a bit of strategy, and I’ve never been annoyed or bored playing it. Forbidden Island is a game I recommend for anyone dipping their toe into the hobby. Great fun, good challenge, and best of all, under $20. So you’re not spending a lot of money if you’re not sure if you want to make a huge investment in games.
Omg i ALWAYS moved as much as i wanted without using "in a straight line" rule in Hey that is my fish! and was still a good game.. i now really want to play the correct version
My younger cousins that visit every month want to play games that I play with my friends but are a bit too complicated for them. So I got a game that they love and cant stop playing. 13 dead end drive. Amazingly simple and very addicting to want to play again after you win
Forbidden island is one of my favorite board games ever, it’s so good! Also as someone who paints a lot of miniatures the stuffed fables minis look fucking awesome!
how do you get into painting minis. I have a bunch of unpainted minis in my games but I'm worried I'll permanently mess them up with my 0 experience in painting.
@@FatherTime89 first of all, nothing is permanent, you can always strip a miniature, but I would recommend watching a channel called Goobertown Hobbies, he is considered miniature painting’s Bob Ross, and his videos are wonderful for beginners.
When I was a kid, a guy came from USA (I'm peruvian) named Pit, it was amazing, we had a bell and cereals, that's what I remember, also K'nex but Idk if that counts as a board game.
So I'm going to collect all of these (in NZ wish me luck) When my two babies come to stay I can't wait thank you for helping out for the upcoming winter holidays
My top 5 games which I play with my kids (6 years old and 4 years old) are : Flamme Rouge, Fireball Island, Outfoxed, Ghost Fightin Treasure Hunters! and Horrified :)
I have played a surprising amount of the games on this list without any children (proving they're just as good for adults I suppose), but I'd never heard of Stuffed Fables! Sounds almost like a kid-friendly Mansions of Madness type of game, very interesting! Gotta check that out when I get the opportunity! My 8-year old cousin has another game as his favorite though, namely Splendor! Just goes to show how a well-designed simple eurogame can be understood by, and appeal to kids as well!
I’m going to additionally recommend A- Bee-C for a “educational” game. You’re rolling letter dice to try to build three letter words to score cards. Fun game that my kids loved and a nice cheap price point. For role players, I recommend No Thank You Evil! Very simple system that values imagination and thinking outside the box over mechanics. Plus adding outside material, like your kids’ favorite tv/movie/book characters, is super easy. Mechanics are simple enough that once the kids know how to play, they can run their own games. Another fun RPG for kids is Adventure Maximus. Card based setup for character creation, and the campaign can be simply set up with the cards and a mad lib.
I saw Stuffed Fables at my local game store, my fiancee and I were both interested, but eventually balked as we looked at other things. As I have a 9 year old girl who's birthday is coming up, I think this might be a good purchase to get her more involved with our board gaming
Here's a recommendation for a future video: Top 10 Tempting Board Games to Avoid. Basically, give warnings on a bunch of board games that sound like they'd be great, but are either bad or have other games that do the same thing much better. Risk is a good example of a game that might sound like a grand adventure but actually is deeply flawed. Also, I can't recommend avoiding Monopoly Gamer enough. Seemed like it might do for Monopoly what Risk Legacy does for Risk, but it's a trap. It has all the same problems that regular Monopoly has if not makes them even worse.
I think it would be quite strange for to make a Collection Starter video about games you shouldn't buy. Maybe if Adam would list off board games to buy instead of the tempting board games, but I wouldn't want the video to focus on the negative things. I love the positivity of this channel
Hi, there's this new card game called LAGIM. It is a Filipino folklore-inspired game composed of villain deck, lagim cards, lakas cards, and hiwaga cards. Launching soon in kickstarter.
Mental Blocks reminds me a lot of La Boca, though that is played in pairs specifically Other family games I'd add would be: Camel Up Rhino Hero (which I know you've mentioned before) Paperback (if they are interested in word games) Downforce (for kids about 10 and up) Stop Thief Small Detectives (pretty much an express version of Cluedo)
I'm not a big fan of complex strategy games but I have friends who are. We found King of Tokyo and it is a fantastic game. My friends love it because of the strategy and I love it because it's not complicated.
We play in no ranked order: Clue, 13 Dead End Drive, Exploding Kittens, Unstable Unicorns, Pictopia, Jenga, Animal upon Animal, and CAH Family Edition I want to bolster family game night with like... all 10 of these suggestions, and espeially Stuffed Fables
The enchanted tower Outfoxed! King Tokyo Santorini Blokus Iceschool Sheep and Thief Those above seem to be ones that had most plays in our house (7-9 yr olds) The following all great games but not as many requests to play as those above. Barenpark The three little pigs Pyramid Dr Eureka Kingdomino Animal upon animal Forbidden island Cubeez
So, my favourite Childhood game was settlers of catan, But maybe I'm just weird. I was 9 when it came out, and i saved for weeks to but it at my local supermarket. Ahh good times.
Technically Adam is right, people hate him because he speaks the truth, I all seriousness, i don't want any kinds. I'll take care of my friends' kids but don't expect me to like to do it every day
What about some dexterity games? Like RhinoHero Super Battle or Ice Cool. Or even Catacombs vs. Castles Otherwise it’s a great list and I have almost all of these and played most with my kids.
No Dixit on this list?... I think Dixit is one of those games everbody can play. Because it has no text at all, reading is not required and kids tend to have a very good imagination. Also older people could like it because there is so little down time. Each turn everybody is engaged in the game.
So, for the most part, I would agree with this list. However, there are some alternatives that could have been better. I love Hogwarts Battle, but my kid thinks that it is too scary. There exists Toy Story: Obstacles & Adventures, which is a more kid-friendly version of the game and still keeps many of the elements we like from Hogwarts Battle. Also, I'd recommend Forbidden Island's older brother Forbidden Desert. It's less punishing than Forbidden Island (on average), and we tend to like it even without the kids. (Also, Forbidden Sky for when they get older. It has you complete a circuit that has the little rocketship countdown and blast off...very satisfying when/if you win.) Lastly, I agree that Stuffed Fables is a great game, as well. It is similar to another board game, Mice and Mystics, which also has a similar storytelling aspect (and you play as mice akin to Redwall). A good alternative (although I will agree, Stuffed Fables is the better game for kids).
Hi. I played Monopoly earlier and I really don't get it because seemingly I'm a tiny dog who repeatedly wins beauty contests, on his birthday demands £10 from everybody he sees, but then bankrupts himself to stay in a hotel when he owns four houses on the next street. It makes no sense to me. Seeing as though you're a board game channel, I was wondering if someone would please explain it. Thanks.
