Quirkle
As I mentioned yesterday, our friends Shawn, Sydney and baby Annabelle are in town visiting.
They brought with them Quirkle, one of my new favorite games.
1) It's fun. An surprisingly overlooked prerequisite for games. And it's pretty quick. Most games run around an hour, and it's easy enough to shorten it, without compromising the flow of the game (play to a certain number of points, or take out half the tiles...)
2) The basic rules are simple, my seven year old daughter could play with about five minutes of explanation. But there's enough strategy and trickiness to be very engaging. This is huge, as I am always on the look out for games that we can play with our older daughter but are still fun for adults (Candyland does not qualify).
3) It's flexible - Two players works fine. And I don't see any reason why you couldn't play with 6 or even 8, even though the game probably plays best with four.
3) The components are nice. - Wooden tiles with painted patterns in a cloth bag.
They brought with them Quirkle, one of my new favorite games.
1) It's fun. An surprisingly overlooked prerequisite for games. And it's pretty quick. Most games run around an hour, and it's easy enough to shorten it, without compromising the flow of the game (play to a certain number of points, or take out half the tiles...)
2) The basic rules are simple, my seven year old daughter could play with about five minutes of explanation. But there's enough strategy and trickiness to be very engaging. This is huge, as I am always on the look out for games that we can play with our older daughter but are still fun for adults (Candyland does not qualify).
3) It's flexible - Two players works fine. And I don't see any reason why you couldn't play with 6 or even 8, even though the game probably plays best with four.
3) The components are nice. - Wooden tiles with painted patterns in a cloth bag.