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Children's games from age 3 or 4
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Hey there, fellow board gamers,
I'd like to give my godchild, who will soon be 4 years old, a board game as a gift. What recommendations do you have for that age?
Thank you! 🙏
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That's a tricky question :) and whether a lot gets played. Up to age 4, Tempo kleine Schnecke and my Obstgarten were the go-to picks for us. After that, Schlaraffen Affen 🐒 was a hit, where you hop from palm to palm looking for your coconut. From age 4, my top tips would be: Carcassonne Junior or Die magischen Schlüssel Alternatively also Topp die Torte (though in my view it's a bit trickier than the two above)
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Kugelgeister was a hit with my boys and still is to this day. The tension when the marbles knock down the ghosts, the little decision whether to take the risky fast route or the slow one is super. Only available on the secondary market now. Käptin Kuller was also popular with us for a long time. Here you have to very skillfully collect colorful "diamonds" with a metal ball to then trade them in for target markers. Whoever has four of them wins, entertaining and a good mix between thinking and coordination.
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I can confirm Tempo kleine Schnecke or Tempo kleines Faultier. With Obstgarten, munky probably means my first Obstgarten. It came out very often at our place. We also have Die magischen Schlüssel. Very nice game but maybe still a bit much for a 4-year-old. Depends on how often you play it. Uno Junior often works very well for us, or Double, which also comes in various versions. You should definitely try to assess how things look with losing. We have big problems persuading our almost 6-year-old son to play certain games because he thinks I'm too good at them. Geister Geister schatzsuchmeister is a very nice cooperative game that you can play for a very long time thanks to the scalable difficulty. But it's probably still a bit much for 4 years. Same with schnappt hubi. Similar approach, cooperation with scalable difficulty. To finish, one more classic: Lotti karotti
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Monza would still be something. That also works without numbers, and kids love building the tracks themselves. If counting already works, Spinderella is a classic.
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Forget the game. Better play something with the kid. Doesn't matter what at all. Simplify the rules. Play chess and just set up 2 or so pieces on the board. Something, and make the rules really kid-friendly. Best to pick a game that you also play as adults because that's always the most interesting for kids. With us, Uno and chess go over best. Of course not by the original rules. If you really want a kids' game, get something from Haba. But those games just sit around here :).
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I'm definitely going with Tempo kleine Schnecke. A really good classic that doesn't cause much frustration because the kids can just be happy about how the snails move forward. There's no real losing in it. Another classic that goes over well at my kindergarten is Spitz pass auf, or a popular variation of it.