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Which games did your children play on shabbos?



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amother
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Post Sun, Jan 19 2020, 12:27 am
Looking for suggestions for ages 6-13
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rdmom




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 19 2020, 12:29 am
Balance beans
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amother
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Post Sun, Jan 19 2020, 12:46 am
Older kids:
Stratego
Chess
Battleship

Younger kids:
Playmobile
Manga tiles with mentchies
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salt




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 19 2020, 1:40 am
Perpetual Commotion and Jungle Speed. Kids aged 9 and 11.

I cannot play Perpetual Commotion - I just don't get the rules! I'm so slow, but I love watching them play together.
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sky




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 19 2020, 1:42 am
So many. Off the top of my head

Card games
Set
Uno
Ticket to ride
Catan (older kids)
Cholent
Sequence
Skippity (great for younger kids)
Clue (really only 2 kids, more then that it’s hard with no writing)
Sorry
Risk (older kids)
Perpetual commontion
Rat a tat cat
Banagrams
Rummykub
Scrabble (we play no board on Shabbos)
Chess
Checkers
Strategy
Battleship
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yonabets




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 19 2020, 1:44 am
Playmobil and clicks
Master- mind
Chess
Cards
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soap suds




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 19 2020, 1:44 am
Cover Your Assets
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Teomima




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 19 2020, 1:50 am
We're really into Space Team and Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (yes, that's the title) these days. They're both fast paced card games that can be played with 3+ players.

Speldor, Rummikub, Ticket to Ride, Labyrinth, Blokus, Sleeping Queens, Picture Charades, Apples to Apples Jr., Pandemic, and Cortex are other popular games on our home. We have a decent selection though so there are plenty more we enjoy, too (Azul, Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, Takenoko, Robo Rally, Codenames, to name a few...)
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#BestBubby




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 19 2020, 2:19 am
When I was a kid we loved to play Blind Man's Bluff in a room. One kid was blindfolded, counted to 10 and said freeze. Then It had to find a kid and guess who it was.

Another thing we like to do was make tents and tunnels, draping blankets over tables and chairs.
Mom didn't like that game so much.
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DrMom




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 19 2020, 3:00 am
Pretend play using old Purim costumes, our old clothes, any things they find in the house.

They go outside and play hide-and-seek, basketball, soccer, etc. with friends in the park.

They also play board games such as the ones mentioned above (Apples to Apples, Rat-a-Tat-Cat, Bananagrams, Othello, Uno, Taki, Catan, Rummikib, Risk, Concentration matching type games, Pictureka). It varies by age -- some games aren't suitable when there are kids of varying ages/abilities, so those are played mostly with friends from their class.
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Iymnok




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 19 2020, 3:09 am
Go fish
Catan Junior
Manga tiles for hours

I have cleared the shabbos table and played two board games simultaneously with a few kids. It’s not so hard because one is usually with my 11yo, and the other with a preschooler.
We have Foxmind cardholders to make card games playable for small children.
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chanchy123




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 19 2020, 3:14 am
My younger kids (7-10 yo girls) play playmobil and other makebelieve.
They all like Jungle Speed
Older kids (13 and 14) are newly into Exploding Kittens
They play Codenames, Sushi Go, Ticket to Ride, Splendor,
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seeker




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 19 2020, 11:27 am
Ages 6-9 here. Lately, lots and lots of Lego including pretend play with the menchies. Other than that, the kind of games others mentioned - we have Ticket to Ride, a bunch of Gamewright games (rat a tat cat, sleeping Queens, etc) Rummikub... But the Lego is what keeps them occupied for hours when it's not outdoor weather.
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zigi




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 19 2020, 11:52 am
spot it.
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the world's best mom




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 19 2020, 5:56 pm
Perpetual commotion and Catan are favorites here.
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bassarah




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 19 2020, 5:58 pm
Another vote for cover your assets. My kids discovered it recently and love it. Sometimes they convince me or DH to join and we actually have fun too Smile
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asmileaday




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 19 2020, 6:06 pm
bassarah wrote:
Another vote for cover your assets. My kids discovered it recently and love it. Sometimes they convince me or DH to join and we actually have fun too Smile


Yes! Same here. It's become a new family favorite. It's quick and suspenseful you never know if someone will steal your set.

We also play a lot
Monopoly Deal
Blokus
Labyrinth
Q-bitz
Spot it
Risk (when we have patience and time for a long game)
Uno
Set
Tricky fingers
Suspend
Othello

For younger ones
Jumping Monkeys
Trouble
Sorry

Then there's
Clix
MagnaTiles
Playstix
Lego
Wooden train tracks
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