Re: [piecepack] Where to start with a 10 yo, solitaire games and timeline

["Mike Schoessow" <mikeschoessow@...>]

Hi Kisa,

   I'll add my welcome to the others! This is a good group, and for the most part is very friendly.

   There are a lot of good piecepack games for two players, and as for age, with only rare exceptions, 10-year olds can play most games adults can. I assume you may be referring to games that would specifically appeal to a 10-year old, but I don't have a very good feel for that. If you posted your thematic preferences, you might get more accurate answers. However, here are some of my own suggestions. 

   If you enjoy purely abstract games (games without a theme), I humbly suggest Pawns Crossing (one of my own designs). Pawns Crossing is a fairly light game, but requires a set of double-6 dominoes to play, in addition to the piecepack. 

   Among the solitaires presently out there, One Man:Thrag is my own favorite but, as others have mentioned, we will soon have 18 more.

   Among themed games, two of the better ones (that also have well-attached themes) that I've played multiple times and enjoy are, New City, and King's Cottage. New City is a game about the planning and competitive building of a city, including the placement of parks, residential areas, market districts, entertainment districts, and even slums (whether you want them or not). The placement of one player's districts affects the worth of other districts in a clever way. This is a game with lots of player interaction that plays like a large commercial designer board game. King's Cottage is a game about builders competing to build and furnish a new cottage for the king. It has a couple of clever new play mechanisms, and a well-attached theme. It's also a game requiring players to remember the identities of some hidden (face-down) coins as the game progresses.  

   Another quick little game that I like is San Andreas. This is a very clever game about earthquakes in California, with tilted tiles representing buckling of the land on a tile map of California. It does, however, require 3-4 players.


   Hope you find some games to enjoy!

   


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