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10 GREAT RAINY DAY BORED GAMES
I’M BOARD!
Board games might seem anathema to the outdoor experience, but when you are trapped in your tent by a storm raging outside, there is nothing better to pass the time and keep the peace. Forget Monopoly and Parcheesi—a board game revolution that swept from Europe to U.S. shores more than a decade ago has transformed the face of gaming. Listed below are our favorite camp
games, with kid-tested scores for portabil- ity, playability and complexity (1 is a low score, 10 is high). If you can’t find a title at your local hobby shop, try BoardGame Geek (
www.boardgamegeek.com),
the online
clearing house for all board and card games. Packing tip: Take games out of their boxes and pack the pieces in Ziplocs or a dry bag. —Rob Lyon
GAME Ta Yu Goliath Games
Settlers of Catan Mayfair Games
Orchard Haba
Alien Frontiers Clever Mojo Games
Animal Upon Animal Haba
Blokus Alary Games
Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Wizards of the Coast
The Ares Project Z-Man Games
Jambo Rio Grande Games
Quarriors Wizkids
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WHY WE LOVE IT
Elegant, abstract, tile-laying game with a water flow theme
A family classic with an exploration, trade and colonization theme—the benchmark by which the entire Eurogame phenomena is measured
Remarkable, wooden components from this high-end German game company. A classic of the 3-to-5 crowd—our family favorite
Extremely popular, clever space strategy game
Animal themed, generation-bridging, dexterity building game
Immersive strategy game brings Tetris to the tent. Waterproof, nearly indestructible plastic board and game pieces
Highly immersive, longer game for teens; packable modular board
Futuristic card game with more depth than most
Simply the best two-player card game we’ve ever played
Clever fantasy dice game with 150 colorful custom dice in a cool tin can
PLAYABILITY COMPLEXITY PORTABILITY NUMBER OF PLAYERS
9 10 10 7 9 10 4 4 8 5 3 5 1 7 1 4 7 8 5 6 5 8 5 7 10 7 7 9 10 7 2–4 3–5 2–4 2–4 2–4 1–4 1–5 2–4 2 2–4
BEST WITH 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 4
SUGGESTED AGES
8+ 8+ 3+ 10+ 4+ 6+ 10+ 13+ 10+ 8+
PLAYING TIME 45 min. 90 min. 10 min. 60 min. 15 min. 20 min. 60 min. 60 min. 45 min. 30 min.
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