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bryanlarsen
1
Aug 10, 2015
these games are supposed to be simple & quick. That leads me to wonder if they'd be good games to introduce 6 year olds to adult board games? Thoughts?
joewib
73
Aug 10, 2015
bryanlarsenHey, I've played all 3 games, but I can't speak for whether or not they would be good for a six year old. Here's an article on r/boardgames that has Tsuro and King of Tokyo in the age group of 7-8. People in the comments also say they play Splendor with their 6 year old. https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/2j8hvu/my_guide_to_gaming_with_kids_what_to_play_and_when/
In my opinion, Splendor can be played at any age provided the child can read numbers and match symbols. There is no reading involved in the game, but the strategies entailed will be a bit complex for a child. King of Tokyo is purely a dice-rolling game with little strategy, so a child should be able to pick it up quite easily. You may have to explain what some of the cards do though. Tsuro would seem appropriate for a child. The most they have to do is place a tile and move his piece along the path he created. Overall, I think these games would be totally fine for a 6-year old. Hope I helped.
gilby123
35
Aug 12, 2015
bryanlarsenHonestly, my first play of King of Tokyo, a 6-7 year old won the game. It's VERY approachable (and he seemed to love the theme). His only problem was holding all the dice to roll, as they're a bit big.
Tsuro, the rules and mechanics are very straight forward, so should be easy enough to teach.