Board Game News

We’ve recently added a new page that brings together Junior Editions of many of the most popular board games.

Junior Editions are fun versions of classic games, usually with simpler rules, faster gameplay, and special kid-friendly themes. Nearly all the popular adult and family games offer junior editions, including:

• Apples To Apples Junior
• Clue Jr.
• Monopoly Junior
• Pictionary Junior
• Scene It Jr.
• Scrabble Junior

Click Here to see our complete selection of Junior Editions. We also offer a number of other Board Games For Kids.

Suzanne Perez Tobias of the Wichita Eagle makes some board game recommendations (”Got Game?“), categorized into four categories:

Great Party Games: Apples to Apples, Balderdash, Catch Phrase, Cranium, Encore, Jenga, Pictionary, Scene It?

Kid Favorites: Blink, Candyland, Guess Who?, Hi Ho! Cherry-O, Pass the Pigs, Perfection, Trouble

Up-and-Comers:Blokus, Do You Sudoku?, HeroScape, In A Pickle, Settlers of Catan

Old Games, New Twists: Electronic Battleship Advanced Mission, 20Q Challenge, Uno H2O, Scrabble: Deluxe Turntable Edition, Twister Moves

I can’t argue much with any of these picks (except that some of them aren’t really board games). Any of these games would be a great addition to your gaming library, and should provide hours of fun for many years to come. Follow the links, or refer to the article, for detailed descriptions of each of the games.

About.com posted a list of the Top 7 Board Games for Teens, including:

• Trivial Pursuit - 90’s Edition
• Clue - Simpsons Edition
• Password
• Scene It? Disney Edition
• Lord of the Rings Risk
• Super Scrabble
• Monopoly - The American Edition Game

That’s a pretty good list, but it’s mostly updated versions of classic games. I’d add a few more recent games to the list:

• Apples to Apples
• Cranium
• How to Host a Teen Mystery
• Settlers Of Catan
• Wise and Otherwise