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Games to Teach Children
Brian and Melissa list some games that will teach children (or anyone!) some important skills.
Show Notes (click or tap to expand)
Melissa
- Witness - memory
- Dutch Blitz - fast thinking, reflexes
- Balderdash - creativity
- The Resistance - bluffing
- FUSE - clear thinking under pressure
- Pastiche - art history
- Terror in Meeple City - aim, dexterity, good sportsmanship
- Founding Fathers - legislative process
- Freedom: The Underground Railroad - history
- Caverna: The Cave Farmers - long-term strategy and planning, adjusting plans when they get ruined
Brian
- Robot Turtles - logic, basic programming
- Ball Tag - how to throw a ball, hand-eye coördination, tactics
- But Wait There’s More! - speaking, improvisation, creativity
- Balderdash - creative writing
- America - geography
- Timeline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/113401/timeline-historical-events
- Sleuth - deduction
- Zendo - induction
- Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes - communication, cooperation, following instructions
- Power Grid - using money to make money, spending carefully, planning ahead
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