What is difference between the age 4-6 and 5-7 Jake and the Pirates games? My 6-yr old grandson has not played the 4-6 one. Is it worth getting the younger one or just buying the age 5-7 game?
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I have a five year old, and she is able to figure out this game. Certain levels seem harder, but she will ask for help. Don't waste your money on the younger version.
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I think the youngest appropriate age would be about 5 or 6. My 6 year old nephew played it pretty easily.
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Could you expand on what difficulties your 6 year old has with the DS. Is it the size of the screen, buttons, etc? Or the games being too difficult? Or something else?I already own a DS (for myself) and am debating buying a couple of the children's learning games for my son (3yrs but he is advanced) to use on my system instead of buying him his own system like the Leapster.
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I think your almost 5 year old would love it. It has play value beyond the age suggestion and would help spur your almost 5 year old into different types of imaginative play. My youngest great-nephew, who is 4, loves it. But his older brother, who is 7, loves it too and together they play happily for a few hours. If those 2 high energy boys can actually play together for a few hours, it makes me believe the toy has lots of play value. I hope this helps.
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I just thought I'd answer even though this may be old. But we have had the JR version and my kids played that one since they were 4. Same game, but a bit easier for them and still fun for Mom and Dad!
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I think that a six-year-old can pick up the basic mechanics easily, but is likely to rely heavily on luck to win. I would definitely start them playing using the rules that lack the dragon tiles, which is the same as playing the original Tsuro.
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As always...it depends on the child. How is his fine motor coordination? Is he patient and determined? My son is suited well for all of the above. I gave him the Rookie when he was 11 he finished it in a couple days. He really enjoyed going back to it and doing it over and over again so the replay value is really good on these things. I got him the Epic when he turned 12 (this past August) and he really enjoys it. He is still working on it. There are several places that are really hard to get past. It has 125 points to master. The Original has 100. The Rookie has 70. You might not want to get him anything harder than the Original. If it is too hard, it might just cause frustration and end up sitting on a shelf... or smashed against a wall.
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I would say hes a bit young for this at 6. Give this one a couple more years. I have a 5 year old and 7 year old. Games they like are My First Carcassone, Battle Sheep, Tsuro, Ticket to Ride 10th anniversary, The Enchanted Tower, Battleship, Splendor, Frozen Monopoly, and Roll For It Deluxe. My 7 year old is just starting to learn a few more complex games like dice masters and alhambra but he's still not getting a lot of the strategies that an adult would.
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I gave this as a birthday gift to a 5 year old. She loves it! I would think 5-6 would be the perfect age. My daughter is 3 and she wanted it too so I ordered it for her as well. We play it but without the batteries. You would have to be at least 5 in order to play it right... it's hard to get those little things out. But it's cute.... it has all the main characters from the show.
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We've played with everything from 2 all the way to 6 and it plays well all the way up to 6. I actually had more fun with 4-6 because the battle element comes into effect more often. But it still plays very well with just 2.
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I see your post is a year old but I'll answer in case someone else is curious. my daughter is the same age and reading very well. I would say skip the Dora and Princess games - they get zero play here. The games's my daughter seems to come back to over and over again are Pet Pals, Puzzled and Junie B Junes (they no longer make it but you can find it on ebay for under $15)
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Personally I'd get the 4-6. I bought the 4-6 for my grand daughters. It's a little bug but the fun part is the train�
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My grandson was 6 when we gave him this game. The older kids also seemed to like playing with it, so I think an 11 year old might also like it. If he likes baseball, he would probably like this game.
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played it the first time at my son in law's cabin. our six year old granddaughter was on her mommy's team and did very well. We bought one. Played at home with my brother, he laughed and loved it, sent him one for Christmas. Played it yesterday with our 10 year old grandson and 14 year old friend and they beat use after just one practice game, ranking 14 year old, 10 year old , grandpa , grandma. They whupped us.
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I have a 6 year old boy and he LOVES rescue bots. He has other, more complicated transformers and he likes those too...but plays with his rescue bots the most. I would definitely recommend for a 5 year old.
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I bought this for my 4 year old grandson and it seems to be age appropriate for him. I would not recommend any younger and would not go past 6. that's just my opinion. hope this helps.
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The box says 7+, but you CAN use it with younger kids. We have a center with at least one student who's younger and it's helpful with keeping his attention. The game is best played with kids around 9 or 10, though, if you want to play full speed! It's a REALLY fun game. Easy and quick. I've bought three sets now! Spend a little extra and get the tin - it's neater than the box.