Would this be interesting enough to a just turned 6 that has been playing regular adult monopoly for almost a year already? To simplistic or perfect
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This game has been a lot of fun for my 7 year old twins. It simplifies some of the complicated details in regular settlers, but has enough strategy to be interesting for me too. It has a lot more thought involved than monopoly. We like Settlers playing as a family. And they want to play again and again.
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It is a highly enjoyable game for most ages. I would say that starting at 6-7 just because of following the information on the character cards. With all of the different "games" inside, they range from beginner to expert, so all ages can have a great time
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Probably not for most 6 year olds. Not only are there a lot of dice involved, but a lot of advanced concepts. I would have been fine playing it at 10, but a lot of other people could have trouble at 14.
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It's not exactly difficult, but it's very complex. There is a lot going on. (Which is a great thing, feels more like the Firefly universe). I would disagree pretty strongly that it's "no more difficult than playing Monopoly with an extra rule or two".I'd say it takes two full games, plus a full read-through of the rulebook, to figure things out. And even then you will probably have some questions about little things that will force you to re-check the rules (or more likely, check online because the official rules don't answer every question that comes up).
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Easy game for not very experienced players. I've been playing since I was that age and I enjoyed it. If he likes baseball then this is the game for him.
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No! I used to play it with my 4 and 6 year old. It's a great game and good way to incorporate fun with relevant learning.
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Yup. The game is good for adults. I wouldn't suggest it before age 10 or so, as simple as the rules are, reading comprehension is a must. Particularly good for folks who don't know each other well yet.
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I think it is challenging enough for a 12 year old, a bit hard for a four year old but would still really enjoy it with some help. My 9 1/2 year old loves it.A 12 year old would probably tolerate it, it is geared toward kids about 6-10 I think. But it would challenge her since you have to memorize several things at once. I would definitely depend on the child. My 7 and 9 years olds like games Citizens of Catan, Monopoly, and easy ones like yatzee, and uno. I enjoy it as an adult, its fun
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Nathan, While I don't have kids myself, I do have a 6 year old niece. With her as a reference, I have no doubt that the basic tile laying and boat moving mechanic of the game will be easy to pick up for a 6 year old. In my mind, I picture those toys that used to be in every doctor's office of my youth that had a jumble of multi-colored wires with different carved beads on them and youre task was to slide the beads up and down and zigzag and loop-de-loop to the other side of the table. That said, I think the addition of the sea monsters may be a more challenging concept to grasp. rolling dice of different colors, coordinating with icons, and potentially rearanging the tiles already laid to the board. These may take a little more advanced game-playing. I can easily see removing this part of the game and tailoring it for a while until the basics are mastered. Then working the monsters back in later on. I hope this helps. Good luck and game on! Best, Tony D.
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actually the 5 to 6 player expansion works well with more expansion pieces to play seafarers, I have used it myself to play a few games like this and love it, and the guys who made this also released a pdf file for donators to use multiple expansion pieces to make a complete board, I am sure if you get one you can drop them an email asking for the pdf file
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My kids have played it and they are 5 and 7. My 5 year old picked the rules up pretty fairly quickly and my 7 year old figured it out right away. Both of them enjoyed it a lot. I imagine ages 4-10 would be a good range.
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I bought this last year for my then six year old son. It was definitely a solid buy and his then four-year-old brother was even able to play with a bit of direction. Honestly, he (the eldest) just likes the regular version better, so we only break this version out when his two younger brothers (now 5 and 4) want to jump in and play, too. Kids of Catan would probably be too boring for them, so I would go with Junior if you are certain that the full version would be too much.
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We play and we are both now 30. Some of the cards wouldn't be good for children. I think there is a kids version but I'm not sure. So it is for adult.
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It is more complex than Settlers of Catan. Their are a lot of rules and the set up alone can scare many people off of it. It is a fun game, but for someone so young it may be a bit overwhelming. On the game box it recommends 14 and up
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For a 5 year old I think I would try Catan kids, first, as Junior requires some strategy that a 5 year old might not have yet. My son is 7, almost 8, and now he enjoys it because he can combine pieces and plan how to use and play his pieces, but a year ago, when he was 6 he wasn't so interested in it. But then, again, every child is different... But btw, this is an awesome game that even adults will enjoy :)
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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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Maybe not. I got it for my 8 year old grandson and he enjoys it but doesn't play as much as he did. The games are pretty simple.