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I love games - they are a great way to get away from the television and interact with the folks you care about. Plus, they teach good social skills and abstract thinking, something we all need no matter what our age!

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SET

2 people recommended this item

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addicting game - it really makes you think outside of your normal patterns. I play the online version every day, and then love to share the cards with friends and family. once you "get it" it's great fun.

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Ready, SET® , Go!

Shout SET® and everyone checks to see if you have discovered the three cards that form a SET from the twelve laid face up on the table. You are now one point ahead, and the dealer lays out three more cards. The search starts again. There are no turns, so you don't wait to pick up the action. Age is no advantage in this game, so try this on your parents! Winner of 12 Best Game Awards.Ages 6 and up.

SET® - the family game of visual perception

Updated Mar 4, 2008

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Kolor Dot Dominoes

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Much better than the cheap plastic dominoes you usually find today! Great fun for kids of all ages.

Updated Mar 4, 2008

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Four-Way Rubber Bands

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I know... it's not actually a game, but it is great for game boxes - holds things together on 4 sides instead of just 2. Perfect for all those beat up old game boxes the kids have destroyed!

Updated Mar 15, 2008

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Settlers of Catan

13 people recommended this item

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great fun for gamers and non-gamers alike (Although really, aren't all non-gamers just folks who haven't yet discovered the games they love?) (via gateplay.com)

Updated Mar 17, 2008

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Odin's Ravens

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A beautiful edition to the great Kosmos 2 player game series, Odin's Ravens is an entertaining card game with interestingly different game mechanics.

Updated Mar 17, 2008

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Lost Cities Game by Reiner Knizia

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Lost Cities is one of Reiner Knizia's designer games - he is one of the most well known designers of Eurogames. Lost Cities takes simple game play mechanics and creates an interesting and challenging game that is easy to learn and fun to play.
This is also part of the Kosmos 2 player game series.

Updated Mar 17, 2008

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Ingenious

First to recommend

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this is a fun and clever tile laying game. A great eurogame by Reiner Knizia.

Updated Mar 17, 2008

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Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers

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This is the prehistoric version of Carcassonne, but uses the same wonderful tile laying mechanics. You get to hunt, gather, build camps and fish in this version. Always a hit - you'll want to play again and again.

Updated Mar 17, 2008

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Tigris & Euphrates

3 people recommended this item

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I love Reiner Knizia's games. This one is a little more involved than some of the others, but it is a wonderful Eurogame. It involves building civilizations through tile laying. In a great twist, the number of points in your weakest category at the end becomes your score.

Updated Mar 17, 2008

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Attika

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Rio Grande Games is one of the premier importers/adapters of Eurogames for the North American audience. They focus on high quality games like Attika. In this game, players build city-states with the available resources and clever play of tiles. It consistently gets high ratings on Boardgamegeek.com.

Updated Mar 17, 2008