Choosing The First Tabletop Board Game For Your Child

Our tabletop game shop has all the tools, resources, and amenities to comfortably engage in and enjoy all of your favorite tabletop games, for all ages! Even for the little ones! We, tabletop board gamers, are always looking for new players. If you have children of your own, it’s no wonder why we try to introduce them to the tabletop hobby. When choosing a board game for your children, you must consider their age, and mental abilities. In games, you look for a short playtime, engaging turns, and easy-to-understand rules. To top it off, you want an appealing theme, something your kid loves from popular culture.

Introducing your kids to board games makes perfect sense, especially since these can further develop their cognitive abilities. Not to mention they will learn about winning and losing, and spend quality family time with you. Learning through playing is one of the most powerful teaching skills, and all kids love games of all types.

Age Requirement

The most important factor is, of course, the age requirement. 4-6 is a period of great development, thus the games a 4 year old can grasp will be a lot simpler than the games a 6 year old can. 

Theme

Our tabletop game shop has a plethora of tabletop games that are full of themes kids adore: Marvel, DC, Star Wars, and Dungeons & Dragons. Children need games that have a strong theme and something tangible. They can’t relate to technical and strong mechanics, since their brain is not yet fully developed. 

Gameplay Length

Considering the gameplay length to be a very significant factor. Kids lack a long attention span, so normally you’re looking at games where there aren’t many rules to follow and remember, and where there aren’t many options on their turn. This means there’s not much downtime, keeping them engaged through and through.

Number of Players

Tabletop board games’ playing quality can significantly depend on the number of players involved. In fact, depending on who’s playing the game can also raise or lower the complexity bar a lot. If the children are playing on their own, you must remain on the lower end of the age spectrum. However, the more players, the more complex the game becomes. This can easily increase the learning and problem solving abilities for your child.

Altogether, tabletop board games offer opportunities for early learning. Even simple tabletop games help young players problem solve, communicate, and develop hand-eye coordination. Make The Battle Standard, your one stop tabletop game shop, whether it’s tabletop games for your children or for your whole family.