Word games are some of the most fun, educational ways to help children learn reading and spelling. Playing age-appropriate word games with them helps instill proper grammar and English while making the experience fun and memorable for everyone.
Gaming on the iPhone is a lot of fun, but some games work better than others. Board games are almost perfect for this device because the simple interfaces mean that you don’t get frustrated by the controls and the connectivity allows you to play with your friends. Here are a few of the best.
Go is an ancient game that can seem deceptively simple. These are a few of the best iPhone Go game apps that can help lead someone from a superficial understanding of Go to being able to take on truly good players in this difficult game.
If you are looking for free Rummikub to play online, you will be glad to know that Pressman toys, the makers of Rummikub have gone live with a Rummikub website. Link to Facebook and play with other Rummy Tile fans from around the world.
Triominos are triangular dominoes adding some geometrical variety to the old rectangular variant. Triangles or not, if you don’t like classic dominoes, you probably aren’t going to like Tri-Ominos.
What’s better than rolling dice to get runs and sets for points? Why, drawing cards to get runs and sets for points, of course. And that’s exactly the name of the game in Yahtzee Hands Down. Draw your way to victory by accumulating small sets, full houses, straights, and the prized Yahtzee!
The Sequence board game is great for family game day or playing with friends. It’s like mixing a card game and a board game to get the best of both worlds when you play. It’s challenging enough to keep you thinking, yet not so difficult it prevents conversation during the game.
Playing family Taboo is all about guessing the most words per minute. The tough part is developing a method that will help you explain the cards such that your family members can guess them without knowing the entire context of the word.
Choose to patrol the streets and subways of London as a police officer, or sneak your way through the underground as Mr. X in the classic Scotland Yard board game. Don’t let Mr. X’s monogrammed visor fool you; he’s no soccer dad. A cutthroat criminal mastermind, catch Mr. X before it’s too late.
