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Recommended Casual Game Award

Casual Game Recommended badgeEach Recommended game has been carefully evaluated by our editorial staff and found to meet the following conditions:

• Representative of the casual game genre in terms of game length, depth, and complexity
• Appeals to a general audience, with a G or PG content rating
• Has acheived a high rating in gameplay, quality, and originality

 


 

A roll-and-write game in which each round players take turns drafting dice and filling their valleys with houses, sheep, trains, and of course, sunflowers! Score points based on your placement, and create the winning valley.

Draft a die each turn and pass the remaining dice to the player on your left, as you collect sushi to score points at the end of the round. There are five different types of dice, each with their own unique scoring. Use menu tokens to reroll dice and chopsticks to swap dice with other players.

Players create sets and runs by playing blocks into the center of the table and rearranging those already there. Stack tiles to change their value, and fit them into different collections. The first player to run out of blocks wins the game.

A fast-paced ladder-style card game that features some of your favorite cereal mascots (at least your favorite creepy ones!) Compete to see who can eat the most cereal (in the game of course) with the help of your mascot’s special ability.

A dexterity, disc-flicking game that will have you taking on the role of lawman or outlaw as you flick your way around a wild west town in a tense shootout.

A thematic party game that is as much about not saying the wrong words as it is about guessing the right ones!

Each team selects words that cannot be used by the opposing team while they give clues about their secret word. The catch is that they have no idea what words were selected, so they must tread carefully to avoid the traps!

Winner of the 2008 Mensa Select award, Tiki Topple is a game of hidden information, hand management, and board manipulation. Each turn, manipulate the tikis on the board as you try to maneuver your tikis to top position.

A deck-building racing game in which players are competing to be the first to reach the legendary city of El Dorado. Play cards to cross the map and buy cards to help decide which path to take. Will you go by land or by sea? But watch out! Your opponents might block your way.

Each player is an archaeologist with one of four uniquely themed dig sites. Every round you will each place a tile onto your board, trying to enclose scarabs in order to score points.

Koi is a peaceful game of swimming fish and changing weather. Will you catch the dragonflies?

A gorgeous game in which each move can create a ripple effect that can change the race of the entire board.

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