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suggestions for games?!?!?
Hey all,
So DH and I decided to "adopt" a family through the local domestic abuse organization for the holidays. We got our family and it's a single mom with her 13 year old daughter. They gave us a list of things they would like and I'm at a loss!!
The 13 year old asked for board games. For the life of me, I can't think of any board games that I liked when I was 13!!! This is all kept annonymous so it's not like I can contact her and say "hey, what games exactly do you want??"
I've been googling,e tc. and anytime i come lup with a gift list for teenagers, the only games are electronic/video games. In this case 1- she asked for board games, and 2- i don't want to assume that they even have a tv,dvd player, video game system, etc.
Any suggestions for games that she might enjoy??
Re: suggestions for games?!?!?
Well, Monopoly is a classic. They have all kinds of versions of Monopoly now, so you may be able to find a teen-suited one.
I always loved (and still love) Scrabble and Clue. Uno is always fun, but not a board game per se.
ohhhhh, I didn't even think of clue! THanks!
I guess i'm having a hard time with this b/c there are lot of games that I enjoy now (some of which my may geered toward kids), but i just can't remember playing anything when I was an early teen.
How about: Jenga, Pictionary, or Battleship.
I liked Taboo, Cranium, Catchphrase, Balderdash, and Trivial Pursuit (maybe you can get her a Special Edition, based on her interests). I still liked Pictionary, Monopoly, Sorry, and Clue at that age but I'm not sure if all 13-year olds do.
I know they're not board games, but there are also a lot of fun card games like Uno (in its many forms that now exist), Set, etc that you could get. I would probably just go to Target and browse the games section and see what looks age-appropriate!
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The only reason I didn't say Pictionary or Cranium or one of those is that they're not as fun to play if there aren't a lot of people. If you get her something like Scrabble or Sorry, it's a game that just she and her mom can play at least.
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My only reservation with Scene It is that it requires a DVD player, right? I was thinking maybe this person might not have one, and it would suck to get that as a present if that's the case.
Also, I would not assume that just because the girl is 13, she likes Twilight. It's a love-it-or-hate-it franchise, so unless you KNOW she likes it, stay away. I would have been incredibly insulted at 13, in the angsty way that 13-year-olds can be insulted, if I got something Twilight-related as a gift. You know, "Oh my GAWD I can't believe this person thinks I'm some kind of insipid brainless Twilight fan" or "Ugh this person thinks I'm like TWELVE when I'm clearly a mature thirteen year-old." Commence dramatics and theatrics about how mindless my fellow classmates are, or how adults don't understand teenagers.
Of course, if I liked Twilight I would have been excited, but it's a gamble.