Reddit mentions of Fluxx 5.0 Card Game

• Bohnanza
  
• Munchkins
  
• Set
  
• Fluxx
  
• Guillotine
  
• Bang
  
• Dixit (maybe takes up a bit more space?)
  
  And y'know. Cards Against Humanity, or maybe the more PC Apples to Apples...

Fluxx is super fun. That's the link to the original version but they have lots of themed and branded versions too. Star Fluxx, Stoner Fluxx, Monty Python Fluxx, Batman Fluxx, Chemistry Fluxx, Zombie Fluxx, and lots more. Pick your favorite or get the original.

Fluxx is fun because the goal of the game can change during the game. You might be just about to win and then the goal changes. The rules can change mid-game too, but it's pretty simple to understand. You pick up X cards each turn and you play X cards each turn. How many can change at any time. Some games will end quick and some will be a good long twisting journey of fun. You'll definitely want to play another game when one ends. And if you ever have guests over, it plays really well with 3-5 people too.

>You would play a new card and it would change the rules in some way... I remember playing with both the original version of the game, and also an adventure time themed version.

Definitely Fluxx

Fluxx 5.0 Card Game https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00OETKWCE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_t8gYDbAPQ0E2H

Looney Labs Adventure Time Fluxx Game https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00YCTMC7E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_e9gYDb6SGHD07

There's dozens of different versions of the game, Batman, Marvel, Monty Python, a "drinking" edition etc

Apples to Apples, Dixit, Jungle Speed, Pictionary, Anomia, SET, Loaded Questions, and Jenga are a few that come to mind where the adults wouldn't necessarily have an advantage over the kids. Also Fluxx and We Didn't Playtest This are both hilarious card games that would be perfect for kids in that age range, but I have a blast playing them with other adults on a regular basis too; Spaceteam looks like another good one but I haven't personally played it. If you're looking for more involved strategy games, Ticket to Ride and Carcassone would be fine for that age, just require more of a learning curve. Cranium and Quelf are silly games that involve a variety of tasks (drawing, acting, singing, trivia, etc) and although they're supposedly aimed at adults, kids love them too (just skip cards that are too hard; or you could also consider the kids' versions of both games, Cranium Cadoo and Quelf Jr.). Uno (or Crazy Eights with a regular deck of cards) is always a classic, and you can always play charades or the category game!

edited to add: not sure about a good choose your own adventure story, but Mad Libs are always fun!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D-7ty1hPuc
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00OETKWCE

I need to find a large enough group of friends that I can regularly play Shadows Over Camelot. That game is super fun.

But for 2 player games stuff like Zombie Dice, Exploding Kittens, and Fluxx are a boatload of fun.

I'm big into anime, reading/writing/words in general + board games. My lists reflect that somewhat ! I started reading when I was 3-4 thanks to my oldest sister, and many classmates and teachers were surprised or even disbelieving when I entered preschool already able to read. I got called a nerd since elementary but I never took it as an insult, since I really enjoyed reading and I saw it as the reason I was able to do so well in school in the first place (though referred to as a nerd, I actually was never very studious). I was also called a "walking dictionary" during junior high, which I also took as compliment!

Board games is a funny one. I always liked the classics growing up and went out of my way to learn the more "obscure" ones like backgammon and othello, but didn't know about "modern" board games until I started college, where I walked into an "English conversation club" meeting out of curiosity (they used anime characters in their posters...) . Turns out, they played board games as a way to naturally get conversation going. And it seemed to work really well, and I loved it! Though English is my second language I learned it early enough (at around 7 y/o) that I didn't gain much skill from the actual purpose of the club, but I think it definitely helped me develop socially in general, plus it was nice to interact with different international students. I came to love board games because of it and once I ended up coming back home to community college was able to continue the habit by briefly becoming a regular at a board game cafe. I'm busier these days, but have by now gathered my own small collection of board games (':

I'll link this over here: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00OETKWCE/?coliid=I3TCOVCBXJFUQ9&colid=2642G2XFN5309&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it sincem though not under $10, apparently under £10. If that doesn't work, there's this: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1626927731/?coliid=IVPTEB7OKO6AX&colid=1E96RAD4LRXAZ&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it Made in Abyss was enough of a lovely anime that I'm wiling to own the physical manga. (':

Evil Baby Orphanage is a quick and cute game that is like Munchkin and magic drafting. Quick to set up and easy to learn.

The various Flux variations.

Smallworld is relatively easy to learn strategy game that you'll love until all your friends leave because you attacked them WHEN A PERFECTLY GOOD TRIBAL SQUARE WAS AVAILABLE.

Castle Panic! is a cooperative game kinda like tower defense.