Games: Board Games
Kids love board games. A trick to buying your child a game is making sure you like the game, too. There's few things worse than having your kids love a game that you either can't understand or can't stand playing. The game should be short or you'll find yourself avoiding to play with your child. Finally, the rules must easy to understand.

The best board games of 2006 are BattleLore (#1 Board Game of 2006), Thurn and Taxis (#2), Clue DVD Game (#3), Twilight Struggle (#4), Marvel Heroes (#5), Mykerinos (#6), Shear Panic (#7), Cleopatra and the Society of Architects (#8), TO Court the King (#9), and Silk Road (#10).

The interesting year for mainstream board games was 2006. Mass Market Retailers such as Target, Toys R Us, and Wal-Mart offer a great selection of board games for kids and parents to play. This diversity of solid companies publishing excellent games bodes well for the general public's game buying chances in 2007 and beyond.

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