Boardgames to Play this Weekend: Quoridor & Echidna Shuffle
There is such an incredible social connection that can be made through board games. Whether that be a group of friends playing a full fledge, multi-hour Role Playing Game or just a classic game of Yahtzee with your grandparents.
We love games! If you enjoy them like we do, we have a few of them below that you need to checkout.
Narration and Tutorial above by Matt Gayetsky from Boards and Bites! All of the games listed below can be found at their gameboard café as well! Plus, click here to watch our full feature on this wonderful East Texas game spot.
Quoridor
- Players: 2 to 4 players
- Age Range: 8yrs old and up
- Time to Play: About 15min
The objective of Quoridor is quite simple, get your pawn from one end of the board to the other. Sounds easy enough right? Well, the challenge comes when your desired route is quickly blocked off by wooden walls set by your opponent! This is a game is all about cleverness and utilizing your walls to stop your foes, while making a clear path to the other side of the gameboard for yourself. It’s a quick game that’s loads of fun. Just about anyone can pick it up and enjoy immediately.
Want to play at home? Here is where you can purchase Quoridor: Amazon | Hachette Boardgames USA | BoardGameBliss
Echidna Shuffle
- Players: 2 to 6 players
- Age Range: 6yrs old and up
- Time to Play: About 15min
This is a game that beginners and pros alike can both enjoy. The goal of Echidnas Shuffle is to get your brightly colored bugs to their matching stump homes, while riding on the back of cute little echidnas. (By the way, Echidnas are such neat creatures.) With a series of dice rolls, players get to move a specific amount of echidnas to desired locations on the board. Overall. the game is very straight forward, creating some great family fun. While being lighthearted and simple, serious board game enthusiasts can create some real havoc to their opponents with some strategic planning, making it more difficult to return their bugs to their homes!
Want to play at home? Here is where you can purchase Echidnas Shuffle: Toy Street | Zatu Games
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