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Toys & Games · Board Games for Kids (Ages 4-8)

Are cooperative games better than competitive ones for young kids?

Reviewer consensus

Reviewers in r/toddlers and on BoardGameGeek frequently recommend co-op titles (like Peaceable Kingdom's Monkey Around) for ages 2-5 because no one loses, which avoids meltdowns. By ages 6-8, competitive classics like Sorry! and Trouble are widely cited as good for teaching graceful winning and losing.

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