How to design a board game for CHILDREN *Top 10 Mechanisms*

The children’s game market is booming, with many prolific and very talented designers consistently producing incredibly joyful games for kids, with minimalist rulesets, and outstanding presentation. Streamlined game design is a discipline that I aspire to. And if you’re similarly inclined, maybe this video will give you some inspiration.

I received review copies of a number of games from Coiled Spring, Hachette Boardgames UK and Amaroni for the purposes of making this video. Thanks to all three distributors for their support of the channel.

0:00 Introduction
2:40 Zing-a-Zam
3:09 Age Classifications
5:12 Parental tastes
8:26 Randomness
11:20 Memory
14:31 Cooperative
16:39 Toy-like components
19:05 Dexterity
20:54 Take That
24:05 Observation
25:44 Logic and Deduction
27:13 Storytelling
29:40 Junior Editions