Berlin, April 2025: Play, laugh and discover new things together - on June 1 and 11, Children's Day and World Play Day invite you to spend time playing with the youngest members of society and have fun together with new games. True to the motto "Let's play - with all our senses!", the two action days stand for the combination of play and culture, which are essential for children's education and development. For further inspiration and tips, the Berlin games publisher Schmidt Spiele will be presenting a selection of small card games that offer quick fun, strategic moves and fantasy worlds and are also suitable as a small gift for the little ones.
Bubbling adventures in the ocean
Strategic placement is required and four animals need to be united in the display, but you need a little bit of luck to win. Discover the underwater world and its inhabitants in the colorfully illustrated game Blubbern. Two to four players aged five and up can lay out a row of underwater creatures and combine their luck with clever placement. Whether it's a jellyfish, crab or pufferfish - the same sea creature must be visible on the piles of cards so that it can be added to your own scoring row with a scoring card.
Collect the most star coins in the magic kingdom!
By cleverly swapping cards, skillfully drawing cards and a bit of luck, two to four players aged six and up can turn their own deck of cards into a high-scoring kingdom in "HiLo® - your kingdom". In contrast to the publisher's first successful game "HiLo®", this time the aim is to optimize your display rather than minimize it. Each player collects as many cards with star talers as possible and tries to optimize their own deck with unicorns, dragons and other fantasy figures with as many points as possible by making clever moves. The game not only promotes strategic thinking, but also interaction with the other players.
Fast-paced search for the perfect pairs!
Forwards, backwards, picture one, picture two or Quabbel? There are many ways to form the right pairs. The exciting card search game Quabbl lets two to six people aged eight and over engage in a fast-paced race to find the best pairs. The aim of this card game is to cleverly combine picture and written cards with words that can be read both forwards and backwards. With each round, more cards come into play and the search for matching pairs becomes an ever greater challenge. It is important to react quickly and avoid mistakes, as these are punished with a round of cards. Lots of fun is guaranteed here and fast, attentive players have a clear advantage.