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¿Question #2986?
meshuggener: What is the best new game to teach kids?

RealGuest: Depends on the kids. Find something that interests them.
Hector Vortac: Mary Poppins: Our first game is called Well Begun is Half-Done. Michael: I don't like the sound of that.
Felimid: A board game or card game. Not a video game.
jegan22280: haba's orchard
pwilz: The Kids of Carcassonne.
Samort7: Balancing Moon
jcb231: "Yard Work Builds Character: Extra Weeding Edition"
familynight: That depends entirely on age and the interests of the kid. Some kids will be ready for more complex games before others regardless of recommended age. Good card games like Gin Rummy or Cribbage are good for testing the waters.
oberjt: Puerto Rico
darthpilgrim: zooloretto
arkibet: love thy neighbor
Geekymike: the magical game of "don't eat the feces"
WonderLlama: Blue Moon City
Boot2daHead: Depends on the age.
cgund: backgammon
Wibblenut: shoplifting
42ndSSD: $200/$400 NL Omaha/8.
xlorp: Who can put their seatbelts on the fastest
DHEK: Hmmm... I don't know. I don't do kids games.
Benzebub: I like to teach kids Pirateer.
Tushratta: Rock -Paper-Scissors
hacksword: Hungry Hungry Hypnotoads
maumau: Still trying to find out...
sdonohue: Blokus, depending of course on what you hope to teach them.
hob69: Chess.
Geniesse: Pickomino is pretty good to help kids do mental math
Nazhuret: the game of Critical Thinking. oh wait... that's not a game
mgreen02: Niagara.
Nandalfnarcoleptic: Knife Party
Beelzebub: Pirateer
SisyphusX: Apples to Apples.
Big BabOOn: The one where you throw the pigs.
FrozenHoHos: The Quiet Game.
Helenoftroy: Barrel of Monkeys, works for Bailey
BeeCeeJay: Can't Stop. It teaches risk management, statistics, and some basics of number theory.
KDSN: card games
Peter Palmer: Storm Over Arnhem
fubar awol: Dragonland
brainrob: Depends how old the kids are ...
tipigi: Depends on their age.
mgringo: Diplomacy. Hey, I'm just kidding.
ssmooth: I dunno. How old are the kids? How many of them are there? What kind of games do they like?
Jim_P: Most Zoch games fall into this category
scriptorum: Touch the ash tray, meet Mr. Smack Your Hand. Or if you mean a real game, I really don't see a problem with Chutes and Ladders. Taking turns is a critical concept this game will teach them.
GrandpaDave: Everything
POvidiusNaso: Teach kids what? how to grab eggs? Gulo Gulo. Teamwork? Lord of the Rings. The horrors of war? Puerto Rico.
Thedalek: Go.
Mikebegeta: dragon delta
skrutsch: Igloo Pop and Gulo Gulo are favorites with the under 7 crowd. I've had success with Ticket to Ride with 9 year olds.
chrisesko: Cripple Mister Onion
Lord_Prussian: I think Mamma Mia, Coloretto, and Ticket to Ride are all good ones.
The Unbeliever: 42
Belash: i don't know
djlg: I've been having a lot of success with Coloretto with 5 & under kids.
ValJor: Niagara
skelebone: Ticket to Ride would probably be pretty good, though Pitchcar is probably easiest to teach.
heli: catan
jttm: Carcassonne
2amp: dunno, prefer to start with an oldie. mostly it depends on genre. i'd teach heroquest as prelude to ad&d. i'd teach ogre as prelude to wargame
chaddyboy_2000: How old of kids?
snoozefest: hide and seek safari seems very popular with young kids
Spielfreak: Ubongo!
CDRodeffer: Snail's Pace Race.
Tim Synge: What age?