Yes, it's taken WAY too long, but I've finally managed to blog my way
through my top 100 kid games.

You can see the geeklist at:

http://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/31966

You can read all the blog entries at:

http://akapastorguy.blogspot.com/search/label/Kid%20Games%20...

I have some more posts planned to wrap things up: a comprehensive
listing of all the games, a list of those games still in print, and
some comments on companies & designers.

I also plan to comment on the missing games - things that people
anticipated finding on my list that didn't appear - as well as on the
recent games that didn't make the list (which was made in May of
2008.)

Enjoy & comment on the Geek or on the blog... or both!

A list of all 100 game is at:

http://akapastorguy.blogspot.com/2009/07/kid-games-100-whole...

Very impressive, and very very useful. I bought Jungle Treasure because of your review and list, and we have enjoyed that gama a lot! You cover a lot of games that there is little information about from other sources which makes the list quite unique. A must read for anyone interested in gaming with kids!

Thank you for the kind words, Henrik.

BTW, I've now played Fraga's Auf die Schätze, fertig, los! (in English, "Treasure, Ready, Go!", which is the large box version of Jungle Treasure. The building tasks are simpler (require less dexterity) but the variety of tasks are greater.

They're both great gaming experiences - I'm not sure you need to own both of them, but I'm glad I do.

I did have a look at that game as well, but bought Jungle Treasure because it was cheaper and as the game was intended as a birthday gift for my 9 year old daughter, I didn't want the game to be too simple. I might buy "Treasure, ready, go" for my 5 year old though. He loved Jungle Treasure, but we had to simplify the game a bit for him and give him more time to finish the tasks. A slightly simpler game would suit him better.

I'll be writing a more detailed write-up on the differences in the next few weeks (on the blog) but you've pretty much encapsulated it. Jungle Treasure is more portable, cheaper, and pitched slightly older than Treasure-Ready-Go!

Here's some additional posts to the Kid Games 100 series:

Designers
http://akapastorguy.blogspot.com/2009/07/kid-games-100-desig...

Publishers
http://akapastorguy.blogspot.com/2009/07/kid-games-100-publi...

MIA Games: I've Never Played Them
http://akapastorguy.blogspot.com/2009/07/kid-games-100-mia-g...

MIA Games: Better With Adults
http://akapastorguy.blogspot.com/2009/07/kid-games-100-mia-g...

MIA Games: Just Not Up To Snuff
http://akapastorguy.blogspot.com/2009/08/kid-games-100-mia-g...

MIA Games: Just Missed the Cut
http://akapastorguy.blogspot.com/2009/08/kid-games-100-mia-g...

I enjoyed this series , Mark. Some choices made me exclaim "what does he see that I don't?"*, but that's kind of what "Best Of" lists are supposed to do, right? You put a few games on my radar that I knew little or nothing about, which is always welcome.

* For example, Tier auf Tier as #101 (much too low) and Kayanak as #1.

Ah, but I see that the Lurking Meeple has a Haba badge... so all is right with the world.

Thanks for the kind comments. My next post ("MIA Games: Recent Contenders") should hit in the next few days.

There's a Geeklist for the MIA games now...

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/45110