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I came here to recommend Set -- it's a fantastic game to play with kids older than about 7. It requires serious thought rather than just spotting things (not that there's anything wrong with Spot It!) And generally kids have an advantage over older players.

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My then 7-year-old used to crush me and my wife at Set. I suspect part of the reason is because I thought about it too hard. :P The all-different sets are the mind-benders for me, I don’t see them easily and have to spend time enumerating combinations. He would generally beat us at Spot-It! too.

I tend to favor the all-different-in-most-ways cards as well. When there's a streak of 1, 2, and 3 all-red, all-filled, all-ovals (and other similar "obvious" sets), my family crushes me.

You should link it given the word Set is very generic.

Set is linked in the main post I'm (we're both) responding to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_(card_game)

https://www.google.com/search?q=set+game

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