A pocket full of games for no space or time

 I have found myself throwing together another little case of games, this one for lunchtime gaming.

You see, I’ve found I often work through lunch, which means I don’t have time or physical space to game with. I already have Alexander Shen’s Potato Carrot Tomato in my bag and sometimes I don’t have space for that tiny tile-laying game.

So I made copies of In-Hand games that are super quick to play. How quick? Palm Island didn’t make the cut and that’s a ten minute game at best. That said, very few surprises. Almost all the games I picked are ones I’ve been playing for years.

Right now, it consists of:

Flipword

Elevens for One

I Am Lynx

Labyrinth Runner 

Down

The Star Speaker

Flipword got added in because I’ve had great luck teaching to folks so it goes in every travel case from now on. I Am Lynx and Elevens for One almost didn’t make the cut because they are on the longer end for what I am looking for but I wanted something with at least a little meat.

The other three games? Well, sometimes I can get in a play of any of them in like a minute. I hit over a hundred plays of Down just using it as a game to play while waiting for someone in the car. Which might say more about me than the game.

Sometimes, a couple minutes is all you have to work with. So I want to make sure I have something that will work. And every game I’ve added, except for Star Speaker, is one I’ve played off and on for years. And Star Speaker, while not challenging, has proven to be engaging.

I’m sure I’ll rearrange this little collection over time but it’s a start.