Is he 3.01 or 3.99? Huge difference developmentally. Knowing numbers/letters is helpful. I would look for games that help with counting and letters. There are some card games out there they can grasp, too. My 5yo was playing Uno close to his 4th bday.
3.2, and typical boy. Pretty bright, knows his ABCs already and can count to like, 30. Dump trucks and excavators are his favorite things in the world.
my memory stinks but I swear we were playing that game in pre school or early elementary. It is basically 3D tic tac toe, so I started them on Gobblet by plying 2G only, and at some point fairly quick they learned 3D. In fairness, my daughter was/is super bright so if she started playing it 3D in early elementary, that sounds right. My son is three years younger and probably played along not knowing exactly what to do, but exposed to it early. They’re both in HS now, so it’s been years and my memory is horrible. But do buy it, it’s probably the single best game they had at a certain age.
Pretty sure you're talking about #1 on this list: https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/preschool-board-games/ OP, here's another couple of articles with some ideas: https://www.weareteachers.com/best-board-games-for-preschoolers/ https://preschoolinspirations.com/board-games-3-year-olds/
That's the start. I have a friend whose kid is 5 or 6 and can play solid games of chess already. They started the same way. Teaching her checkers and chess by just setting up the pieces. They actually started with checkers first. It was funny when he told me "we told her the 'horsey' moves in an 'L' shape" and she had no idea what an "L shape" was because they forgot she didn't know what an "L" was. I think she was around 3 or 4 at the time.
I enjoy chess, but I'm not good. I recall when I was in London a flatmate & I played and he said he already won after 3 moves. Were it more popular I'd learn, but it isn't.
Queen's Gambit may do just that. I saw that Garry Kasparov was fundamental in showing the games as realistic as ever.
you would think, but I’ve never seen Gobblet gobblers. We only had gobblet junior. But that looks like age appropriate for 3YOand those sites with recommendations are the way to find good games. Honestly, I’d recommend getting both in due time. Shoot, I might get my 17 YO a new gobblet junior to take to college with her. She would freak out to see that old classic,
Chess is crazy and you meet people in the weirdest places who are deadly serious about it. I met a doctor in a prison medical clinic when I worked in who would go on and on about how he was trying to rank higher on the Elo scale. Earlier this year, I met with a PhD friend of mine and his Russian PhD business partner to talk about an idea I had. My buddy is a genius, but his partner is in another stratosphere. He literally went to a Chess Academy when he was in his 20s for fun.
Jenga. We were teaching my 2-year old niece yesterday. She was still a little young for it so I would find a loose block and push it out an inch or so for her. Games only lasted 2-3 rounds, but she had a great time.
