Parks is a board game by Keymaster Games who did not authorize these changes to the rules. I receive no payment or remuneration for the following suggestions. Many critiques of the board game Parks is that it is too complex to play with children or anyone not very confident with certain board game conventions. Below is my attempt to simplify the game to be more enjoyable! Take them for what they are intended as suggestions or “house rules” you can modify further on your own with creative ideas so the game is fun for you which is the entire point of games! Basic/Simple Play For youngsters 1.Use the Park cards to identify colors and names of animals. 2. Read the fun fact about the park and find the state on a map of the US states and territories. 3. Use Park cards as story starters. How long can you use that scene to make up one sentence per person and tell a brand new tale? You can have the children draw their story and tell it to the group. For others 1. This version strips away a
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