Niche Nation Games | Unique Card Games for Adults, Teens, and Kids

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Overlap: A deceptively simple strategy game. Like a combination of the card game Uno and the video game Tetris.
Players: 2-8
Ages: 8+
Minutes: 5-15
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mishy match: The hardest easy game ever. Based on a psychological quirk known as the "Stroop effect". Your face will hurt from laughing.
Players: 2-8
Ages: 8+
Minutes: 5-15
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Bees!: Nothing ruins a good picnic like bees. Buzz bees over to your opponent's picnic and try to steal their food.
Players: 2-4
Ages: 8+
Minutes: 10-15
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Numli: A fun and engaging way to improve your number sense. Quickly guesstimate answers in your head and find a match before anyone else.
Players: 2-6
Ages: 8+
Minutes: 5-10
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Bird Call: A high-energy party game that will have everyone screeching, laughing, and hooting in no time. A quick icebreaker for any gathering.
Players: 3-8
Ages: 8+
Minutes: 5
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Lunch Break: Move fast or stay famished! Use your keen memory and quick reflexes to complete meals before anyone else.
Players: 2-6
Ages: 7+
Minutes: 15
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Letter Duel: A fast-paced 4-letter word game for adults and teens. Combine letter pairs to form words faster than your opponents.
Players: 2-4
Ages: 8+
Minutes: 10-15
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Nilsum: A zero-sum strategy game. Get the sum of your cards as close to 0 as possible through flipping and trading.
Players: 2-5
Ages: 8+
Minutes: 20
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Zippy: A game of keen perception. A matching game for kids and adults. Helps reinforce counting, estimation, and concentration skills.
Players: 2-8
Ages: 5+
Minutes: 10
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Dinner Rush: Can you keep up with the culinary chaos? A fast-paced matching observation game.
Players: 2-4
Ages: 6+
Minutes: 10
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6, 12, 24 Game: Race to combine the 4 single-digit numbers on any 2 cards to reach 6, 12, or 24. Perfect for improving your number sense — a critical skill linked to long-term success in math.
Players: 1+
Ages: 9+
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Bug Bash: A quick-counting, bug-slapping numbers game for ages 7+. Fast, fun, and frenetic!
Players: 2-4
Ages: 7+
Minutes: 15
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Fishy Dozen: The "Make 12 Game". A simple yet strategic two-player number game, perfect for kids ages 8–12 and adults alike. Choose wisely from the three faceup cards, adding to the pool in pursuit of a total of 12—all while outsmarting your opponent, who shares the same goal.
Players: 2
Ages: 8+
Minutes: 10-15
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Overlap: A deceptively simple strategy game. Like a combination of the card game Uno and the video game Tetris.

mishy match: The hardest easy game ever. Based on a psychological quirk known as the "Stroop effect". Your face will hurt from laughing.

Bees!: Nothing ruins a good picnic like bees. Buzz bees over to your opponent's picnic and try to steal their food.

Numli: A fun and engaging way to improve your number sense. Quickly guesstimate answers in your head and find a match before anyone else.

Bird Call: A high-energy party game that will have everyone screeching, laughing, and hooting in no time. A quick icebreaker for any gathering.

Lunch Break: Move fast or stay famished! Use your keen memory and quick reflexes to complete meals before anyone else.

Letter Duel: A fast-paced 4-letter word game for adults and teens. Combine letter pairs to form words faster than your opponents.

Nilsum: A zero-sum strategy game. Get the sum of your cards as close to 0 as possible through flipping and trading.

Zippy: A game of keen perception. A matching game for kids and adults. Helps reinforce counting, estimation, and concentration skills.

Dinner Rush: Can you keep up with the culinary chaos? A fast-paced matching observation game.

6, 12, 24 Game: Race to combine the 4 single-digit numbers on any 2 cards to reach 6, 12, or 24. Perfect for improving your number sense — a critical skill linked to long-term success in math.

Bug Bash: A quick-counting, bug-slapping numbers game for ages 7+. Fast, fun, and frenetic!

Fishy Dozen: The "Make 12 Game". A simple yet strategic two-player number game, perfect for kids ages 8–12 and adults alike. Choose wisely from the three faceup cards, adding to the pool in pursuit of a total of 12—all while outsmarting your opponent, who shares the same goal.

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