Haba is a game publisher in Germany which specializes in children's board games, but many of their games can also be enjoyed by adults. Here are my picks for the best games published by Haba.
Players use a string to shoot their disks into each other, scoring points for hitting certain targets but losing all their points for hitting others. This game won Germany's award for Children's Game of the Year in 1995. For two to four players.
The title of this game translates to "Highly Suspect" and it has a crime-solving theme. The game board tilts, sending the suspects and the police officer sliding this way and that. A skilled player will be able to direct the police to the suspect he wants arrested. For two to four players.
The "board" here is a star-shaped spinning wheel, to which players add smaller stars. But the smaller stars make the large star turn, which can then cuase some of the smaller stars to fall off (then they become valuable shooting stars). For two to four players.
Panning for gold is the theme of this game. Players secretly predict how many gold nuggets will be left in the pan when one player finishes washing his gold. This game won Germany's award for Children's Game of the Year in 2001. For two to four players.
This game translates to "Keep It Steady" and that's not necessarily an easy task. A batch of colorful sticks are placed inside a wooden disk. On your turn, you roll a die and then have to pull out a stick that matches the color you rolled -- without causing the whole pile to fall over. For two to four players.
