Games

Diana sat down with me at the table for some Twilight Struggle the other night.  It's a pretty overwhelming game to look at for a newb, but (as you know) once you get the hang of it, there's not too much you need to remember.  I explained the rules and we got through a couple turns before it started getting too late.  I hope we can give it another shot at some point.  She seemed interested, but I think is mostly put off by the length of time required to play.

I bought Allison "Fairies Rule, Goblins Drool" for Christmas.  It's a silly little game built around one mechanic, but she likes it, and it's not totally dumb.

I also brought out Bohnanza! and played with Diana and Allison together.  The box says ages 13+ on it, but I figured Allison could figure it out.  Turns out I was right!  We played with our hands face up on the table, and played through the entire deck once.  Allison picked up the rules quickly and easily.  It was super cute when she would say in mock anguish "Ugh, no one wants my Blue Beans!" or whatever.  We didn't play a very cutthroat game... there was lots of donating and friendly trading, but everyone had a good time.  That's a fun little game.