Summer Camp

Summer Camp

Board Game
2-4 Players
About 45 Minutes
Grade 3 and Up
Game Schooler Recommendation

Every once in a while, a game comes along that impresses you right from the start. Summer Camp is one of those games. Summer Camp introduces Deck-Building in a fun and approachable way with evocative art that oozes nostalgia. Each game only includes three of the seven possible summertime activities, which means every game is unique. Players must manage resources, risks, and time as they race to earn merit badges. The logistics of moving your campers balanced with rewarding gameplay make this one an instant classic in our book.

Game Overview

Find your cabin assignment, wring out your swimsuit, and relive the days of canoeing, friendship bracelets, and s'mores with Summer Camp, a competitive deck-building game in which players race to earn merit badges and collect the most experience points to win. Each player has their own deck of cards to play, and as the game progresses you add new cards to your deck to make it even stronger. Summer Camp differs each playing as the game includes seven different merit badge decks along with the base deck: adventure, arts & crafts, cooking, friendship, games, outdoors, and water sports. Each game uses three merit badge decks that can be mixed and matched for unique gameplay scenarios. To win, players must earn the most camp experience points, points that are gained by claiming merit badges, advancing your pawns along the merit paths, and buying cards. Devise your strategy, build the best card combinations to outplay your opponents, and rule the summer as the ultimate camper!

Skills
  • Competition Competition
    Develops healthy competitive habits as two or more parties compete for a goal that cannot be shared.
  • Spatial Perception Spatial Perception
    Strengthens a player’s understanding of the spatial relationships with the objects in their environment as well as themselves.
  • Strategic Thinking Strategic Thinking
    Encourages players to develop a process or long-term strategy for accomplishing a goal.
  • Tactical Thinking Tactical Thinking
    Challenges players to make decisions based on currently available information.
  • Resource Management Resource Management
    Boosts a player’s capacity to efficiently and effectively oversee available assets.
  • Time Management Time Management
    Improves a player’s ability to organize and plan how long they spend on specific activities.
Game Details
  • Type: Family Game
  • Category: Board Game
  • Designer(s): Phil Walker-Harding
  • Published: 2021
  • Game Length: About 45 Minutes
  • Players: 2-4 Players
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