Outnumbered：Improbable Heroes ボードゲーム｜2023年MENSA Select賞受賞｜Dice Tower Kid Approved｜STEMゲーム

My kids actually ask to play this one, which never happens with math stuff. The MENSA Select win convinced me to try it, and the cooperative city-building kept my 7-year-old engaged for a full hour without any meltdowns.

My son is normally allergic to math, but the cooperative city-saving theme hooked him instantly—he actually asked to play again after we lost our first round. The way the number challenges scale with the heroes' stats keeps it challenging for me too, which is rare for a STEM game.

We’ve had this on our table every game night since it arrived, and the cooperative city-building keeps everyone working together instead of bickering over who wins. The way it sneaks math practice into the hero scenarios is clever enough that I forget I’m actually teaching my nephew something.