Mystery themed games can be exciting, challenging and super fun as they manage to recharge you and keep you on the edge of your seats. These games are designed in a way that encourages your child to understand complex scenarios, analyze them, and take logical steps to solve the mystery. These games are also a great way to spend quality time with your kids and family, while putting on your detective hat to solve the mystery. Whether it’s unraveling clues, cracking riddles, or working together to solve a mystery, these games foster skills that are transferable to various aspects of life. (Also read: 5 fun games to enhance your child’s learning )
Skills that children can acquire through mystery-themed games:
Participating in mystery-themed games not only provides entertainment, but also offers a valuable opportunity for children to gain essential skills. (Unsplash)
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Payal Narang, a child psychologist and parent trainer, shares with HT Lifestyle four key skills that children can develop through play.
1. Promotes deductive reasoning skills
Mystery-themed games are a great way to improve deductive reasoning skills. While playing murder mystery games, there are several suspects involved in the crime, which leads your son to deduce and hypothesize who the murderer could be. Gathering the evidence and analyzing the suspects and the murder weapon used to commit the crime helps hone your child’s critical thinking skills. Pretend scenarios in games help children get used to logical thinking and also improve their day-to-day decision-making skills.
2. Encourage children to follow directions
Multiplayer games come with an elaborate list of instructions and rules to follow. These instructions must be followed in a particular sequence like most other board and card games. Following directions and abiding by rules promotes fair play and patience, and also teaches children an order that must be followed when performing a task. This skill is also extremely useful in an academic setting, as following directions can influence how they approach a new topic or activity.
3. Improve focus
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Maintaining a child’s attention is a struggle that all parents face today. Gathering clues, keeping track of clues, and carefully planning your next move are some of the ways that games like Cluedo keep your child hooked. It will help them focus better, especially while having fun!
4. Help children improve their communication skills.
Children are immersed in a different world! When they play themed games, they can make up their own stories: argue with other players and question motives, all of which help with their communication skills. Remembering important clues and keeping track of game progress also encourages children to communicate and listen to other players.
