by kryyst
I've been playing this game with my 5 1/2 yr old daughter and much like you her previous gaming has been Candyland, Snakes & Ladders and Kids of Carcassonne as well as Lego Heroica. Lego Heroica I enjoy playing with her because there's options and you can affect your opponent. However it's still a kids game and kind of shallow. King of Tokyo is the first game I've found that I really enjoy and she can play too, fortunately she also really likes it. The simple Yahtzee nature was easy for her to grasp and she generally gets how the cards work.What's nice to see is that she actually contemplates her choices and thinks ahead a little bit based on what other people are doing. Lego Heroica requires a bit of this as well, but not as many times through the game. She's played in some multi-player games as well and does well. Her typical strategy is to kill everyone. But she manages her health and energy and VP's also. She's honestly one a few games, one a couple more because I didn't go for the kill or nudged her a few times. She's certainly lost her share, but they've never really been blow-outs once she learned the game.
Overall much like your experience with your son it's been an awesome experience so far.