Star Realms helps kids practice and improve the following skills:

Focus:

Getting started and then maintaining attention and effort to tasks.

Star Realms asks players to build the best deck they possibly can, meaning that they need to focus on every choice being made. Whether or not to buy more cards that provide coins or attack, which colors they want to specialize in, etc. And with multiple games being played at any given point in time, focusing on what is present in each deck is important to maintain a competitive edge.

Additionally, players need to pay attention to what order they play cards in each round. There is a "play all" button that makes it easy to just throw all your cards on the table without regard for what's happening, but if players focus they'll notice that it's smart to play certain cards prior to others, activating helpful effects.

Planning

Developing a systematic approach for setting and achieving goals.

Each game will have players planning for what type of deck they build over the course of the match. Depending on the cards available, players may build based on colors, effects, or attempting to accumulate as much of one currency as possible. Regardless of how they build their deck, players will need to plan ahead for what they want and strategize around what cards they are taking. Ultimately, the winner will likely be the player who planned better than the other and was able to develop the better deck to use.

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