Jessica's Pick
Blokus XL
$8, discounted to $4
THE GAME SHELF · family
You have ten phases to get through. Sounds easy. Until someone finishes their phase while you are still desperately looking for the last card you need. Phase 10 is easy to learn, easy to reset, and full of those little moments where one lucky draw completely changes your plans.
$8 / night
WHY RENT THIS ONE
“You only need one more card. Probably.”
Looking for a game that practically anyone can sit down and play? Phase 10 is an easy choice. The rules are simple, the cards are easy to understand, and you can get through a round without needing to clear the entire afternoon.
The catch is that you are not just trying to win the hand. You have to complete ten different phases in order, so that card you desperately need this round may be completely useless next round. Someone can be cruising along while another player is stuck on the same phase wondering why the universe has personally decided they are not allowed to draw a seven.
It is great for families with different ages, casual players, grandparents, kids, and groups that want something they can play repeatedly throughout a weekend. Pull it out after dinner, play a few hands, put it away, and then inevitably bring it back out later because someone wants another shot at Phase 8.
Fits on a small table, or a lap if it comes to that.
Some reading, but not enough to slow the game down.
Nobody gets knocked out. Everyone plays to the last turn.
Easy to pause. If someone has to step out, the table survives.
Basically no setup — you are playing within a couple of minutes.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Yes — Phase 10 is part of the Deep Space Family Games game shelf, available to rent by the night around Plattekill and the wider Hudson Valley area. Roughly 30 minutes out from Plattekill in every direction — delivery and local pickup only. Nothing to walk into.
No — every button on this page is a request, not a booking. Deep Space Family Games doesn't run live availability, so we confirm by hand once you tell us you want Phase 10 and when.
Phase 10, like every game on the shelf, is counted against a written list before it goes out and again when it comes back, so a missing piece is a conversation with a number behind it, not a guess.
MORE FROM THE SHELF
Add all 4 to one request, delivery is still a single trip, and The Crate Discount drops $4 off every one but the priciest.
Jessica's Pick
$8, discounted to $4
$8, discounted to $4
Jessica's Pick
$8, discounted to $4
psst — add another and every game but the priciest one drops $4, automatically.
SHELF NOTES
Remember the sticker Blockbuster used to slap on the video case, the one that told you everything before you'd even flipped it over? That's the idea here.
Tell us when you want it, and we'll confirm what it comes to.