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Blokus Fun for both kids and adults, Blokus is a strategy board game that challenges spatial thinking.

Quirkle Crosswise While Qwirkle is as simple as matching colors and shapes, it also requires tactical maneuvers and well- planned strategy.

Using the blocks, players attempt to score the most points by building lines that share a common attribute - either color or shape.

Fits Think ahead as you place each tile in this fast- paced game of strategy, because your opponent is creating vertical columns while you create horizontal rows.

1 Blokus Fun for both kids and adults, Blokus is a strategy board game that challenges spatial thinking. Blokus encourages creative thinking and has received a Mensa award for promoting healthy brain activity. The goal of this game is for players to fit all of their pieces onto the board. Quirkle Crosswise While Qwirkle is as simple as matching colors and shapes, it also requires tactical maneuvers and well- planned strategy. The game consists of 108 wooden blocks with six different shapes in six colors. Using the blocks, players attempt to score the most points by building lines that share a common attribute - either color or shape. Qwirkle is a quick game to learn, but you'll soon discover that you'll need to think strategically in order to score the most points. Fits Think ahead as you place each tile in this fast- paced game of strategy, because your opponent is creating vertical columns while you create horizontal rows. Earn the most points with different combinations of shapes while blocking your opponent. Simple and fun to play for all ages; games last less than 20 minutes. Can you skillfully fill in your playing board so that all the differently shaped tiles fit perfectly without leaving any spaces?! If a piece doesn't fit precisely, slot it in the best you can because the game's not over yet. The next tile may fit better than the last and make you the winner! FITS is a lot of fast- paced fun with just a few easy rules for non- stop entertainment!

Story Cubes Bananagrams There are infinite ways to play with Rory's Story Cubes. You can play solitaire or with others.

Rory's Story Cubes is a pocket-sized creative story generator, providing hours of imaginative play for all ages.

The first player to use all their tiles is the winner. With multiple ways to play, this game is perfect for beginning spellers, as well as more advanced players. No pencil, paper, or board required.

2 Story Cubes Bananagrams There are infinite ways to play with Rory's Story Cubes. You can play solitaire or with others. Here are some suggested uses: Party game or ice-breaker, Literacy development, Speaking and listening skills, Creative inspiration, Mental workout, Problem solving. Rory's Story Cubes is a pocket-sized creative story generator, providing hours of imaginative play for all ages. With Rory's Story Cubes, anyone can become a great storyteller and there are no wrong answers. In this unique word game, players use tiles to create words crossword-style. The first player to use all their tiles is the winner. With multiple ways to play, this game is perfect for beginning spellers, as well as more advanced players. No pencil, paper, or board required. Quiddler Appletters This card game that works a bit like Scrabble. Although there is a solitary version of the game for one player, you can play with up to eight. Cards containing letters of the alphabet and special combinations of letters are dealt in increasing number each time the dealer completes a round. The object is to turn all the letters in your possession into dictionary-proof words while leaving one stray card as a final discard. You want to be the first to accomplish the goal, of course, but there is a scoring system that makes the play competitive for everyone. Appletters is the domino game where you don't connect the dots, you connect the letters! The apple shaped pouch with a soft, zip-closed top includes 110 tiles with red capital letters that may be used to play three different games. Players alternately add tiles to the first or last letter of a word in the middle of the table creating a continuous snake of new words. For two to six players, ages 5 and up.

Pairs in Pears Complete with capital letter tiles featuring various designs (dots, lines, blank and solid), this game comes packaged in a zip-open, pearshaped pouch with a hanging rope (stem) at

In a pickle Set Can a giraffe fit in a phone booth? It all depends on how you size it up in this game of creative thinking and outrageous scenarios.

The player with the most sets at the end is the BIG winner! Includes 300 cards and instructions. For 2 to 6 players, ages 10 and up. SET is a card game of quick recognition and deduction.

The Darwinian nature of the game (remember: everyone plays simultaneously) is certain to cause some feistiness among more competitive players. For ages 8 and up. 7 Ate 9 It s as easy as 1, 2, 3.

3 Pairs in Pears Complete with capital letter tiles featuring various designs (dots, lines, blank and solid), this game comes packaged in a zip-open, pearshaped pouch with a hanging rope (stem) at the top. It is designed to help kids work on cognitive skills and memory, as well as the order of the alphabet, vocabulary and rhyming as they practice forming words. For ages 6 and up. In a pickle Set Can a giraffe fit in a phone booth? It all depends on how you size it up in this game of creative thinking and outrageous scenarios. Try to win a set of cards by fitting smaller things into bigger things. Play the fourth word card to claim the set, unless one of your opponents can trump with a larger word. The player with the most sets at the end is the BIG winner! Includes 300 cards and instructions. For 2 to 6 players, ages 10 and up. SET is a card game of quick recognition and deduction. The players--without taking turns-- hastily scrutinize the images for logical "sets" of three cards linked by combinations of sameness or difference. It's not as complicated as it sounds! The Darwinian nature of the game (remember: everyone plays simultaneously) is certain to cause some feistiness among more competitive players. For ages 8 and up. 7 Ate 9 It s as easy as 1, 2, 3. Players add, or subtract, 1, 2, or 3 to the number on the top card on the pile to determine if they have a card that can be played next. Sounds simple, but with everyone playing simultaneously, the options are constantly changing. The first player out of cards wins. Ages 8 and up.

Math Dice Roll the 12-sided Target Die to get your target number, then roll the five 6-sided Scoring Dice.

The first player to reach the finish line wins! For ages 6-15. Farkel Dueling Dice Become a Farkle fanatic with this classic dicerolling, risk-taking game.

It's a fight to the finish in this fabulously fun game of strategy and luck. Includes five dice, shaker cup, score pad and rules. For 2 or more players. For ages 8 and up.

Roll the Master Die to determine the "Point" then, it's off to the races as Everybody rolls their 3 dice at once to score first.

4 Math Dice Roll the 12-sided Target Die to get your target number, then roll the five 6-sided Scoring Dice. Using addition and/or subtraction, combine the Scoring Dice to match the target number, moving one space on the Scoring Track for every Scoring Die used. The first player to reach the finish line wins! For ages Farkel Dueling Dice Become a Farkle fanatic with this classic dicerolling, risk-taking game. Take a risk and keep rolling to build your score, or play it safe so you don't lose your points in a Farkle. It's a fight to the finish in this fabulously fun game of strategy and luck. Includes five dice, shaker cup, score pad and rules. For 2 or more players. For ages 8 and up. The fast and furious dice game where you roll on every turn. Roll the Master Die to determine the "Point" then, it's off to the races as Everybody rolls their 3 dice at once to score first. Roll High, Low, Odds, Evens, 3 of a kind or a strait to win. Dueling Dice is the game that gets You 'On A Roll'. Fun dice game where everyone rolls on every turn.. Recommended for ages 6 and up and for 2 or more players.. Double Shutter Roll two dice, add the dots and find the best combination of numbers to shut two rows of nine tiles. Don't touch a tile on the second row unless you have already shut the tile in front of it. Very few can shut all the tiles and close the super box. Even less can stop playing this addicting game, so always remember to play in moderation.

Smart Mouth Super Circles Are you a smart mouth' Challenge your brain skills in this letter-ific game of spelling and quick thinking.

The first player to shout out a word of five or more letters that starts with the first letter and ends with the second wins the tiles.

Players race to play all their cards by matching colored rings on the previously played card. Quick minds and fast fingers will triumph. Two to 4 players, ages 7 and up.

This game is a mental math game that requires players to think and solve equations.

Can be played in small groups or large group. Enhances addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills. Ages 7 and up.

5 Smart Mouth Super Circles Are you a smart mouth' Challenge your brain skills in this letter-ific game of spelling and quick thinking. Slide the Letter Getter forward then back to reveal two letter tiles. The first player to shout out a word of five or more letters that starts with the first letter and ends with the second wins the tiles. When the Letter Getter is empty, the player or team with the most tiles wins the game! For 2 or more players, ages 8 and up Blast off. Players race to play all their cards by matching colored rings on the previously played card. Quick minds and fast fingers will triumph. Two to 4 players, ages 7 and up. Uncle Albert s Insomnia 24 Albert s Insomnia makes learning math fun. Albert can t sleep and he needs help counting his sheep. This game is a mental math game that requires players to think and solve equations. Albert s Insomnia helps with mental math, math facts, learning order of operations, critical and creative thinking skills practice and so much more. Can be played in small groups or large group. Enhances addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills. Ages 7 and up. The object of the game is to make the number 24 using the four numbers on a game card by adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. Use all 4 numbers, but only once. Also available in sets of Double Digits, Fractions, and Integers. Spot It! Put your visual perception skills to the test with Spot It, a fun, fast-paced, and simple card game that everyone aged 6 years and up can enjoy. In a group of two to eight players, you'll draw cards and match symbols, like light bulbs, snowmen, or puppies, but with one catch--only one matching symbol exists between any two cards. The first person to spot the matching symbol and call it out wins.

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The Factor Game (gr. 3-5) Product Game (gr. 3-5) Target Number (exponents) (gr. 4-5) The Factor Game ( Gr. 3-5) Player A chooses a number on the game board and circles it. Using a different color, Player