Archive for the 'Games' Category

New Super Mario Bros.

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Amazon.com Twenty years after Nintendo’s biggest franchise was born, the Mario Bros. return in a dazzling, all-new platformer sure to set players’ fingers twitching. In New Super Mario Bros. for DS, fans from Mario’s classic days will see their dreams answered in this return to the Mushroom Kingdom, while a new generation of Mario players [...]

Qwirkle Board Game

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Our tactile wooden block game combines the logic and strategy of Set® with the creative multi-maneuver game play of Scrabble®. Easy-to-learn rules mean youll be creating columns and rows of matching colors and shapes in no time! Look for opportunities to score big by placing a tile that touches multiple pieces and matches both shapes [...]

Trouble Board Game

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Amazon.com Review Trouble is a board game with a simple concept: Be the first player to send your four game pieces all the way around the board, moving spaces determined by rolls of the dice. The “trouble” of the title comes when an opponent’s piece lands on a space occupied by your piece, thus sending [...]

Five Crowns

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

From Parents’ Choice® It’s somewhat like rummy. Each succeeding hand is played with one additional card; the number of cards dealt determine which card is wild: e.g. when players begin with three cards, the 3′s are wild; with four cards, the 4′s are wild and so on up to thirteen cards, when Kings are wild. [...]

Wii Sports Resort

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Amazon.com Set off on a journey to a tropical island where an array of fun activities await. In Wii Sports Resort, the sequel to the engaging Wii Sports, you’ll discover a wide range of new sports and activities you can play anytime. Go head-to-head with your friends and family in the ultimate sports showdown set [...]

ThinkFun Zingo

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

From the Manufacturer In this fast-paced, energetic variant of Bingo, kids get a kick out of pulling the Zinger forward to reveal two mystery tiles, and then try to be the first to call out the tiles that match the images on their cards. The first player to fill his or her card wins by [...]

SET Game

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Editorial Review SET is a card game of quick recognition and deduction. Each card contains one of three symbols (squiggles, diamonds, ovals) in varying numbers (up to three), colors (purple, green, red), and degrees of shading. A dealer arranges 12 cards, face up, and the players–without taking turns–hastily scrutinize the images for logical “sets” of [...]

The Big Book of Brain Games: 1,000 PlayThinks of Art, Mathematics & Science (Paperback)

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Review “An opus…Mixing math with wonder.”—Washington Post Book World (The Washington Post )An opusMixing math with wonder.Washington Post Book World (The Washington Post ) About the original 1000 PlayThinks,Will Shortz of The New York Times said it best: “The most wide-ranging, visually appealing, entertaining, gigantic collection of brainteasers since Sam Loyd’s Cyclopedia of Puzzles almost [...]

Pictureka

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Find it fast, find it first! Pictureka is the exciting game of visual hide and seek. Players compete to collect the most mission cards to win the game. Great for the whole family, and kids as young as six can play with older kids and parents. No batteries required. (more…)

Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Amazon.com Drivers, start your engines!Nintendo is bringing Mario and his friends with their finely tuned racing machines back and this time to the Nintendo Wii. With 3 different control styles and a Wii Wheel included in the box, Mario Kart Wii is bound to be the best in the series. The worldwide race is on [...]