*HIGH TAIL IT* Visual Perception & Spatial Reasoning in the Australian Outback

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The variety in animal characteristics is so fascinating and vast. Some animals slither, some swim, some fly, and some are JUMPERS. Jumping animals can be found all over the world, and the High Tail It! game takes us to the Outback of Australia to a mob of kangaroos, all trying to make their way across […]

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*KINGDOMINO ORIGINS* Prehistoric | Territory Building | Logic & Spatial Reasoning

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What’s the best part about camping??? The campfire, of course!  I suspect our prehistoric ancestors might have thought the same thing. The more fire, the better! KINGDOMINO ORIGINS is a prehistoric caveman themed game for 2-4 players ages 8+ that combines everything there is to love about the original Kingdomino, Queendomino, and Age of Giants […]

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*MACHI KORO 2* City-Building | Income Earning | Card Game

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The quirky city is under construction again, but the architects and engineers have changed things up with this newest stand-alone game variation! Machi Koro 2 is a dice rolling, city-building game for 2-5 clever and quick-thinking players, ages 10+.  To begin the game, sort the cards into the three types of cards. Place 5 unique […]

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*SAVANNASCAPES* Tile Placement | Habitat & Ecosystem STRATEGY Game

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If you thought Africa was all desert, grassland, and safari animals, think again! The Serengeti-Mara ecosystem is one of the most diverse on the planet with over 15,000 square miles of land that is home to grassland, woodland, wetland, and dryland species of plants and animals, and many of them need a combination of these […]

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*NEOVILLE* Skyscraper Tile Placement/Grid Logic Game

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What’s your preferred environment? Do you feel most at one with nature when surrounded by EARTH, FOREST, STONE, or WATERFALL? It’s up to you to build the organically accoutered city of your dreams in NEOVILLE, a city building logic game for 2-4 players, ages 10+, in about 45 minutes! Each player begins the game with three […]

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*tri-FACTa* Fact Family Arithmetic Triangle Game

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Math is a language like any other with vocabulary, rules, fluency, and so many uses and benefits! Playing math games gives kids a deeper grasp on the inner-workings of the language of numbers. Worksheets can help kids memorize, but do they help kids understand?? Not so much.  tri-FACTa uses the triangle shape to helps kids […]

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*MAGNETIC SPACE SUDOKU* Logic/Memory/Concentration Puzzle Game

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Happy children are what I LOVE to see, and playing lots of games means I get to see these smiling faces all the time and especially lately with this magnetic sudoku game from Learning Resources. It checks all the boxes for young gamers – the pieces are magnetic so they don’t slide around. This is […]

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*COVER YOUR ASSETS* Cover & Steal Card Game

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The dream of becoming a millionaire is finally within reach! Can you build your fortune and keep it??? That’s what Cover Your Assets is all about. Build AND protect your fortune before someone steals it!  Grandpa Beck’s card games are some of our very favorites. They are games we are always pulling out to play […]

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*BELLUM MAGICA* Kingdom Building | Dice Rolling | Family Strategy Game

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Our family loves strategy games, and when we want something light and quick with lots of chance, interaction, and excellent design/visual elements, we choose Bellum Magica! It’s the perfect family strategy game for 2-5 players ages 10+ and it plays in about 30 minutes. Less if dinner’s on the table and everyone is hungry but […]

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*HAPPY CITY* Building Multiplication Game

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Greetings Sir/Madam Mayor of the most perfect, happiest-ever city!  This is your character in Happy City, a city-building card game for 2-5 players, ages 10+, in about 30 minutes of strategic, productive competitive fun where the goal is to grow your city to ten building types of your choice. Players each begin their city with […]

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