Editorial Review
“Dear Pen Pal, Konnichi wa! We’ve been to see Mt. Fuji. Name my country! Sayonara, Michiko.” Challenge your group with this fast-paced geography game, created in 1992 by Educational Insights, Inc. Everyone begins at the post office. Players twirl a finely printed spinner (built into the game board itself) to select one of 60 countries. If the player can correctly identify the country’s location on the board’s numbered map, he or she may advance along the path to the finish. Bonus moves are won by landing on “postcard” spaces, listening to the clues on one of the 40 postcards, and correctly identifying the pen pal’s country. (The sample postcard above came from Japan.) A more challenging game can be achieved by (more…)

Will the cat catch the mouse? Will the mouse eat the cheese? Will the dog find his bone? Help furry critters find their way through a maze of possible paths in these brain-teasing, logical thinking puzzles. Solve each challenge by rearranging the nine tiles to build connecting paths between the icons pictured on the challenge. But, watch the road ¿ don¿t veer off course or get stuck in a dead end. With 48 unique multi-level challenges and hundreds of puzzling possibilities, these fun games will aMAZE young and old alike. Includes game board with built-in storage compartment, maze booklet with puzzles and solutions, and 9 puzzle tiles. For 1 player.

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Construct castles, block by block and tower by tower, as you flex your logic muscles with this beautifully crafted 3-D wooden puzzle. The challenge is to assemble the wooden blocks and towers into one of the castles in the puzzle booklet. With simple puzzles for inexperienced builders, to complex puzzles that will challenge skilled architects, Castle Logix is designed to stretch a player¿s logical thinking skills and develop their spatial reasoning abilities. It includes seven durable wooden castle pieces and a full-color, illustrated booklet with 48 multi-level puzzle challenges. Made of smooth, high-quality wood, Castle Logix has the look and feel of a classic children¿s game¿perfect for puzzlers ages 5 and up. For 1 play (more…)