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Nowhere to Go is a two-player, abstract strategy game where the playing pieces are running figures and the board is a plastic matrix of spaces and bridges. The goal is to trap an opponent’s piece by placing beads that cut off bridges. It kind of reminds me of AEG’s Pressure Matrix, though this one is simpler and I like the board better.
Travel Blurt is just that, a travel version of the popular yell-out-your-answer game, Blurt. This one comes in a tin with magnetic score keeping pieces
Tritective has cards with three three-letter words on them (for three difficulty levels). The goal is to guess the word on the card by isolating matching letters—sort of like Mastermind with words.
In Rhyme Out the answers to each of the three questions on a card rhyme with each other.
Sci or Fi is a science and technology-oriented trivia game where the challenge is to tell the difference between science and fiction. The game also comes in cool file-cabinet-like packaging.
The 7 Habits of Happy Kids is a game by the author of a book with the same title (and son of the author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People). It’s your basic roll-and-move trivia game, where the trivia is about the seven habits and the winner is the first player to correctly identify all seven.
“Even rock stars need to know math,” is the essential lesson behind Rockin Math. The inside of the guitar-shaped box serves as the game board. And cards present basic math word problems and math trivia questions.
BBQ Blitz is a matching game with simultaneous play. To see the undersides of the plastic burger pieces, which are what need to match, players flip them with plastic spatulas, absolutely never making them fly across the room.
Grandma’s Trunk is actually five preschool games in one box. One option is to simply tell a story based on the draw of letter tiles. Another involves riddle cards.
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I was hoping the 7 Habits game would be more involved, with each habit giving you bonuses to “git ‘er done.”
I think it’s sad that almost all educational board game are limited to Trivia…