The Clicko and Tangramino puzzle book expansions are part of the Architecto line, puzzle games that focus on spatial visualization by building structures out of blocks (referred to as “Geoblocks”). Suffice to say, this puzzle game continues to thrill, entertain, challenge, and be well loved by the entire family, from Father Geek to Baby Geek and everyone in-between. Continue reading
Twist and turn and then twist again to solve this hand-held puzzle that will keep you thinking and guessing from start to finish. Twist it one way and all the balls on top will move. Twist it another way, and all the balls will only move on one side of the puzzle. If you’ve played Rubik’s Cube and thought it was “easy”, get ready to tackle Super Bran Spinner that is sure to challenge even the best of puzzle solvers. Continue reading
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If you’ve got time to sit, you’ve got time to play a new trivia game that can be played just about anywhere. All you need is a smartphone, a couple of players, and the Codigo Cube! Roll the dice, scan it in, and answer the multiple choice questions. The game will keep score for you, freeing you up to enjoy the game with your friends. Roll, scan, think, and win! Continue reading
Architecto is part of the Architecto line, puzzle games that focus on spatial visualization by building structures out of blocks. The 3-dimensional structure puzzles start out simple and gradually progress to more difficult and challenging puzzles. This allows Little Geeks and Big Geeks alike to sit down at the table and play the game at their pace and comfort level. The game also allow for easy free-form play and invites the player to build whatever they can imagine. Continue reading
Equilibrio is part of the Architecto line, puzzle games that focus on spatial visualization by building structures out of blocks. The structure puzzles start out simple and gradually progress to more difficult and challenging puzzles. This allows Little Geeks and Big Geeks alike to sit down at the table and play the game at their pace and comfort level. The game also allow for easy free-form play and invites the player to build whatever they can imagine. Continue reading
Lace up your hiking boots, grab your camera, and put on your backpack because it’s time to take a walk in the forest to see what wildlife you can spot! Walk quietly and you might just see an entire animal family! Only careful attention to detail and remembering where animals like to hide will help you find all the forest critters. In the end, the most observant hiker will win while the rest scratch their heads wondering where all the animals went. Continue reading
In Oops!, the player is challenged to solve simple logic puzzles by moving colored pieces on a board to reassemble the magician. It is not an easy task. There are several rules that limit movement and stacking which must be taken into consideration. With five different levels of difficulty, players will learn the basics and gradually move to more complex puzzles. The game teaches and challenges at the same time making each game an entertaining and growing experience. Continue reading
In Nitro Dice, each player takes on the role of 1 of 6 drivers who race the curving streets of the city to see who will be claimed the “best of the best” in the Nitro Circuit. It’s a race to the finish but it’s more than just going faster than your opponents. This race is going to take as much smarts as it will speed. Continue reading
In PongCano: A Game of Sacrifice…to a plastic volcano, players race to be the first to collect all the PongCano chips, but such an easy task is anything but. Players must bounce a ping-pong ball into a volcano with a small opening in order to claim their prize. Do it correctly, and victory is yours! Skill, a steady hand, and a cool head will win the day, but having a lot of luck certainly wouldn’t hurt either. Continue reading
In Nile DeLuxor, players take on the role of farmers whose prosperity and fate are tightly intertwined with the great river, the Nile. But the river is uncontrollable and wild as it never stops flooding and retreating from the land. A wise player will learn to speculate and anticipate the changes to come. By doing so, they can make important choices that will offer great rewards. Failure to guess correctly will bring ruin. Continue reading
In Grave Business, the player takes on the role of a necromancer (but not necessarily an evil one) and sends their zombie minions into the night to collect the necessary “components” to build their growing army of the undead and any discarded family heirlooms that might be left in the grave. Resources are limited as well as time. Work is made all the more complicated with outside competition from other necromancers who are digging in the same graveyard. There are only so many plots and zombie parts to go around so what is an enterprising young necromancer to do? Clearly, if you want to be on top, you have to take out the competition! Continue reading
