Brain Games for the Entire Family Families are turning to games to fuel their competitive spirit, get the mental gears spinning, and instigate a raucous good time. These five games by Fat Brain Toy Co. will entertain multiple generations unlike any other activity.
Outsmart. Out Stack. Out Corner. Corners Up is a game of strategically stacking game pieces to try to collect the most corners. The game board is everchanging, building out from a 4-by-4 grid into a perfect pyramid. Planning, timing, and luck combine into one thrilling challenge with the tricky game of Corners Up.
A Battle of Balance Weight For It is a headspinning mix of strategy and physics! Players take turns placing the weights onto the wheel to try to make it rotate so the correct arrow is aligned with the number on their card. Line it up just right and you get to keep the card as a point. Get it wrong and you have to wait to try again on your next turn. Logic and reasoning are sure to twist and turn into knots of thrilling confusion with the fascinating game of Weight For It.
A Game of Flipping Madness In-SAND-ity is the fast-acting game of flipping sand timers to try to keep them flowing the longest. Using one hand, you’ve got to keep the sand flowing by flipping and moving the timers to an empty space one at a time. Stay focused and move fast ... the instant a timer runs out, your opponent gets to hit their button to stop your time and start theirs before jumping right into the sand-flippin’ action. This dynamic game encourages concentration, quick thinking, hand-eye coordination, and fast reflexes.
Block or Be Blocked GridBlock ... can you block without being blocked? The goal seems simple enough – just get your four pieces on the board. But pieces of the same color MUST touch, and pieces of the same shape MUST NOT touch, creating ample opportunities for blocking ... or being blocked. It encourages strategy skills, planning, critical thinking and logic.
Can you draw a trout with your snout? Pencil Nose is a hilarious party game where players have to use their nose to try to sketch the prompt and then hope their teammates can correctly guess what they’re drawing. Can you draw a rose with your nose? Pencil Nose comes complete with specially designed eyeglasses, marker, and a clear, erasable frame. It encourages family bonding, cooperative play, coordination, creativity, quick thinking, and communication skills. See our ad on the back cover.
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