strategy games

New Game from Bananagrams: Cobra Paw

Check out Bananagram’s latest game —Cobra Paw! It’s a ninja title game for 4 – 6 players ages five and up. Ninja because you must move fast to spot the right tile and grab it first. It’s fast and fun. The only thing my daughter doesn’t like is that it’s not longer. (If that isn’t […]

Hands-On Dr. Eureka!

Dr. Eureka! will get your hands moving and your brain thinking. Solve the scientific formula on the challenge card by moving the colored balls around in the test tubes. It’s exciting and entertaining. Hands-On Dr. Eureka! To play, pick a challenge card, players will race to use their 3 test tubes and 6 colorful balls to solve […]

Favorite Harry Potter Games

Are your kids Harry Potter fans? Have you tried any of the Harry Potter games? These five favorites games of ours keep our HP love going strong. (Not to mention it hones our attention to detail.) I must add that I LOVE that my kids still are fans even as teens and tweens! I don’t think they’ll […]

The Best Educational Games for Kids: Logic and Strategy

Do you play games with your kids? As you know, we spend many evenings playing games. (I admit to like this better than pretend play dolls or Playmobils.) If you’re considering adding to your game collection, here are our recommended educational games for kids that use logic and strategy. The Best Educational Games for Kids: Logic and Strategy […]

Pyramix Game of Strategy

Learn Egyptian symbols as play one of our favorite family games called Pyramix, a game of strategy for 2 to 4 players ages 8 and up. Pyramix is Mensa select game, Parents’ Choice Silver Honor, and Dr. Toy’s Best Game of the Year from Gamewright. This is a frequent pick for our family game night because it’s […]

Educational ColorKu Logic Game

Logic games stretch kids’ thinking, improving their deductive reasoning, organizational skills, and concentration. The Sudoku-like game, ColorKu, challenges kids to use the colorful marbles on a wooden grid to solve puzzles. The object of the game is to only have 1 of each color per each row, column, and 3×3 box. Where Sudoku uses the digits 1 – […]

Strategy Game for Two — Nowhere To Go

My kids and I LOVE Nowhere To Go, a new thinking strategy game from Educational Insights for two players. I almost always win. (My philosophy is that my kids need to learn how to beat me. It makes them think harder.) But no matter who wins, we have lots of fun. And I like that it doesn’t […]

Flip Out Gamewright Game for Kids

I hate to play favorites but . . . I sure love Gamewright games. Actually, until recently, I didn’t realize how many of our games were Gamewright games — see below for a full list. And, I was fortunate to try out their newest game, FlipOut, which is my 9-year old’s favorite game EVER. What’s even better, […]