Rory’s Story Cubes

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Steve

Rory's Story CubesRory’s Story Cubes is a pocket-sized creative story generator, providing hours of imaginative play for all ages. There are infinite ways to play with Rory’s Story Cubes – Try them as a party game or ice-breaker, for literacy development, speaking and listening skills, creative inspiration, a mental workout or problem solving. Anyone can become a great storyteller and there are no wrong answers. Simply roll the cubes and let the pictures spark your imagination.
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Spend Time with Family – Play Board Games

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Steve

Have you spent any family time together recently? Break out the ol’ board games for some good old fashioned fun!

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The Most Popular Board Games For Kids

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Steve

By Tom Andersen

Popular Board Games for KidsWhat are the most popular board games for kids? There are many popular games in the market and fortunately many of them are geared towards learning skills such as counting, learning new vocabulary or history and geography.

In the list of the most popular board games for kids, we include Chutes and Ladders. Chutes and Ladders is a classic counting game, designed for younger children. This game encourages kids to count, add and subtract. How did the game come to existence? It was played widely in Ancient India and was based on a moral law called “the ladder to salvation”. The ladders represented virtues such as humility, generosity, faith etc, and the snakes represented vices. The game reached Victorian England late in the 19th century and developed into a game to teach good morals to young children. It came to America in the 1940s where it also became very popular. Overall Chutes and Ladders is an excellent tool that helps kids practice counting.

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Qwirkle Board Game

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Steve

Qwirkle – A Wooden Block Game for Family Fun

Qwirkle Board Game

    Qwirkle is the tactile wooden block game that combines the logic and strategy of Set® with the creative multi-maneuver game play of Scrabble®. Easy-to-learn rules mean you’ll be creating columns and rows of matching colors and shapes in no time! Look for opportunities to score big by placing a tile that touches multiple pieces and matches both shapes and colors; the player with the most points wins. 108 blocks. An addictive strategy game in the tradition of Sequence, Scrabble, and Othello.

  • 2-4 players
  • ages 6 and up
  • 45 minutes
  • Games Magazine Award: Best Family Game Runner-up 2007
  • Mensa Best Mind Game Award Winner 2007; Major Fun Award Winner 2007

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Hello Board Game World!

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Steve

Welcome to GameMinks.

Let’s have some fun and take a look at some popular board games.

Do you have a fun board game you like to play? Tell us about it in the comments below!

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