Games are fun, that's what makes them games! But they also teach important thinking skills, help develop spatial skills, and allow players to practice forming strategies.

 
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"Games People Played" are classic board games sized to go with you. . . to a restaurant, on a trip, to the movies.

Each is self contained in a CD-like case with game history, instructions, and all game pieces included. Prices do not include postage and handling.

Each game suitable for players aged 6 and up (Games for Younger Players) or 8 and up.

Available as single games ($6.00 + s/h) or in sets of four ($22.00 + s/h).

Games with a Twist and Games for Younger Players were recently awarded a Parents' Choice Silver Honor Medal.

 

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WARNING - Games may contain small pieces. Not for children under 3.
  Games for Younger Players (although really fun for everyone!):
  Snake Race - a race game with a fun twist from ancient Egypt.
Seega - a tic-tac-toe type game from Egypt.
Achi - a game similar to tic-tac-toe from Ghana.
Picaria - a three-in-a-row game from the pueblos of New Mexico.
     
 

Games for All Ages:
Alquerque - an old version of checkers from Spain.
Derrah - a three-in-a-row game from Nigeria.
Kono - a switching position game from Korea.
Six Men’s Morris - a classic game from Great Britain (& almost everywhere else in the world).
Games with a Twist:
Mu Torere - a unique game from the Maori of New Zealand.
Hyena - a chase game from the Sudan using stick dice (don't get eaten!).
Coyote & Chickens - an unequal forces game (1 coyote vs.12 chickens) from Mexico.
Sadurangam - a race game from India u
 

Puzzles and Games:
Stick Puzzles & Games - test those spatial skills and maybe learn about binary numbers.
Magic Squares - explore Benjamin Franklin's favorite puzzles.
Puzzles & Games with Counters - find out the fun you can have with just a few game pieces.
Tangrams - seven pieces that make amazing shapes and figures.
   
   
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