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Mensa Winners
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Blokus (BLOK) $29.95
Ages: 2 - 4 2 - 4 players
This winner of 10 prestigious awards is a top seller in the United
States, although it is new to Odyssey Games. Players take turns
placing their first pieces in a corner square and those that follow
must touch only the corners of their own pieces. Whenever a player
is unable to place one of his/her remaining pieces, he/she is out
of the game. Simple to learn, but provides a lifetime of challenging
fun. Award 2003
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Continuo (Contin) $9.95
Ages: 5 to 101+ 1 - 5 players
A one rule game that's easy to learn and fun to play! The aim of
the game is to build chains of colors from the 42 patterned cards.
Add up the number of squares in each chain of color formed. Keep
a running total: the highest score wins. Award 1995
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Octiles (OCTIL) $29.95
Ages: 8and up 2 - 4 players
Win the race across a growing maze! Replace tiles to create paths
for runners and send them across the board. Place your pieces, plan
your paths, and race to the finish! Award winning fun for the whole
family. Award 2003
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Pentago (pent)
$23.95
Ages: 8 and up 2 players
This is a fast and fun strategy game that is simple and sophisticated
at the same time. The object is to create a row of 5 marbles in
any direction, but the mind twisting part is that you will also
twist one of the 4 game blocks as part of your move - thus constantly
changing the game board. Game of the year in Sweden. Has already
won several awards in US. Award
2006
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Quarto (410)
$29.99
Age: 8 and up 2 players
The 16 pieces have 4 different characteristics. Play by handing
the opponent a piece to place on the board. The winner creates a
line of 4 in a row with at least 1 characteristic in common. Award
1993
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Quiddler (73639) $11.95
Ages: 8 and up 1 - 8 players
The challenge is to arrange all of the cards in your hand into words.
High Score wins, so try to use those high point letters - but don't
get caught with them uncombined. There are 8 rounds of play, beginning
with 3 cards in your hand and progressing to 10. Award 1999
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Quixo (823)
$29.99
Ages: 6 and up 2 to 4 players
Play by taking a piece from the outer square & replacing it
with your chosen symbol while pushing at the end of an incomplete
row. Winner has 5 in a row. Award 1995
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Quoridor (22089) $29.99
Ages: 6 & up 2 or 4 players
In Quoridor, the aim is to get your pawn across to the opposite
side of the playing board. But should you move your pawn or put
up a fence to slow down your opponent? Choices don't come easy in
this game of mazes and madness. Award 1997
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Rat-a-Tat Cat (00204) $9.95
Ages: 6 and up 2 - 4 players
A fun numbers card game. Win by having your cards add up to the
lowest number. Collect Cats, get rid of Rats, exchange
cards with Peek, Swap and Take Two cards. Young and old alike enjoy
the strategies, memory, and luck that prevails. Award 1996
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Rumis (RUMIS) $29.95
Ages: 8 and Up 2 - 4 players
This exciting game of
3-dimensional strategy is inspired by the architecture of Inca monuments!
Players construct buildings one stone at a time, strategically placing
their stones to prevent opponents from having the most visible colored
stones. The player with the most stones visible from above wins!
Award 2004
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Rush Hour Deluxe (5050) $19.95
Ages: 8 & up Individual puzzle
A sliding block puzzle designed to challenge sequential thinking
skills. Contains 40 puzzle cards with four levels of play. "No drivers
license required". Indiv. play. Award 1997
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Rush Hour Jr. (5030) $14.95
Ages: 6 - 8 Individual puzzle
Young players can experience of the fun and challenge of steering
through traffic in their icecream truck. 40 less difficult age-appropriate
challenges to captivate and challenge young minds. Award 1997
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Set (set) $11.95
Ages: 5 and up
2 or more players
Each player looks for sets of 3 cards. Each card is unique
in its four features: Number, symbol, shading, and color. A set
consist of 3 cards on which each feature is either the same or different.
The player with the most sets wins. Winner of 6 Best Game Awards.
Award 1991
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Shapes Up
(SHPUP) $19.95 Ages: 5 and up 2 - 4 players
An exciting, fast-paced strategy game! Players fit colorful "Tangram"
shapes together to form squares on their player boards. Roll the
die and choose the piece it shows you. A "hand symbol" allows you
to take a piece from another player. Be the first to fill up your
board and yell "Shapes Up" to win. Award 2001
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Smart Mouth (5530) $14.95
Ages: 8 - adult 2 or more players
The guick-thinking game where players go head-to-head in a fast-paced,
hilarious game of action. Individually or in teams, players slide
the Letter Getter device forward and back to reveal two lettered
tiles. The first player to spot and shout out a word of at least
five letters, beginning with the first letter tile (orange) and
ending with the second letter tile (green), receives those two tiles.
Player(s) with the most tiles at the end wins. Award 2002
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