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Matthew L. of PA
Matthew solved the 36Cube!
Way to go, Matthew!
Have you taken the 36 Cube Challenge?
I'll add your picture to our Hall of Fame when you've successfully solved what has been entitled the most challenging puzzle in the world - just send me a picture of the top of the solved puzzle, a side-view to prove it is flat and a picture of you to post here on the website. |
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Mancala/Uthini?
Beautifully carved resin cast board design with wooden two-sided game board.
A great addition to any game closet!
Scenes of Capetown and Egypt are featured in the carvings, as well as animals indiginous of Africa. Play the classic game of Mancala on one side of the board, and Uthini? on the flip side - Uthini? (pronounced oo-teeny) is the Swahilli word for Pardon?
Sets for 18 months - adult
Made with the Explorer Pack
ages 3 & up
The proverbial widgit gone Wedgit: construction toys that add geometry and symmetry to play time fun.
WEDGITSTM, an educational, fun and exciting teaching manipulative building blocks construction set / toy for all ages. Awarded: Toy of the Year, Best Learning Product. 
Made with Starter Set - ages 2 & up
Ninja vs Ninja
grades 8 to adult, $24.99
This is one of our new FAVORITE games!
Your Ninjas must defend the honor of their dōjō against a rival dōjō. Victory hinges on eliminating Ninjas and skillfully venturing into the opponent’s dōjō. But how far do your Ninjas dare to go...and will they return? Every move is critical as you position your Ninjas for defense and ready them for their mission! 
10 Days in the USA
One of 4 destinations in the 10-Days Travel Series… You have 10 Days in the USA – Travel the country by jet, car, and on foot. Plan your trip from start to finish using destination and transportation tiles. With a little luck and clever planning, you just might outwit your fellow travelers.
The first traveler to make connections for their 10 day journey wins the game.
Also:
10 Days in Africa
10 Days in Asia
10 Days in Europe
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~~New Product Announcements~~
August 1, 2009
Got CHESS?
Quite often people come to my conference booth and ask if I carry chess sets. My answer has always been "No, you can buy a chess set anywhere - we are a specialty store". Well, that has all changed with the addition of the following two games which are certainly NOT your 'run of the mill' chess games. CHECK 'em out!
Imagine a square chess board. Take the corners on your opponents side of the board and stretch them around to meet in front of you, leaving an arrangement of your pieces in a tight circle in the center of the newly formed circle and your opponents pieces around the outer edge of the circle. This is Noble Celts. No more side edges. This enables a piece to be moved off the "edge" of the once square board, only to reappear on the other edge. Wrap your brain around that concept. FANTASTIC game with a whole new dimension in strategy. The rules of European Chess remain the same. It is recommended to duplicate moves on a traditional chess board the first few times you play °Ü°
Beautiful 26"x26" faux leather playing board, 32 original cast resin chess pieces, and instructions. Ages 8 to adult.
Tic Tac Chec
Tic Tac Chec was designed as a training tool to teach traditional chess piece moves, but makes a wonderful game for everyone. Each player has a rook, knight, bishop and pawn. Using traditional chess moves, be the first to arrange your pieces in a row vertically, horizonatally or diagonally. Wooden board and pieces fit nicely into the zippered case making it easy to take anywhere!
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April 14, 2009
THINK-ets
Think-ets is an educational and fun-filled game
using adorable tiny treasures from around the world that inspire creativity and test memory. Think-ets is an at-home game, a classroom game, a travel game, a party game, a storytelling game, a camping game—perfect for children and their families.
Kids will love to collect, connect and create with Think-ets. There are so many games you can play using these trinkets—and, guess what? Think-ets even stimulate your imagination and increase brainpower!
Teacher's Edition, Student Workbook, & complete Trilogy available
I have never been more excited than to be able to announce the addition of Amelia Harper's fabulous literature analysis of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous Lord of the Rings trilogy to our BRAIN-athon Emporium product line!
Literary Lessons from The Lord of the Rings offers highschoolers a full credit course that offers fill-in-the-blank summary sheets (with page references for the compatible paperback or hardback versions of the trilogy), vocabulary exercises, literary devices, tests, quizzes, comprehension questions, writing assignments, and Unit Studies covering Tolkien, CS Lewis, Arthurian Legends, Beowulf, Shakespeare, Hobbit & Elven poetry, and more! She intricately weaves in additional notes from Tolkien's letters, notes, and other books to give fullness to the story of the Fellowship that has been loved by many.
Your highschoolers will walk away with a better understanding of Tolkien the professor, writer, linguist, and lover of Middle Earth. They will also see how Hollywood license lends itself to shortcuts, character substitutions, and other liberties that will strengthen your students' appreciation for the written word directly from the author's pen over the theatrical freedom that is moviedom.
So get ready to enter Middle Earth, join the Fellowship, and fall in love with reading Tolkien's LOTR Trilogy.
NOTE: My 10 year old joined us with his own workbook. While I did not assign him some of the more intensive writing assignments, he completed all of the workbook activities, did a few of the writing assignments that he insisted on doing, and read the entire trilogy. Thanks, Amelia!
Minds In Motion Events
Sponsored by the Connecticut Association of the Gifted/Talented (CAG)
CAG Minds in Motion events feature hands-on, fast-paced, high-interest workshops for gifted and high ability children in grades K-8. Keynote Addresses and Workshops for adults are offered free of charge to parents and educators.
CAG Minds on Location events take place at a variety of interesting locations around the state and are focused on educational explorations and experiences for gifted and high ability children.
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Coming in FEBRUARY '10 |
 2/13 & 2/14 - BIG Y Kid's Fair
CT Expo Center - Hartford CT
**Featuring our Game Play Area**
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| Coming in MAY '10 |
May 14 & 15 - ENOCH NJ
May 28 & 29 - CheNH, Manchester NH
**Featuring our Game Play Area**
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Coming in JUNE '10 |
June 11 & 12 - TEACH,
Bloomfield CT
June 18 & 19 - SEARCH,
Souderton PA | |
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Coming in OCTOBER '09 |
TBD - Odyssey Community School
Manchester CT
10/24 & 25 - NECGT-Hartford CT
TBD - CACLD Conference
(CT Assoc. for Children & Adults w/LDs)
Marriott, Stamford CT | |
| Coming in NOVEMBER '09 |
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11/6 & 7 - ACSI Conference
Sturbridge MA
11/15 - After School Program Conference - Farmington Marriott CT
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