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Exercise Your Logic Skills With ThinkFun Puzzles

Posted on 9 June, 2017 by Sophie Brown • 1 Comment

My son and I played with four ThinkFun games and puzzles that test your logic skills. Most are single-player, but some multiplayer games are available too. Read More

Test Your Trivia Knowledge With the New ‘Good Job, Brain!’ Book

Posted on 25 November, 2016 by Ariane Coffin • 0 Comments

Brought to you by the popular trivia podcast, the ‘Good Job, Brain!’ book delivers trivia goodness to test yourself or stump your loved ones. Read More

Get Twisted in the Mindbender Mansion

Posted on 13 August, 2016 by Dakster Sullivan • 0 Comments

Give your brain some exercise in the Mindbender Mansion at the Orlando Science Center. Read More

Humble Puzzle Bundle

Posted on 22 July, 2016 by Derrick Schneider • 0 Comments

Who doesn’t love a good puzzle? What about great puzzles by top designers? What about lots of great puzzles for a price of your choice? Read More

Kickstarter Alert: ‘The Extinct Series: Woolly Mammoth’ Educational Puzzle

Posted on 12 April, 2016 by Will James • 0 Comments

Our family loves puzzles as well as dinosaurs and extinct animals. The Extinct Series of puzzles combines both of those things while also providing a great educational opportunity. Read More

Cardborders Wants You to Explore ‘Our NYC’

Posted on 5 April, 2016 by Mordechai Luchins • 0 Comments

A puzzling look at NYC. That was dad humor right there. You’re not supposed to laugh. Read More

Kickstarter Alert: ‘Puzzle Your Kids!’

Posted on 23 January, 2016 by Derrick Schneider • 0 Comments

A new Kickstarter hopes to bring perfect puzzles to your kids each week. Read More

Sherlock Holmes Book Reviews and News Q4 (Part 2) 2015

Posted on 25 November, 2015 by James Floyd Kelly • 0 Comments

With just over a month until the premiere of the BBC’s ‘Sherlock Christmas Special,’ I’m sure that fans of the show are getting anxious to see how Cumberbatch and Freeman handle being tossed back to Doyle’s original setting for the pair. If you’ve not yet seen the trailer, I’m including it below so you can see what all the fuss is about. I’ve also got some news about the new season of ‘Elementary’ that’s just kicked off on CBS, and a few books below that Holmes fans might be interested in checking out. Read More

‘Hello Ruby: Adventures in Coding’ – Thinking Like a Computer

Posted on 19 October, 2015 by Randy Slavey • 0 Comments

“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” — Fred Rogers (‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’) Read More

‘Storied Myth’ Is a Hands-On Reading Experience

Posted on 9 October, 2015 by Rachel Cericola • 1 Comment

The mail-order adventure combines an app-based book and puzzles. Read More

Madzzle, Puzzles Evolved: Kickstarter Review

Posted on 19 September, 2015 by Anthony Karcz • 0 Comments

Mad Rat is trying something ambitious with their current Kickstarter: make a puzzle that’s as fun to assemble and play with as it is easy to clean up! Read More

Cryptic States of America

Posted on 25 July, 2015 by Sarah Pinault • 0 Comments

Looking for something pointless to do for a while? Try these U.S. state quizzes. Read More

Gravity Maze: A Puzzle-Based Marble Run

Posted on 6 September, 2014 by Jonathan H. Liu • 1 Comment

I’ve always liked marble runs—you know, the toys where you set up a series of towers and ramps and then drop a marble in to watch it roll and bounce its way to the bottom. ThinkFun has a new spin on the marble run: Gravity Maze. Read More

Return to The Room

Posted on 26 January, 2014 by Sophie Brown • 0 Comments

The Room 2 follows on from the story that was set up by its predecessor as you continue to solve your way through different puzzle boxes. Read More

Laser Maze: A Delightful Puzzle Game

Posted on 17 June, 2013 by Jonathan H. Liu • 1 Comment

I’ve played a lot of digital puzzle games that involve bending lasers with mirrors to hit targets, but now I’ve got the real thing. Laser Maze is a new puzzle toy from Thinkfun with mirrors, beam splitters, and—of course—a real laser. Read More