Gridworks Review

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(More customer reviews)Gridworks is one of my gift suggestions at [...]
Sharpen your logical thinking skills with Gridworks! Working through this series of challenges, from warm-up to expert, will boost your skills and your confidence. As you consider the given visual clues, both positive and negative, you move magnets to fill in the grid correctly. This spiral bound book is ideal to take on the road. I bought this book as a gift for our 7th grader, but the younger kids (and adults) were just as eager to work through it when he finished. Complete the grid. Deduce the answer! You will learn to love logic.

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Grid Works is a brain-bending visual challenge that pushes players to find a solution through deductive reasoning, problem-solving and manipulative development. Put your logic to the test as you attempt to crack the code using visual clues in each challenge.
Game includes four levels of play, 60 challenges with solutions, nine uniquely shaped and colored tokens, and a spiral-bound magnetic game board that makes it great for travelling.

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ThinkFun Tipover Review

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(More customer reviews)This, like most ThinkFun games, is a solitary thinking game, but my kids really like it. To play, you pick a card and set up the game pieces accordingly. Your goal is to get your man from his starting location to the designated ending location. He can walk along crates and tip them over to get to the next crate (the tipping is quite gratifying to the kids for some reason). Once a crate is tipped over, you can't move it, although you may find yourself backtracking over it. If you are stuck, the answers are printed on the back of each card. When you are finished, toss it into the handy storage bag until the next time you or your kids need an interesting diversion.
It is not specifically an educational game, but it does provides practice in visualization, spatial skills, planning a few moves ahead, and thinking!
I do wish there was an easy way to get replacement pieces. We've lost a couple of crates, but can still play most of the cards.
All in all, a great game.

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You'll flip over Tipover - an exciting 3-D challenge that's a brainteaser and brain pleaser in one! Players control their own fate using only crates to create paths. The object of Tipover is to get your Tipper playing piece from start to finish by tipping crates to create paths. To start, set up crates of different colors and heights on the game grid to match any one of 40 beginner-to-expert card challenges. Next, tip over the crates to connect your Tipper to the red crate which is your final destination. There's a catch; your Tipper can't jump over empty grid spaces. Only you control your fate by tipping over the right crate. Measures 8.875"W x 8"H x 2.5"D.

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Fractiles Large Version Review

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(More customer reviews)I love this. I received this game a few days ago and have made the creation of a pattern part of my nightly routine to wind down from my stressful days. If you count the pieces and add up the number of degrees per color per pattern (or any other game) agility can be maintained by both the left and right brain while making something truly beautiful. I only gave it 3 stars for educational value because the mathematical aspect can easily be ignored.

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Parents' Choice Silver AwardAll the fun to be had making butterflies, flowers, spheres, and an infinite number of other patterned designs can actually lead to improved ability and success in art, mathematics, concentration, and more! Unlike most magnets, our flexible Amazing Magnets from Fractiles are remarkably easy to maneuver around the 12" x 12" textured black steel board, and cleverly packaged in an album-styled storage case, making it a great travel toy. Fractiles Amazing Magnets include 192 fractiles and illustrated instructional material. Ages 6 and up.

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Fractiles: Travel Version Review

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(More customer reviews)Our son just turned 10 and before Christmas was quit interested in fractals. Then I saw this and though hmmm. He has really enjoyed creating with it. Can't say it holds his interst over a video game but it does hold his attention when he chooses to play with them. Great for working on visual and spacial relationships.

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All the fun to be had making butterflies, flowers, spheres, and an infinite number of other patterned designs can actually lead to improved ability and success in art, mathematics, concentration, and more! Unlike most magnets, our flexible Amazing Magnets from Fractiles are remarkably easy to maneuver around the 8" x 8" textured black steel board, and cleverly packaged in an Double album-styled package, making it a great travel toy. Fractiles Amazing Magnets Travel Set includes 96 fractiles and illustrated instructional material. Ages 6 and up.

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