Brain Teaser Games, Puzzles & Toys for Kids and Adults
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Brain Teasers Toys and Games for Children and Grown-ups
By training youngsters in activity bound games, you are laying the foundation for them and the much needed skills of analysis and curiosity to find quick solutions are aroused. These game selections, toys and puzzles are suitable for all ages above three and would make for great gifts and presents during the holiday season and for birthday celebrations. Wish you the best and thanks for stopping by!
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"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction."
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ThinkFun Rush Hour

ThinkFun Rush Hour
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 05/29/2012)![]()
Reviews: 215 (192 five stars; 22 four stars)
Recommended Age: 8 years and above
Customer Review: Every child who comes to our house & plays this game is hooked and asks to play next time. I am a teacher by profession and this is a very unintimidating logic & reasoning game (for all ages) - I would highly recommend! I have just ordered 5 more to give as Xmas gifts this year.
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Set
Amazon Price: $9.25 (as of 05/29/2012)![]()
Reviews: 301 (256 five stars; 31 four stars)
Recommended Age: 10 and over
Customer Review: This game is the best invention since chess, if you want to improve your child's thinking ability! When I taught gifted students in grades 2-8, they would beg to play it. Kids would say over and over, "It''s hard, but it's fun". I read that it is an activity where the right brain and the left brain work together. The best thing about it is that it is not dependent on age or reading ability. There are 6 year olds who could beat me, and there are adults I can beat. A group of all ages can play together competitively, and no one has to hold back. Also, it is very light and portable for travel, or for just having handy if people are bored.. I take the cards out of the case, put a rubber band around them, and put them in my bag.
Qwirkle Board Game

Qwirkle Board Game
Amazon Price: $16.60 (as of 05/29/2012)![]()
Reviews: 280 (228 five stars; 43 four stars)
Recommended Age: 8 and over
Customer Review: My mother-n-law bought this for our son's 6th birthday. It is a huge hit with my son, my 7 year old daughter, and mom and dad too. We love playing this together. We love games but this is by far the most fun! The kids love counting up their scores especially when they get a great match. Definitely a 5 star game!!
Blokus Classics Game

Blokus Classics Game
Amazon Price: $12.95 (as of 05/29/2012)![]()
Reviews: 556 (491 five stars; 54 four stars)
Recommended Age: 5 and above
Customer Review: As one of my friends says "Blokus makes you lose friends." Our games can get pretty intense and stressful, which is all part of the fun! Or maybe it was the beer talking. Yes, we can turn any game into a drinking game.
The game has simple rules, is easy to pick up, and actually involves strategy and THINKING! That's why it's MENSA approved. You can have fun and feel like a smarty pants at the same time! I especially like that each game takes less than 30 minutes so the game never feels tedious. If there was a negative, I think it would be that the game plays best with 4 people and isn't quite the same with 2 or 3.
An Adult and a Child Playing Chess
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Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100

Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100
Amazon Price: $20.99 (as of 05/29/2012)![]()
Reviews: 288 (264 five stars; 19 four stars)
Recommended Age: 8 years and above
Customer Review: This is a great set! My kids saw these at the Smithsonian at wanted to play with them all day. When we got home we ordered from Amazon - good price and fast shipping. The kids LOVE learning to make all the different plans with this set - especially the 7 year old. They are learning about circuits, and electronic contacts and connections and having fun!
ThinkFun Zingo

ThinkFun Zingo
Amazon Price: $12.74 (as of 05/29/2012)![]()
Reviews: 246 (213 five stars; 29 four stars)
Recommended Age: 4 years and over
Customer Review: I bought this game for my children several years ago on the advice of the owner of my favorite toy store. I love board games, and my children were 3 and 5 then, and just starting to enjoy them as well. Well, we couldn't get the kids to stop playing Zingo. They played quietly for more than 2 hours. Since you can play with up to 8 players, we have had lots of neighborhood kids playing the game out on the front steps. Since then, I have bought at least 10 Zingo games -- I have given them to all my children's friends and I always keep a few around to give out for birthday gifts. Everyone loves this game.
Gamewright Hisss Card Game

Gamewright Hisss Card Game
Amazon Price: $9.48 (as of 05/29/2012)![]()
Reviews: 90 (79 five stars; 9 four stars)
Recommended Age: 3 years and above
Customer Review: I own it and I don't even have kids! (I do have two pet snakes, though.)
Another benefit of this besides those mentioned in the other reviews... Hisss is a good physical game too, because you have to stre-e-e-tch your body to place the cards in position when the snakes get long.
Here's a tip - buy two sets and play with 100 cards instead of 50. This makes even longer snakes possible and also gives you two of every head and tail card! Just make plenty of floor space available!
Richard Scarry Busy Town

Richard Scarry Busy Town
Amazon Price: $17.62 (as of 05/29/2012)![]()
Reviews: 70 (60 five stars; 10 four stars)
Recommended Age: 3 years and over
Customer Review: My son, age 3, loves this game. We had a lot of fun playing it. It is a game that will hold his attention and one that he loves to come back to over and over. I recommend this game and all the others from this company. They really know how to make games that get kids working together, learning, moving and having fun! A parent can't ask for much more!
Children Playing With Blocks
ThinkFun Visual Brainstorms

ThinkFun Visual Brainstorms
Amazon Price: $6.79 (as of 05/29/2012)![]()
Reviews: 7 (6 five stars; 1 four star)
Recommended Age: 8 and above
Customer Review: The game Visual Brainstorms is well worth the money, especially if you like brainteasers. Lots of fun for the whole family.
Thomas at the Carnival 100 pc glow in the dark puzzle

Thomas at the Carnival 100 pc glow in the dark puzzle
Amazon Price: (as of 05/29/2012)![]()
Reviews: 32 (26 five stars; 6 four stars)
Recommended Age: 6 and above
Customer Review: This puzzle was an absolute delight for the little seven year old tyke who put it together. Each piece was of interest whether flowers, faces, or trains. She was most excited to see it glow, and waited all day for night to come and for the puzzle to reveal itself in the dark. A truly fun experience in every way.
ThinkFun PathWords

ThinkFun PathWords
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 05/29/2012)![]()
Reviews: 33 (29 five stars; 4 four stars)
Recommended Age: 12 and above
Customer Review: Three of us, all over 21, had a great time playing Path Words. The instructions are straight forward, easily explained, and quickly understood. The pieces are visually interesting and fun to handle. While it would be fun for a single player, it was also fun to play together, a big plus in my book. We whipped through the first few challenges and decided to skip ahead. Suddenly, we were stumped. Eventually we talked our way through to the correct conclusions, and that process of talking about possible arrangements made me realize just how crafty those folks are at Think Fun to create a game that is fun AND makes you think and plot out possible scenarios and use logic. Pretty sneaky and lots of fun.
ThinkFun Shape By Shape

ThinkFun Shape By Shape
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 05/29/2012)![]()
Reviews: 33 (30 five stars; 3 three stars)
Recommended Age: 8 and above
Customer Review: I bought this as a party favor for my daughter's 5th year-old birthday. She loves tangrams and this is just an extension. Her friends have also enjoyed this and some parents have mentioned that their children cannot put this down. It is ideally suited for those who love to solve puzzles and have an affinity for spatial relationships.
Family Playing Board Game at Table
Enigma Collection: Metal Brain Teasers Gift Set

Enigma Collection: Metal Brain Teasers Gift Set II (1-1-3)
Amazon Price: $32.95 (as of 05/29/2012)![]()
Reviews: 4 (3 five stars; 1 four star)
Recommended age: 8 and over
Customer Review: I got it as a gift to a friend at work. He put it in his office and it became an attraction. Everyone wanted to try solving the puzzles. No doubt it made him popular! I loved the craftsmanship, the wood, the metal, it just looks great. I was very happy that I selected this item.
The Star Puzzle

The Star Puzzle
Amazon Price: $8.49 (as of 05/29/2012)![]()
Reviews: 6 (6 five stars)
Recommended Age: 10 and above
Customer Review: Another beautiful puzzle made out of lovely wood that will last for years. This star puzzle is a medium difficulty level without a lot of small parts to keep track of. Excellent choice for quick interest items or a hard puzzle for kids. Great puzzle for those with a visual impairment especially kids that aren't ready for the more advanced puzzles. I own/play with a lot of these puzzles BUT...to get a true sense of the puzzle, I throw out the instructions without ever looking at them whenever bringing home a new puzzle. Also, because my better half is visually impaired, it gives us both a "level" playing field with a little friendly competitive. See my other reviews for a break down on difficulty level, quality of workmanship and more.
Cast Elk - Hanayama Cast Metal Puzzle

Cast Elk - Hanayama Cast Metal Puzzle
Amazon Price: $11.89 (as of 05/29/2012)![]()
Reviews: 4 (4 five stars)
Recommended Age: When I was thirteen, I played with this puzzle for hours in a toy store to no avail. I never saw it again until just now, so I was very excited to give it a try again. The puzzle's simplicity is very frustrating (in a good way, for puzzlers), and it constantly reminds me that mentally rotating 3-D shapes in our mind's eye is nearly impossible. The solution requires several descoveries, each one getting you closer to seperating the antlers.
I solved the puzzle in about two hours, but to my surprize, it took me several more tries before I could regularly solve it quickly.
Cast Enigma - Hanayama Cast Metal Puzzle

Cast Enigma - Hanayama Cast Metal Puzzle
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 05/29/2012)![]()
Reviews: 4 (4 five stars)
Recommended Age: 10 and over
Customer Review: This puzzle is amazing! It took me 4 hours to solve, and for the first hour, I couldn't even *IMAGINE* how the thing came apart! You'll want to solve it more than once, as you will likely forget some of the steps in the long sequence of moves required for total disassembly. Of course, that assumes you've completed the challenge of putting the thing back together after you first solve it =). Leave Enigma on your desk and wait for someone to ask, "Hey, what's this?" and you're in for some fun. All in all, a very good mind bending contraption.
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Pinkchic18
Feb 16, 2012 @ 8:46 am | delete
- Fun ideas here! I love brain teaser games, it really makes you think :)
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AndyPo
Feb 7, 2012 @ 1:42 pm | delete
- Great suggestions
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CruiseReady Jan 30, 2012 @ 7:29 am | delete
- Just dropping by again to wish you a (belated) happy National Puzzle Day.
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cffutah
Jan 14, 2012 @ 12:26 pm | delete
- blokus is a family favorite of ours.
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BeyondRoses
Dec 30, 2011 @ 9:30 pm | delete
- I remember when my mother loved to do Brain Teaser Games & Puzzles. There was some restaurant we went to that always had some brain teaser game to toy with. Lots of fun stuff!
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KandH
Dec 21, 2011 @ 9:04 pm | delete
- I have always loved Richard Scarry books, never saw any games before - thanks for all the cool info.
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Duane_Jackson
Dec 20, 2011 @ 10:56 pm | delete
- Some really nice fun stuff!
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KM9999999 Dec 19, 2011 @ 9:05 pm | delete
- These look like a lot of fun.
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WildFacesGallery
Dec 17, 2011 @ 10:42 am | delete
- You've created a wonderful resource for educational games for people of all ages. Nicely done. Blessed.
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jimmyworldstar
Dec 13, 2011 @ 10:04 am | delete
- I like puzzles and games like chess because they make you use strategy to beat your opponent. They also challenge the mind and no one game is ever the same.
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WriterJanis
Dec 12, 2011 @ 12:30 am | delete
- Very informative with some really good ideas.
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mismatch
Dec 9, 2011 @ 11:24 am | delete
- Very nicely crafted lens -- blessed hereby for the joy it would bring to all those receivers of brainy toys -- may they all develop according to the instructions! Keep well!
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TLRaghavan
Dec 5, 2011 @ 8:52 am | delete
- These would make for very nice gifts!
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oceansky Dec 4, 2011 @ 5:52 am | delete
- I love it! Great lens.
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CruiseReady Dec 3, 2011 @ 5:01 am | delete
- These games sure look like fun. I can see where the Enigma Collection would be appealing for anyone.
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- Great lens and featured now on Kids Toys
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Stoney2009
Oct 27, 2011 @ 8:59 am | delete
- Great Job, I enjoyed seeing all these great games, some I didn't know existed. My only suggestion, if you have any of these games, add some photos of your 'group' playing the game in question! Keep up the good work!
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marciag
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- Nice lens and I think you nailed it for what you mentioned in the forum. I think it will do well. Btw I didn't know of many of these brain teaser games.
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