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Board Games for Brain Development

According to studies from Neuroscience For Kids, during brain development, up to "250,000 neurons are added every minute" and "at birth almost all the neurons that the brain will ever have are present." As the brain continues to grow, glial cells divide and multiply, insulate nerve cells and continue making new connections enabling further brain growth. Parents, educators and caretakers can strengthen these tendencies by providing youth with games that continue to challenge the visual imagery, verbal and strategy skills that nature bestowed in them from the onset.

Skullduggery-Pirate Adventure Game
- Skullduggery-Pirate Adventure Game is appropriate for ages 8 and older and is intended for two to four players. The name itself--Skullduggery--means a devious device or trick and this game is suitable for pirate lovers and kids of all ages. If you love to strategize, you'll enjoy pretending you're a pirate and trying to outsmart your opponents as they act their dastardly pirate-worst. Each player "lands on a desert island" with one piece of a treasure map and in search of the rest of the pieces and the treasure. Avoid dangerous animals and your enemies as you search for all parts of the map. On top of those challenges the game board constantly shifts directions leaving players scrambling to regain their footing. You must plan and continuously execute new strategies to beat everybody and win the pirate booty.
  
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Eye Know Game
- Eye Know Game is a visual trivia and betting game suitable for people ages 14 and older. This game is meant for two or more players and can be enjoyed in teams. Players are required to identify images and place bets on trivia questions. Individuals or teams each receive their own stack of chips for betting. True or false, multiple-choice and open-ended questions are included and different questions offer higher payouts. The goal is to build your stack of chips and this is accomplished by being visually accurate and correctly answering the cards. Subjects include people, animals, monuments, inventions, symbols and maps. You decide how high you wager on each turn. The person or team with the most chips at the ends wins.
Da Vinci's Challenge Game
- In Da Vinci's Challenge Game players try to out-strategize one another by utilizing symbols to create patterns. Players take turns placing shapes in nine different patterns. Make your patten as complicated as possible because the more complex, the higher the points you score. Choose between oval, triangle and secret symbol shapes. There's an all-seeing eye, gems and hourglass shape. Score on multiple patterns as the game progresses and block opponents from completing their patterns. The person with the most points at the end wins. This game has won a "Mensa Select Award." Game play is intended for ages eight and up and two to four players.

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