Science

Aunt Trudel's Treasures

Grade(s): 
Elem./Middle
Time to Play: 
20
Min. Players: 
2
Max. Players: 
4
Return: 
High
Rules: 
Aunt Trudels Treasures Rules

Are you ready to pick up a bargain? You can get as many goods as you want, but you can't take more than Aunt Trudel will allow you to take – and she's a bit of a weirdo when it comes to making sales. If your goods weigh more than the goods that Aunt Trudel has set aside, then you get nothing!

Estimation | Measurement | Roll and Move | Science | Weights

Dominant Species

Grade(s): 
High
Time to Play: 
120
Min. Players: 
2
Max. Players: 
6
Return: 
High
Rules: 
Dominant Species Rules

90,000 B.C. — A great ice age is fast approaching.
Another titanic struggle for global supremacy has unwittingly commenced between the varying animal species.
Dominant Species is a game that abstractly recreates a tiny portion of ancient history: the ponderous encroachment
of an ice age and what that entails for the living creatures trying to adapt to the slowly-changing
earth.
Each player will assume the role of one of six major animal classes—mammal, reptile, bird, amphibian,

Adaptation | Evolution | Regression | Science | Traits

Power Grid Expansion Maps

Grade(s): 
Middle/High
Time to Play: 
90
Min. Players: 
2
Max. Players: 
6
Return: 
High
Rules: 
Power Grid Rules

These are expansion maps for the base game Power Grid and not a stand alone game. You will need to check out a copy Power Grid to use with these maps.

Earning money with electric power? Earning lots of money with electric power? A very good idea!!! Should I use coal or oil to generate power in the old-fashioned way or will their be a shortage of those resources in the future? Will there be a future in burning garbage? Certainly nuclear power is very exciting and as long as the government will manage the waste there will be a lot of profit.

Economics | Energy | Resource Management | Science

Tobago

Grade(s): 
Middle/High
Time to Play: 
60
Min. Players: 
2
Max. Players: 
4
Return: 
High
Rules: 
Tobago Rules

Land ahoy.... After years of searching you have finally found her: Tobago, the island of forgotten treasures. Your hands hold several scraps of parchment almost too weathered to read, and you would bet your last shovel that these are pieces of a treasure map.

Induction | Math | Science | Truth Tables

Zendo

Grade(s): 
Middle/High
Time to Play: 
20
Min. Players: 
2
Max. Players: 
1
Return: 
High
Rules: 
Zendo Rules

Zendo is a game of inductive logic in which the Master creates a rule and the Students attempt to discover it by building and studying arrangements of plastic pyramid-shaped pieces (known as “Icehouse pieces”). The first student to state the rule correctly wins.

Induction | Mensa Select | Science | Scientific Method

The Suitcase Detectives

Grade(s): 
Pri./Elem.
Time to Play: 
20
Min. Players: 
2
Max. Players: 
4
Return: 
High
Rules: 
The Suitcase Detectives

Percy Pilferer is around town. The notorious pickpocket is painting the town red and has not yet been caught in the act. Bingo! He strikes again. What has he stolen this time?

At this point the suitcase detectives have been called in, up until now they have always managed to resolve every case; but now they need your help. Can you recognize which objects the pickpocket has stolen from the suitcase?

Deduction | Science | Scientific Method

PitchCar

Grade(s): 
Middle/High
Time to Play: 
20
Min. Players: 
2
Max. Players: 
8
Return: 
Medium
Rules: 
PItchCar Rules

PitchCar is at the same time a game of skill and a car race. This game is made of wood and is composed of a variety of tracks, jumps and elevations which allow you to build multiple courses for a variety of game play choices. Build you track, choose a car and pitch it along the track! Take the best path, be smart and you will be a champion!

Friction | Momentum | Physics | Racing | Science

Pandemic

Grade(s): 
Middle/High
Time to Play: 
45
Min. Players: 
2
Max. Players: 
5
Return: 
High
Rules: 
Pandemic Rules

You and your companions are highly skilled specialists for the Center for Disease Control, based out of Atlanta, waging a battle against four deadly diseases. Your team will travel across the globe, stemming the tide of infection and developing the resources you'll need to discover the cures. You must work together, using your individual strengths to destroy the disease before they overtake the world. The clock is ticking as outbreaks and epidemics accelerate the spread of the plague.

Will you find the cures in time? The fate of humanity is in your hands!

Co-operative Game | Geography | Infectious Diseases | Negotiation | Science | Social Literacy

Arthur Saves the Planet

Grade(s): 
Elem./Middle
Time to Play: 
30
Min. Players: 
2
Max. Players: 
5
Return: 
Medium

Arthur and his friends are out to prove that no one is too young to make a difference in saving the environment. Can they make Elwood City a better place? You bet they can! Have fun discovering a "greener" way of life to protect our planet. This exciting and original board game is based on Marc Brown's bestselling books and the award-winning TV series.

Arthur | Environment | Science

Bolide

Grade(s): 
High
Time to Play: 
90
Min. Players: 
2
Max. Players: 
8
Return: 
High
Rules: 
Bolide Rules

Take total control of your car by the innovative move game rule! Work out the best routes along the track and push you car at the speed you want, racing opponents and making breathtaking overtakings or extreme brakings!

Math | Physics | Racing | Represent and model with vector quantities. | Science | Vectors
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