Have you heard the story about the brain surgeon who married an amateur boxer with amnesia? No? Then you just haven't told it yet! This novel box of cards contains all the inspiration needed to have ordinary people spin extraordinary yarns. The Storymatic was created by writer Brian David Mooney for a fiction workshop at Marlboro College in Vermont; he later expanded it... More at UncommonGoods
Colorku. If you're a fan of Sudoku, you and your family will love this colorful alternative. Instead of using numbers to solve the puzzles, Colorku uses brightly colored wooden balls. The gameboard-crafted of solid wood-includes 81 balls in 9 different colors, 104 puzzle cards, solutions booklet, color conversion card and storage tray. There are 5 levels of difficulty. Place it on the... More at UncommonGoods
It's the perfect, summer day at the beach. The two of you have already splashed around in the surf, and now, as the others build sand castles or swim, you're both stretched out in the shade, enjoying the warm breeze. Laid out between you is this casual, beach-ready game set. The painted, wooden pieces have nautical-themed chess images on one side, or you can flip them over to play checkers.... More at UncommonGoods
Did you ever hear the one about the lawyer who was so tired of studying for the bar exam that she invented a board game to make it more fun? It's no joke. Caryn Pincus, who passed the Florida bar exam in 2008, created this game as an engaging way to study law and legal reasoning. Using questions modeled after the multi-state portion of the bar exam, this game makes a great supplement for... More at UncommonGoods
If you've been saving lonely factoids for a rainy day -- today's your day to shine and start playing Split Decision, a new, fast-paced trivia game. Players must decide between two equally plausible answers to eerily difficult questions. You think you'd know the difference between a Confucius Saying and an Ashton Kutcher Tweet, right? Wrong! How about whether "Pili Torti"... More at UncommonGoods
The foodie movement continues to grow in both popularity and scope and learning the patois of the distinguished palate is increasingly important. If you or someone you know likes to eat, it's likely that concepts such as flavor profiles, foams, and food trucks are perplexing. With the humor and classical education techniques of our Foodie Flashcards, you'll learn to speak omnivorously in no time! More at UncommonGoods
Draw from the Funny Sayings deck, and you'll play to idiom-fueled questions like, "Name a celebrity you think lives high off the hog" or "If you lived in the Old West, how do you think you might settle a score with someone?" More at UncommonGoods
Learn out loud with these rapid-fire games of educational questions posed through idioms, facts and vocabulary. Go it alone or grab pals for a lesson in fun. Every deck packs 150 questions with vocabulary bolded on one side, and definitions on the back. Choose from five different stacks: Bring history lessons to life with World Geography cards packed with brain-teasing multiple-choice questions... More at UncommonGoods
