Marbles: The Brain Store

They don’t call 36 Cube the world’s most challenging puzzle for nothing. Likened to 3D Sudoku, 36 Cube has 36 blocks in six varying heights and colors and only two simple rules: you can place only one of each colored tower in each row and column; and the towers must fit into the base to form a level cube. Sounds easy enough, but this diabolical puzzle was designed to trick and mislead you. Luckily, 36 Cube has six levels of success. True puzzle Gods can solve it completely. Us mere mortals have to settle for achieving one of the lower levels of success.

You fancy yourself a real wizard of words, virtuoso of Scrabble, king of crosswords. That’s all fine and dandy. But can you match your word wits with the hand-eye coordination of a surgeon? Because to win Konexi, you’ll need the perfect combo of both. The object of this gravity-defying word game is to earn the most points by adding letters to a tower of words. Shoot for longer words going upward, downward or sideways to score more points. But don’t get too cocky with your word-crafting abilities because you have to ever so carefully place each letter without making the whole tower collapse. Along the way, you’ll laugh, bond with friends and family, and give your brain one heckuva workout.

Can you make a mitten out of a string? How about a butterfly from glass beads and wooden sticks? And more importantly, can you get your team to guess what your creation is in order to move forward on the game board and win the highly sought after title of Morphology Champs of the Evening? Well, here&rsquo;s your chance to put your creativity to the test with Morphology. This clever game challenges you to think differently about the structure and form of everyday objects and words. Along the way, you&rsquo;ll laugh hysterically, flex your creative muscles and connect with friends and family. <p><img src="https://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/media//time.jpg" alt="" width="53" height="13" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #2 on Time Magzine's <a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2035319_2034286_2034247,00.html">Best Toys of 2010</a></p>

This handsome little devil is one of those rare abstract strategy games that can be played with either two or four players. Kind of like the smarter, better-looking sibling of ticktacktoe, Quixo Classic has 25 wooden cubes that shift up, down, left and right. The object of the game is to line up five of your symbols diagonally, vertically or horizontally. With each turn, a player removes a cube from the board and puts it elsewhere on the periphery, which might bring you closer to, or further from, victory. Win or lose, this Mensa award winner will boost your planning and critical thinking skills.