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Author Archives: Marbles Blog
Isis Puzzle Adventurist Wins Pyramid Challenge Prize
Isis Puzzle Adventurist, Luns Tee solved the Pyramid Challenge riddle for the golden coin. He was presented with the coin at our San Francisco Centre store. He will also receive a $500 prize for solving the riddle successfully. Luns Tee Read More
Posted in Products, What's New & Happening at Marbles
Tagged andrew reeves, copernisis, isis adventure, isis puzzle, Ramisis, sonic games
2013 Simultaneous Chess Tournament
On Sunday, March 10th , Marbles: The Brain Store in Lincoln Square (Chicago) hosted 2012 Illinois Chess Tour champion Sam Schmakel as he took on 12 opponents in a simultaneous exhibition. The Tournament was scheduled for 3 hours, but Sam swiftly Read More
Marbles Fifth Annual Crossword Tournament
This past weekend we hosted our Fifth Annual Crossword Tournament. We had a bunch of enthusiastic and fun participants. Thanks to everyone who joined us! Congratulations to all of our winner! Chicago, IL 1st) Peter Gwinn (he placed 33rd at Read More
Posted in contest, General, What's New & Happening at Marbles
Tagged crosswords tournament, Will Shortz, Word Skills
Happy Birthday Leonardo
Today is Leonardo DaVinci’s Birthday. Born on April 15th, 1452, DaVinci was known as an inventor, scientist and a painter. His paintings of the Last Supper and The Mona Lisa are two of the most recognizable paintings in the world. Read More
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Keeping the Easter Bunny’s Mind Sharp
The Easter Bunny stopped by the headquarters of Marbles The Brain Store to get some suggestions on how to improve his brain function. We know that creativity is extremely important to him, so we knew that Colorfall was a must-have. Read More
Is Love Addictive Like Chocolate?
It’s Valentine’s day, and that can mean only one thing: chocolate is in the air. No, no I’m sorry. Love. Love is in the air. Though you have to admit, chocolate is pretty important too. For those of us with Read More
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Juggle Your Way to a Healthy Brain?
According to a 2009 Oxford University study, learning to three-ball cascade juggle is associated with a transient and highly selective increase in gray matter in the occipito-temporal cortex. (That’s just a an incredibly brainy was of saying that juggling is Read More
Chief Merchant Scott Brown at World Rummikub Championship
We had a great send off for our beloved Chief Merchant before he traveled to Italy to represent the U.S. in the World Rummikub Championship. Below you will find Photos of the competition and Scott’s observations on this life changing Read More
Posted in General
A Personal Story About Literacy
Tomorrow is International Literacy Day and rather than give you statistics and facts, I thought I would get a little personal with the topic. The moment is deeply etched in my brain. I was home for Christmas break one year Read More
Posted in General
Tagged adult literacy, International Literacy Day, literacy