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Tag Archives: inventors
Benjamin Franklin’s Kite Experiment
On June 10, 1752, 46-year old Benjamin Franklin tied a key to some hemp rope attached to a kite, and raised the kite into the air above his Philadelphia home. He had been convinced that electricity from lightning could be Read More
Posted in Fun, General, Random, Trivia
Tagged Creativity, Critical Thinking, inventors, Trivia
How to “Spot” the Next Exciting Game!
We had the opportunity to speak with Thierry Denoual and Julien Mayot the co-founders of Blue Orange games, and makers of Spot It! Below we learn from both of them how they have worked to create a successful company, an award winning game, and continue to be inspired. Read More
Posted in Fun, Products
Tagged cognitive stimulation, family games, game design, Group Games, inventors, party games, Products, Visual Perception, visual processing skills
The Master of Mind Your Marbles
We had the opportunity to sit down with Peggy Brown, the inventor of our very own Mind Your Marbles, and ask her a few questions about what it takes to create a trivia game! Read More
Posted in Fun, Press, Products, Trivia
Tagged Creativity, game design, inventors, Peggy Brown, Products, Trivia
Telling about Telepathy
We were able to interview Derek, the inventor of Telepathy, and learn how he came up with this game that uses logic, creativity and deductive reasoning to outdo your opponents!
Marbles: We are huge fans of Telepathy here at Marbles; can you tell us how you came up with the game? Read More
Posted in Fun, Products
Tagged Critical Thinking, family games, game design, Group Games, inventors, Visual Perception
Interview with Infunitum!
Marbles: We have heard that when creating Infunitum, you were actually trying to write a song! Can you tell us how working on a song turned into creating a game? Read More
Posted in Fun, Products
Tagged Creativity, family games, game design, inventors, Memory
Feature Interview with Peggy Brown
Professional toy designer and game inventor, Peggy Brown, sat down with us and talked about creating Marbles’ very own Mindstein and Mind Your Marbles. For a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Mindstein box, click here!
Posted in Fun, Press, Products, video
Tagged Creativity, game design, Group Games, inventors, peggy, Trivia
The Amazing Q-BA-MAZE!
We had the opportunity to interview Andrew, the creator of Q-BA-MAZE and find out how he came up with this modern-day marble run! Read More
Posted in Fun, Products
Tagged children, Coordination, Creativity, fine motor skills, inventors, Q, Visual Perception
Marbles Product Premiere
On October 4th we hosted the first Marbles Product Premiere to launch our new Marbles-branded products. The Press and our VIP customers had the opportunity to see the new items, as well as talk to some of the product creators. Read More
Posted in Fun, Press, Products
Tagged Creativity, Critical Thinking, game design, Group Games, inventors, Memory, Products, Visual Perception, Word Skills
Questions with Kate – All About Morphology
We had the opportunity to hear from Kate, the creator of Morphology and find out how she came up with this addicting game!
Marbles: You started working on Morphology in 2002. What prompted you to start designing a board game?
Kate: I grew up playing games with my family during summer nights at the lake and snowy winter evenings at home Read More
Posted in Fun, General, Products
Tagged Creativity, game design, Group Games, inventors, morphology, party games, Products, Visual Perception