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A good place to start on tavern puzzles - Big Shot is a beginner level puzzle. Great gift for Dad!
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Hand-crafted by a master blacksmith in the US - #smartgift for #dad
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Is Dad a Big Shot? He'll love Big Shot tavern puzzle - hand-crafted steel made in the US
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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
Brain Food Challenge
When you work in an office with a group of people for a while, you get to know their habits; for instance, eating habits. Our CEO orders Jimmy Johns almost every day. Our media director is on the P90X diet, Read More
Posted in Book review, Health
Tagged Brain Fitness, brain-healthy food, brain-healthy recipes, cookbook, nutrition for the brain
Brains and Bracketology
March Madness and Bracketology are relatively new to me. Last year was the first time I had ever completed brackets. It was a lot of work and was very rewarding to get the most points in my pool. For those of you who are unfamiliar with these terms, I am referring to the chart that over 5 million people complete predicting how teams will advance in the NCAA tournament. Read More
Posted in Fun, General, Research
Tagged Brain Fitness, Critical Thinking, Group Games, Research
Happy Pi Day!
It’s irrational, infinite and seemingly random. Some would say that sounds like my argument style, but I’m talking about pi. Today is Pi Day, when lovers of mathematical formulae, circles and/or pies celebrate their well-rounded interests. The first large-scale Pi Read More
Posted in Fun, Trivia, video, What's New & Happening at Marbles
Tagged Archimedes, Einstein, pi, pi day
Love Your Brain! Brain Awareness Week
At Marbles: The Brain Store we pride ourselves on the brainy games and puzzles that we carry. We strive to offer fun and challenging products to help your brain. But we are not just concerned about selling products. We also Read More
Smile!
It was cold and snowy today and my bus ride to work was typical—packed with sleepy, slightly grumpy people who are just ready for the weekend. No one looks at each other or interacts unless they have to. Even when Read More
Posted in Health, Research
Tagged emotional health, smile study, smiling, Social Interaction, stress reduction, stress relief
The Risky Business of Football
Discussion on the long term neurological effects of concussions has been brought into the spotlight with recent events in the news. Many former NFL players are being diagnosed with CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) a degenerative neurological disease which manifests with Read More
Posted in Health, Research
Tagged Alzheimer's disease, Brain Injury, Concussions, CTE, Dementia, Memory, mental abilities, TBI, traumatic brain injury
Interview with Lutso Inventor Ryan Jedlicka
In light of our 3rd annual game design contest, “Who’s Got Game?” we had Marbles’ very own Ryan Jedlicka answer a few questions regarding his entry into the contest. Ryan was the first winner of Marbles annual design contest in Read More