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Tag Archives: Products
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
Best Seller: Rock Me Archimedes
Rock Me Archimedes has been an instant best seller in Marbles Stores since its release in October. Based on the concept of weight distribution and balancing, the game is beautifully simple, yet very strategic. Rock Me Archimedes was one of Read More
Posted in Brain Workshop, Products
Tagged Attention, best sellers, Brain Fitness, Coordination, Critical Thinking, fine motor skills, party games, Products, strategy games
A New Twist on the Puzzle (Literally)
We know that puzzles are good for strengthening the organization, fine motor tasks, and visualization areas of the brain. Many studies have found that people who exercise their mind with jigsaw puzzles may have a smaller chance of being affected by Alzheimer’s, Read More
Posted in Brain Workshop, Health, Products
Tagged cognitive reserve, Coordination, dexterity, fine motor skills, Products, Research, Visual Perception
Manager’s Holiday Kickoff
Once a year we bring in all of our store managers from across the country for our Holiday Kickoff meeting. It’s a chance for people in this fast-growing company to see each other face to face, and an opportunity to Read More
Coming Soon: Touchy Feely – UPDATED
UPDATE – Touchy Feely is here and was just featured on the Today Show’s segment on Bridging the Generation Gap! We have many great products on their way to our shelves in the next few weeks. Normally we would wait Read More
Behold the Isis Adventure!
For the last three years, one puzzle has stood out in terms of its design, intricacy, backstory, and excitement generated by customers: the Isis Puzzle. A series of five interconnected puzzles (only 3 of which have been released to date), Read More
What was your favorite outdoor game?
We’ve been doing a lot of reminiscing here in the brain workshop lately. It seems that some of the best childhood games make the best games for grown-ups too! So what was your favorite game to play as a youngster? Read More
Posted in Brain Workshop, Fun, Products
Tagged Brain Fitness, children, Coordination, family games, fine motor skills, Group Games, hand-eye coordination, Outdoor Games, Products
Doonerism Spay!
In honor of Spoonerism Day, the majority of today’s post is written in spoonerism form (i.e., with initial consonants & vowels transposed). Yesterday, July 22nd, was the anniversary of the dirthbay of Rev. William Archibald Spooner, dean of the Kew Read More
Posted in Brain Workshop, Fun, General, Products, Trivia, What's New & Happening at Marbles
Tagged Creativity, family games, game design, Group Games, Memory, party games, Products, Social Interaction, Trivia, Word Skills
Made in the USA
Braininess knows no boundaries, to be sure…but we often hear from customers who would like to know which of our products are made in the USA. We created a filter category on our website to highlight those products, and here Read More
Under the Radar Gem: Spotcha!
From Best Sellers to Featured New Arrivals to Marbles Originals, there are so many great games to choose from. But sometimes a product doesn’t get as much attention as we think it deserves. This post attempts to redress that wrong, Read More
Posted in Fun, General, Products, Under the Radar Gems
Tagged Attention, family games, Group Games, party games, Products, Visual Perception