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Tag Archives: Visual Perception
Tony tells us about Telestrations
Are you stuck in the house because it is cold and snowy outside? If you haven’t played Telestrations yet, then this is just the game for you to play away your winter blues! When you play Telestrations the results are unpredictable and hilarious! Check out our interview with Tony, who was part of the brains that came up with Telestrations! Read More
Posted in Fun, Products, Uncategorized
Tagged Attention, Brain Fitness, Group Games, ice breakers, party games, social games, training games, Visual Perception
Reverse Charades Rundown
We were able to talk with Scott, the inventor of Reverse Charades, and learn how he and his brother made this game of non-stop hilarity come to life!
Marbles: The Brain Store: You started working on Reverse Charades in 2008. What prompted you to start designing a game? Read More
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Tagged Coordination, Group Games, party games, Physical exercise, Visual Perception
Six Brain Tips You Can Take On the Go!
Vacation season is here, the school year is ending, the weather is getting nicer and people across the globe will be packing their bags and hitting the road. The glimmering hope of vacation pulled us through the bad weather, the stress and the doldrums of the previous months. We all need time to relax and decompress from our daily lives. It’s pretty obvious that vacation can be good for your overall health. However, you may not realize that traveling is very beneficial to your brain. We talk a lot at Marbles about three things that are extremely important for maintaining your cognitive health-Novelty, Variety and Complexity. Traveling gives you the opportunity to incorporate all of these.
6 Reasons Why Travel is Good for Your Brain: Read More
Play your way to a better, more loveable, brain!
Looking to add a little competitiveness to your Valentine’s Day? Today is a great day to focus on those two player games, but with this cold weather still lurking across America, what better way to spend the time stuck indoors than battling with the one you love. Click here to see some of our best two player games, and read on to see why Tangoes is Marbles CEO Lindsay’s favorite! Read More
Posted in Fun, Products
Tagged gifts, single player games, tangram puzzles, two player games, Valentine's, Visual Perception
Top 10 Smart Stocking Stuffers
Here is our top 10 list of Brilliant Stocking Stuffers for this holiday season! Want to give Smartest Stocking Stuffers and save Christmas from being super lame this year? Check out the following items! Read More
Posted in Fun, Press
Tagged Attention, baby beads, blink, brainpower, bunny hop, christmas gifts, Creativity, Critical Thinking, dexterity, dr. cynthis green, eni puzzle, focus, holiday gifts, mind putty, pepastar, piperoid, stocking stuffers, stress reflief, Tangoes, tavern puzzles, Visual Perception
Family Game Night
Playing games as a family can benefit everyone in so many ways. From social and academic skills that children will learn, to the bonding that happens with your family, you will want to make family game night a regular event. Plus, you’ll laugh, relax, have fun, AND get to show off your brilliant brains. Read More
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Tagged Visual Perception, Word Skills
Boost Your Brain by Learning a New Language
Brain fitness can come in many forms. Social interaction and brain games have both been deemed helpful in boosting your brainpower. As it turns out, learning a foreign language is also a stellar way of improving brain function. As we Read More
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Tagged Brain Fitness, Brain training, Foreign Language, Memory, Products, Visual Perception, Word Skills
Mother’s Day All Year Long
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there! As great as it is to celebrate them today, they should really be celebrated more often, especially given the amount of hard work they put in on a daily basis. From Read More
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Tagged Brain, Brain Fitness, Products, Research, Visual Perception, Word Skills
We’ve added some new games to the mix!
I am happy to announce that the stores and website are now incorporating new products that are a total blast. Some highlights include Name Chase, Cyclone puzzle, Wise Alec, Magna-Tiles, Kwizniac, Baffle Gab, Pentago Multiplayer, Square Up!, and Dizios. My Read More
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Tagged Brain exercise, Brain Fitness, Coordination, Critical Thinking, Memory, Products, Visual Perception, Word Skills
Party Games
My favorite thing to do when I have people over is to break out a game that gets everyone involved. Last month I was at my friend’s birthday party and turned around to find the game Set sitting on the Read More
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Tagged Brain Fitness, Coordination, Critical Thinking, game night, Memory, Products, Visual Perception, Word Skills