Juxtabo Create patterns with colored chips for a fast-paced mental workout

See more photos at Wink Fun.

Funnybone has yet another award-winning strategy game available for your enjoyment Juxtabo. Much like a colorful, 3D version of dominoes, Juxtabo has simple rules that allow children as young as six years old to play. The strategy encourages development of quick pattern recognition, but also flexibility as you plan, since the board changes with every turn. Juxtabo allows up to four players to compete with one another.

The playing pieces are two-sided chips, each side a different color, arranged in a 5x5 configuration. Players draw their own chips, as well as pattern cards. Players win pattern cards by creating that pattern on the board with chips in their hand. The catch? To stack a chip on the board, you must match the color facing down on your chip with the color facing up on the board. With a timer included, it's a fast-paced mental workout.

If the description alone doesnt intrigue you, Juxtabo is the recipient of the 2015 Academics Choice Brain Toy Award (among others). That means this game has been approved by parents, educators, students and children, scientists and artists alike. The game comes highly recommended, of course, but avid puzzlers beware Juxtabo just may prove addictive! Chloe Quimby

Juxtabo
Funnybone Toys
Ages 6 and up, 1-4 players
$30 Buy a copy on Amazon