Callisto: A Board Game with Strategy As Its Focus

The weather is still a little chilly here in South Dakota, and so we're still inside quite a bit.  We got a new game a couple of weeks ago which is helping pass the time until Spring decides to arrive.

Callisto was developed by a German mathematician/game inventor.  It's a strategy game with a simple, bold design and a competitive edge.

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Hurry Up! Dice Game Giveaway

A few weeks ago I was contacted by RandomLine to review one of their products.  I perused their website and decided that the Hurry Up! game would be ideal for our family to try.

Of the non-computer games we play in our home, dice games are some of our favorites.

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Qwirkle Board Game

I received Qwirkle from Growing Tree Toys which is an online store that sells educational toys.

Qwirkle is a tactile wooden block game that combines the logic and strategy of Set® with the creative multi-maneuver game play of Scrabble®. You'll be creating columns and rows of matching colors and shapes in no time! Look for opportunities to score big by placing a tile that touches multiple pieces and matches both shapes and colors; the player with the most points wins. 108 blocks.

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Gifts from Discovery Toys

Today I'm going to share some products from Discovery Toys with you. This is a great way to get some of the gifts you need for the holidays for the children in your life as well as help an independent consultant grow their business.

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Sort It Out! The Game of Putting Things in Order

Once again University Games has come up with a fast paced game that makes social interaction for teens and adults alike fun.  Trivia and entertainment are paired to together in Sort It Out!, a unique way to look at people, places and things and put them in their place!

Move your piece around the game board, as you try and sort in order from greatest to least how much Julia Roberts was paid for starring in certain movies.  Or perhaps you know from left to right who appeared on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover. 

Entertainment not your thing?  Then sort the five lakes from smallest to largest or developmental stages of a child from earliest to latest.

This fun game has another twist to it.  The closer you get to the end, the more you want to be right, because if your sorting is wrong it could be your victory on the line, certain squares on the game board require you to move backwards if you are incorrect!

Questions of various genres will ensure a niche for everyone's quirky knowledge, and while some will have you stumped and simply guessing, you will quickly sort others and be gleeful while your opponents scratch their heads thoroughly stumped.

The rules by which you move around the board take a bit to catch on to, and we found ourselves checking the game instructions more than a few times throughout our game play, but after a couple of rounds, we had it figured out, and were eager for our chance to win.

Sort It Out! by University Games can be purchased at AreYouGame.com for $29.98.  Check out the whole line of University Games at their website.  There is sure to be something for everyone on your Holiday Gift List!

I was sent a complimentary Sort It Out! game from University Games to play with my family, and formulate my own opinion to write this review post.