[Edu] It's official

[Fred Poutre]

You should have been at Games Expo, they had a an entire range of
educational seminars, for all angles (retailer, manufacturer, and
educators). Many of the games were great educational value games.
Several I would suggest (whose names I remember because I came home with
them);

Science-Fusion, www.science-fusion.com
This is a CCG styled games, where the characters on the cards are based
on the elements from the periodical table. The numbers used in the
mechanics of the game are various numbers from the table (electron
valence levels are shielding levels against attack, for example). It is
100% a hobbyist game, pure ccg. Also it is 100% an educational game. Even
the graphics are great, most metals are metallic creatures, more
electrically conductive metals often have electrical arcs in the picture.


Equalz, http://www.karmelgames.com/
Which is a great simple math game. Each player is dealt nine cards, which
include numbers and operators (parentheses are free to anyone to help
build equations). Then two cards are pulled and placed on the table face
up. They players are then try to make an equation that equals that
number. Each card is scored; positive if laid down and negative if in the
hand at the end of the game. It is Rummy with math.
This company also has some great word games.

Numbers League, www.bentcastle.com
There are parts to super  heros (head, torso, and legs) on cards. By
drawing cards there the players build super heros. Each part has a number
value, which are totaled for the power of the super hero. there are
villain cards as well, and each has two values (easy and difficult level
games). If your heros total has a greater value then the villain, you can
capture them and take them to jail. There are other rules for the method
of getting new parts and making new heros, but I do not recall all of
them off the top of my head.

24/7, http://www.sunrivergames.com/24-7/
A tile game in which each player takes turns placing a title. The gaol is
to have any line of title equal 24 or 7. Lines cane be vertical,
horizontal, or diagonal. Simple, easy and quick to learn.

Go Mental, http://www.hlgames.com
Trivia game, which has a junior version that ask random question dealing
with comic super heroes, and other popular culture, for the enjoyment of
the game.


I really did not expect this to turn into a mini-review. So I will stop
there. But there were many more that were great games, some just purely
fun, others with great educational value.

Thanks
Fred Poutre
Cloven Fruit Games
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