Two Player

Pentago

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An abstract strategy game for 2 players with four 3×3 grids arranged into a larger 6×6 grid. This game re-implements the well know "connect 4" with a twist: after placing a marble of his colour, the player has to twist one of the grids by 90°, so changing the board after every turn.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Play Time: 
5 min.
Pentago

Abalone

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This beautiful and functional board has room for two teams of large marbles. Players take turns pushing the marbles around the board, with the goal of pushing six of the opposing player's marbles off the board.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Play Time: 
20 min.
Abalone

Hive

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Hive is a fantastic game for two, played with highly tactile Bakelite tiles. The aim of the game is to be the first player to surround your opponent's Queen Bee using a team of assorted creatures of both your own and your opponent's color.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Play Time: 
20 min.
Hive

Fjords

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Players first explore and discover the area near the rugged and irregular fjords. Each is seeking the valuable farmlands, which are scarce, as they are squeezed between the mountains and the sea.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Special Education
Play Time: 
20 min.
Fjords

LetterFlip

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LetterFlip is the head-to-head word game where players combine clever deduction with a little luck in a quest to identify concealed words. Each player tries to be the first to identify all four words on his or her LetterFlip card.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Content Area: 
ELA
Play Time: 
20 min.
LetterFlip

2 de Mayo

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2 de Mayo is an historical simulation of the terrible incidents that took place in Madrid on May 2, 1808. On that date, civilians in Madrid , along with a few Spanish army units, rebelled against the French occupation troops of Napoleon.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Social Studies
Play Time: 
20 min.
2 de Mayo

Twilight Struggle

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In 1945, unlikely allies toppled Hitler's war machine, while humanity's most devastating weapons forced the Japanese Empire to its knees in a storm of fire. Where once there stood many great powers, there now stood only two - the United State and the Soviet Union.

Grade Level: 
High
Content Area: 
Social Studies
Play Time: 
120 min.
Twilight Struggle