We loved playing games at our Tryazon SmartGames Learning Fun Party! We got to try some new games (Froggit, Smart Farmer, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Coral Reef) as well as some of our old favorites (Color Code, IQ Puzzler Pro, and Little Red Riding Hood). We enjoyed popcorn and socialization as we played and everyone had a great time!
I love that most of the games can be played individually and allow for the player to develop problem solving skills as they work through increasingly complex levels of difficulty. Even better, all of the games were fun for kids and adults alike!
Smart Farmer is a fun single-player puzzle game. The object of the game is to place fences on the board in a way that allows each of the farm animal types to have a separate pasture. Each puzzle is contained in an easy-to-follow book (you have to set up the animals and water troughs in different configurations for each one) that progresses in difficulty. The pieces feel sturdy and well-made, and the games is fun for both younger and older players (school-age and up). I recommend Smart Farmer for your puzzle-loving, problem-solving children!
Jack and the Beanstalk is a single-player problem solving game that is great for young school-age children. The object of the game is to replicate a configuration of tiles on a vertical board to illustrate some of the fun aspects of the classic Jack and the Beanstalk story. What makes the game tricky is that the tiles flip as they move down the board, so the player must think about the spatial orientation of each tile that is placed to make it land the right way. The pieces feel well-made, and I love the tile-flipping aspect of it. The cloud and castle at the top make for a fun addition to the aesthetics of the game, but are not a part of actual gameplay. Also fun is the included picture book (no words, so it's easy for non-readers or speakers of other languages to follow as well) showing the story of Jack and the Beanstalk!
A fun game for the whole family, Froggit combines crafty planning and competition to see which player can move their frogs all the way across the board first! But beware of the fish in the center of the board - in the right circumstances, the other players may move the fish to "eat" your frogs and send them back to the start. This game allows for 2-6 players. The board unfolds to a fairly large size, and the frog and fish pieces are well-made and big enough for smaller hands to easily manipulate. The directions required a careful read-through to make sure we were understanding at first, but we all quickly caught on and now have a lot of fun playing!
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