Children's Game

Harry Potter Labyrinth

Labyrinth (formerly The aMAZEing Labyrinth) has spawned a whole line of Labyrinth games. The game board has a set of tiles fixed solidly onto it; the remaining tiles that make up the labyrinth slide in and out of the rows created by the tiles that are locked in place. One tile always remains outside the labyrinth, and players take turns taking this extra tile and sliding it into a row of the labyrinth, moving all those tiles and pushing one out the other side of the board; this newly removed tile becomes the piece for the next player to add to the maze.

Players move around the shifting paths of the labyrinth in a race to collect various treasures. Whoever collects all of his treasures first and returns to his home space wins!

Labyrinth is simple at first glance and an excellent puzzle-solving game for children; it can also be played by adults using more strategy and more of a cutthroat approach.

Spot it!

Spot it!, a.k.a. Dobble, is a simple pattern recognition game in which players try to find an image shown on two cards.

Each card in original Spot it! features eight different symbols, with the symbols varying in size from one card to the next. Any two cards have exactly one symbol in common. For the basic Spot it! game, reveal one card, then another. Whoever spots the symbol in common on both cards claims the first card, then another card is revealed for players to search, and so on. Whoever has collected the most cards when the 55-card deck runs out wins!

Rules for different games – each an observation game with a speed element – are included with Spot it!, with the first player to find a match either gaining or getting rid of a card. Multiple versions of Spot it! have been published, with images in each version ranging from Halloween to hockey to baseball to San Francisco.

The game is sold as Spot it! in the USA and Dobble in Europe, with slight differences between the two editions.

Note: some versions have fewer cards and fewer symbols per card. (E.g. 30 cards with 6 symbols each.): Spot it Jr.! Animals

Happy Bunny

It's harvest time on the carrot farm! In Happy Bunny, all players must work together to help the bunny pick the best carrots to bring home to his family, plucking them from the box just like you would from the ground. Select them carefully because all the bitten carrots are for the bunny, while the hardworking farmer keeps the untouched ones for himself. Compare their harvests at the end of the game to see who picked the tastiest bunch!

—description from the publisher

Jungle Party

In Jungle Party, the animals are splashing down the river at night, and you need to remember where they all are: Which animal is swimming in the river? Which is diving under the bridge?

Who can discover each of the critters out there and more importantly remember where they're hidden. If you move the right animal cards down the right river branch, you can be sure to advance rapidly...

Tales & Games: Lost in the Woods

It's still dark when you run away from the ogre's home. To return to the cottage of your dear parents, you need to cross the forest and find your way in the dark, thanks to the trees. The first player arriving at the cottage will prevail and will be entitled to a good soup of broccoli! But beware of the ogre who would eat you willingly for his breakfast!

Contes & Jeux: Le Petit Poucet is a touch recognition game in which you have to find the right trees by their shape.