I know, it is supposed to be luck! But it's so weird! I think I will have to chart her roulette playing success, maybe I am imagining it!

p.s. I'm not at the pool anymore!

Thank goodness! I was worried!

We enjoy Big Brain Academy (the board game), Qwirkle (a Mensa selection), Rat a Tat Cat (a card game that is also a Mensa selection), Uno, Ruckus (also a card game), Monopoly, Battleship, Rush Hour, SET, Guess Who, Guess Where, Clue....I could go on and on!! I'm not sure if everyone would think these are education but I think some of them are really good because they use deductive reasoning skills.

Another fun game is Blink. It's a very fast-paced card game with pattern recognition. SET fans may like it.

Oooooh Cathy. Sounds fun, I'll have to check it out. Thanks!!!

Not very educational, at least not academically, but do your kids play Dungeons and Dragons (Role play type games) ?

With the fantasy that DD has and her making up complicated stories I am thinking of getting her the simplified version.

Do you have any experience with this type of games?

So many ideas for DS5 birthday. We like Blokus, Snap Circuits, Sequence (especially after DYS gathering ).

Have you seen Muggins! games? Make sure you check their demo

http://www.mugginsmath.com/store.asp

I just bought Jelly Beans and Knock Out! as ons of DS4 birthday gift. Jelly Beans would be too easy but it's perfect for DS4. Knock Out! played at the high levels is a good game for DS5 (4th grade math). Both of the games have multiple levels of play.

I ordered two more Muggins! games for DS5 birthdays later this summer but obviously haven't tried them.

Isa, I love D&D. We played it a lot back in college.

Are you guys playing the Sequence for kids or the adult version?

We used to play the children version, now we play the adult version.

I forgot about Pente and Chess. We play those a lot.

An aside: DS 6 went to chess camp earlier this summer (USA Chess) and absolutely Loved it. He would come home and want to play chess the rest of the day (after 3 hrs of playing at camp--I thought he'd be burned out on it). He learned about famous players, famous moves, alternative games (suicide chess).