Mensa Best Mind Game Award

For the past several years, Mensa has recognized a rather quirky selection of some of the best games on the American market. Each year, the Mensa Mind Games event is held somewhere in the United States. Mensa members are invited to play and judge the games which have been submitted to compete for the award (war games and electronic games are not eligible). The five most popular games based on originality, game play, aesthetics, play value, and clarity of instructions are named Mensa Select.

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Best Mind Game

Einfach Genial Original German edition of Ingenious The simply ingenious placement game! With this unbelievably exciting placement game from the renown game designer Reiner Knizia, each playing piece opens up entirely new possibilities. The more identical color-symbols that are next to each other on... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Best Mind Game

Loot AKA: Pirat; AKA: Korsar
List: $10.99 $8.95 (19% savings!) Yo-Ho-Ho and a Barrel of Fun! Set sail for an exciting adventure of strategy and skullduggery in this captivating card game. Storm your opponents' merchant ships and seize valuable treasure. But watch your back, matey -- plundering pirates are out to...

Best Mind Game

Niagara (Restocking)
List: $49.95 $39.95 (20% savings!) In the wild rapids of the Niagara River, fearless canoers battle the water and each other to collect gems along the riverbank. Of course, the most valuable gems are found furthest down-river, close to the waterfall. Yes, there is a waterfall, and...

Best Mind Game

Zendo Can you guess the master's riddle? Zendo is a game of logic in which the Master creates a rule and the students attempt to discover it. They do this by building and studying configuration of pyramids. The first person to correctly state the rule... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.

Best Mind Game

Ingenious English language edition of Einfach Genial
List: $39.95 $31.99 (20% savings!) Ingenious is the new abstract placement game from internationally-renowned game designer Reiner Knizia. Players place colored tiles on the hexagonal board, scoring points, blocking opponents’ tile placement, and trying to protect themselves from...

Best Mind Game

DaVinci's Challenge The ancient game of secret symbols is a classic strategy game with hidden mysteries as old as the pyramids! Take turns placing shapes on the board to reveal 9 different patterns. The more complex the design, the more points you score. Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.