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Components

• Deck of 110 cards
• 8 Metal Wrenches
• Rulebook

Object of the Game

To be the first player to build a complete, leak-free, pipeline from your valve card to your spout card.

The number of pipe cards you need to place in between them (but not including them) varies by the number of players:

• 2 players: 12 pipe cards minimum
• 3 players: 10 pipe cards minimum
• 4 players: 8 pipe cards minimum.

Setup

Remove all spout and valve cards from the deck. Give each player one of each. Place out of play any unused spout and valve cards. Give each player two Wrenches. …

The little bear is as hungry.. .as a bear... and has a great big, open-wide smile. That's because this bear is waiting for some delicious crackers. You see, they're all broken in half and are hidden in the colorful bed.

You've got to make them whole again. When you make a match, pop the whole cracker into the little bear's mouth. In this game, it's okay to feed the bear!

Components

• Sturdy Platform Gameboard
  with Stand-Up Bear "Headboard"
• 32 Color-Coded Cardboard Cracker Card Tops
• 16 Cracker Cardboard Card Bottoms
• Oversized Spinner
• Illustrated Rules

Object of the Game

To be the first player to match-up all of your "bottom" cracker-half cards with the "top" cracker-half cards and feed them to the bear. …

Components

• 9 Cubes (54 Categories)
• 25 Chips
• Brain Timer/Letter Generator (21 Letters)
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Think fast to name something in one of the categories and grab that cube, avoiding collecting Chips if the random timer farts on your turn!

Setup

Place the Brain in the center of the play area. Put 25 Chips in a pile so everyone can reach them. You may use fewer if you want shorter game time.

Everybody grab some of the cubes and get ready to roll 'em! …

Components

• game board
• 192 cards
• 8 playing pieces
• plastic stands
• spinner arrow
• spinner base
• sand timer
• instructions

Object of the Game

The aim is to explain words and pictures without actually saying the word you're trying to explain. You can say what the thing is used for, what it looks like, where you've seen one like it, what size it is, or anything else you can think of!

The other players try to guess what word you are explaining before the sand in the timer runs out. When someone guesses the word correctly, both you and that player get to spin the spinner and move ahead accordingly. …

Components

• 36 Cards
• Number Die
• Color Die
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Race to grab Cards and collect enough to win!

Setup

Randomly lay out all of the cards face up in the middle of the playing area so you can see them all clearly. This is your Card "pool". Set the Dice out.

Decide how many Cards a player has to collect to win. 3-Player game: 10 Cards. 4-Player game: 8 Cards. 5-Player game: 6 Cards.

Game Play

The youngest player rolls the Dice that will show you which combination of color and number you're looking for. …

Components

• 288 Question Cards
• Game Tray
• 2 Pawns
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Answer three levels of team trivia to be the first team to reach the Winner Space. Everyone on that team is a big Know-It-All!

Setup

Put the Game Tray in the center of the playing area. Place the three stacks of Cards on their proper places on the Game Tray.

Divide into two teams. It's okay if one team has an extra player. Place both Pawns on Start.

The Cards

Each Card has multiple answers, and the color indicates how many correct answers there are: …

Components

• 12 Wooden Polycubes (different shapes)
• 12 Wooden Scoring Tiles
• 12 Small Wooden Balance Cubes
• 1 Wooden Base
• Illustrated Instructions

Setup

Place the Base in the center of the table. Separate and place the Polycubes, Scoring Tiles, and Balance Cubes off to the side of the play area.

Game Play

Players take alternating turns. One turn consists of the following actions:

1. Place one Polycube on the Base. Adhere to Placement Rules when you place the Polycube.

2. Place one Balance Cube on any Polycube already on the Base. …

Components

• Twist & Tumble Dice Cup
• 6 Shizzle Dice
• 14 5-Point Square Chips
• 30 1-Point Circle Chips
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Score the most points by forming the longest lines of Dice.

The Quick Scoop

• Each side of each Die is unique in its color and number combination. Example: There is only one green 4. The set combination may vary from those shown below.

• Points are scored by building lines of Dice that start with a Spark Die; each Die matches the next in color or number. …

Components

• 10 Word Shout Dice
• Reusable Plastic Click Case
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Be the first player to reach 50 points by shouting out (and taking) words formed by the letter dice.

Setup

Pick one player to be the scorekeeper. You'll need a piece of paper and a pencil. Write each player's name in a column along the top of the paper.

The youngest player will be the first to roll the dice and then players take turns rolling, play passing to the left. …

The tavern on Tavern Island is the most famous watering hole in all the High Seas. It is the place to trade and barter, share a bottle of rum and brag about mermaids and wenches...

Each visit to Tavern Island gives its visitors the opportunity to buy Tavern cards, at the cost of 2 gold pieces each.

Occasionally, pirates will also receive Tavern cards as a result of plundering some of the outer islands or fleeing to the safety of Pirate's Cove. If the tavern card draw pile runs out, reshuffle the discard pile back in place. …