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ra_mom  




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 20 2024, 3:22 pm
Any ideas for independent games for a tween?
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  ra_mom  




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 06 2024, 3:51 pm
Any ideas for us, ladies?
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Golde  




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 06 2024, 3:55 pm
My tween can occupy herself for quite a while with the IQ Fit. Look it up if you don't know it!
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L25




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 06 2024, 4:00 pm
Perplexus, there's a cat game I think by thinkfun, rush hour, gravity maze ( my dd likes the cat one better)
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  ra_mom  




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 06 2024, 4:02 pm
Golde wrote:
My tween can occupy herself for quite a while with the IQ Fit. Look it up if you don't know it!

Thank you! Is that like Kanoodle? I had seen it and was contemplating it.
Would you be able to link the IQ Fit version that you are referring to?

I'd really like to buy 2-3 new independent games. Thanks again!
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Optione




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 06 2024, 4:07 pm
We like kanoodle and rush hour
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  Golde




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 06 2024, 4:29 pm
ra_mom wrote:
Thank you! Is that like Kanoodle? I had seen it and was contemplating it.
Would you be able to link the IQ Fit version that you are referring to?

I'd really like to buy 2-3 new independent games. Thanks again!

Yes, I haven't heard of Kanoodle before, but looked it up now and it looks exactly the same.
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amother
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Post Sun, Oct 06 2024, 5:57 pm
Izzi
Genius Star
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  ra_mom  




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 06 2024, 7:12 pm
Thank you so much - these are great suggestions! We're going through the options now. 🙏
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Hashem_Yaazor  




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 06 2024, 7:45 pm
Someone just told me about Genius Star yesterday but it's out of my budget.
Izzi is a big hit here.

We have kanoodle and rush hour and the like but izzi is very different and I think my older ones gravitate toward that more than the others.
We also seem to notice solitaire chess being chosen by that age range in my house.
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tigerwife




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 06 2024, 7:50 pm
We love Rush Hour.
This was also a great find from last year: Chocolate Fix
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000.....ss_tl

The Sudoku boards are fun but they’re pricier:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09T.....ss_tl

I think Between Carpools has a post on this.
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gibberish




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 06 2024, 7:53 pm
My kids love gravity maze
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  ra_mom  




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 06 2024, 7:56 pm
Hashem_Yaazor wrote:
Someone just told me about Genius Star yesterday but it's out of my budget.
Izzi is a big hit here.

We have kanoodle and rush hour and the like but izzi is very different and I think my older ones gravitate toward that more than the others.
We also seem to notice solitaire chess being chosen by that age range in my house.

I was trying to find izzi, can you post a link?
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  Hashem_Yaazor




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 06 2024, 7:58 pm
I wonder if it's discontinued...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/32627.....w_wcB
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  ra_mom  




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 06 2024, 8:03 pm
Hashem_Yaazor wrote:
I wonder if it's discontinued...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/32627.....w_wcB

Thanks!

While we're at it, we need some replacement tiles for rummikub. Does it make sense to just buy a new set? I found that individual replacement tiles are priced at around $6 each, and I need 4 specific ones.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod.....ss_tl


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foreverwaiting




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 06 2024, 8:06 pm
Look up thinkfun. They are great. A lot of games mentioned are that brand. They have for all ages.
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srbmom




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 06 2024, 8:19 pm
Another good one
https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Or.....ss_tl
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seeker




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 06 2024, 9:57 pm
ra_mom wrote:
Thanks!

While we're at it, we need some replacement tiles for rummikub. Does it make sense to just buy a new set? I found that individual replacement tiles are priced at around $6 each, and I need 4 specific ones.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod.....ss_tl

I got a cheap set around $3 at a thrift store. Low risk if you don't need the full set anyway.
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  ra_mom  




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Oct 14 2024, 12:02 pm
L25 wrote:
Perplexus, there's a cat game I think by thinkfun, rush hour, gravity maze ( my dd likes the cat one better)


gibberish wrote:
My kids love gravity maze


amother Pearl wrote:
Izzi
Genius Star


Hashem_Yaazor wrote:
I wonder if it's discontinued...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/32627.....w_wcB

I just wanted to thank everyone for such great suggestions!

Dd spent hours on Izzi (thank you for the EBay link- we used it to purchase the new sealed game), and a magnetic marble maze from National Geographic! (Your suggestions to gravity maze led use to this winner- which gets played on the kitchen refrigerator/freezer or another magnetic surface).

Gmar Tov!
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  ra_mom  




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Oct 14 2024, 12:09 pm
Golde wrote:
My tween can occupy herself for quite a while with the IQ Fit. Look it up if you don't know it!


Optione wrote:
We like kanoodle and rush hour


tigerwife wrote:
We love Rush Hour.
This was also a great find from last year: Chocolate Fix
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000.....ss_tl

The Sudoku boards are fun but they’re pricier:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09T.....ss_tl

I think Between Carpools has a post on this.


foreverwaiting wrote:
Look up thinkfun. They are great. A lot of games mentioned are that brand. They have for all ages.


srbmom wrote:
Another good one
https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Or.....ss_tl


These suggestions are awesome! We have some more of them saved in our Amazon cart for next time. Thank you so much!
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