| Games for magazines Making games
for magazines is a big challenge – the rules have to be straightforward
and be understood after reading a few lines. The material is moreover
essentially two-dimensional – a page or two in a magazine.
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Sun and moon game
Favorite magazine game for younger children. Can be played by 2-6
persons, age five and up. Joyful game. Find your own way in a maze
– by alternating suns and moons. |
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Catching butterflies
Catch your own butterflies in this game with 25 turned cards. But
find the net first. Simple fun and luck game that trains the memory.
Played with 2 players – age six and up.
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Folding game
Fold the single piece of paper till you find the combination. Sort
of paper jackpot. Plays 2-3, age eight and up. A simpler version
for age 5 and up is available too.
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Elephants on rampage
Two herds of elephants trying to outwit one another, by blocking the
other herd in the corner. When you win – you call ‘bang’.
For two players trying to outmaneuver one another. |
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Race to the bottom
Go from one circle to the next till you have reached the center.
The dice will tell you how to proceed but the message will be different
every round. Duration 5 minutes – to be replayed. 2-6 players.
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Number game
Calculating game. You have to cross a field with numbers –
and do several mind-stretching exercises. Plays 2-4 persons, duration
10-30 minutes. Game can be adjusted to age group.
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Jumping frogs
Place as many frogs as possible in their pond but avoid that they
touch one another. Plays 2-3 persons – and played over and
over again.
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Dance of the midgets
A simple strategic moving game for young children. Ideal for a small
corner in a magazine.
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Duck trap
A mensa-like game. Each player moves his four ducks around the duck
trap till one of the players all of a sudden gets stuck. For two
players.
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Word games for a rainy day
Several word games for a rainy day – based on scanning a text,
word associations and transforming words. |
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