SmartGames IQ Mini
A pocket puzzle with no challenge booklet: move the blockers, make your own challenge, then fit all six pieces in.
$7.99
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Please note: IQ Mini comes in six colors. Color will be selected at random.
SmartGames IQ Mini
What if the puzzle changed every time your child picked it up? SmartGames IQ Mini skips the usual challenge booklet and lets your child create the challenge himself—then figure out how to solve it.
The pocket-sized game includes a compact board with movable blockers and six colorful puzzle pieces. Your child starts by sliding the blockers into different positions on the board. That creates a new challenge: fit all six pieces into the remaining spaces without leaving any gaps.
Move the blockers again, and it's a different puzzle.
That simple twist gives IQ Mini enormous replay value. Instead of progressing through a fixed collection of challenges until they're finished, your child can keep creating new configurations to solve. And no matter where he positions the blockers, there is at least one solution waiting to be found.
Solving each puzzle requires your child to study the available space, rotate and reposition pieces, test possibilities, and rethink his approach when something doesn't fit. That works spatial reasoning, concentration, logic, and problem-solving without turning any of them into a lesson.
And Mini really does mean mini. The game board has a transparent lid that keeps all six pieces contained, making it easy to slip into a pocket or backpack for car rides, appointments, co-op, restaurants, or anywhere else five quiet minutes would be useful.
Designed for ages 6 and up, IQ Mini is small enough to go almost anywhere and open-ended enough to keep coming back to. Create the challenge. Solve it. Move the blockers and start all over again.
Please note: IQ Mini comes in six colors. Color will be selected at random.
How to Use SmartGames IQ Mini
- Start by moving the blockers anywhere on the game board. Their positions create the challenge, so there's no challenge booklet to follow or card to set up.
- Now fit all six puzzle pieces into the remaining spaces. Pieces can be turned and repositioned as your child experiments with different possibilities, but every piece must fit on the board to complete the puzzle.
- If something doesn't fit, resist the urge to help too quickly. Encourage your child to remove a few pieces, look at the open spaces again, and try a different approach. The figuring-it-out part is where much of the logic and spatial reasoning happens.
- Solved it? Move the blockers and create another challenge. Your child can experiment with different arrangements again and again, with at least one solution possible for every setup.
- Snap on the transparent lid when he's finished and tuck IQ Mini into a pocket or bag. It's an easy one to keep handy for car rides, waiting rooms, restaurants, or any time a few minutes of screen-free thinking would come in handy.
Publisher: SmartGames
Contents: 1 compact game board with transparent lid, 6 puzzle pieces
Players: 1
Age Recommendation: 6 to adult
Faith-Based: No
