Mind Games 2024 Program

Welcome to Mind Game 2024, hosted by Charlotte-Blue Ridge Mensa!

Below you'll find the Mind Games event schedule and information on this year's games lineup. Should you have any additional questions during the event, please visit the Mensa registration table, located in the Foyer outside of the Grand Ballroom. Now, let the games begin!

Check out our Mind Games 2024 Schedule page for dates, times, and event info.

2024 Games Directory

Aqua (AAA135)

Manufacturer: USAOPOLY
Age: 8 to 12
No. of players: 2–4
Description: AQUA invites players to dive into the beauty and wonder of the ocean, delivering an incredible variety of game play experience for the whole family. For 1-4 players, this unique game offers solo play and optional modes along with stunning artwork that brings the diversity of the ocean to life.
Price: $39.99
Where to order: Amazon.com

Abducktion (ABD106)

Manufacturer: Very Special Games
Age: 13+
No. of players: 2–4
Description: ABDUCKTION: A weirdly strategic duck kidnapping game! 15-minutes of light strategy of ducks, a UFO, and mind-bending, shape-finding logic!
Price: $39.99
Where to order: veryspecialgames.com/
products/abducktion-base-game-a-weirdly-strategic-game-of-duck-kidnapping

Applejack (APP107)

Manufacturer: Indie Boards and Cards
Age: 13+
No. of players: 2–4
Description: A wide orchard lies in front of Applejack’s cottage. Help him and his daughter plant apple trees and harvest the juicy apples. Don’t forget to set up the beehives between the trees, because at the end of this game, whoever gets the most honey wins!
Price: $59.99
Where to order: Amazon.com

Biome (BIO150)

Manufacturer: Missing Piece Press
Age: 13+
No. of players: 2–4
Description: Players are trying to match the card numbers with the Biome cards. ALL cards must match up in a player's hand to be able to use the number cards for spaces on the board.
Price: $20.00
Where to order: missingpiecepress.com

Color Field (COL156)

Manufacturer: 25th Century Games
Age: All Ages
No. of players: 2–4
Description: Color Field is an artistic game for 2 to 4 players in which you each take on the role of an abstract painter. Over the course of the game, you create a series of three paintings by selecting and placing paint tiles on your canvas. You score points by matching the colors on the edges of each tile to create larger patches of color. The player with the most points after three rounds is the winner.
Price: $29.99
Where to order: Amazon.com

Connected Clues (CON114)

Manufacturer: Connected Clues
Age: 13+
No. of players: 4–6
Description: Players take turns giving clues that are connected by a common word. Guess the answer first to win the round!
Price: $24.99
Where to order: Amazon.com

Cool Animal Facts (COO112)

Manufacturer: Level 99 Games LLC
Age: 13+
No. of players: 2–4
Description: Know your stuff or when to bluff! Can you name an animal that lives in cities, has paws, and has a tail? What if it had big ears (and was spiky)? Try to name more animals as the traits pile on, or play a new trait and test another player's knowledge! Just hope they can't name it before it gets back to you!
Price: $14.99
Where to order: level99games.com

Eila and Something Shiny (EIL142)

Manufacturer: Northstar Game Studio
Age: 8 to 12
No. of players: 1+
Description: Eila and Something Shiny is a 1+ player story-rich board game set in a mystical world. Take on the role of Eila, as you solve puzzles, manage resources, and overcome challenges through underground perilous mazes, harsh snowy highlands, and more.
Price: $64.99
Where to order: Amazon.com

First in Flight: A Historical Aviation Board Game (FIT124)

Manufacturer: Genius Games LLC
Age: 13+
No. of players: 2–4
Description: A fast-paced historical aviation game where players take on the role of a pioneer vying for heavier-than-air flight, balancing risks and rewards in the workshop and your test flights. Uncover and repair the design flaws in your flyer to outpace your opponents, and make improvements to build your range. Become a masterful pilot and set flight records in this thrilling voyage.
Price: $54.99
Where to order: geniusgames.org/products/first-in-flight-a-historical-aviation-board-game

Forever Home: A Game of Second Chances for Shelter Dogs (FOR131)

Manufacturer: Birdwood Games
Age: 8 to 12
No. of players: 2–4
Description: You take on the role of a shelter worker. Bring dogs into your shelter, organise them into patterns to complete training cards, and match pups up with families.
Price: $32.99
Where to order: Amazon.com

Freehand (FRE109)

Manufacturer: Indie Boards and Cards
Age: 13+
No. of players: 4–6
Description: Freehand is a creative party game where anyone can make a masterpiece! Each round, image cards will be set up in the middle of the table, and each player will secretly choose one to be their inspiration. The goal is to paint something close enough to your inspiration that everyone can guess what image you picked. The twist? You’re painting with cubes! With a hundred different images to play through, there’s endless artistic challenges to dive into! Will genius flow from the tip of your pen?
Price: $24.99
Where to order: Amazon.com

Galaxy Rush (GAL103)

Manufacturer: Last Night Games
Age: 13+
No. of players: 2
Description: This 2-player game combines engine building, set collection and bidding into a fast-paced strategic race through the galaxy.
Price: $29.95
Where to order: Local Game Store

Horticulture (HOI102)

Manufacturer: Last Night Games
Age: 13+
No. of players: 4–6
Description: In this puzzly flip and write game you'll need to draw plants in your garden meeting certain requirements to score points.
Price: $24.95
Where to order: Local Game Store

Hollywood 1947 (HOL111)

Manufacturer: Facade Games
Age: 13+
No. of players: 6–8
Description: Create films with your production studio, but beware of communists slipping in propaganda. Social deduction and light strategy.
Price: $24.99
Where to order: Barnes and Noble

In the Footsteps of Darwin (INT126)

Manufacturer: Hachette Boardgames
Age: 13+
No. of players:2–4
Description: Twenty years after his expedition around the world, Charles Darwin is writing On the Origins of Species. He wants to gather new information about animal life, particularly about continents he hardly explored. Who other than young naturalists, eager for discovery, could help the renowned scholar finish writing his most famous work? Players are junior naturalists who have just arrived aboard the Beagle to help Charles Darwin finish his book On the Origin of Species. During this journey, you will study animals, carry out cartographic surveys, publish your findings, and develop theories. Your goal is to score more Victory Points than your opponents to determine who contributed the most to the Origin of Species!
Price: $39.99
Where to order: Amazon.com

KNOO (KNO120)

Manufacturer: Pelicansnout Design Inc
Age: 13+
No. of players: 2–4
Description: Navigate through the charted map system by water, portage, or take a bush plane, putting kilometers behind you and thwarting disaster sites ... or paying the consequences. Acquire skills to survive while setting up new tent sites and obtaining the points you need to win. But be aware, someone else may have another idea!
Price: $45.00
Where to order: pelicansnout.ca

Lab Notes (LAB148)

Manufacturer: Greater Than Games
Age: 13+
No. of players: 2–4
Description: This roll-and-write game features the brain teaser challenge of putting together chemical bonds. Each round, roll an element and build the strongest bonds.
Price: $19.95
Where to order: Amazon.com

Leaf (LEA105)

Manufacturer: Weird City Games
Age: 13+
No. of players: 2–4
Description: In Leaf, players embody the spirit of the wind and guide leaves to the forest floor to prepare the woods for winter. Each leaf you touch will grant you actions to create a thriving forest. Attract woodland animals, grow mushrooms, lead helpful squirrels up the great tree by strategically placing leaves.
Price: $40.00
Where to order: Local Game Store

Legacy of Yu (LEG122)

Manufacturer: Renegade Game Studios
Age: 13+
No. of players: 1
Description: Legacy of Yu is a solo campaign game where you must build canals ahead of the impending flood, while defending your village against barbarian tribes.
Price: $60.00
Where to order: renegadegamestudios.com/legacy-of-yu

Marble Garble (MAR145)

Manufacturer: FoxMind Games
Age: 8 to 12
No. of players: 2–4
Description: Roll the colorful marbles as you magically lift them onto the playing board! Use dexterity, focus and wits to tilt the board and succeed the challenge card. The 4 progressive levels and 3 types of challenges will keep your family and friends challenged and asking for more! Whether you play Marble Garble alone or frantically compete with others, action-filled fun is assured.
Price: $24.99
Where to order: Amazon.com

Misfits: The Tactical Stacking Game (MIS119)

Manufacturer: aknDesign
Age: All Ages
No. of players: 2–4
Description: Be the first to place all ten randomly allocated blocks onto the Misfits Tower, before anyone else, to win the game. Should any blocks fall during your turn, you must collect each of the fallen pieces. It’s as simple – and as challenging – as that! Watch your friends face devilish challenges as they attempt to stack triangles on curved blocks, thread cylinders into hollowed out blocks or delicately place that last pesky trapezoid. Beautiful yet cunning, calculated yet unruly, Misfits is a bold new tabletop game, accessible to all.
Price: $49.99
Where to order: misfits.co

Mishy Match (MIY143)

Manufacturer: Niche Nation Games
Age: All Ages
No. of players: 4–6
Description: Based on a psychological quirk known as the "Stroop effect", watch the hilarity ensue as players struggle to say two simple words and slap the card pile at the right time. The objective is to get rid of all your cards.
Price: $13.95
Where to order: Amazon.com

Moon River (MOO113)

Manufacturer: Blue Orange Games
Age: All Ages
No. of players: 2–4
Description: Moon River is a twist on Kingdomino and a standalone tile placement game designed by Bruno Cathala, taking place in the ruthless Wild West. Beware of bandits, thieves and drought that could keep you from developing the most fruitful land! Players build a personal landscape of tiles to score points, but instead of dominoes, the game uses half-dominoes with jigsaw puzzle-style connections. Players combine two of these half puzzle pieces to craft their own dominoes.
Price: $24.99
Where to order: Amazon.com

National Geographic - Scavenger Hunt for Kids (NAT157)

Manufacturer: Underdog Games LLC
Age: 4 to 7
No. of players: 4–6
Description: Interactive Exploration: Encourages kids to observe their surroundings keenly, drawing parallels between the natural world and their immediate environment.
Price: $9.99
Where to order: Amazon.com

Next Station Tokyo (NEX149)

Manufacturer: Blue Orange Games
Age: All Ages
No. of players: 2–4
Description: Travel to Japan in the city of Tokyo and compete to redraw their metro plans in order to meet the tourist challenges of tomorrow. Each turn you will reveal the next station card and draw a subway line on your map. You will have to optimize your network to collect a maximum of stamps and stay connected to the central green loop to earn as many points as possible! This flip-and-write game follows the highly acclaimed and Spiel des Jahres 2023 Nominee Next Station London with a similar mechanic and all new challenges!
Price: $19.99
Where to order: Amazon.com

Numberella Deluxe Level 1 (NUM141)

Manufacturer: Numberella LLC
Age: 8 to 12
No. of players: 2–4
Description: Answer math questions to earn Antcoins. Roll dice to earn bonus coins. Use Fortune Cards to thwart opponents and steal their Antcoins. Player with the most Antcoins wins.
Price: $49.48
Where to order: Amazon.com

Overlap (OVE144)

Manufacturer: Niche Nation Games
Age: All Ages
No. of players: 4–6
Description: Like a combination of the card game Uno and the video game Tetris. The objective is to get rid of all your cards by taking turns playing onto the discard pile. The catch is that you need to draw cards equal to the number of overlapping colored rectangles between your card and the top card of the discard pile.
Price: $16.95
Where to order: Amazon.com

Philosophy (PHI152)

Manufacturer: Quality Beast
Age: All Ages
No. of players: 2–4
Description: Philosophy is an elegant, abstract strategy game. It’s easy to learn, fast to play, yet has a lot of depth. Many people describe it as Tic Tac Toe meets Chess.
Price: $34.00
Where to order: Local Game Store

Pickle Everything (PIC154)

Manufacturer: Pickle Everything Games
Age: 13+
No. of players: 4–6
Description: A word game of fast-paced pickle fun. Each card has a clue & each answer must start with "P." Players race to shout the right answer, followed by "pickle."
Price: $9.99
Where to order: Amazon.com

Prickly Path (PRI117)

Manufacturer: SimplyFun
Age: 8 to 12
No. of players: 2–4
Description: Build strategy and decision-making skills as you roll dice and try to plant cacti on the most beneficial spaces while keeping an eye on your opponent’s moves.
Price: $36.00
Where to order: simplyfun.com/collections/life-thinking-skills-games/products/prickly-path

Proliferation the Game of Nuclear Strategy (PRO139)

Manufacturer: War Games LLC
Age: 13+
No. of players: 4–6
Description: Build your country's economy, engage in diplomacy, conduct secret missions, and sabotage adversaries, all while stockpiling nuclear weapons to ensure that your country is the most powerful on Earth - or at least the last one standing.
Price: $79.00
Where to order: wargameslv.com

Schmeckers (SCH116)

Manufacturer: PDG Games
Age: All Ages
No. of players: 2–4
Description: 2-4 players place their stacks of 1, 2 or 3 schmeckers on the board which is a maze. then they try to capture other players’ stacks to be the last player with any schmeckers left on the board. But watch out for the X in the center. It will end your turn.
Price: $18.99
Where to order: thegamecrafter.com/games/schmeckers

Secret Clues Animals (SEC155)

Manufacturer: Underdog Games LLC
Age: 8 to 12
No. of players: 4–6
Description: Work as a united team to decode the clues and guess the animal, fostering teamwork and communication among players.
Price: $19.99
Where to order: Amazon.com

It's a Balloon (SEO138)

Manufacturer: Rio Grande Games
Age: 13+
No. of players: 4–6
Description: In It’s a Balloon!? you choose a word and draw it on your drawing board. Simultaneously explain to the other players which lines you draw. They follow along and try to guess the word as quickly as possible. It’s a Balloon!? challenges your creativity. Hints can only be given as simple forms and lines. Can you guess the word before everyone else does?
Price: $39.95
Where to order: Amazon.com

Sequitur (SEQ121)

Manufacturer: Catmint LLC
Age: 13+
No. of players: 2–4
Description: Sequitur challenges players to create words by inserting, removing, and swapping letters on innovative racks, while working toward different goals each round.
Price: $49.00
Where to order: catmint.games

Sky Team (SKY125)

Manufacturer: Hachette Boardgames
Age: 13+
No. of players: 2
Description: Sky Team is a cooperative game, exclusively for 2 players, where you play a pilot and co-pilot at the controls of an airliner. Your goal is to work together as a team to land your airplane in different airports around the world.
Price: $29.99
Where to order: Amazon.com

Smug Owls (SMU134)

Manufacturer: Runaway Parade Games
Age: All Ages
No. of players: 4–6
Description: Race to craft creative answers to never-before-seen riddles formed by a magic deck. This party game encourages quick wit and thinking outside the box.
Price: $21.50
Where to order: runawayparade.com/shop/tn3x3tm26zlcdpat
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Story Time Backgammon (STO100)

Manufacturer: Story Time Learning
Age: All Ages
No. of players: 2
Description: The creators of Story Time Chess are back with a brand-new, story-filled adventure…Story Time Backgammon! The only game in the world that teaches kids three and up how to play backgammon. Story Time Backgammon uses the same story based approach that made us an international sensation. No Backgammon experience required to learn and play with a child ages 3 and up.
Price: $39.99
Where to order: storytimelearning.com/products/new-story-time-backgammon-on-kickstarter/

Tactigon (TAC143)

Manufacturer: General Shenanigans
Age: All Ages
No. of players: 2
Description: Tactigon is a two player abstract strategy game. Set up and play time are short (5-15 minutes), yet the gameplay is unexpectedly challenging!
Price: $39.00
Where to order: tactigongame.myshopify.com

The Vale of Eternity (THA132)

Manufacturer: Renegade Game Studios
Age: 13+
No. of players: 2–4
Description: Hunt and tame a variety of creatures, with the key goal of capturing the powerful and noble dragons. With 70 creatures to tame, each game is unique!
Price: $35.00
Where to order: renegadegamestudios.com/the-vale-of-eternity/

The Sherlock Files Introductory Investigations Jr. (THE108)

Manufacturer: Indie Boards and Cards
Age: 8 to 12
No. of players: 2–4
Description: Calling all junior detectives! The Sherlock Files: Introductory Investigations includes three crazy cases that are fun for the whole family! From a missing meerkat to a naughty dog that pooped in the park, these cases are both engaging and kid friendly. In this family weight mystery game, the beloved Sherlock Files mechanics have been adapted to be simpler to play, without losing any of the fun. Each of the three cases will have both adults and kids engaged and intrigued. Are your bubble-gumshoe skills up to the task?? Work together to solve each case and find out!
Price: $24.99
Where to order: Amazon.com

The White Castle (THH130)

Manufacturer: Devir Games
Age: 13+
No. of players: 2–4
Description: The White Castle is a 1-4 player game where players control clans attempting to gain influence in the court of the most imposing fortress in Japan: Himeji Castle.
Price: $39.99
Where to order: Amazon.com

Three Dice Blind (THR115)

Manufacturer: PDG Games
Age: All Ages
No. of players: 2–4
Description: On your turn, roll 3 dice and use arithmetic and combining numbers to determine where you can place or replace a marker on the 6x6 grid. To replace, you must first call the number, and then be able to get there. With 2 players 6 in a row wins. With 3 players 6 in a row wins. With 4 players 4 in a row wins.
Price: $18.99
Where to order: thegamecrafter.com/games/three-dice-blind

Time Jumpers (TIM118)

Manufacturer: SimplyFun
Age: 8 to 12
No. of players: 2–4
Description: This 20th-century strategy and history game has players moving around the category portal collecting cards to fill their dashboards in chronological order and meet certain goals.
Price: $38.00
Where to order: simplyfun.com/collections/social-sciences-studies-games/products/time-jumpers

TRIO (TRI140)

Manufacturer: Happy Camper
Age: 8 to 12
No. of players: 4–6
Description: Can you find three of a kind? Reveal two cards – either from the middle, or by asking any player for their lowest or highest card. If you find a pair, keep playing. Get three of a kind and collect the trio. But if the numbers don't match – the cards go back! With a little memory and a little luck, winning is easy as 1... 2... 3!
Price: $14.99
Where to order: Amazon.com

Wandering Towers (WAN104)

Manufacturer: Capstone Games
Age: All Ages
No. of players: 4–6
Description: Fill all of your potion bottles and get all of your wizards into Ravenskeep (it doesn’t matter which you do first). Move your wizards into Ravenskeep with good timing. Fill your potion bottles by moving towers onto wizards to imprison them. But if your own wizards are imprisoned, you must free them so they can get to Ravenskeep!
Price: $44.95
Where to order: Local Game Store

We're Doomed (WER110)

Manufacturer: Breaking Games
Age: 13+
No. of players: 4–6
Description: You, the most powerful leaders in the world, have only fifteen minutes to build an escape rocket and leave this doomed planet. With limited time to build the rocket, it might not be big enough for everyone. You have to work together. However, in the end, only the most influential survive. Contribute resources to build the rocket, but gain influence to claim a seat... possibly one that someone else built.
Price: $35.00
Where to order: breakinggames.com/products/were-doomed