Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Pentago

Other than her favourite word games of Scrabble, Hangman and Boggle, Big Bee also loves to play board games like Blokus, which is an amazingly fun game for the entire family, and most recently, Pentago.

Pentago is a brilliant mind-boggling game that nurtures the logical and creative problem-solving skills in children by encouraging them to open their minds to different possibilities and to strategise through forward planning.



I am still grasping with the intricacies of the game, as it involves a lot of twisting and bending of our mental concepts as well as comfort zones. Last night, Big Bee and I spent a quiet evening before bedtime playing this game. I am not sure if it is the late hour (it was 11pm, a treat for Big Bee as today is a school holiday), or if Mummy's poor old rigid mind is just too inflexible - but Big Bee beat me hands down 3 out of 4 games *utterly ashamed*. Big Bee was elated though, and went to bed with a sunny smile on her face.

3 comments:

viv said...

This game looks interesting. I meant to buy blokus for the longest time but didn't get around to it :-(

The Beauties In Our Lives said...

viv: Yes, it is super interesting! And Blokus is so fun - it is a must-buy!

DG said...

oh thanks for the recommendation. I will look for it.