Memory Mix Up

By Mindware
Price $19.95
Age 3+

This enormously enjoyable memory game plays well across a broad range of ages and takes no time at all to learn. Kids, parents, and grandparents loved the fast-moving fun, making it a great game for any type of gathering. Play consists of a number of tokens being inserted face down into a cleverly designed game component called the shaker. Each token has an image of a common object on one side. When the shaker is flipped over so that all the images are showing, players have 10 seconds to try to memorize those objects. The shaker is again turned face down, the tokens are mixed up, and one is removed through the shaker's secret exit. The challenge, once the remaining images are revealed, is to be the first player to call out the name of the object that was removed. That player keeps the token, and the first player to collect 5 tokens wins. The speed and ease of play, combined with the fact that everyone's in on the action from start to finish, makes for exuberant fun for all ages.