Mobi

By Mobi Games Inc.
Price $24.99
Age 6+

This fast-paced, fun game gets kids' mental wheels turning at high speed, the air crackling with the energy of quick calculations and a multitude of simple math equations. The simplicity of those equations makes their formation easily doable. The fact that every tile must interconnect while also making mathematical sense (much in the way horizontal and vertical words intersect in a crossword puzzle) leaves players constantly juggling possibilities and rearranging equations in an ongoing race to exhaust their tiles. Each time any player gets down to a single number tile, all players must draw three more from a central pool. Once that central pool has been depleted, the first player to use all his/her remaining number tiles wins. Mobi's speed and ease of play is such that kids take to it quickly and pleasurably. That high entertainment value, combined with the sense of mastery players increasingly feel as they return to the game again and again, makes Mobi an excellent family game with strong educational benefits. For 2-6 players.