Learning
Cooperation not
Competition
PLAY AS FRIENDS NOT AS ENEMIES…….. These games foster the spirit of cooperation. Players help each other climb a mountain, make a community, bring in the harvest, complete a space exploration….They are never against each other. After all, the initial impulse to play a game is social, that is, we bring out a game because we want to do something together. How ironic, then, that in most games we spend all our efforts trying to bankrupt someone, destroy their armies-- in other words to get rid of one another! We soon learn how to pick on the other person’s weaknesses in order to eliminate him or her from the game. People of different ages and abilities should be able to play side by side, each making their best contribution. In a cooperative game, someone young and little can play with others older and bigger and not worry about being wiped out.
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Ages: 3 to 7
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Bambino Dino |
$15.00 |
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Beautiful
Place |
$15.00 |
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Caves
& Claws |
$15.00 |
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Christmas Game |
$15.00 |
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Circus
Comes To Town |
$15.00 |
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Early
Years |
$15.00 |
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Earthquake |
$15.00 |
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Funny
Face |
$15.00 |
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Granny’s
House |
$15.00 |
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Growly in the Garden |
$15.00 |
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Sleeping
Grump |
$15.00 |
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Adventures
of Harley Dog |
$15.00 |
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Harvest Time |
$15.00
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Home Builders |
$15.00 |
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Hugs
& Tickles
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$15.00 |
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Max
(The cat) |
$15.00 |
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Princess |
$15.00 |
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Round
Up |
$15.00 |
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Let’s
Go Sailing |
$15.00 |
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Sand
Castles |
$15.00 |
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Secret
Door |
$15.00 |
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Teddy
Bears |
$15.00 |
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Walk in The Woods |
$15.00 |
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Yard Sale |
$15.00 |
Ages: Seven to Adult
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Amazing
Illusions |
$22.00 |
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Bus Depot Diner |
$15.00 |
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Deep
Sea Diver |
$26.00 |
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Eyes
of the Jungle |
$22.00 |
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Investigators |
$22.00 |
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Jigsaw Mystery |
$24.00 |
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Mountaineering |
$20.00 |
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Sky
Travelers |
$22.00 |
Ages: Nine to Adult
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Brainy Games |
$15.00 |
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Community
(see
description) |
$28.50 |
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Earth game |
$35.50 |
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Hotel
Ritz |
$25.00 |
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Ice
breakers |
$26.00 |
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Oasis |
$22.50 |
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Our
Town |
$35.00 |
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Ploughshares |
$31.00 |
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S.O.S. |
$28.00 |
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Space
Future |
$38.00 |
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Taxi |
$34.00 |
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Yin
Yang |
$15.00 |
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Messages |
$11.00 |
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Starwords |
$25.00 |
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Not an Island |
$15.00 |
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Together
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$10.00 |
Ages:
Twelve
to Adult
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Break
a Leg |
$25.00 |
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Eagle Eye Agency |
$38.00 |
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Explorers |
$37.00 |
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New
America
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$30.50 |
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Personal
Portraits |
$30.50 |
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Power
Blackout |
$30.00 |
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The
Good Ship Freedom |
$35.00 |
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Somewhere
in China |
$33.00 |
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Untrivia
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$26.00 |
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Diplomatic
Mission |
$38.00 |
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Maze
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$40.00 |
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Warp’n
Woof |
$17.00 |
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Choices |
$13.00 |
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First Impressions |
$15.00 |
BOOKS:
Games Kit |
$7.00 |
Games
Manual
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$4.00 |
Game
Plans
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$4.00 |
Marble
Games
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$4.00 |
Parlor
games
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$4.00 |
Sports
Manual
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$4.00 |
GAME DESCRIPTIONS
Ages: 3 to 7
Harvest Time: Everybody
pitches in to harvest vegetable gardens. Will we get them all before
winter? We will if we help each other out!
Growly
in the Garden: We all help to plant a flower garden, and save it from the Growlies by
giving them what they need to feel better!
Ages:
Seven to Adult
Mountaineering:
The
players are a team going for the Summit. Lots of strategy and sharing
involved to meet the real-life difficulties.
Bus
Depot Diner: The
team has to work together to feed a busload of hungry people! Spilled
soup, an anxious driver, are some challenges.
Ages: Nine to Adult
Community:
As
we try to develop a thriving community we learn how people living
together must attain spiritual and economic balance.
Not
An Island: No
one is an island—everyone’s loss or gain is our own. Sci-fi scenario
in a story-telling format full of fun and challenge!
Ages:
Twelve
to Adult
Explorers:
The
adventure scenarios of actual, historical journeys are given and players
bring them to life. Educational and adventuresome!
First
Impressions:
In a relaxed, friendly format, idea cards let players exchange “first
impressions” of each other. Thought provoking.
*Note:
Asterisked items are especially for group play.