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Map Games
We believe all maps are fun to read and interpret, but these map puzzles and playing cards are especially fun!
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The United States Puzzle
“Build the Puzzle & Learn the States”
A 55 piece puzzle of the United States, with pieces shaped like the states. The pieces are twice as thick as most puzzles, and are adorned with cartoony images with some greater or lesser relevance to states they adorn. Each state piece is labelled with the name and the state capital city. The manufacturer recommends it for ages 8 and up. I suspect kids older than 11 or 12 would find it too simple, and the little pictures give it a juvenile sense that they would not find cool to be associated with—except perhaps in conjunction with supervising the play of younger kids.
Completed size is about 30 x 18 inches.
Manufactured by A Broader View, designed in USA, made in Taiwan, 2007. New.
Item #BV-US-PUZZLE. Shipping weight: 3.0 lbs. Manufacturer’s suggested retail: $16.00. Your price: $15.50
The Global Puzzle
“Build the Puzzle & Learn the World”
Both entertaining and educational, this colorful 600 piece puzzle features individual pieces shaped like the nations of the world, plus US states and Canadian provinces. The pieces which show the oceans, Antarctica, and border areas of the puzzle are cut into traditional interlocking jigsaw shapes.
To further enhance your geographical learning experience, the space covered by the oceans lists the names of each nation, US state, and Canadian province or territory (both common and official names, e.g. Morocco and Kingdom of Morocco); and the name of the capital city; plus recent population figures. The smallest countries or states are indicated with initials only on their respective puzzle pieces, but the expanded information shown in the oceans keys you to the full name.
The puzzle manufacturer says that of 100 people they surveyed, the average person could only locate 18 of the 193 nations. After completing the puzzle just once, that average score increased a whopping 400%!
While it is not specified by the maker, the projection used for the world map appears to be the Robinson, a great one for minimizing the distortion of relative size and shape produced by all flat world maps. Completed size is 36 x 18 inches.
Manufactured by A Broader View, map image by Map Resources, July 2006. New.
Item #981. Shipping weight: 2.5 lbs. Manufacturer’s suggested retail: $16.00. Your price: $15.50
Grand Canyon Adventure!
Board Game
Geography-related game for two to eight players features Arizona's Grand Canyon. Participants roll the dice to advance on paths based on real-life trails and the Colorado River. Along the way you learn about actual Grand Canyon experiences and wildlife, and the gear needed to have a safe and enjoyable trip. The object of the game is to be the first to collect photos from eight different destinations.
Besides the game board and "Wheel of Fate" spinner, contents include 64 Gear Cards, 64 Destination Cards, 80 Canyon Cards, 8 tokens and a pair of dice. The tokens are detailed Safari Ltd. "Animal Collectibles" and include a roadrunner, scorpion, bighorn sheep, horned lizard, coyote, mountain lion, rattlesnake, and human canyon hiker—representing some of the variety of life forms found in Grand Canyon. Recommended for ages 8 to adult.Published by the Grand Canyon Association, 2007 (created and designed by Bronze Black). New.
Item #GCA-GCAdv-Game. Shipping weight: 4.2 lbs. Suggested retail: $29.95. Regular discount price: $27.00 Sale price: $24.00, two only.
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