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Memory
LowerShelf

Materials
Deck of Cards
Players
2
Game Type
Wisdom
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Players will be flipping over 2 cards face up each turn. If a player is able to flip up 2 cards of the same value, the player will collect the 2 cards. If a player is unable to match a set, the next player will take their turn. And when all the cards have been collected, the game is over.
Mouse Trap
LowerShelf

Materials
Pong Balls, Cups, Table
Players
4-10
Game Type
Dynamic
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Teams of 2 will be competing against one another. To start, 1 side of the table will be considered rollers, and the other side will be considered trappers. On a 3-2-1 count, the rollers will roll the ball across the table towards their partner while their partner flips a cup on top of their ball. The last team to do so gets eliminated. The rollers and trappers will then switch, and the game starts again. Once there is only 1 team left, they win!
Musical Chairs
Santana Vicencio-LaBarre

Materials
Chairs, Music
Players
6-10
Game Type
Artistry
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Players will walk around in a circle while the music is playing. Once the music stops, players must try to sit in a chair. When a player does not sit in a chair, they are removed from the game. When everyone has been eliminated, the last person sitting in a chair will win!
My Cow
LowerShelf

Materials
Vehicle
Players
2-7
Game Type
Wisdom
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Players will be in a moving vehicle and actively looking for cows on the side of the road. When players see cows they shout “Cows” and get a point. In addition to seeing cows, there are other rules involving banks, graveyards and churches. The most cows at the end of the trip wins!
Name Game
LowerShelf

Materials
Paper, Writing Utensil, Timer, Bowl, Scissors
Players
4-10
Game Type
Wisdom
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During setup each player will write down themes. One of those themes will be selected at random for each of the 5 rounds. During each round, teams will have 5 minutes to converse and write down as many famous names as they can relating to that theme. Once the timer runs out, both teams will read their answers. Points are collected for unique answers and points are lost for incorrect answers. Whomever has the most points at the end of 5 rounds wins!
NickiBall
Nicholas Sassano

Materials
Table, Dice, Cups
Players
3-5
Game Type
Dynamic
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Players will be throwing a dice in the air and onto the table to try and receive points. If the dice hits the table and then the ground they will receive points. When a player is throwing, the other players will be working as a team to make sure that player does not score any points. Once a player reaches 21 points they win!
Old Maid
LowerShelf

Materials
Deck of Cards
Players
2-6
Game Type
Speed
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Players will be matching pairs of cards and removing them from their hand. Each turn players will grab an unknown card from the player to the left of them to try and make further matches. There are only 3 Queen cards in the game, so if you end with the solo Queen. At the end you are the Old Maid and lose!
On My Boat
Gant Laborde

Materials
N/A
Players
3-10
Game Type
Artistry
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One player is the "Boat Captain" and players take turns asking if they can bring something on the boat. Depending on what the captain says, players can choose to guess what the boat's restriction is. If guessed correctly, you become the new Captain!
One Hundred
LowerShelf

Materials
N/A
Players
2
Game Type
Wisdom
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Both players will think of a word that is equal to 100%. Players will take turns guessing random words to get hints. The hints are answered as a percentage of the correct answer (similar to hot and cold). And the player who guesses their word first wins.
Palace
Sylas Zeckser

Materials
Deck of Cards
Players
2
Game Type
Strategy
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Play your cards in a discard pile using ascending order, and the first player to run out of cards wins.
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