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(Arlington, TX) - Arlington, TX - One hundred fifty members of American Mensa, the high IQ society, gathered in Minnesota this weekend to participate in Mensa Mind GamesTM 2002.
Mensa Mind GamesTM is an annual competition at which members of Mensa play and rate board games. The five board games that score the highest receive Mensa Select® distinction, an award coveted among game manufacturers.
This year's winners are:
CursesTM by Play All Day Games - A game of "wacky rules" that people give each other. Make slip-ups and lose the game. www.worldwiseimports.com
Muggins! by Muggins Math - Use math skills to build runs or block opponents. Then add a few bluffs and a little luck to win this game of analytical aerobics for the mind. www.mugginsmath.com
Legend of Landlock by Gamewright - The mythical map strategy game. Place tiles next to each other and try to make a continuous path or stream around landlock. www.gamewright.com
Dvonn by Rio Grande Games - In Dvonn, the players try to control as many pieces as possible by building stacks, often by jumping on their opponent's pieces. www.riograndegames.com
Smart Mouth by Binary Arts Corp. - The quick-thinking word game, played individually or in teams. Play can be modified for all vocabulary skill levels. www.puzzles.com
Game players from over 31 states played and rated 54 games during the 40-hour game marathon. Players from as far away as the Marshall Islands were challenged with a wide variety of party, card, math, and strategy games.
Past Mensa Select® winners include such popular games as ScattergoriesTM, Tri-BondTM, TabooTM, Apples to ApplesTM, and thepollgameTM.
Based in Arlington, Texas, American Mensa is an organization for anyone who scores in the top two percent on an accepted standardized, supervised intelligence test. Those interested in the organization may obtain more information by calling 1-800-66-MENSA or visiting www.previous.us.mensa.org.
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