National Game and Puzzle Week is November 21-27, 2021. That is also the week of Thanksgiving. Coincidence? I think not. I’m going to do a series of blog posts to help you take advantage of both this holiday combination and the board game collection in the Kid Zone at Hoover Public Library. I’m starting off with games based on books. Surprising? I think not.
Dog Man: Attack of the Fleas Game
The Fleas (Fuzzy Little Evil Animal Squad) are at it again. Crunky, Bub, and Piggy plan to take over the world with their Robo-Brontosaurus. Fortunately, the Supa Buddies are ready to jump into action. The Bark Night, Cat Kid, Lightning Dude, along with Petey, the Chief and Sarah Hatoff, need to use the right tools to foil the Fleas. Using the Shrink Ray, Invisible Spray, the helicopter, and more, everyone works together to stop the villainous villains!
Dog Man: The Hot Dog Card Game
Petey sprayed the hot dogs with "living spray" and they all came to life. Turns out Dog Man loves hot dogs. The player to eat the most hot dogs wins. Watch out, if Petey appears, all of the hot dogs go into hiding.
Goodnight Moon Game
Matching and memory game with no reading required.
Harry Potter: Magical Beasts Board Game
Calling all Wizards! Magical beasts have broken loose at Hogwarts. That means you and up to three friends need to save everyone by recapturing these fantastic creatures run amok! Navigate the dynamic swinging game board as you collect clues to track down creatures both inside and outside Hogwarts! Watch out though, moving from Hogwarts to the grounds nearby can be treacherous and cost you clues and precious time. Lumos!
I Spy: Eagle Eye: Find-It Game
Use your eagle eye to spy the object on the game board that matches the object on your card. Each card and board have only one matching object. Be the first to ring the bell and you win!
Labyrinth: Harry Potter
Who can keep a clear watch over the Harry Potter maze and find paths to the well-known residents of Hogwarts? Harry, Ron, Hermione, Professor Dumbledore, Hagrid, and Hedwig are waiting for you to find them. If you move tactically, you'll soon find paths to where there were dead-ends. Keep making new paths to find some of your favorite Harry Potter characters.
My Weird School: The Game
Welcome to Ella Mentry School, the weirdest elementary school in the history of the world. Things just got even weirder with the arrival of Miss Bernard, a new teacher encouraging kids to say whatever they want about the other teachers! And that is just what you'll do in this sentence-building game that proves school can be serious fun and certifiably weird. In this hilarious game of more than 570,000 card combinations, get the first two cards on your board to rhyme, complete and read aloud your weird sentence and add up all your points. The player with the most points after three rounds wins the game!
Pete the Cat: Groovy Buttons Game
Have a popping good time! Move around the board, collecting and losing buttons as you go. When all of the buttons are gone, the player who has the most in the button jar wins!
Pete the Cat: Perfect Pizza Party Game
Roll the dice and find the matching toppings. Keep rolling to make a complete pizza!
Pete the Cat: The Missing Cupcakes Game
Join Pete the Cat and his friends as they work together to get the missing cupcakes back from Grumpy Toad. Players collect colorful cupcakes as they sing songs, act out physical activities and identify favorite animals, foods and words in this fun board game. It is a game of luck, simple strategy and memory that changes every time it is played.
The Scrambled States of America: The Whimsical Mad-Dashing Geography Game
Players match their state cards to the commands in the scramble cards to collect the most state cards and win the game.
The Tea Dragon Society Card Game
Discover the ancient art form of Tea Dragon caretaking within this enchanting world of friendship and fantasy. Create a bond between yourself and your Tea Dragon that grows as you progress through the seasons creating memories to share forever. Each player's deck represents their own Tea Dragon. From turn to turn, players will choose to draw a card, triggering effects and strengthening their position, or buy a card, improving their deck or scoring points. The game takes place over four seasons, starting in spring and ending in winter. At the end of winter, the player who has the most points is the winner.
