These games are just brilliant for training recall and visual perception, plus the presentation is excellent and the material durable and hard-wearing. The object is to be the player with the most cards after ten minutes. One player takes a card, flips over the sand timer that is included in the box, and has just ten seconds to remember as much detail as possible from the card - presented in the form of written data and visual images. When time is up, he throws a 1-8 die and hands the card to the next player, who asks the question (from the reverse side of the card) that the dice throw allocates. If he gets the right answer he keeps the card; the wrong answer and it goes back in the pack. The player who asked the question now gets to take a card... Simple as that; totally addictive, great fun, and great for sharpening recall - for memory training, as a classroom or club fun activity, and as a great family game for young and old alike.

Brainbox size: 12 cm x 12 cm x 12 cm. Contents: 70 cards, timer, dice. £9.49 inc VAT (£8.25 excl.)

Brainbox Animals.

How tall is a giraffe? What does an arctic fox eat? Where would you find a sloth?

Animal lovers of every age will love this memory game.

Brainbox Dinosaurs

Where did Triceratops live? Was it a carniovore? How long was Tyrannosaurus? Why was it's tail useful? What does Stegosaurus mean?

Fascinating dinosaur facts for memory training.

Brainbox memory games all around the world

Brainbox All around the World

What is the capital of Australia? Which river flows through Egypt? How many camels are in the picture? What kind og hat do they wear on Mexico? What's the name of the Aztec temple there?

This is the most popular of all the Brainbox games, crammed with general knowledge and geography facts.

Brainbox Nature

A new addition to the Brainbox family, "Brainbox Nature" combines lavish illustrations with a host of interesting facts about the natural world, sue to fascinate young and old alike

Brainbox memory games Kings and Queens of England

Brainbox Kings and Queens of England

What was Elizabeth 1st's nickname? How many husbands did she have? Who built the Tower of London? What did Henry 8th create?

Spark up the memory and bring history to life!

My First Pictures

A great game for younger children. Unlike the other games in the range, there are no words on the fronts of the cards, just fun images! Also recommended for children with reading difficulties.

Brainbox Football

Football facts and figures! 71 UK league teams - what are their colours? Where do they play? What trophies have they won? What are their colours? Who are their famous players?

Loads of great trivia to boost memory skills for every football fan.

Brainbox Maths (Y 3-4 maths facts)

All the fun and memory training of the brainbox series, covering maths facts from Y3-4. Excellent for consolidation, revision, older children struggling with basics, or just number-crunching for maths freaks (and we know there are some out there!!)

Brainbox English History

When was the Battle of Hastings? What was Churchill's hobby? Where was Darwin born? Key details for knowing our nation's past, from the Norman Conquest to World War Two.

Brainbox Inventions

Who invented the light bulb? What is the "x" in X-Ray? When was the first hot-air balloon flight? Fascinating facts for science lovers and invention geeks or all ages.

Brainbox ABC

Initial sounds and tricky word spellings for phonics reinforcement at any age.

All Brainbox games come with a ten second timer and a die. For Brainbox My First ABC it's a six-sided die, and for the other Brainbox Games it's 8 sided. This is because Brainbox My First ABC has six questions, and the other Brainbox games have eight.

Here's another Brainbox activity you can try: ask a question first, then give the player ten seconds to find the answer. This is less daunting for children who really struggle with short term memory, and is a useful exercise in scanning for detail. They still enjoy the ten-second challenge.

With Brainbox My First ABC there are of course other options, such as sorting cards for alphabetical order. With the S blend cards in particular you can do second-level alphabetical order work as well - which comes first, SM or SP? Or just - "How many cards can you sort before the timer runs out? " Or you can play with 3 or 4 cards, set the timer, then ask "Which words begin with W (or whatever)" - by concentrating on the memory game, the children are remembering the phonics...

Brainbox games really tick the boxes for engaging the mind and providing a great social activity - anything that gets generations together, in or out of school, and away from TV and computer screens, has got to be good! And in the specific educational context of learning phonics, I think Brainbox My First ABC is a must-have for any child who is struggling in this area. If you get nothing else on this website for a child who is failing to get off the mark with initial sounds, get over to "Brainbox My First ABC", click on the add to basket button, and get that Brainbox Game!

Brainbox Games

Brainbox games are a great way of developing memory skills, for players from 8-adult. Check our low online prices!

Brainbox Animals.

Brainbox Dinosaurs

Brainbox Kings and Queens of England

My First Pictures