Kadon Enterprises, Games Magazine selects (Page 1 of 6)

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Section Heading: Games Magazine selects--click for thumbnail gallery of all items in this section

Games Magazine's editors select games for review
and for inclusion in the annual "Games 100" list of
the best games. These games have been honored
by Games' reviews through the years.
Reviews reprinted by permission.

This year's winners! — Manoover and Gemstones

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Quintillions (49K)

Memory matching game

12-in-a-row contest

QUINTILLIONS^®

Eight times on the Games 100 list.
Games magazine's "Golden Oldies" list, 1995.
(Read the reviews.)

This is our No. 1 game, and the one that launched the company. The 12 lasercut, hand-polished maple blocks, 13/16" unit cube size, are all the different shapes 5 cubes can make when joined in a flat plane ("solid pentominoes"). Illustrated booklet of 80 pages has the most comprehensive collection of activities for the set ever published, much original material including 2-D and 3-D puzzles and 5 competitive games. The pieces feel very good to the touch. They could become a lifetime avocation. For 1 to 4 players, ages 6 to adult. $59

Larger image of Kaliko (49K) and brief history

Play Kaliko online on Michael
Cowperthwaite's 4PF website

KALIKO^TM
...created by Titus and Schensted

A work of art each time you play.
5 times on the Games 100 list!
Games's "Golden Oldies" list, 1995. (Read the reviews.)

The 85 handfinished wood hexagons represent all possible patterns of 3 paths with 3 colors. Match them by color to form long paths and score points. This great game leaves all participants feeling good, win or lose. Intricate puzzles of color symmetry or the longest single loop are included. A tailored felt bag holds the tiles during the game, and little bamboo hiding screens shield each player's tiles. For 1 to 4 players, ages 8 to adult.

$115

TRIANGOES^TM from an idea by Manuel Garcia

This is one of our larger creations, over 6 years in development. One and two right isosceles triangles form squares, parallelograms, and triangles in every combination of 5 colors, making for 80 unique, handfitted acrylic tiles. The booklet provides hundreds of progressively more intricate puzzles plus rules for 15 games. The two-sided vinyl gameboard is a colorful 13x36" banner with rod and cord ready to hang. For 1 to 10 players, ages 8 to adult. Triangoes appeared on Games magazine's 1988 list of the year's best games. Here's the review. $175

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Triangoes game set

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Quantum (54.3K)

QUANTUM^TM created by Peter Aleff

With a fascinating historical overview of games.
A Games 100 selection, 1985 (review).

First published in 1984, Quantum has been a Kadon exclusive since 1987. In Quantum, Peter introduced a unique random-start idea: shake the contoured board to scatter the weighted counters to land where they may. There are two different games to play: connect opposite sides of the board with your 10 pieces, or capture the 4 central cups. The pieces first fall blank side up. Reverse them as you play to reveal their true character and strengths: circles move one step at a time; stars stride along like chess queens. Peter's website tells the whole story of the game's conceptual roots. Genuine mahogany frame holds the 10½" molded playing tray. For 2 to 4 players, ages 10 to adult. $35