There are pencil game activities for all ages and levels of skill! This is a collection of what we have in stock as of April 26, 2020 and we are expecting more soon.
Don't forget the dictionaries...
An A-Z collection of more than 200 quirky, brain-bending, endlessly fun, and unusually unusual puzzles for kids aged 8-12.
All you need are a sharp pencil and sharper wits!$7.99ISBN: 9780877798194Availability: On Our Shelves Now (email to confirm availability)Published: Merriam-Webster, Inc - July 1st, 2015New Edition Created especially for crossword puzzle lovers. More than 340,000 clues and answer words with over 20,000 new words. Organized alphabetically, by number of letters, and by common categories. New answer and clue words include: freegan, goji, pho and tweep. Comprehensive coverage of "crosswordese"-the words people and place-names most encountered by puzzlers.
$20.00ISBN: 9781472968050Availability: On Our Shelves Now (email to confirm availability)Published: Bloomsbury Information - October 22nd, 2019This reference provides crossword puzzlers with an aid to successful crossword completion. Over 100,000 potential solutions include technical terms, place names, and compound expressions.
$14.99ISBN: 9781250253118Availability: Backordered (email to check availability)Published: St. Martin's Griffin - January 28th, 2020A value-packed volume of 200 difficult New York Times crossword puzzles
When the going gets tough, pick up a crossword puzzle! If you crave the challenge that comes with the New York Times' Friday and Saturday puzzles, you've met your match with this collection of 200 difficult crosswords.
- 200 Friday and Saturday puzzles from the Times$13.95ISBN: 9780884866992Availability: Hard to Find (may be out of print - email to check availability)Published: Bristol Park Books - December 21st, 2018Packed with hundreds of brain-teasing puzzles on a variety of topics, this book has something for everyone There are captivating crosswords of every type, from easy to expert level. True puzzle aficionados can dare to take a stab at the special challenger and diagramless crosswords.
$8.95ISBN: 9781454928676Availability: Special Order (email to check availability)Published: Puzzlewright - October 2nd, 2018A fun collection of daily crosswords from The Wall Street Journal--edited by Mike Shenk, a legend among puzzle fans
$9.99ISBN: 9781788287265Availability: On Our Shelves Now (email to confirm availability)Published: Sirius Entertainment - May 1st, 2018Packed with more than 300 puzzles and solutions, The Bumper Book of Sudoku is suitable for Sudoku fans of all ability levels.
$9.95ISBN: 9780884867210Availability: Usually Available in 3-7 DaysPublished: Bristol Park Books - August 6th, 2019Get ready to give your brain the ultimate mental workout with FUN WITH A PENCIL , a brand new series of amazing puzzles from the master himself, Richard Manchester. In this ULTIMATE compilation of numerical brain-teasers, you'll find hundreds of puzzles that will keep you busy for hours.
$7.95ISBN: 9781454929758Availability: On Our Shelves Now (email to confirm availability)Published: Puzzlewright - October 2nd, 2018Logical thinking + simple addition = KAKURO It's a terrific type of puzzle for stretching your mental muscle.
Every one of these puzzles offers a challenge They're all difficult, right from the start--and they just keep getting harder. Are you up for it?$15.99ISBN: 9781472143129Availability: Usually Available in 3-7 DaysPublished: Robinson - October 1st, 2019Can I Have a Word? is the ultimate strategy book for word-game lovers. It introduces the reader to a host of weird and wacky words that will not only help them to become better word-game players but also enhance their enjoyment of competing. It covers key word-game themes, the mastery of which is vital for success, such as: - Two- and three-letter words$14.99ISBN: 9781465483829Availability: On Our Shelves Now (email to confirm availability)Published: Alpha - July 9th, 2019
Can you solve these encrypted messages?
Cryptogram puzzles use a substitution code to scramble messages. To decipher them, you’ll need to figure out the encryption key—but remember, this changes for every puzzle. You’ll also probably need to use your pencil eraser a lot. (You are using a pencil, right?)
$24.95ISBN: 9780228101536Availability: Usually Available in 3-7 DaysPublished: Firefly Books - September 20th, 2019$11.95ISBN: 9781780979618Availability: Usually Available in 3-7 DaysPublished: Carlton Books - November 6th, 2018Step through the looking glass into a magical world of puzzles based on Lewis Carroll's classic tale.
$12.99ISBN: 9781250221889Availability: Usually Available in 3-7 DaysPublished: St. Martin's Griffin - September 17th, 2019The next in our new series of New York Times Sunday crosswords with bigger, more readable clues!
The Sunday New York Times crossword has been a beloved fixture for over seventy-five years. It’s America’s favorite—and most famous—crossword puzzle. Now the clues in these extra-large Sunday puzzles are bigger and better: easier on the eyes for stress-free solving!$7.95ISBN: 9781454931621Availability: On Our Shelves Now (email to confirm availability)Published: Puzzlewright Junior - May 7th, 2019ROAD TRIP These expertly crafted sudoku will provide hours of fun for kids on the go.
These 77 puzzles will introduce kids to the challenging and rewarding fun of sudoku. With its fresh look, this new Puzzlewright Junior book is sure to be popular with any child.$6.95ISBN: 9781454931638Availability: On Our Shelves Now (email to confirm availability)Published: Puzzlewright Junior - January 1st, 2019Have a weekend full of fun with these 77 sudoku puzzles
These 77 puzzles will introduce kids to the challenging and rewarding fun of sudoku. With its fresh look, this new Puzzlewright Junior book is sure to be popular with any child.$6.95ISBN: 9781454930532Availability: On Our Shelves Now (email to confirm availability)Published: Puzzlewright Junior - May 1st, 2018Great for trips, rainy days, or downtime, these expertly crafted crosswords from Puzzlewright Junior are just right for bright kids
Young wordsmiths will have fun working on these 40 crosswords, made just for kids beginning to solve puzzles.$6.95ISBN: 9781454931652Availability: On Our Shelves Now (email to confirm availability)Published: Puzzlewright Junior - January 1st, 2019When school's out for the weekend, these word searches--created by the expert editors at Puzzlewright--will keep kids entertained
Children love to do word searches--and these rewarding puzzles help develop their language and reading skills too Each book contains 58 puzzles for hours of fun.$8.95ISBN: 9781454935728Availability: On Our Shelves Now (email to confirm availability)Published: Puzzlewright Junior - October 1st, 2019Stuff this collection of expertly crafted and age-appropriate hangman puzzles in your backpack . . . and have fun on the go
Play hangman anytime you want with these 93 entertaining puzzles. Each one lists the 26 letters of the alphabet: choose the letter you think is in the phrase, scratch it off, and see if it's used. Make sure to solve the puzzle before you run out of turns.$12.99ISBN: 9781684376544Availability: On Our Shelves Now (email to confirm availability)Published: Highlights Press - October 1st, 2019This 256-page jumbo pad is jam-packed with more than 120 different kinds of word puzzles, including word searches, crosswords, riddles, codes, and logic puzzles, with tear-out sheets that are easy to share.
$9.99ISBN: 9781788287241Availability: Usually Available in 3-7 DaysPublished: Sirius Entertainment - April 1st, 2018Packed with more than 250 puzzles and solutions, The Great Book of Wordsearch is suitable for wordsearch fans of all ability levels.
$14.99ISBN: 9781948174237Availability: Usually Available in 3-7 DaysPublished: Media Lab Books - August 13th, 2019THE CLASSIC GAME IS NOW A FAVORITE PUZZLE BOOK!
- The perfect gift for any word-lover or Scrabble fan
- 140 traditional word searches, jumble searches (so hard!) and trivia-based searches
- 320 big, easy-to-read pages will keep your brain engaged for weeks
