List of Mensa Select recipients
Mensa Select is an annual award given by American Mensa since 1990 to five board games that are "original, challenging and well designed." The awards are presented at the annual Mensa Mind Games competition.[1][2]
Mind Games 2012 took place in Herndon, Virginia, Mind Games 2013 took place in St. Louis, Missouri, Mind Games 2014 took place in Austin, Texas, Mind Games 2015 took place in San Diego, California, Mind Games 2016 took place in Wheeling, Illinois, and Mind Games 2017 took place in Herndon, Virginia. Mind Games 2018 will take place in Denver, Colorado.
1990 New York, NY
1991 New York, NY
- Pyramis
- Lapis
- Set
- Master Labyrinth
- Clue: The Great Museum Caper
1992 New York, NY
- Kinesis
- Q4
- Terrace
- Traverse
- Why Not?
1993 New York, NY
- Farook
- Inklings
- Overturn
- Quadrature
- Quarto
1994 New York, NY
- Char
- Chung Toi
- Down Fall
- Magic: The Gathering
- Pyraos
1995 New York, NY
- Wordspin Scramble
- Continuo
- Duo (game)
- Quixo
- The Great Dalmuti
1996 Atlanta, GA
- Rat-a-Tat Cat
- Pirateer
- 6 Nimmt! (also called Take 5!)
- Quadwrangle
- Touche
1997 Chicago, IL
1998 Phoenix, AZ
- Avalam
- Cube Checkers
- Kram Invented by British conceptual artist/designer, Mel Du Botting
- Spy Alley
- Wadjet
1999 Seattle, WA
- Apples to Apples
- Bollox (Also called Boku)
- Doubles Wild
- Fluxx
- Quiddler
2000 Atlanta, GA
- 3 Stones
- Finish Lines
- Imaginiff...
- Time's Up!
- ZÈRTZ (in the GIPF project)
2001 Medina, OH
- Brainstrain
- Dao
- Metro
- Shapes Up!
- Thepollgame
2002 Minneapolis, MN
- Curses!
- DVONN (in the GIPF project)
- Muggins
- Smart Mouth
- The Legend of Landlock
2003 Houston, TX
- Blokus
- Cityscape
- Fire and Ice
- Octiles
- TransAmerica
2004 Chicago, IL
- 10 Days in Africa
- Basari
- The Bridges of Shangri-La
- Rumis
- YINSH (in the GIPF project)
2005 Tampa, FL
2006 Portland, OR
- Deflexion (now called "Khet")
- Hive
- Keesdrow
- Pentago
- Wits and Wagers
2007 Pittsburgh, PA
- Gemlok
- Gheos
- Hit or Miss (not to be confused with Hit or Miss, a solitaire card game)
- Qwirkle (MindWare http://www.mindware.com/p/Qwirkle/32016)
- Skullduggery
2008 Phoenix, AZ
- AmuseAmaze (HL Games http://www.hlgames.com)
- Eye Know (from Wiggles 3D Inc. http://www.eyeknowgame.com)
- Jumbulaya (Platypus Games http://www.platypusgames.com)
- Pixel (Educational Insights http://www.educationalinsights.com)
- Tiki Topple (Gamewright http://www.gamewright.com)
2009 Cincinnati, OH
- Cornerstone (Good Company Games http://www.goodcompanygames.com)
- Dominion
- Marrakech (Gigamic http://www.spiritgames.co.uk/gamesin.php?UniqueNo=4021)
- Stratum
- Tic-Tac-Ku (Mad Cave Bird Games http://www.colorku.com/tictacku.html)
2010 San Diego, CA
- Anomia
- Dizios (MindWare http://www.mindware.com/p/Dizios/44004)
- Forbidden Island
- Word on the Street
- Yikerz! (Wiggles 3D Inc. http://www.yikerzgame.com)
2011 Albany, NY
- InStructures
- Pastiche
- Pirate versus Pirate
- Stomple
- Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype (Eternal Revolution http://www.playgype.com)
2012 Herndon, VA
- Coerceo
- Iota
- Mine Shift
- Snake Oil (http://www.s-s-snakeoil.com)
- Tetris Link
2013 St. Louis, MO
- Forbidden Desert
- Ghooost!
- KerFlip!
- Kulami (http://www.foxmind.com/)
- Suburbia (http://beziergames.com/collections/board-games/products/suburbia)
2014 Austin, TX
- The Duke
- Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia (http://www.stonemaiergames.com)
- Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension
- Pyramix (http://www.gamewright.com/gamewright/index.php?section=games&page=game&show=289)
- Qwixx
2015 San Diego, CA
- Castles of Mad King Ludwig (http://beziergames.com/collections/board-games/products/castles)
- Dragonwood
- Lanterns: The Harvest Festival
- Letter Tycoon
- Trekking the National Parks (http://www.trektheparks.com)
2016 Wheeling, IL
- Circular Reasoning (https://breakinggames.com)
- Favor of the Pharaoh (http://beziergames.com)
- The Last Spike (http://www.columbiagames.com)
- New York 1901 (http://www.blueorangegames.com)
- World’s Fair 1893 (http://www.renegadegamestudios.com)
2017 Herndon, VA
- Amalgam (https://www.simplyfun.com/pws/HomeOffice/tabs/about-us.aspx)
- Around the World In 80 Days (http://www.iellogames.com/)
- Clank! (http://www.renegadegamestudios.com/)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle (http://usaopoly.com/)
- Imagine (http://www.gamewright.com/gamewright/index.php?section=games&page=index)
References
- ^ Loew, Tracy (2006-05-21). "Mensa still plays mind games after 60 years". USA Today. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
- ^ Arsenault, Anne (2005-04-22). "Brainiac Central". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
External links
- Mensa Select page at US Mensa website
- Mind Games website