Both Disruptus and Arrazzles focus on expressing creativity. Arrazzles is a favorite for my builder-minded family members. It's very hands-on, while Disruptus required players to use their mind and drawing skills. It's no wonder that both games have been honored with a 2013 Academics’ Choice Brain Toy Award, a prestigious seal of educational quality, reserved only for the best mind-building media and toys!
One of the other features we loved about these games is that all games can be modified so that all ages (4-104) can play. "Funnybone Toys is a company that makes games to stimulate fun and creativity," says President Julien Sharp. "We designed the games so that no matter the age, people can enjoy." In my family's opinion Funnybone Toys is obtaining their mission!
Below is a list of available Funny Bone Toys games and a brief description.
Disruptus™ - which asks players to look at objects and ideas and use different approaches — as determined by the roll of a die — to innovate. Disruptus draws inspiration from the very important practice of ‘disruptive thinking’. Disruptive thinking is one of the most powerful ways to innovate. It has been used to create ideas and objects like digital music, camera phones, and car sharing programs. Not only being used in corporations to help employees and teams be more innovative, it’s also beloved by families and has won the Party Game of the Year 2013 by Creative Child Magazine and a Laugh Out Loud Award by Tillywig Toy Reviews.
Arrazzles™ - which lets you explore abstract geometrical configurations. Each card has one of five different patterns of slots allowing for countless abstract building and design opportunities. Arrazzles cards are covered in five beautiful, reflective metallic colors, with a different color on each side of the card. As you build and connect the cards, the metallic colors reflect off each other. The hole in the middle of each card allows for further form exploration – it’s sized to perfectly hold a standard plastic straw, so you can connect the cards that way, or string them together with yarn or pipe cleaner, allowing you to build a completely unique abstraction every time you play. Awarded the 2013 Building Toy of the Year from Creative Child Magazine and a Best Creative Fun Award by Tillywig Toy Reviews.
Array® - which is a colorful take on dominoes where players compete to place the highest number of multi-color cards into connecting patterns. Special slice and splice moves enable more cards to be played in each turn. Action cards allow players to shake up the game by following instructions to Splatter and Slam their opponents (to give more cards & points). Winner of 4 major awards in 2012.
Spectrix® - which is a colorful take on the classic game of Rummy, played in multiple fast paced rounds. The object is to be the first player to get rid of all of the cards in your hand by placing them into color sequences based on the order of colors on the Spectrix guide card or into collections of the same color. Players who are left with cards at the end of each round are given points. Winner of 3 major awards in 2012.
CUBU® - Visual illusion leads to confusion as you try to follow number and color sequences. Watch out for the action cards that could completely disrupt your turn. This game forces players to use their left and right brains at the same time and is often reordered by MIT Museum and other mind stimulating stores. Winner of 5 major awards in 2012.
For more information or to purchase a game, please visit http://funnybonetoys.com. Games are also sold at The High Museum of Art in downtown Atlanta.
Disclaimer: My family and I received a sample of this product in exchange for my honest review. The opinions expressed are solely my own.
Disclaimer: My family and I received a sample of this product in exchange for my honest review. The opinions expressed are solely my own.
