Mensa Select® Games
Each year, hundreds of Mensans meet over one weekend to play and rate the year’s newest board games. The top seven games earn Mensa Select distinction and may display the Mensa Select seal on their packaging.
The Mensa Select seal indicates that a game is original in concept, challenging, and well-designed. Additionally, these games are a good value for the price, easy to comprehend and play, and, above all, fun! Look for the Mensa Select seal when purchasing your next game.
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Azul
2018 Mensa Select Winner
Manufacturer:
Plan B Games / Next Move Games
Players: 2-4
Age Range: All Ages
Players compete decorating the walls of the palace by drafting a variety of tiles, the best artisan will maximize the score while not wasting supplies.
Constellations: The Game of Stargazing and the Night Sky
2018 Mensa Select Winner
Manufacturer:
Xtronaut Enterprises
Players: 2-4
Age Range: All Ages
Card-based puzzle game where players are stargazers learning about stars and constellations and competing to piece together the night sky.
Ex Libris
2018 Mensa Select Winner
Manufacturer:
Renegade Game Studios
Players: 2-4
Age Range: 13+
Become the Grand Librarian by sending your assistants to town to acquire rare books. Alphabetize these tomes in your library before the inspector arrives!
Photosynthesis
2018 Mensa Select Winner
Manufacturer:
Blue Orange Games
Players: 2-4
Age Range: All Ages
Shape the everchanging forest as you cultivate your seeds and your strategy. Take your trees through their life cycles and earn points as they collect energy from the rotating sun’s rays.
Raiders of the North Sea
2018 Mensa Select Winner
Manufacturer:
Renegade Game Studios
Players: 2-4
Age Range: 13+
Set sail as a Viking warrior! Assemble a crew, journey north to plunder treasure, and accept your fate with the Valkyries! It’s raiding season!