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Pete, the resident feline critic
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The Geography Desk Reviewed for kids & the grown-ups who shop for them Reviewed from the windowsill
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Skillmatics
Humans Become My Orchestra, Box Becomes My Podium
★★★☆☆
Briston
290 Glossy Runes Spell Out My Afternoon Nap Location
★★★☆☆
The World Game
Enemy Pawn Captured, Strategic Council Disrupted
★★★☆☆
From the wires — the critic descends upon the next desk shortly. The toys have been warned.
Lead Review · From: The World Game
Pacific Ocean Claimed, Madagascar Liberated, World Mine
Our critic dismisses the educational premise and spends the game annexing territory — planting himself on the Pacific and batting country cards under the sofa in a campaign of global conquest.
By Pete · Resident Feline Critic

My human has presented 'The World Game,' which, from my superior vantage point on the back of the sofa, appears to be a box filled with stiff, colorful rectangles and a large, crinkly sheet of paper. The purpose, as far as I can gather, is for the bipedal staff to quiz each other on the trivialities of distant lands—flags, cities, other places that are not …

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Image of The World Game - Geography Card Game - Educational Games for Kids, Family and Adults - Cool Learning Gift Idea for Teenage Boys & Girls 8-12 with Map
Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★☆☆
Mine. They merely live in it.
From The Desk
Image of QUOKKA Who Knows Better? - Geography - Family Card Trivia Game | Fun Learning & Educational Questions for Families | Suitable for Boys & Girls
QUOKKA
Global Hide-and-Seek: Brazil Card Vanishes Behind the Drapes

My human has brought another brightly colored box into my domain, this one apparently made by something called a "QUOKKA," which sounds suspiciously like a snack that got away. It…

★★★☆☆ — Worthy as a global hide-and-seek arena.
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Coin Spun, Equator Claimed, Conquest Declared Complete

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★★★☆☆
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States Reappraised as Future Vacation Territories

My human, in their infinite and often misguided wisdom, has procured a product from a company called "Skillmatics." It's a box of flat, colorful rect…

★★★☆☆
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Australian Pawn Vanquished, All Oceans Personally Claimed

My staff has acquired what appears to be a large, foldable territory map from a company named after that absurdly cheerful marsupial, the Quokka. The…

★★★☆☆
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Delaware Stolen, Wyoming's Flag Lost to a Heating Vent

My human, in her infinite and often misguided wisdom, has procured a large, soft, flat rectangle for her offspring. It appears to be a topographical …

★★★★☆
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