Skill Games & Logic Games

Pocket skill games and logic games

This is a small category and we describe it exactly as it is. Right now it brings together three things: pocket IQ logic games to play solo or as a duel, Pocket Disc soft flying discs crocheted by hand, and a contact coin from Aroundsquare to play with your fingers. Everything shown as available is in our Madrid warehouse.

If you are looking for metal, wooden or Kong Ming lock puzzles, you will find them in brain teaser puzzles.

IQ logic games: progressive challenges in a travel-size format

They all work the same way: a small board, some pieces and a booklet of challenges ordered from easy to hard. Each challenge shows how the board starts or what you need to achieve, and you place the remaining pieces. They fit in a backpack and need no batteries or screen, which makes them a handy travel logic puzzle.

Pocket Disc: soft cloth flying disc

Pocket Disc are soft cotton flying discs, crocheted by hand by artisans in Guatemala. They fold up and fit in a pocket. There are two versions. The Indoor has a looser stitch and is very soft, designed for playing at home and with children: we have the Indoor El Fuego and the Indoor Fleur Royal. The Sports is heavier and flies further, for playing outdoors, such as the Sports Atitlan.

Aroundsquare Deadeye: contact coin

A contact coin is a coin made to be rolled and passed between your fingers, in the same family of skill toys as the begleri. The Aroundsquare Deadeye is concave, with a finger dip on each side, and ours is in white Delrin (an engineering plastic, acetal), very light. It works just as well for learning moves as for holding in your hand while you think.

As a gift

An IQ game is a small gift that makes sense as soon as it is opened, and the two-player version works for family play. An Indoor Pocket Disc is a good choice for young children because it is soft. There are more ideas in brain teaser gifts and in the gift guide. If you are interested in skill toys with more depth, take a look at the kendamas or the Rubik's cubes.

Frequently asked questions

What age are the IQ games for?

Each box states its age. The IQ Focus, for example, is recommended from age 8. Since the challenges go from easy to hard, they also work for adults.

Which IQ game should I choose?

To play solo, the IQ Focus or the IQ Puzzle Game with balls, whose challenges range from starter to expert. If they like numbers, the IQ Number Puzzle. If there are two of you and you want to compete, the IQ Game in duel mode.

Can the Pocket Disc be used indoors?

The Indoor version is designed for that: it has a looser weave and is very soft. The Sports version, which is heavier, is for outdoors.

Where are the Hanayama puzzles and wooden brain teasers?

In brain teaser puzzles, with a guide by difficulty level.

Will you be expanding this category?

We will add products when we have something that fits. In the meantime, what you see in the listing is what is available.