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These games are a good pick if you want screen-free play that travels well and does not need a long rulebook. You can compare the full Genius line-up and read how each version plays at jigsaw puzzles.

To see jigsaws grouped by piece count and theme, from first puzzles for toddlers to harder pieces for adults, take a look at the jigsaw collection at brain games for adults.

Solo puzzle games are useful when you need to keep one child occupied without a second player. The Genius Square and Genius Star are self-contained, so a child can roll, place and solve on a tray table or a picnic blanket without anyone else joining in. Card games such as Flip 7, available from The Happy Puzzle Company, come into their own when The Happy Puzzle Company online whole family wants a quick round at a campsite or in a holiday cottage.

For a hand-picked selection of brain teasers across easy, medium and fiendish levels, have a look at the adult puzzle range at brain teaser puzzles.

The pace of a word game shapes who enjoys it. Fast tile and card games reward quick thinking and keep younger players in the mix, because rounds are short and nobody sits waiting. WordSnap XL, an exclusive title from The Happy Puzzle Company, is built around building and spotting words at speed, so it works for a mixed group where you want everyone reaching for letters at once.

To compare word games by pace and age suitability, and see which reward speed versus vocabulary, take a look at the word games at brain games for adults.