''Skullduggery'', is a children's

board game Board games are tabletop games that typically use . These pieces are moved or placed on a pre-marked board (playing surface) and often include elements of table, card, role-playing, and miniatures games as well. Many board games feature a comp ...

designed to teach basic

logic Logic is the study of correct reasoning. It includes both formal and informal logic. Formal logic is the science of deductively valid inferences or of logical truths. It is a formal science investigating how conclusions follow from premises ...

and

strategy Strategy (from Greek στρατηγία ''stratēgia'', "art of troop leader; office of general, command, generalship") is a general plan to achieve one or more long-term or overall goals under conditions of uncertainty. In the sense of the "art ...

. It was created and illustrated by Allegra Vernon,http://www.islandillustrators.org/illustrators/vernon.asp?p=1&img=1 Island Illustrator's Society Creative Director of Outset Media. The

pirate Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ...

-themed game is played on a tiled board, with tokens representing the players. The game uses pirates and gemstones as enemies to create obstacles, which lends to its name. Each player works to uncover four landmarks in order to complete a treasure map and race to the treasure. The tile game was manufactured by Outset Media, the same company that distributes

Qwirkle ''Qwirkle'' is a tile-based game for two to four players, designed by Susan McKinley Ross and published by MindWare. Qwirkle shares some characteristics with the games ''Rummikub'' and ''Scrabble''. It is distributed in Canada by game and puzz ...

, another tile-based game, that also won a

Mensa Select Mensa Select is an annual award given by American Mensa Mensa is the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organisation open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised I ...

Mind Game Award in 2007. Only five awards are given each year by American Mensa.

Awards

*National Parenting Center Seal of Approval *Parent's Choice Recommendation *Creative Child Magazine, Creative Toy Top Game of the Year Award *

Canadian Toy Testing Council The Canadian Toy Testing Council was a volunteer-operated not-for-profit organization established in 1952 to test toys for playability and safety. The organization ceased operations in June 2015. History Each year, the organization solicited fam ...

, 3-Star Rating

References

External links

* Board games introduced in 2006 Board games with a modular board Mensa Select winners {{board-game-stub