2013 Mensa Select Winners Announced

Last weekend, 300 judges, 54 competing games, and forty-eight hours of nonstop board game action came together at the annual Mensa Mind Games. Members of American Mensa, the high IQ association, selected five Mensa Select winners, which were announced Sunday, April 21, 2013.

2013 Mensa Select Winners:

Forbidden Desert: Gear up for a thrilling adventure with this cooperative game to recover a legendary flying machine buried in the ruins of a desert city. (Gamewright)

Ghooost!: Play your cards wisely to get rid of all the ghosts, undead, vampires, zombies and other spooky creatures haunting your manor. (IELLO)

KerFlip!: Fast anagram fun! Shout your word first to earn more points for tiles you use. Used tiles are then flipped and worthless. Ingenious cleanup built right into the box. (Creative Foundry Games)

Kulami: A fun tactical game for two players that keeps you hanging until the last move is made! Players take turns on the ever-changing board. (FoxMind Games)

Suburbia: A tile-laying game in which each player tries to build up an economic engine and infrastructure that will be self-sufficient, profitable, and encourage population growth. (Bezier Games)

“Mensa Select games are enjoyable and challenging games for everyone,” said Greg Webster, Chief Judge of this year’s Mind Games event. “We hope our insights can help guide fellow game players on their quest for the best games for their collection and connect manufacturers with board game loving fans everywhere.”