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Game On!

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Adventure in Every Move!

Spin the wheel, roll the dice and get ready for the ultimate family game room! Step into a life-sized candy-themed boardgame where you become the game piece. Challenge a friend to a game show-style word game. Test your limits on a 3D Twister board or quirky pong table. Take on a mind-bending tabletop game and more! This hands-on exhibit brings the fun of gameplay to life in big, bold ways.
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Exhibit Details

Content Focus

Physical play, Communication and Collaborative Play

Size

2,500 sq. Ft.

Price

$70,000

Target Audience

Children ages 0-9, Families and school groups

Logistics

Tallest component is 13 feet, when inflated, 8 feet hard structure.
2 trucks, 24 – 4’x8′ wheeled collapsible carts

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Exhibit Highlights

Some of the most popular components of the exhibit

Candy Quest

Step into a life-sized candy-themed board game where you are the game piece. Grab a costume, take a spin and choose your path. Can you crack the code and make it to the tower to save the stolen candy from the fairies?

Phrase Play

Somewhere between Wheel of Fortune and Wordle, Phrase Play is fun for the whole family. Players spin the giant wheel, revealing letters to solve the phrase before time runs out.

Play in Motion

Test your limits on quirky versions of familiar games like a 3D Twister board, a twisted ping pong table, unique mini golf holes and a one-of-a-kind Skee-Ball alley.

(Un)Bored Games

Challenge a friend to one of three mind-bending tabletop games including Wobble and Bobble (a block building balance game), Sketch and Guess (a competitive drawing game) and Ginebig (based on the traditional Ojibwe Snake Game).

Tot spot

A dedicated spot for little gamers under 3 years old to crawl, climb and build coordination skills in a space made just for them.

Playful Learning

Through game centered play this exhibit works to:

    • Invite visitors to physically move through a variety of games, using large and small coordination skills.
    • Provide opportunities for visitors to collaborate and compete in a low-risk, friendly environment.
    • Strengthen language and communication skills.
    • Build confidence through fun, exciting and age-appropriate challenges.
    • Encourage imagination and creativity in role-playing scenarios.
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"We’re thrilled to tour an exciting world of games, where the entire family can play together with friendly competition. This exhibit uses the power of play to give children opportunities to deepen their critical thinking, communication and physical play.”

Jessica Turgeon, Vice President of Museum Experience at Minnesota Children’s Museum