Board games are not just for kids, they are mental exercises to encourage health and longevity. However, digging through the stacks of games can be a challenge in itself. This is where the Mensa Select award comes in.

Each year the prestigious Mensa group gets together and plays board games. Games are played with an eye on originality, game play, value, aesthetics, and instructions. After a weekend of intense evaluation, they award the five games they find most stimulating the Mensa Select award.

The Mensa website archives all past winners. A few that are most intriguing to me are : blokus, pentago, and set.