• 2 By 2 (Bible Quest, $14.99). A word-picture association games that helps develop memory skills as you help Noah fill the ark by matching animals.

Local interest

• Speak It Not (Shadow Mountain, $15.95). If you've played Taboo, you can play this Mormon culture version. You try to get teammates to say a word without giving the most obvious clues.

• Exodus From Egypt (Bible Quest, $19.99). Move your pieces through the wilderness into the Promised Land.

• Champions of Faith (Bible Quest, $24.99) An "heirloom quality" game lets you face obstacles as biblical heroes such as Noah, David, Moses and others.

• Druthers (Covenant, $24.95) Choose a card from the family, child, teen or general category to earn points for correctly predicting others' druthers.

Brain boosters

• Big Brain Academy (University Games, $10). A thinking, puzzle-solving, train-your-brain card game based on the Nintendo video version.

• Qwirkle (MindWare, $24.95). A simple yet challenging game of matching shapes and colors on domino-like blocks to score points.

• Snatch (US Games System, $15). A word game with a twist. You build words independently, but your opponent can steal them.

• Civil Lore: The Game of American Culture (Evolving Toys, $29.95). Test your knowledge of all things American with this trivia game.

• Quartile (SimplyFun, $40). Math meets dominos in this game where you match wooden tiles so their numbers add up.

Quick and easy

• Monopoly Express, Sorry Express and Scrabble Express (Hasbro, $14.99 each). You think you don't have time for games? These speedier versions of classic games all play in 20 minutes or less, while retaining elements of their familiar counterparts. Mostly it's done with special dice and game cubes.

Pop culture

• Shrek's Flipped Out Fairytales (MGA, $19.99). Collect pieces of your fractured fairy tale.