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Map Games
We believe all maps are fun to read and interpret, but these map puzzles and playing cards are especially fun!
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The United States Puzzle
“Build the Puzzle & Learn the States”
A 55 piece puzzle of the United States, with pieces shaped like the states. The pieces are twice as thick as most puzzles, and are adorned with cartoony images with some greater or lesser relevance to states they adorn. Each state piece is labelled with the name and the state capital city. The manufacturer recommends it for ages 8 and up. I suspect kids older than 11 or 12 would find it too simple, and the little pictures give it a juvenile sense that they would not find cool to be associated with—except perhaps in conjunction with supervising the play of younger kids.
Completed size is about 30 x 18 inches.
Manufactured by A Broader View, designed in USA, made in Taiwan, 2007. New.
Item #BV-US-PUZZLE. Shipping weight: 3.0 lbs. Manufacturer’s suggested retail: $16.00. Your price: $15.50
The Global Puzzle
“Build the Puzzle & Learn the World”
Both entertaining and educational, this colorful 600 piece puzzle features individual pieces shaped like the nations of the world, plus US states and Canadian provinces. The pieces which show the oceans, Antarctica, and border areas of the puzzle are cut into traditional interlocking jigsaw shapes.
To further enhance your geographical learning experience, the space covered by the oceans lists the names of each nation, US state, and Canadian province or territory (both common and official names, e.g. Morocco and Kingdom of Morocco); and the name of the capital city; plus recent population figures. The smallest countries or states are indicated with initials only on their respective puzzle pieces, but the expanded information shown in the oceans keys you to the full name.
The puzzle manufacturer says that of 100 people they surveyed, the average person could only locate 18 of the 193 nations. After completing the puzzle just once, that average score increased a whopping 400%!
While it is not specified by the maker, the projection used for the world map appears to be the Robinson, a great one for minimizing the distortion of relative size and shape produced by all flat world maps. Completed size is 36 x 18 inches.
Manufactured by A Broader View, map image by Map Resources, July 2006. New.
Item #981. Shipping weight: 2.5 lbs. Manufacturer’s suggested retail: $16.00. Your price: $15.50
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World Map Playing CardsA set of map playing cards, both fun and educational, this one featuring the nations of the world. Fifty of the cards show maps of one or multiple nations (for example, the 6 of clubs features Italy, Liechtenstein, Malta, San Marino, Switzerland, and Vatican City), 
while two other cards show Washington, D.C. and world maps. The surprisingly detailed maps may show the names of adjacent seas and oceans, major rivers, capital cities, mountain ranges and high peaks. There is a bar scale, and in the margins of each card are the areas of each nation, its population, and its growth rate.
while two other cards show Washington, D.C. and world maps. The surprisingly detailed maps may show the names of adjacent seas and oceans, major rivers, capital cities, mountain ranges and high peaks. There is a bar scale, and in the margins of each card are the areas of each nation, its population, and its growth rate.The deck is standard bridge size (2¼ x 3½ inches). The reverse side is the logo of the map company, UniversalMap.
UniversalMap, new.
Item #954. Publisher’s price: $3.95. Your price: $3.55 (Out of stock, on longer stocked by our distributor, nor listed on the publisher's website. You can order a larger format, kids-version of these cards directly from the publisher at www.universalmap.com)
U.S. Map Playing CardsLearn the geography of the United States while playing card games! The standard 52-card deck features maps of all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and a world map. The margins of each card have the standard playing card suits, but instead of, for example, an image 
of a queen, there is a map of a state. These are not mere outline maps, but are actually fairly detailed, showing major cities, rivers, national forests and parks, and mountain ranges. Each card also shows a scale of miles, and lists the area, state tree, state bird, state nickname, state flower, admission date, plus a small image of the state flag! The reverse side is the UniversalMAP logo.
of a queen, there is a map of a state. These are not mere outline maps, but are actually fairly detailed, showing major cities, rivers, national forests and parks, and mountain ranges. Each card also shows a scale of miles, and lists the area, state tree, state bird, state nickname, state flower, admission date, plus a small image of the state flag! The reverse side is the UniversalMAP logo.These cards are standard bridge size, and come in a clear plastic case.
Made for UniversalMAP in India. New.
Item #952. Publisher’s price: $4.95. Your price: $4.45 (Out of stock; no longer available at our distributor or the publisher. You can order a larger format, kids-version of these cards directly from the publisher at www.universalmap.com)
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United States National Parks Playing Cards
Same concept as the above two card sets, but this one features maps of 55 U.S. National Parks, with facts about each one in the margins.
The deck is standard bridge size (2¼ x 3½ inches) and comes in a clear plastic container. The reverse side is the logo of the map company, UniversalMap.
Made for UniversalMAP in India. New.
Item #873. Shipping weight: 0.4 lb. Publisher's price: $4.95. Your price: $4.45
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