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Brain-O-Matic Electronic Trivia Board Game Be the first player to get to the brain when you play Brain-O-Matic from DaMert. Play commences when the youngest player presses the button at the back of the brain that’s sitting in the middle of the board. When the brain’s music and lights stop, the category on the brain that remains lit determines what sort of question the player will answer. There are seven categories: Science & Nature, History, Popular Culture, Arts, Geography, Sports & Games, and No Brainer. Each question card (except No Brainer) has three questions arranged in order of difficulty, so kids of several ages (8 and older) can play together and have a chance to win. A fun, cooperative game for the whole family. –Margaret Quinn
Customer Review: Competition for Computer and Video Games
My 11 year old son got this for his birthday, and I figured it would be another dust gathering board game he’d never look at again (Scrabble Junior was one of these).

The gross brain was what first grabbed him (if you’re 11 and male, it has to be gross). The fact that it lit up and made noise meant that it had enough technology to hold his interest.

It has questions he sometimes can answer, which makes him feel smart, and it has questions he sometimes can’t answer which means he’s learning something. In addition, you sometimes roll to a position on the board where you pull a “no brainer” question that is, in effect, a dumb joke like, “Who is buried in Grant’s tomb?” They’re stupid enough to make him groan, which is what an 11 year old looks for in a joke.

He and another 11 year old boy have been playing the game for hours with thousands of dollars of computer equipment and games two feet away.

Enough said.
Customer Review: Jeffrey Dahlmer here we come
This game turned my stomach- I don’t think kids need that visual impact of a coroner’s job.