Games
At ProgressiveKid we offer a unique collection of smart, worthwhile, award-winning educational games for all ages. Our matching games and cooperative games for the younger set are perfect choices for toddlers and preschoolers. And our eco-adventure games and more advanced cooperative games are a blast for older kids and teens. These are games that might even hold the attention of distractable grownups!
Xeko Trading Card Game
Join the Xeko craze!
This popular, award-winning two-player ecology trading card game has it all: amazing
animals, world adventure, and environmental problem-solving. It is based
on the myth of Xeko (pronounced Zee-ko, a secret ecological knowledge order) and real-world
conservation hotspots. Players collect and trade cards, both competing
and cooperating to make the strongest Xeko-system. Good sportspersonship
is central to the game, and players get their respective cards back
at the end. For ages 8 and up.
Xeko Mission: Indonesia Starter Set
2007 Game of the Year Award from Creative Child Magazine. The third Xeko mission is underway! Disguised as coffee crates, the briefing kits for Mission: Indonesia have arrived, and Xeko Agents are being sought for the most exciting eco-adventure yet. The animals of Indonesia are in danger, and the power to save them is in the cards. Xeko Masters, get ready for the hotspot of “Sundaland,” which includes parts of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Borneo. Sundaland is the only place in the world where elephants, rhinoceroses, tigers, clouded leopards, and orangutans coexist. The Starter Set comes in a collectible box made from sustainably farmed (FSC certified) wood that contains an oversized play mat with an eco-map on the back, 40 cards for a 2-player game, giant learn-to-play cards, two limited-edition sketch cards, and a rule book. All Xeko collections are playable with one another, and players mix and match to build custom decks. Xeko is printed on recycled materials using soy-based inks, and 4 percent of net game sales are donated to Conservation International. For ages 8 and up.
Xeko Mission: Indonesia Booster Pack
2007 Game of the Year Award from Creative Child Magazine. Add to your Indonesia game card collection with Indonesia Booster Packs. Booster Packs contain a random selection of 9 cards from the full collection of 116 Mission Indonesia cards.
Xeko Mission: Costa Rica Starter Set
2006 Toy of the Year Award from Creative Child Magazine; 2006 Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center. Visit beautiful Costa Rica and learn about its extraordinary biodiversity within twelve distinct ecosystems. From the hammerhead shark and manatee to the colorful array of rare and exotic frogs and turtles, Costa Rica is positively jumping with amazing critters. The Starter Set comes in a collectible storage box that contains an oversized play mat with a poster on the back, 48 cards for a 2-player game, two learn-to-play guides, two limited-edition sketch cards, and a bonus CD that contains a Xeko screen saver and other goodies. All Xeko collections are playable with one another, and players mix and match to build custom decks. Xeko is printed on recycled materials using soy-based inks, and 4 percent of net game sales are donated to Conservation International. For ages 8 and up.
Xeko Mission: Costa Rica Booster Pack
2006 Toy of the Year Award from Creative Child Magazine; 2006 Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center. Add to your game card collection with Mission Costa Rica Booster Packs. Booster Packs contain a random selection of 9 cards from the full collection of 150 Mission: Costa Rica cards.
Xeko Mission: Costa Rica Bonus Pack
20 PERCENT OFF SALE! Get the Starter Set and two Booster Packs at 20 percent off the regular price.
Xeko Mission: Madagascar Starter Set
2006 Toy of the Year Award from Creative Child Magazine; 2006 Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center. Explore the exotic island of Madagascar and help protect its strange and wonderful animals in the orginal Xeko Mission: Madagascar. Meet the ferocious fossas, critically-endangered lemurs, and tomato frogs that ooze poison. The Starter Set includes an oversized color play mat with a poster on the back, 50 cards for a 2-player game, two color learn-to-play guides, and a rulebook. All Xeko collections are playable with one another, and players mix and match to build custom decks. Xeko products are printed on recycled materials using soy-based inks, and 4 percent of net game sales are donated to Conservation International. For ages 8 and up.
Cooperative Board Games
Everyone in the family will have fun working toward common goals as they play our award-winning cooperative games.
Harvest Time
Top Rating from Canadian Toy Testing. This popular cooperative game for young children brings players together as they work to harvest their gardens before winter comes. This is a simple but challenging game for beginners that reinforces cooperative skills, as well as an awareness of farming and seasonal cycles. Includes 12" x 12" board, die, 48 vegetable pieces, winter and spring puzzle pieces, rules for extended "spring planting" game. For 2–4 players, ages 3–7.
Max
Top Rating from Canadian Toy Testing. This top-selling cooperative game gets the young kids' vote for most fun. In this exciting game of strategy, players use logic and decision-making skills as they work together to help chipmunk, bird, and mouse get home safely without Max the cat catching them. Includes 12" x 12" board, special dice, 4 movers, and 4 cat treats. For 1–8 players, ages 4–7.
Beautiful Place
Top Rating from Canadian Toy Testing. In this cooperative ecology game for children, players work together to save the Earth from pollution and restore its ecological balance and natural beauty. Children use cooperative skills and develop a sense of environmental awareness and responsibility. Created before widespread knowledge of global warming, this prophetic game has great resonance today. Includes 12" x 12" board, pollution clouds, ugly puzzle, good ecology deed tokens, movers, and die. For 2–4 players, ages 4-7.
Sky Travelers
In this exciting, cooperative game of skill, teamwork, and decision-making, players are peace-loving scouts from space that have crashed on an island on Earth. They must search the shore, sea, mountains, and forests to find resources to repair their spacecraft in time to be picked up by the Mother Ship. As they make their way, players encounter UTOCs (Ugly Things Out of Control) and must find creative, nonviolent ways to deal with them. One customer called this, "the completely opposite playing experience to all current violent games! A truly kinder, gentler science fiction game." Includes 13" x 18" board, movers, traveler chart, travel cards, and dice. For 2–4 players, ages 8 and up.
Then There Were None
In this new cooperative game players work together to help prevent species loss from habitat destruction and overhunting. Players make decisions about research, legal protections, and conservation methods to save as many endangered species as possible. The basic game plays quickly, with advanced rules and longer play for older players.
Includes 20 endangered creature cards; 50 research, protection, hunting, and habitat tokens; a project marker, and an educational booklet with species information. For 1 to 12 players, ages 9 and up.
New America
In this challenging cooperative game for teens and adults, players work together in research and development teams to redesign North America's socio-economic system. Players must address a wide range of social issues, with energy and resources of utmost importance, before it is too late. This thought-provoking game is sure to generate compelling discussion among friends and family members. For 2–12 players, ages teen to adult.
Matching Games
Toddlers and preschoolers can join in the fun with our lively and engaging matching games.
Counting Bugs Dominoes
Dr. Toy Best Smart Play/Smart Toy Products. Your toddler or preschooler will love counting friendly grasshoppers, bumblebees, dragonflies, ants, ladybugs, and butterflies with this adorably illustrated, classic game of dominoes. Instructions included. For ages 2 and up.
Life on Earth Matching Game
Oppenheim Gold Award Winner. This artfully illustrated matching game is a great learning tool that provides classic fun for kids. Players develop memory skills as they uncover tiles to find matching pairs of lemurs, owls, dragonflies, and much more. For ages 5 and up.
I Never Forget a Face Matching Game
Oppenheim Gold Award Winner. This engaging matching game with children's faces from around the world provides classic fun for kids. Players develop memory skills as they uncover tiles to find matching pairs. For ages 5 and up.