Types of intelligence games; In the mental games curriculum, it was created by considering the game categories while creating learning areas. These are divided into 6 units: Verbal Games, Reasoning and Processing Games, Geometric - Mechanical Games, Memory Games, Strategy Games and Mental Questions. We can list them as follows (TTKB, 2013): Verbal Games: These are the types of games in which gamers benefit not only from their logical implications, but from general culture or vocabulary. For example; anagrams, password games, scrabble, word search (word hunt), word grouping, word placement. Reasoning and Processing Games: These are generally one-person puzzle games that are based on hints and only with logical inferences. For example; sudoku, admiral sank, minefield, yin-yang, fence, logic square, plug, square scratch, kendoku, kakuro, process square,… Yılmaz, Ş. & İkikardeş, N.Y. 535 Geometric-Mechanical Games: Gamers benefit from mental thinking skills, geometric thinking methods, motor skills or hand-eye coordination. Games such as tangram, cube counting, labyrinths, rubi cube, knot games, mechanical separation riddles, jenga, puzzles, mikado,… are included in this category. Memory Games: These are the types of games in which long-term or short-term memory is used. As an example of the games in this category; matching, picture remembering, direction finding games, recognizing objects given close-up photos can be given. Strategy Games: These are the types of games played with two or more players, where there are winner and loser parties. This kind of games is the classic games like go and chess. Mental Questions: Questions that are not clear at the beginning of the game, evaluate the player's clues and finally reach a clear result. It is usually played by one person and the result of the person who prepared the question is expected to be found. Some of the most wellknown questions are: “Determining how it operates the three bulbs in a closed room from the on-off button outside”, “Passing the wolf, lamb and grass to the opposite shore of the river with a single boat”, “Measuring a different volume precisely using containers of certain sizes” Are "liar and righteous problems". |