Abstract: A game device (10) includes a housing (12) mounted on a base (14). The housing (12) includes a stack (30) of activity cards (28). The activity cards are individually dispensed from a dispenser assembly (25). Each activity card includes a set of instructions (138) instructing the player to carry out a game activity. The activity card also includes a uniform resource locator address and instructions (140) for the user to access an interactive computer network to obtain further information and data to enable the user to complete the activity.

Abstract: A game kit (20) includes a game playing surface (22) marked with a plurality of indicia (42), (44), (46), (48), and (50). The game kit also includes a plurality of markers (26a-26d) for positioning on indicia of the playing surface. A first deck of cards (24a) including a plurality of cards (56) is also included. Each card bearing instructions (64) for a player to carry out an activity. The activity instructions of the cards in the first deck each being associated with a first core or cluster of human competencies selected from the group of factual knowledge competencies, audio/video performance competencies, two and/or three-dimensional graphic competencies, and spelling/vocabulary competencies.