Yanuell was excited to begin his session by playing a game of Blokus. The game focuses on abstract strategy with transparent, Tetris-shaped, colored pieces that players are trying to play onto the board. It encourages creative thinking and has received a Mensa award for promoting healthy brain activity. The goal of this game is for players to fit all of their pieces onto the board. When placing a piece it may not lie adjacent to the player's other pieces, but must be placed touching at least one corner of their pieces already on the board. The player who gets rid of all of their tiles first is the winner and strategic thinking helps as you block moves from your opponent. Blokus is a catalyst for spatial thinking, as players form images in their mind before placing the pieces on the board. Being that this was Yanuell's first official time playing Blokus he did extremely well. He was able to play the entire game without getting frustrated and making great moves. He was quite proud of himself with his strategy and game play! After the competitive match of Blokus, we changed our focus to addition war. Yanuell played against Ethan and myself and was able to show off some super addition skills!