Battle Box

Plan your attack, aim carefully, and try not to get too smug about it: Battle Box turns marble-launching into a real strategy game.

• Wooden arena with silicone rebounding side rails, weighted silicone blockers, 8 stainless steel marbles, and 2 each of black and blue blockers; minimal assembly required
• How to play: place your blockers, then take turns launching marbles at your opponent's targets, knocking them down one by one (every miss lets your opponent move one of your blockers, so aim carefully)
• Ages 3 and up (defaulted age; no vendor-confirmed age range found; note the stainless steel marbles are worth a closer look for households with very young children)

A giftable pick for kids who like a strategy game with a little bit of a mess-with-your-opponent streak.