Mr. E and the Mindbender Society invite you to enter the wonderfully puzzling world of Mindbender Mansion, a place full of puzzles, brain teasers, and interactive challenges guaranteed to test the brain power and problem solving skills of even the most experienced puzzlers. Adults and children alike will enjoy challenging their minds as they try to master each of the 40 individual brain teasers and the five group activities in this fun and unconventional new exhibit opening September 27 at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Mindbender Mansion was made possible in part with the generous support of sponsors IBM and Planar.

Visitors to Mindbender Mansion will be greeted by the wacky Mr. E, master brainteaser and puzzler extraordinaire, and current curator of the Mindbender Society. He will explain the mysteries of Mindbender Mansion and how to become a member of the exclusive Mindbender Society by gathering hidden clues and secret passwords. The clues can only be found by solving key puzzles found in each of the exhibit's themed areas.

Throughout the exhibit visitors will find a combination of tabletop brainteasers they can solve on their own and larger group challenges that will require assistance from their fellow mansion guests.

The group challenges include:

• Feeding Frenzy-Kitchen mayhem is guaranteed in a race to beat the clock by filling T.V. dinner trays (with five kinds of food) on a fast moving conveyer belt.
• Space Race-Solid teamwork is a must in order to maneuver a mechanical spaceship around a large game board hitting six targets in sequence before the time is up.
• Spelling Fever-Hopscotch meets Scrabble in this race to spell correct words within a limited amount of time by hopping on letter squares that light up.
• Move and Match-Dinner time was never this much fun! Slide your dining room chairs on wheels into a correct pattern before the clock runs out.
• Amazing Maze-In this version of the classic steel ball labyrinth game visitors must work together to tilt a table in different directions, guiding a ball into several holes as quickly as possible.

Upon completing each of the select brainteasers and group challenges, visitors will have gathered the necessary clues and secret passwords to become a member of the Mindbender Society and add their portrait to the "Wall of Fame."

Teachers can download our Teachers' Guide (2 MB PDF), which includes an Active Learning Log, a worksheet students can fill out during their museum visit.