Archive for the ‘Games’ Category
27
Jan
At the zoo
Categories: For Older Kids, Games, Toys
Find It caught my attention the first time I saw it in the midst of the crowded and overwhelming games section at Toy Fair in 2004. Basically, it’s a clear plastic tube packed with colored plastic chips, and an assortment of small objects to find floating inside the tube. The penny, whose unique density relative… read more!
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26
Jan
Whoonu a whoozit?
Categories: For Older Kids, Games, Toys
The newest family game from those crazy geniuses at Cranium looks like a lot of fun. For ages 8 and up, players try to guess which of their cards will be most appealing to the dealer, also known as the Whoozit. The Whoozit ranks the anonymously proffered cards in order of preference, with the most… read more!
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10
Dec
Fun for each night
Categories: Games, Toys
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, is celebrated each December, right around the same time as Christmas. Coincidentally, there is a tradition of giving gifts on each of the holiday’s eight nights, although this tradition almost certainly came about from a desire to keep children from feeling left out during the Christmas season. In fact,… read more!
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3
Dec
Are you game?
Categories: Games, Toys
Although video games have become enormously popular with kids (an understatement, I know), board games are still a strong category, especially among families looking for quality together-time activities. Testament to this is the games section at Toy Fair each year, with several aisles teeming with passionate, small companies often hawking a single product. Even on… read more!
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28
Nov
Scrabble for Capitalists
Categories: Games, Toys
Last week, a customer came in and asked if we carried a game called Buy Word. She was shocked that we’d never heard of this game, which was recently named Game of the Year by Games Magazine. We never want to be out of the loop, so I did some research and eventually ordered this… read more!
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23
Nov
Hit one out of the park
Categories: Games, Toys, Toys for Boys
With all the mayhem surrounding the release of the XBox 360, it’s nice to see an interactive, indoor baseball game where the most complex technology is a spring-loaded mechanism that propels the batter. The Franklin Park Stadium Baseball Game, by Franklin Sports, feels a bit like a relic, but that’s partly why it is so… read more!
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14
Nov
A whole new dimension
Categories: For Older Kids, Games, Toys
This is one holiday item that’s getting a lot of attention this year. We just got our shipment of Zocker’s 3D Pool Table, and although I haven’t personally had a chance to play just yet, it looks great. It’s basically a billiards game, but in three dimensions instead of… well, one. Players begin on the… read more!
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8
Nov
Kickin’ it up a notch
Categories: For Older Kids, Games, Toys
As if remote control cars weren’t fun enough, Kid Galaxy has really upped the ante with their new soccer game, Kick It. Two soccer cleats are controlled by separate remote controls, and the object is to kick the ball into your opponent’s goal, marked by the nifty little orange cones. You don’t need me to… read more!
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2
Nov
Raising a Ruckus
Categories: Games, Toys
We see a lot of card games in our line of work. There are classics, like Go Fish, Old Maid and Uno. Intellectual favorites, like Set. Blockbuster (relative) newcomers, like Apples to Apples, and undiscovered gems, like Perpetual Commotion. The common key to success among all these titles is simplicity. Great card games are created… read more!
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