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Latest Additions
The best new (or re-released) games
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1st and Goal NEW:
This highly rated release pits two football
teams in a classic gridiron match. Playable by 2-4 players, ‘coaches’ call
plays using the cards available in their hands. Yardage gained or lost is
determined by the roll of the dice. Strategic play calling makes all the
difference... The right offensive play might get a lot of yardage... unless
the defense sets up correctly to stop it. Fumbles, interceptions, sacks,
penalties, deep passes, breakaway runs... it’s all in here!
CONTENTS: 7 Team dice, 3 Play
dice, 61 Offense cards, 61 Defense cards,
magnetic Football, game board, magnetic 1st down flags, 1
DFL* coin, 6 score/timeout tokens and illustrated rules.
Expansions are planned for release in 2012
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Alien Quick Shot (New):
•Load your shooter with plastic marbles and fire away. The game is sealed so the marbles stay in the game tray. •With each hit one of your opponent's aliens goes flying •Be the player who still has aliens on your side to win •For 2 players; NO batteries needed •Ages 6 and up Click image to enlarge Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 4.4 x 9 inches ; 2 pounds | $19.98 | |
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Anomia (New):
Easy to learn, fun to play over and over again, Anomia will have any group
of friends, family, even perfect strangers, shouting and laughing out loud
as they try to beat each other to the punch! There's LOTS of cards so the
game stays fresh and unpredictable. Players: 3-6 players, Ages 10 and up. Goal: To win the most cards by facing-off with other players. Cards: 2 decks. Each deck has 92 unique playing cards and 8 Wild Cards. Duration: One round lasts about 30 minutes. You will usually play more! Vibe: It can be your turn at any time and anyone can be your opponent! Awards including the Mensa Select Seal, The National Parenting Center Award and the Major Fun Award. |
$14.98 |
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Baffle (New):
This puzzle game by an independent company feels a bit like Sudoku and plays
on several levels. There are 60 setup cards (much like Rush Hour) for 60
separate puzzles to solve. Pick one, and set the board to match. There are
25 pieces in 5 colors each with 5 shapes. Place the pieces so that no column
or row has 2 pieces of the same color or 2 pieces with the same shape. Some
of the cards/puzzles are fairly easy, but some are downright nasty. You will
get better as you play more, and play can get quite addictive. The
components are colorful, sturdy and the whole thing is made in the US, a
fairly rare thing these days.
| $27.72 | |
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Swish is a spatial card game that
challenges you to be the first to make matches (Swishes). Swishes are made
by layering as few as two or as many as 12 of the transparent cards so that
every ball swishes into a hoop of the same color. The cards must be placed
on top of each other in the same orientation, and no ball or hoop can be
left unmatched. The player with the most matches wins. Various levels of
play make this card game addictively fun for all!
Includes: * 60 clear SWISH! Cards, * Game-Go Bag, * Instructions | $12.90 | |
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Rowboat:
In this amazingly fun game of precision and
strategy, players find clever ways to reach their bid and outsmart their
opponents. It's a bidding, trick taking card game where trump changes at
every turn. This beautifully designed ocean-themed game is the perfect gift
for any game enthusiast. If you like classic card games like Spades, Euchre
or Bridge, then you will LOVE Rowboat! For 2-4 players, ages 12+
Our take: A clever variant of the Rage/Oh Hell/Wizard bidding trick taking system, with a handful of special power cards added. Rowboat plays fast and is easy to learn. Award from Games Magazine: Selected to the Games 100 / Family Card Game 2011 | $12.31 | |
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Hike:
The fun, new card game where nature springs
surprises and players battle for survival. Get ready to go for a trek, get
Lost on a Trail, ride out Avalanches, and always remember to watch out
for…Poop. No Littering Allowed! To win, the object is to get rid of your
cards, outlast your opponents, & score points. Winner of the 2011 Dr. Toy Award for Best Vacation Products!
Price:
$10.95
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 | Zip-IT: From the makers of the best selling BANANAGRAMS, ZIP-IT is an exhilarating, high-speed, two-player game played with 24 lettered cubes and you keep score with the zippers on the pouch. Each player takes 12 cubes and races against their opponent to build a word grid. One hand can be played in as little as 20 seconds, and everything you need is in the bag! Playable on an airplane or train tray, ZIP-IT is the ultimate travel game. You don't even need pencil & paper. Each pouch includes a WEORDS dictionary of weird words that win word games! | $14.98 |
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Tell Tale : Excellent creative, interactive, & portable companion product for the hit "Spot It game (below). Using cards with a variety of images ranging from the charming to the ordinary, encompassing a range of situations, players improvise stories. Take a journey into storyland... Whether engaged in a friendly contest or creating a story together, you will love the way the Tell Tale 2 sided cards give your imagination a chance to shine. 7 great family games and thousands of short stories to tell are included in this tin. For ages 5 or 6+, 3-8 players, 15-20 mins to play. | $10.97 | |
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Spot It! :
There are 4 games in this package but the key to
each is that there is always one, and only one, matching symbol
between any 2 cards in this party game. Spot it and you win! A sharp eye
and a little bit of speed is all it takes to become a Spot it! master. What's special about Spot It is that after a few plays, the kids will start to beat the parents. Its rare for a game to give the younger players an equal chance to win without parents letting them. Children just seem to see the patterns faster than most adults. The tin says for ages 7+, although we've played with younger. | $10.97 | |
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City Square Off: Here is Ted
Cheatham's latest. This time Ted, one of the truly nice people in the
business, mixes a dash of Cathedral, a bit of Blokus, Tetris, & the
strategic feel of one of our favs, Take It Easy. On the box: Go
head-to-head against your opponent in this tactical game of city planning.
Draw a shape card and then simultaneously try to fit the matching tile into
your city grids. Plot wisely, as you must always have space to play your
next piece. Build your city without going over the limits and consider
yourself the master planner! For 2 players or teams, ages 8+ and takes
about 10-15 minutes per game. Click image to enlarge |
$ $16.94
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Spell It: A fast paced word game by
the makers of "Spot It" & "Yamslam". Roll the letter cubes, pick a category
chip, and come up with a word that applies. The word can be as long as you
like, but you must use at least 3 of the letters on the cubes rolled. So if
you rolled L * K * A * V * B , and the category was Sports,
Games & Hobbies, you might use BACKGAMMON, BASKETBALL, or SCRABBLE. Ages 8+,
2-6 players After several plays, everyone was coming up with alternative ways to play. Everything is self contained, travels well & with quality components. |
$ $18.87
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American Throttle: NEW Have a motorcycle enthusiast in the family? Here’s a game that incorporates the greatest invention of all time… the motorcycle. The game has elements of trivia & poker that combines the excitement of motorcycling while testing players knowledge of movies, music, travel destinations and motorcycle history. It's based on a “poker run” which takes each player on a ride around the United States, stopping at all the major rallies such as Sturgis, Laconia, Daytona, Four Corners and Laughlin. A friendly wager is placed in the “pot” area and after each player has picked one of the 15 motorcycle game piece, the journey begins. When a rider enters a rally, he or she receives a poker card. The player to reach the Hollister rally first wins half the pot. After all riders have reached the end of their trip, the player with the best poker hand wins the other half of the pot. Includes 600 trivia cards, 15 player (motorcycle) tokens with stands, large 23 inch playing board, a deck of cards, a die & rules. Ages 7+, for up to 7 players.Click image to enlarge | $37.73 | |
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Pass the Pigs Pig Party: NOW 4
players can play all at once. There's 4 pairs of Pig Dice... more dice, more
scoring, more FUN!
Comes with 4 Sets of Pig Dice, 30 roll, bonus and point cards, Zipper Carrying case & rules. Ages 7+, 2-4 players |
$ $17.90 | |
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Instant Insanity:
Long out of print, this classic puzzle was a hit
when we opened in the '70s (and earlier too). Arrainge the 4 cubes so that
there are no repeating colors on any side.
| $6.43 | |
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Big Boggle: This is the original Larger 5x5
version of the standard Boggle game. and is now available again after many
many years.
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$ $17.90 | |
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Gotcha: Catch Your Friends Before
They Catch You --
Each player tries to follow the constantly changing rules, while at the same time trying to catch others breaking a rule. For example, a rule card may read, "People wearing jeans must use finger quotes while speaking." If any jeans-wearer speaks without using finger quotes, the first player to catch it and hit the buzzer scores! The rule cards have been designed so there are thousands of different possible rule combinations, offering great replay value. It gets funnier as more rules are played – a perfect mix of laugh-out-loud fun and hectic mayhem. For 3-6 players ages 14+. We think the age listed is a bit high. If you've played the popular card game FLUXX, you have a pretty good idea of what's going on...nicely done and it tested well with our customers. |
$ $22.98 | |
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Poo : The Card Game: Silly, fast, fun, and easy to learn. OK, the theme walks a fine line between bathroom humor and respectability but one thing is sure: it was the surprise hit of the Holiday Season. The idea is that each player is slinging ahhh, well, Poo, lots of different types of Poo. The cards give the opportunity to clean off, hide, or just sling it. The first 2 players to get "covered" can use the "golden banana" to clean off half the damage/poo. None of this matters until the kids (and many of the adults) stop laughing enough to get back to the game. For 2-8, ages 7 or 8+ | $9.97 | |
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Mille Bornes Board Game: Bring the
thrill of racing to your family. It's a thousand mile race along an
imaginary road; your kids' goal is to arrive first, avoiding the hazards
while inflicting them on their opponents and collecting the spares and
repairs that will speed them on. The first player to log 1,000 miles wins.
Unlike many games adapted from an original, this version maintains the flavor of the classic card game from the 50's. We expect many (especially the kids) will like the idea of being able to visibly see the positions of each car as the race unfolds. For 2-4 players, ages 5+ |
$17.71 | |
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Tile Lock Scrabble NEW: Your Scrabble words won't be slip slidin' away, thanks to this board's clever "tile-lock" design. There are also soft pads on its bottom that allow you to effortlessly slide the board across a table or rotate it for a better view. And, the compact size of the board (10.25 inch), tiles and racks, make the game ideal for travel. You can play Scrabble in a car, train, plane or boat with no worries! | $17.71 | |
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Labyrinth: This
is not quite a game and not quite a puzzle - but it is definitely addictive
and entertaining. Guide the ball around the complex maze and don't let it
drop through the holes along the way. Labyrinth requires concentration,
dexterity and a lot of patience! This is one of the best looking Labyrinths
we've seen in years and it would grace any coffee table. Size approximately 12
1/2 x 11 x 3 1/2 inches
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Eclipse:
NEW
Each player has a comet (the
large wood ball) and five pairs of satellites. Moving through space is
strictly regulated. Launch an attack on the opposing galaxy and immobilize
hostile satellites and capture your opponent's comet to win. Eclipse
requires foresight and anticipation: perfect your strategy! Contents: 1 wood
board, 25 wooden spheres, rules. **We found this clever game easy to learn and challenging to master. It looks great too. See the rest of the games in this series on the Abstract games page. Click image to enlarge |
$28.87 | |
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Pocket Yamslam NEW: Roll five dice to win. Calculated chances and strategic choices will place the odds in your favor. After each roll, choose the dice that will get you the best combination. Each combination is worth a different point value and has only four chips, so get the best ones before they run out. Race your friends to the special bonuses and keep the suspense rolling until the end with Pocket Yamslam. It is compact, self contained and includes a chip rack. | $9.97 | |
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Sumoku: Almost like Bananagrams with numbers, Sumoku is a unique crossword-style game that can be played 5 different ways. Whether you are looking for fast action with friends, a challenging solo pastime, or an addictive game that brings family together, Sumoku has it all! Just add up tiles to multiples of the number shown on the die, connect them all together, and you have a Sumoku! Packed with endless challenges, Sumoku adds up to fun! Playing time 10-30 minutes, Number of Players 1 - 8, For ages 8+ | $13.86 | |
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Scattergories Categories: If you
loved the game of "Scattergories" then Scattergories Categories is the next
game you will want to play. It's a great twist on your favorite. Keep the
fun coming with this fast-thinking categories game. Contains 125 cards,
containing 250 word challenges, 2-minute sand timer, 4 pads of score sheets,
plastic card base and rules.
Click image to enlarge | $16.94 | |
 | Golden Gate: Golden Gate is a fun, relaxing game for all ages. The design is quality, and it’s travel friendly. Players collect chips out of the gate by playing yellow cards and by being the first one to run out of cards. The longer you wait to drop yellow cards, the higher the value of the chip—but wait too long and the gate will close. Green cards are neutral, black cards are wild, and red cards count against you if you’re left with any at the end (this is bad). The winner of each round collects points for each red card remaining in other players’ hands. It's easy to learn, plays fast, and is good family fun. For 2 to 4 players with play time about 20 minutes, ages 7+ | $13.86 | |
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Reproduction of the Original 1960
Game of Life NEW :
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of
The Game of Life with this wonderful classic edition. Everything you adored
about the original 1960 game will be found inside. Good fortune is
always around the corner. That’s LIFE! For Ages 10+, 2-6 players. |
$29.99 |
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Roadzters Tabletop Racing Game:
RoadZters is a flicking game, very much like
Bisikle. The whole concept is in the ZBall, a marble with a unique internal
mechanism. Very easy to control, you can spin it in different ways to do
high precision shots. The goal of the game is to flick your way to the
finish line as fast as possible. You compete on a 13ft track which can be
set up in an infinite number of track designs. One difference from Bisikle:
cars are also jumping ramps - so be bold and use your opponents to fly past
them! NEW November 2010 |
$38.46 | |
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Bisikle Tabletop Racing Game
(NEW):
Game enthusiasts will recognize the basic idea as similar to
Carabande or Pitch Car, but instead of flicking a wooden disc, you use the
patented ZBall. The designer says he wanted to mimic flicking a marble in
the sand and that's pretty much the feel you get as you use it. The track
segments are plastic and can be easily assembled into an infinite number of
track designs. It's just plain fun to play, and even more fun designing the
perfect track.
Includes:
Click here for the whole Bisikle story and complete details. |
$38.46 |
