You don´t have to be in Texas to jump in on the poker craze. Go all in with this travel pack, which allows you to play anywhere, any time you want. A full deck of cards, 120 chips and a handsome faux-leather carrying case make this the perfect travelling companion, and that´s not a bluff.

How best to make a fortune during the great Gold Rush? Boomtown lets each player decide, giving them the option of being a prospecter, highwayman, tavern owner, or politician, and letting them find out for themselves how the hardscrabble life in a goldmining town made fortunes for some and broke others. For three to five players, Boomtown comes with 60 cards, ten city tokens, 100 poker chips, two dice, and five mayor pawns.

Warriors, an Alan R. Moon and Richard Borg design, delivers players to a magical land populated by wizards, trolls, elves and goblins and gives them an army to command against the undead. With 110 cards and 5 dice, this game allows players to become totally immersed in the fantasy.

In this classic game of deduction, the players must try to solve the case of the missing gems through strategic questioning and reasoning. Each game lasts 30-45 minutes, and each new contest brings different clues to be used in solving the mystery again.

You are in charge of an ice cream stand. Sounds like a dream job, right? Well, you´ve got four days to drum up as much business as possible or risk losing everything. That´s the concept behind Ice Cream, the card game that lets players find out whether they´ve put a cherry on top or melted down the side of the cone. For 3-5 players, each game lasts approximately 20 minutes.

First introduced in 1962, Harry´s puts two opposing players in charge of baseball teams and uses "Strike out," "Double play" and "Home run" cards to simulate an actual baseball game.

SET is a board game where any table becomes the board. It is a highly addictive, original game of visual perception. The goal is to be the first to see a SET from the 12 cards laid face up on the table. A SET is three cards that are either all the same or all different in each individual feature. With no turns and no luck, SET is challenging, fast and fun!
Players 1 to 20 (or as many as can fit around a table)
Ages 6 to 99
— “It's a really great game, one that we sell day in and day out,” Sally Lesser, owner of Henry Bear’s Park in Massachusetts, told TDmonthly in spring 2007.
—  Two of 63 retailers mentioned Set when asked about their overall best-selling toy or game in September 2008. Ten of 64 retailers named Set as a best-selling card game in August 2008, and more than 25 percent of 38 retailers said the same in late summer 2009. In Feb. 2010, five of 38 retailers cited it as a top-selling game.
— “[Set is] popular mainly because all ages can play it at the same time,” pointed out Greg Bonner, owner of Heights Toy Center in Little Rock, Ark., in summer 2008.
— In a late summer 2010 TDmonthly survey, 23 percent of 43 retailers surveyed named SET a best-selling card game.
AWARDS: 2010 TDmonthly Top Seller; 2007 TDmonthly Classic

This bonus two-pack features Uno and Kaboodl card games for hours of family togetherness. Kaboodl combines strategy and fun for 2 to 6 players. Uno is America´s No. 1 brand of family games and is easy to play with 2 to 10 players.

One of the Games for Your Brain, this deck contains 50 cards depicting each of the United States and eight Challenge cards. State cards have colorful photos and contain pertinent facts, such as the state capital, area, highest point and population. They also relate one Fun Fact, such as that Alaska is home to 98% of brown bears in the United States. There are instructions for five different card games, based on well-known games and marked with a difficulty level. Level 1 requires just the simplest concepts of counting and picture identification, while Level 3 games require reading skills and some problem-solving abilities. It's a great way to introduce kids to the world immediately surrounding them.

In the Gloom card game, the goal is to suffer the greatest tragedies possible before passing on to the well-deserved respite of death. There are horrible but winning mishaps such as Pursued by Poodles or Mocked by Midgets that lower a player’s Self-Worth scores, or happy, but losing events such as marriages. The player with the lowest total Family Value wins. Printed on transparent plastic cards, Gloom features an innovative design by noted role playing game author Keith Baker. Multiple modifier cards can be played on top of the same character card; because the cards are transparent, elements from previously played modifier cards either show through or are obscured by those played above them. You´ve got to see (through) this game to believe it.
— Gloom is a great seller at the Wizard’s Chest in Denver, Colo., said owner Kevin Pohle.
— “It's a darker humored game, but well-adjusted children will understand and enjoy it,” Eric of Gamescape in San Francisco assured TDmonthly Magazine.
— “I have high hopes it will do really well; it’s the first time it’s been available at Christmas,” John Nephew, president of Atlas Games told TDmonthly. “It’s ideal for older kids and teenagers who are at the point of appreciating things morbid and ironic — especially surly teenagers with a Goth bent!”

Created especially for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, these unique playing cards are die-cut in the shape of the ancient Egyptian sarcophagus of Nes-mut-aat-neru (c. 700–675 B.C.). Hieroglyphics and motifs of gods and goddesses and rich gold ink accents adorn each of the cards. Both versions include 2 decks (55 cards per deck). They come packaged in a cardboard box adorned with hieroglyphics.

Two Old Time Christmas Angels Playing Card Decks embellished with gold accents on the card faces and packaged in a keepsake tin. Deck contains 108 cards with Angel images on each card.

Quickword™ is a fast-paced board game involving a unique combination of word skills, logic, general knowledge and strategy. List as many words in a given category as you can think of in 90 seconds...but you only score points if you´re the only player to have written the word!

A FINtastic Game for Card Sharks Everywhere! This fact-filled card game highlights some of the most mysterious creatures to be found underwater. Players will learn odd and interesting facts as they try to get the highest score and win the most shark cards. Players also add, subtract, and multiply their scores throughout the game—all while trying to avoid becoming extinct. Includes: 58 cards, 4-color poster, and stickers.

In an uproarious race to have the final say, players must creatively connect subjects and letters while racing a Random-Interval Timer and the other players. The urgency is heightened by a times-up buzzer that´s programmed to go off at random intervals. This product received a 2007 Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center. Launch date: March 1, 2006.

Reinforce the understanding of equivalent fractions with this set of playing cards. The 108 playing cards are set up as 27 sets of four equivalencies. Each equivalency has its own color scheme, so players can self-correct while playing any normal matching or comparison card game such as go fish, memory, or war. It includes instructions for pig and old maid, too. It's great for visual learners. Equivalent Fractions Playing Cards has won a 2005 Creative Toy Award Seal of Excellence.

UNO has been a fun, entertaining game for years and travels well, keeping little ones engrossed for hours.
— As of 09/15/2011 this product had 4.7 out of 5 stars from 93 reviews on Amazon.com, and had no one star ratings. It was ranked number 2 in the Card Games category.
— Nathan McKelvey, manager of Toy Castle, LLC in Jonesboro, Ar., told TDmonthly in a September 2011 survey that UNO is one of his top-three bestselling card games.
— UNO is published in 80 countries and has sold more than 150 million copies worldwide. 

In Snorta, each player chooses the sound of a typical farm animal and the fun begins. As players quickly flip over cards, tongue-tied players stumble and stutter to blurt out the animal sounds of the other players. Before long the "barnyard" fills with bales of laughter. You will have a hoot with Snorta! “This game seemed to appeal to the retailers because it was easy to teach [great for demos], and they loved the cute animals,” Matt Mariani, president of Out of the Box Publishing, told TDmonthly.

Blink is a lightning-fast game where two players race to be the first to play all of their cards. Using sharp eyes and fast hands, players quickly try to match the shape, count or color on the cards. The first player out of cards wins. Fast and portable, Blink is instant fun for everyone.
— “Any age can play it,” said Linda Doucette, manager of Learning Express in North Hampton, N.H., of why Blink is a favorite in her store. When asked about her top-selling card games, Melissa McCollum, owner of Learning Express of Hoover in Hoover, Ala., told TDmonthly, “That would have to be Blink.  I’d say [we sell] about 10 per month.”
— Two of 32 retailers who spoke to TDmonthly in summer 2007 cited Blink as a top-selling card game in their specialty stores. Three of 64 retailers named it as a best-selling card game in August 2008.
— In early September 2009, Andrew Wage, owner of Building Blocks Toy Store in Chicago, said his store sells about 10 to 20 units per month of this game.

Apples to Apples is a wild, award-winning card and party game that provides instant fun for four to 10 players. It’s as easy as "comparing apples to apples" ... players need only open the box and deal the cards to be ready to play. They then select the card from their hands that they think is best described by a card played by the judge. If the judge picks their card, they win that round. Everyone gets a chance to be the judge. Each round is filled with surprising and outrageous comparisons from a wide range of people, places, things and events. Fast moving and refreshing, Apples to Apples is perfect for any get-together with family and friends.
— "Sales have doubled every year," enthused Matt Mariani of Out of the Box Publishing in 2005. "We´re struggling to keep up to the demand." [Game previously available from Out of the Box.]
— Gwen Bowden, manager of Doodlehopper 4 Kids in Springfield, Va., told TDmonthly that she expected Apples to Apples to sell well during Christmas 2006.
― In early 2009, retailers reported sales of up to 40 per month of the Apples to Apples game.
― “We probably sell 25 a month,” Mike DiAndrea, manager of Hardware Center in Paoli, Penn., told TDmonthly in early 2011.

Imagine the intriguing and hugely popular Chinese tile game, Mah Jongg, meeting one of America’s long-time favorites, Gin Rummy, and you get the fresh, fascinating and fast-paced Forbidden. Forbidden is designed in beautiful Chinese zodiac imagery, with Royal cards featuring the Dragon, Monkey and Emperor, which will give players special powers and bonus points. The goal of the game is to accumulate 200 points over several rounds of play, as players form sets and runs and strive to be the first to “Cheng” (go out). But be careful, don’t get caught with Forbidden cards as they can be the most dangerous ones.

Players of all cultures get to test their knowledge of Ebonics in this Afrocentric twist on the classic game of charades. Each card has an Ebonics or slang word, and a hint in standard English. Players attempt to act out or draw the word before the timer runs out. The game comes with 300 cards, a sand-timer, two red pencils for drawing and score-keeping, a score pad and rules for play.

This Yu-Gi-Oh! structure deck is straightforward enough for beginners yet includes enough challenging aspects to hold the attention of experts as well.
— It was a top seller on Amazon.com in March 2005, where it received high ratings from adults and kids alike.
— It is a good deck with powerful cards that is popular amongst players and collectors, according to reviews on Amazon.com.
— In 2004 the Yu-Gi-Oh! collectible trading card game was listed as one of the most highly sought-after toys in Business Week, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today, according to Upper Deck.