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January 2015 Notable Toys — General Games





Specialty: Yes (as of 2015)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Dice
General Games
Travel



America’s favorite card games now come in Mini Rounds! Mini Rounds are shorter, faster versions of the full game that come in playful click tins.  They are great for on the go as they fit easily into a purse or backpack. Perfect to play in restaurants or waiting rooms. Each Mini Round is pocket size for easy travel and designed to be played in a quick 10-15 minutes without losing the unique flavor of the game.

The SET Mini Round is the perfect introduction to the classic SET game with only 3 features it is easy to learn and the round cards accent the visual perception of the game.  The Quiddler Mini Round has 4 rounds to the game verses 8 making the award winning SHORT word game a little SHORTER.  The Five Crowns Mini Round is a five-suited rummy-style game that is sure to entertain your friends everywhere you go.  The Karma Mini Round is exciting, unpredictable fun, with a subtle strategy that really gets the competitive juices flowing.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37148      (added 1/26/2015)
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Specialty: Yes (as of 2015)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Puzzles & Skill
General Games
Travel



As the 18th book in the Greatest Dot-to-Dot series, Kalvitis has added more story, more mystery, and never before seen puzzles containing foldouts, new puzzle styles, and clues that will help solve other puzzles. The variety of images that Kalvitis’ Adventure books are known for continue throughout Adventure Book 2, along with a simple story line that follows an imaginative young boy searching for the missing pieces of a mysterious gift.

Puzzle solvers of all ages will enjoy the fun and challenges Kalvitis creates through his skillful utilization of dots to create complex, artistic works. The images of what the young boy sees “connects” as the story begins to unfold. In fact, the pages of Adventure Book 2 really do unfold when puzzle solvers challenge themselves to solve 2 triple page foldouts, and one jaw dropping 4 page foldout with over 2,100 dots.

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37131      (added 1/26/2015)
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Specialty: Yes (as of 2015)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Puzzles & Skill
General Games
Travel



As the 17th book in the Greatest Dot-to-Dot series, Kalvitis has added more story, more mystery, and never before seen puzzles containing foldouts, new puzzle styles, and clues that will help solve other puzzles. The variety of images that Kalvitis’ Adventure books are known for are present throughout Adventure Book 1, along with a simple story line that follows an imaginative young boy searching for the missing pieces of a mysterious gift.

Puzzle solvers of all ages will enjoy the fun and challenges Kalvitis creates through his skillful utilization of dots to create complex, artistic works. The images of what the young boy sees “connects” as the story begins to unfold. In fact, the pages of Adventure Book 1 really do unfold when puzzle solvers challenge themselves to solve 2 triple page foldouts, and the ‘Everest of Connect-the-Dots,’ one jaw dropping 4 page foldout with a record breaking 2,600 dots.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37130      (added 1/26/2015)
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Specialty: Yes (as of 2015)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Puzzles & Skill
General Games
Travel



Featuring connect-the-dot puzzles from syndicated newspaper columns, these books pack a big punch with pocket-sized but intricate designs for readers to decipher. In addition to traditional connect-the-dots, you'll find unique innovations such as connecting odd/even numbers and other multiple line variations. Each final image is a small treasure... beautifully drawn and charming. A wide variety of subject matter further adds to the final surprise.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37129      (added 1/26/2015)
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Specialty: Yes (as of 2015)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Puzzles & Skill
General Games
Travel



This is the original set of books that started the Dot-to-Dot revolution! The Greatest Dot to Dot Books in the World  will provide hours of fun. Be amazed as your pencil drawing come into focus right before your eyes. These books have 46 dot-to-dot puzzles each with puzzles ranging from 15 to as many as 470 numbers. You'll create animals, people, buildings, vehicles, insects and sports pictures. You may have to connect 30, 40, 50 or more dots before discovering exactly what you are working on.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37128      (added 1/26/2015)
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Specialty: Yes (as of 2015)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Puzzles & Skill
General Games
Travel



These are definitely not your father's dot-to-dots. With no clues given to the final image, numbers into the thousands, and amazing detailed pictures, The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Super Challenge provides a whole new level of challenge and intrigue. Author and artist David Kalvitis continues his Dot-to-Dot revolution by introducing a variety of brand new puzzle inventions. The patent pending Arrow and Compass puzzles provide unique methods for connecting points to reveal a picture. Other new puzzle designs include Alpha Dots and ABC Sets as well as double page spreads with over 1,300 dots.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37127      (added 1/26/2015)
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Specialty: Yes (as of 2015)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Puzzles & Skill
General Games
Travel



The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Adventure Books carry on the tradition of skillfully utilizing dots to create the most amazingly complex and artistic dot-to-dot puzzles to ever hit the market. The goal was to raise the connect-the-dot bar even higher with this new 'Adventure' series. A simple story line that follows a boy around his home town looking for clues is a continuing theme in the Adventure Books. Together, visitors will navigate challenging puzzles and unearth secret clues to discover new species of dots and spectacular views. One can even challenge themselves by scaling the 'Everest of Connect-the-Dots', a four page foldout puzzle comprised of a record breaking 2,600 dots.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37126      (added 1/26/2015)
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Specialty: Yes (as of 2015)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: General Games
Family Games
General Toys



Ready, Set, TACO! Take an order ticket, grab a taco shell and be the first player to stuff your shell with all the correct toppings! It's fast, fun, and NACHO average game!
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37121      (added 1/20/2015)
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Age Range: 7 and up
Specialty: Yes (as of 2015)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Dice
General Games
Educational



The famous "Rubber Duck" is now on soft foam dice and they float. And come with a game that requires/enhances basic addition and decision making skills. Good for ages 7 and up. Quiet fun for everyone. #18378 per game, #18451 Display with 30 games.

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37119      (added 1/20/2015)
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Specialty: Yes (as of 2015)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Dice
Collectibles
General Games



Route 66 is the newest of our souvenir dice a great collector's items and can be used with any dice game.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37118      (added 1/20/2015)
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Specialty: Yes (as of 2015)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Dice
Educational
General Games



Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock is an extension of the classic Rock paper scissors game. Any follower of the Big Bang should know It well.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37116      (added 1/20/2015)
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Specialty: Yes (as of 2015)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Board Games
General Games
Tween



Break out the sleeping bags and leave the lights on. It's a SLEEPOVER PARTY and we're staying up late! Spin the spinner and attempt to complete one of over 200 ACT IT, WORK IT, or PARTY Challenges. Be the Human Mirror and copy everything another player does! Take Part in the "Funny Sound Competition" and make the most ridiculous noise you can!! Try to lick your own elbow!!! Being silly and having fun is the name of the game at this Sleepover, so be prepared to sing, laugh, perform, and make a general fool of yourself! Don’t fall asleep early, or you’ll miss out on earning the most cards and staying up all night! Kids rule at the SLEEPOVER PARTY, but mom and dad can play too… if they behave!
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37115      (added 1/20/2015)
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Specialty: Yes (as of 2015)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: General Games
Board Games
Tween



CAMERA ROLL...where YOUR pictures tell the story of YOUR life! Lets face it, YOU have photos on your phone… maybe LOTS of photos! Do you have a snapshot from a BIRTHDAY PARTY? How about a picture from your VACATION? You have 30 seconds. Can you find SOMETHING HOT or a BIG MISTAKE in your photo library? Maybe now you’ll find a reason to show off that SUNSET pic you took 6 months ago! Every player is involved in every round! Just find a photo with whatever the card says. Will YOUR picture best fit the card description? Will you have the winning CAMERA ROLL?!

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37114      (added 1/20/2015)
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Specialty: Yes (as of 2015)
Gender: Girls
Category: Tween
General Games
Card Games



Two new titles have been added to our bestselling Games for Girls line—also packaged in pretty patterned collectible tins of course! Perfect for sleepovers, camp, parties, and more!
Any girl can be a drama queen when she wants to be. With Drama Queens, girls can be silly, crazy and wacky as they act out what’s written on their cards. It’s a super sweet spin on the classic game of charades.
Your classic deck of cards just got 10 times better! Decked Out includes 52 pretty patterned classic cards, with instructions for tons of ways to play fun games!
Other games include: Truth or Dare, M.A.S.H., This or That and Fortune Teller
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37112      (added 1/7/2015)
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Age Range: 6 and up
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Board Games
General Games
Family Games



Pentago 10th anniversary commemorative Jubilee Edition is a two player, five in a row strategy game. A stylish, sleek black and white board is wrapped in an elegant smoky black cover; the marbles are a glamorous black and gold to make a powerful visual impression on all players. Pentago Jubilee is packaged in a clear clamshell packaging to show off the beauty of the game itself, the showy clear visual of the game, framed by a graphically appealing box that communicates the many awards Pentago has claimed over the decade.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37094      (added 12/18/2014)
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Age Range: 4 and up
Specialty: Yes (as of 2014)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: General Games
Board Games
Family Games



6 TIME X-GAMES GOLD MEDALIST CREATES A BOARD GAME INSPIRED BY DAUGHTER! Bucky Lasek’s Ramps and Rails game play is mix between a fun chute and ladders race and an educational tool, which helps children better understand the relationship between numbers and spaces. Recent trends in accelerated learning of science and technology have shown the "count-on" method of play yields real benefits for children with their ability to use numbers.

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37092      (added 12/18/2014)
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Age Range: 2 to 4
Specialty: Yes (as of 2014)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: General Games
Board Games
Family Games



Bellz is deceptively simple and yet supremely challenging at the same time. Just open the travel pouch and you’re ready to play! The pouch opens to become the game arena. Inside there are 40 custom bells in 4 colors and 3 different sizes. Players use the magnet wand to pick up bells of only one color. Make a string off the end of the magnet wand, or create a cluster — just don’t pick up bells of any other color or the turn is over. Each player must decide how far to push their luck on every turn. The first player to collect all 10 bells of one color wins!
The magnet wand can be used two ways:
Use the small end for precision grabs, or try the larger, more powerful end to make really long chains. You choose which end to use each turn.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37088      (added 12/17/2014)
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Age Range: 6 and up
Specialty: Yes (as of 2014)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Science & Nature
Educational
General Games



Science Wiz presents Cool Circuits Junior the follow-up to the mega hit, Cool Circuits. 40 brand new puzzles, 8 3-D puzzle pieces and 6 orange barriers bring the difficulty level down a bit from the original. Connect the circuit and the game board lights up and plays music. Solution book and batteries are included. Recommended for ages 6 years and up with a suggested retail of  $24.95.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37086      (added 12/11/2014)
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Age Range: 3 to 7
Specialty: Yes (as of 2014)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Family Games
General Games
Preschool



A pirate track game with a wind-up pirate galleon to sail around the treasure island. Be the first player to fill your loot bag with coins from the treasure chest before the pirates catch up with you in their galleon! For 2 to 4 players. Contents: game board, wind-up pirate galleon, 4 loot bag boards, 24 play coins, 4 pirate counters with stands, dice, dice shaker, guide. Mention ToyDirectory for special considerations
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37084      (added 12/11/2014)
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Specialty: Yes (as of 2014)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Outdoor Fun
General Games
Novelties



This is our Largest Big Bubble Zone wand, the Mega Wand. Each package includes 1 (one) wand plus a FREE 16oz. ready to use bottle of Super Miracle Bubbles.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37081      (added 12/11/2014)
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Specialty: Yes (as of 2014)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: General Games
Card Games
Family Games



Blurble is a hilarious, fast-paced card game that is great for nearly all ages and group sizes. Flip over a card and be the first to say a word that starts with the same letter as the image on the card. Proper nouns, numbers, and words with fewer than three letters are not allowed. The winner of each card moves on to challenge another player, and the player with the most cards at the end is the winner. Aside from the hilarious gameplay, Blurble is also a great educational tool for children.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37080      (added 12/11/2014)
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Specialty: Yes (as of 2014)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: General Games
Board Games
Creative Activities



The magic of the New York Times bestseller Press Here is now available in game form! Hervé Tullet has reimagined his groundbreaking book in an entirely new dimension. Players take turns completing color sequences by placing red, blue, and yellow playing pieces on one of twenty-five fabulously designed game boards. What seems like a simple choice is likely to lead to animated discussion as players come to understand the visual logic at the heart of the game. With two levels of play to choose from—so that it's easy enough for a toddler to grasp, but also complex enough to challenge older siblings and adults—this engaging game delivers hours of entertainment for the whole family.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37041      (added 11/14/2014)
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Specialty: Yes (as of 2014)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: General Games
Educational
Party Goods



Four intense categories are waiting to work out your brain from all angles at once - Brain Bending Conundrums, IQ Squares, Picture Problems, and Word Mixers. Challenge your friends and see who's the smartest!
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37035      (added 11/13/2014)
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Age Range: 10 and up
Specialty: Yes (as of 2014)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: General Games
Card Games
Party Goods



SWITCHEROO! Is the quick-thinking category game that is fast, funny and frenetic! Players try to get rid of their cards first by responding to hilarious subjects. Slap the timer to pass the subject to the next player. But be careful, a SWITCHEROO can happen at any time changing the subject, just when you had a great response in mind!
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37033      (added 11/13/2014)
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Specialty: Yes (as of 2014)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: General Games
Family Games
Educational



Solve 2-D and 3-D puzzles by rearranging game pieces. Pick a puzzle from the book, set up the challenge and then place the remaining game pieces to solve the puzzle. Kanoodle Genius offers 200+ brain-busting puzzles for you to solve all on your own. If you've completed the puzzles of the original Kanoodle, you'll love the even more challenging Kanoodle Genius. You'll feel yourself getting smarter.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 37030      (added 11/13/2014)
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