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July 2009 Notable Toys — General GamesWarStone is a collectible card game using marbles to compete against opponents on a board. The starter set is designed for 2, 3, or 4 players. To start a game, divide the card deck by color and match up stones with cards of the same color. Set up the battlefield. Place stones in their starting positions. Stones with icons match the icons on the cards. Except for Hex cards, each stone has a matching card. The object of the game is to fire at an opponent and knock a predetermined number of them off the battlefield. The cards instruct you how to attack. Contents include 24 WarStone Stands, 24 Page Rule Book, 2 Savage Stones, 4 Master Stones, 16 Core Stones, 60 Cards, Ruler and Markers, and Storage Pouch. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 23281 (added 4/15/2009) . Orchard Toys - Greedy Gorilla From: THE ORIGINAL TOY COMPANY Other products from THE ORIGINAL TOY COMPANY
The Greedy Gorilla's come all the way from England to teach kids better eating habits. Give him something unhealthy and he burps. He's made of 75% recycled cardboard. Launch date: February 2009. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 23266 (added 4/14/2009) . This classic game features an erasable whiteboard with a marker/eraser that can easily be stored on the side, and has no loose components, making it ideal for travel. It measures 0.9” x 10.2” x 8.75”. — “We sell a lot of … Melissa & Doug flip games, especially Hangman,” Susan Blanton, owner of Pufferbellies in Staunton, Va., told TDmonthly in March 2009. "All the pieces are attached," pointed out Holly Anver, manager of Ages & Stages Toy Box in Golden, Colo. — Four of 64 specialty retailers named this one-piece version of hangman when talking about best-selling travel toys in spring 2009. Four of 39 retailers echoed that sentiment in March 2010. Overall, 11 percent of those surveyed in '09 cited games by Melissa & Doug. David Ekwall of The Wooden Toy in Wethersfield, Conn., said his store sells eight to 10 per month. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 23245 (added 4/9/2009) . Age Range: 5 and up Launch Date: September 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
Think-ets Deluxe contains a distinctive assortment of 30 miniature trinkets specially selected for storytelling and imaginative play. Individuals can use them to play 10 different games, including the following: What’s Missing? (fun memory game); What’s Your Story? (hilarious storytelling game); Who’s Last? (challenging strategy game); What’s Moved? (keen observation game); and What’s Similar? (mind-bending categorization game). It is ideal for travel and use in restaurants. Think-ets Deluxe is the larger version of the Original award-winning Think-ets game. It "has enormous play value for open-ended play using miniature items for storytelling," CEO Randy Compton of Think-a-lot Toys told TDmonthly. Launch date: September 2009. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 23204 (added 4/9/2009) . Age Range: 6 and up Launch Date: February 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
In this card game for two to eight players, players assemble sets of cards to make their army of knights and dragons. A player can include the magical breath weapon with his knight or dragon to destroy the knight or dragon of the same color. "You assemble the cards to make the image of your knight or dragon. The cards are in four languages, so there maybe some accidental learning," Dr. Daniel Sulliban, owner of Earwig Enterprises, told TDmonthly. Launch date: February 2009. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 23195 (added 4/9/2009) . Age Range: 7 and up Launch Date: February 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
Expand your Flibbix possibilities with the Flibbix Bridge. A little trapdoor can send players onto a playing level they're not expecting. Launch date: February 2009. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 23218 (added 4/9/2009) . Kids will develop their hand-eye coordination while working up an appetite for pasta with Meatball Madness. The battery-powered ladel lets them levitate a meatball through a series of obstacles in a restaurant and onto the customer's plate. The game comes in three sections, which can be scattered throughout a room or house to encourage kids to run from section to section. Launch date: February 2009. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 23216 (added 4/9/2009) . Orchard Toys - What's Rubbish? From: THE ORIGINAL TOY COMPANY Other products from THE ORIGINAL TOY COMPANY
This recycling game for two to four players encourages participants to put the proper items in the 3D recycling bin while keeping an eye out for litterbugs. It is made in England. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 23145 (added 4/2/2009) . Orchard Toys - Crazy Chefs From: THE ORIGINAL TOY COMPANY Other products from THE ORIGINAL TOY COMPANY
In this game for two to five players, participants must gather everything necessary to make a meal, and then wait while it cooks in the crazy kitchen. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 23143 (added 4/2/2009) .
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