August 2010 Notable Toys — Adult Games

Squish the Fish is a durable, bouncy aquarium globe. It can be tossed, bounced and rolled around for hours. Done playing? Put the globe back on its stand and watch the fish swim around.

"Wham-It - The Anti-Stress Device". For anyone who needs to relieve some stress in these stress filled times. Tongue-In-cheek humorous suggestions for when and how to use Wham-It are printed on the back.  A sample suggested reason for interfacing with Wham-It could be "favorite outfit becomes too tight".  A sample suggestion for extreme use of Wham-It could be "run with scissors and Wham-It!"  Retailers: Wham-It comes with a free counter display plus one free Wham-It.

"Fill in the BLEEP" is the single answer card game that creates a thousand laughs. Players are dealt BLEEP cards and are presented a sentence with a missing word. Players then fill in the blank with their best BLEEP card based on the die roll, (Funniest, Quirkiest, Choice). The dealer will then "fill in the BLEEP" with the best submission. But beware of action cards that can change the game in an instant. The first to get rid of all of his or her BLEEP cards wins. "This is a game that is different every time you play. It can be enjoyed by both teenagers and adult game players. It is set apart by the unique images included on the game cards," Talicor Inc. Vice President Todd Jacobs told TDmonthly.

Six full-sized wooden game boards are fashioned into a box roughly the size of an end table. The box is simply turned over until the desired game is on top ready to play. All game pieces are stored inside the box in heavy-duty drawstring pouches. The inside of the box is accessed through a "magic door." Pete's Box is available with many different game boards. The customer chooses which six to include.

From the hit Showtime original series comes the Dexter Board Game. The first player to hunt down a suspect that has slipped through the cracks of the justice system wins the game. "This board game follows the story line of the actual Dexter Show," Todd Jacobs, vice president of Talicor Inc., told TDmonthly.

Icosoku is a puzzle designed to make simple addition a challenge. Users explore every angle of this puzzle as they make all of the dots touching a yellow peg add up to that number. The puzzle can be solved regardless of how the yellow pegs are arranged, so there are thousands of games to play. It offers "the ability to play a new puzzle every time the number pegs are rearranged," Brandi Field, general manager of Recent Toys, told TDmonthly.
—  Two of 12 retailers named games from Recent Toys among their favorite products at ASTRA 2010, during a June 2010 TDmonthly survey.

In this baby shower "slots" card game, there are three perforated tabs on each card. Guests can pull back each tab to see if they get the winning three consecutive bottle images behind the tabs. Each game includes a winner card and 11 loser cards. Multiple packs can be used for larger parties.

In this "slots" card game, there are three perforated tabs on each card. Bridal party guests can pull back each tab to see if they get the winning three consecutive heart images behind the tabs. Each game comes with 12 Cards, including a winner card and 11 loser cards.

The goal in this Word Golf course is simple – complete each hole with as few strokes as possible. Strokes are calculated by the number of words it takes to finish a hole. Players can work against the course or compete against their friends. Word Golf is portable and is designed to be a fun way to expand vocabulary and spelling skills. "Word Golf combines the challenges and fun of a word game with the excitement of a round of golf!" All the King's Games Owner Kevin Greenberg told TDmonthly.

Handcrafted and American-made, the Yankee Ingenuity puzzle challenges an individual to remove the ring.

In the game of Cornerstone, players build and climb towers in a race to reach the top. Each turn, players build by strategically placing blocks, gaining a better vantage point for their climber, or blocking an opponent as the towers grow taller and more unstable. Matt Mette, Co-Founder of Good Company Games, told TDmonthly, "This game is universally appealing." Awards: 2009 Mensa Select; Parents' Choice Silver Honor. Launch date: October 2008.

The 1,000-piece Canvas Collection brings four images to life as real art. Both box and puzzle feature a linen texture offering the look and feel of the original painting. The beautiful imagery features magnificent country scenes that may take the puzzler to another place.

The Studio Series is an assortment of four 500-piece round puzzles with real wooden pieces that features top rated images by renowned artists Hansel, Sundrum, Daniel and Boehme. Sue Harrison of The Canadian Group told TDmonthly, "Great images and a great feel provides a premium puzzling experience!"

The Majestic assortment features a selection of top-rated art imagery on challenging, 1,500-piece puzzles. A matching collection is available in 2,000-piece count and blended costing is available to combine assortments.

The Taste of Tuscany Collection features four masterful artist images that carry the puzzler away to a peaceful Italian vista. Each puzzle comes with a shaped collector's tin that can be used to store the puzzle or hold other mementos.