Products from U.S. GAMES SYSTEMS, INC.
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TastyTalk Conversation Cards for the Entire FamilyMSRP: $6.00Age: 5 to 14Category: Card GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 25507Why do onions make you cry? Where was the first hamburger served? The TastyTalk deck is full of delectable tidbits about food, with intriguing questions that get conversations cooking. Each deck contains 50 illustrated cards, ideal for family time. "The delightful artwork and open-ended questions make this conversation deck appealing and engaging," Lynn Araujo, communications director of U.S. Games Systems, Inc., told TDmonthly. 10/5/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Fantasy Wizard Card GameMSRP: $9.00Age: 8 and upCategory: Card GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 25506Wizard apprentices develop their powers of premonition by predicting the exact number of tricks they can win in each round of this enchanting card game. Humans, dwarves, elves and giants compete for power, but none can conquer the all-powerful Wizards. The game includes 60 character cards, a scorepad of truth and a set of instructions. "Building on the worldwide popularity of Wizard, this new card game bridges the markets between traditional family card games and fantasy gamers," Lynn Araujo, communications director for U.S. Games Systems, Inc., told TDmonthly. Launch date: September 2009. 10/5/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Tell-Me TarotMSRP: $18.00Age: 8 and upCategory: Card GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 23708With delightful illustrations, Tell-Me Tarot is a charming deck designed for beginners, teens and tweens. The meanings are written right on the cards, so there's nothing to memorize. Kids can just ask a question, choose a card, and receive an answer. "This deck is simple to use and easy to understand so it's perfect for young people interested in tarot," Lynn Araujo, communications director for U.S. Games Systems, told TDmonthly. Launch date: December 2008. 5/19/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] President Obama's 500 Promises Card DeckMSRP: $17.95Age: 12 and upCategory: American-MadeToyDirectory Product ID#: 22653Follow history in the making with our 44th President. Each card in this 510-card deck identifies an actual campaign promise made by Obama, and provides background information on the impact of the promise. This deck is an ideal starting point for lively debates, discussions and classroom activities. Compiled by reporters and researchers at Politifact.com, this deck can be used interactively to track the progress of each promise. It is made in the USA. Launch date: March 2008. 2/27/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] PetTalkMSRP: $6.00Age: 5 and upCategory: Card GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 22294PetTalk is a title in the expanded and updated TableTalk Conversation Card series. With charming illustrations, each of the 50 cards presents fascinating facts about favorite feathered, finned and furry friends. Fun questions get kids eagerly involved in conversations at home, school, parties and on the road. There are 16 titles in the series, including GreenTalk, WeatherTalk and MusicTalk. "TableTalk decks provide a unique format for engaging kids in conversations with topics that educate and entertain," Lynn Araujo, communications director for U.S. Games Systems, told TDmonthly. Launch date: January 20, 2009. 1/30/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Presidents II Card GameMSRP: $6.00Age: 8 and upCategory: Card GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 22203This classic card game features Presidents of the United States, including biographical highlights and outstanding accomplishments in office. Updated for 2009, Deck III features 15 Presidents, from Coolidge to Barack Obama. Deck I, Deck II and a three-deck set are also available, and are suitable for most card games. "This timely deck features four bonus cards of Barack Obama, featuring biographical information about the 44th President," Lynn Araujo, communications director for U.S. Games Systems, told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2009. 1/23/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Presidents IIIMSRP: $6.00Age: 8 and upCategory: Card GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 21634A 60 card deck which features the outstanding accomplishments and brief biographical history of Presidents Coolidge to Barack Obama. These decks can be used as learning tools and are suitable for most card games. 12/8/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] BaseballTalk Conversation Cards for the Entire FamilyMSRP: $6.00Age: 6 and upCategory: Card GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 20558This colorful and charming deck presents fascinating facts about America's favorite pastime. Each card poses an intriguing question designed to get conversations rolling at home, in school, at parties or on the road. There are no wrong or right answers. Participants just pick a card and start talking. "Unique questions get kids thinking and talking about their own ideas and experiences," Lynn Araujo, communications director for U.S. Games Systems, Inc., told TDmonthly. Launch date: August 2008. 9/19/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Native American Playing Card Sets With Biography BookletsMSRP: $6.00Age: 8 and upCategory: Card GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 20519Each colorful set features a 52-card playing card deck and an illustrated booklet of biographical essays. The historic portraits and engaging stories feature lesser-known, 19th-century Native Americans as well as some of the most important American Indian leaders. These sets are entertaining as well as educational. Set One includes Red Cloud, Sitting Bull and Cochise. Set Two includes Geronimo, Tecumseh and Ten Bears. Launch date: October 1, 2008. 9/17/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Vintage RailroadMSRP: $6.00Age: 6 and upCategory: Card GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 20065A nostalgic playing card deck featuring railroad cards and locomotives from the early trains of the world. The cards were created with the artwork and original descriptions from vintage insert cards from the early 1900s. The 54-card deck, perfect for train buffs, is suitable for most card games. 8/14/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Wizard Junior Card GameMSRP: $6.00Age: 8 to 10Category: Card GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 19400In this game, players win points for predicting the correct number of bids they can win, making each round more exciting. The game comes with 40 colorful cards, a custom score pad, 20 bidding disks, illustrated instructions and four Quick Rules cards. “Wizard Junior introduces kids to the ‘tricks’ of card games with fewer cards, and colors instead of suits,” U.S. Games Systems Director of Marketing Communications Lynn Araujo told TDmonthly. Launch date: February 2007. 6/16/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Historical Signals and Semaphores Collector's SetMSRP: $16.95Age: 8 and upCategory: General GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 18866The collector’s set teaches kids about maritime signaling techniques in a vivid and interactive way. The set includes a 60-page book full of colorful photos and fascinating information, two playing card decks, two full-color posters, two Morse code flashers, two replica semaphore training dials and more. The book even comes with a special flipbook feature. Launch date: 2007. 5/19/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] TableTalk: MovieTalkMSRP: $6.00Age: 5 and upCategory: Travel GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 18360The conversation cards have become increasingly popular with parents as a fun way to get conversations rolling at home or on the road. Each colorful deck presents fascinating facts and poses intriguing questions. There are no right or wrong answers. Just pick a card and start talking. Available titles include AnimalTalk, ArtTalk, KidTalk, ScienceTalk, SportTalk and more. Launch date: June 2008. 4/11/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] State by State, Picture Playing Cards of the USAMSRP: $6.00Age: 3 and upCategory: Travel GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 18359The versatile 52-card deck cleverly incorporates the suit marks into the charming artwork. Each state card features an illustration and informative caption about the state’s history or natural beauty, and identifies the capital and abbreviation. Kids will have fun not only playing their favorite card games, but will be happily occupied spotting the hidden suit marks on the extra-large cards. Launch date: 2006. 4/11/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] ContinuoMSRP: $10.00Age: 5 and upCategory: Travel GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 18358The original Continuo, first introduced in 1982, is colorful, compact and perfect for travel. The goal of the one-rule game is to match as many sides as possible to score as many points as possible. Launch date: 1982. 4/11/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Quickword Magnetic Travel EditionMSRP: $16.00Age: 10 and upCategory: Travel GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 18357The fast-paced game gives players a wide variety of word-based challenges. Each game is different. The convenient fold-up case houses a magnetic game board, a built-in spinner, 200 Quickword cards, magnetic tokens, a score pad, a timer and instructions. Launch date: 2005. 4/11/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Optical Illusions Playing CardsMSRP: $7.00Age: All AgesCategory: Travel GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 18356Based on the book Pentamagic, this deck of 55 poker-sized, optical illusion cards is perfect for travel. It can be used to play most card game favorites and also provides hours of visual entertainment. Launch date: 2006. 4/11/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] The Transformation GameMSRP: $59.95Age: 12 and upCategory: General GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 18355The game illuminates patterns, offers insights toward new directions, and supports change and transformation. The in-depth journey is marked with realizations, obstacles, angels and miracles. It is an excellent way to clarify important issues, resolve conflicts and creatively enhance relationships. 4/11/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] TableTalk® Conversation Cards for the Entire FamilyMSRP: $6.00Age: 8 and upCategory: General GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 18285TableTalk® Conversation Cards for the Entire Family were created as a fun way to get conversations rolling at home, in the classroom, at parties, or while traveling. Each colorful deck focuses on an interesting topic, with 51 delightfully illustrated cards. Each card presents a fascinating fact, and then poses an intriguing question, sure to get everyone talking. There are no right or wrong answers; no special knowledge needed. Just pick a card and start talking. 4/8/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] GreenTalk TableTalk® Conversation Cards for the Entire FamilyMSRP: $6.00Age: 6 and upCategory: General GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 17787Part of the company’s TableTalk series, this colorful 52-card deck is full of ideas for greener living. Each illustrated card presents a fascinating fact about the environment and a thought-provoking question about the choices we make every day. GreenTalk provides a fun way to get conversations rolling at home, in schools or while traveling. “From the delightful graphics to the engaging questions, GreenTalk was designed with kids in mind and makes it fun for young people to start thinking and talking about the active roles they can play in protecting our Earth,” Lynn Araujo of U.S. Games Systems told TDmonthly. Launch date: April 2008. 2/27/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Banana Split Card GameMSRP: $15.95Age: 6 and upCategory: Card GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 16575Two to four players collect Topping cards to create mouth-watering Ice Cream treats. All players get their own Ice Cream Stands to hide their Topping cards, and the Play Mat makes game play fun and easy. Wild cards, Scoop cards and other special cards make Banana Split Card Game even more exciting. Completed Ice Cream cards earn point disks and extra cards. The player with the most points wins. “The charming artwork and all the delightful little extras tucked inside make Banana Split Card Game special,” Director of Marketing Communications Lynn Araujo of U.S. Games Systems told TDmonthly. This product won a 2007 iParenting Media Award. Launch date: December 2007. 12/14/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Wizard® Card Game Deluxe EditionMSRP: $12.00Age: 10 and upCategory: Card GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 14543The popular Wizard Card Game is available in this Deluxe version. Not only does it come with a 60-card Wizard deck, but it also includes six individual bid indicator wheels, a core pad and an instruction booklet. The game is designed to be played by three to six players. — "Wizard has taken off. It really grew in the last few years. Battelle is a local science company near us, and the engineers there just love playing Wizard," said Frances Finfrock, owner of Aunt Franny's Toys in Richland, Wash. — Three of 32 retailers who spoke to TDmonthly in summer 2007 cited Wizard as the most popular card game with their customers. — "No other card game combines such ease of learning with such opportunity for skillful play. In fact, the Wizard Card Game it is the only game that a player can consistently win regardless of the cards dealt by switching from offensive to defensive play," said Stuart R. Kaplan, chairman of U.S. Games Systems Inc. 8/9/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Careers for KidsMSRP: $7.00Category: Card GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 14431Each deck of cards has a different career theme. Themes include Art, Construction, Medicine, Media, Music, Science, Sports, and Technology. The cards in each deck contain 40+ career possibilities within that career theme. Every card has a short description of an exciting career, a fun fact about success on the job, an open-ended question to start conversations about that career, and an action a kid can take right now to get started. 7/31/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Hexago ContinuoMSRP: $10.00Age: 8 and upCategory: General GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 14430Players gets points for matching numbers and/or colors on as many sides of the hexagons as they can. Matching both color and number means double score! Highest score wins. Includes 36 hexagons and instructions. For 1-4 Players, ages 8 and up. 7/31/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Rain Forest Card GameMSRP: $10.00Age: 6 and upCategory: Card GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 14429The Rain Forest deck features 48 animals in their natural habitat. Includes instructions for four different games, 48 cards, custom dice, poster, and sticker. Winner of the Dr. Toy Award for Best Vacation Game in 2002. 7/31/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] History's Mysteries Card GameMSRP: $12.00Category: Card GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 9656The History's Mysteries Card Game is full of intriguing subjects such as the Loch Ness monster, Big Foot, crop circles, ghost ships and more. This rummy-like game is as fun as it is interesting to play while players strive to collect different mysteries and score the most points. It's based on the History's Mysteries series on The History Channel. 10/10/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Ball of WhacksMSRP: $29.95Category: Puzzles & SkillToyDirectory Product ID#: 9092A marvel of engineering, the Ball of Whacks is made up of 30 magnetic rhombic pyramids that can be taken apart and rearranged in endless creative ways. More versatile than a puzzle and lots more fun than a brainteaser, there’s no right or wrong way to use it. Just pick it up and play with it! Designed to be a creativity workshop in a box, Ball of Whacks comes with a 96-page illustrated guidebook providing exercises for creative brainstorming, strategies for problem solving, insights into the creative process challenges to construct shapes and mosaics, and to invent new ones. The game is also a good stress reliever for active individuals working under pressure. 8/21/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Snatch-It Word GameMSRP: $18.00Age: 8 and upCategory: General Games Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 6077Every second counts and every letter’s up for grabs in this fast-paced, word-stealing, mad-dash game for two or more players. As players take turns flipping over a letter tile, words can be formed by using 3 or more letters from the center or by adding onto an existing word. Players may snatch any word at any time by adding one or more letters. As the words grow so, too, does the excitement. The game is easy to learn and encourages quick, creative thinking. The simple instructions are printed right on the handy plastic tube containing 100 colorful letter tiles, making this an ideal game for family fun anywhere, anytime. The unique and appealing packaging makes an eye-catching display. It recently won an iParenting Media Award. 12/20/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Mummy Double Bridge Deck SetMSRP: $20Category: Puzzles & SkillToyDirectory Product ID#: 3766Created 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. 6/7/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Old Time Christmas Angels Deluxe Double Bridge DeckMSRP: $14.00Category: ChristmasToyDirectory Product ID#: 3765Two 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. 6/7/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Quickword™ : the Ultimate Word GameMSRP: $30.00Age: 10 and upCategory: General GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 3763Quickword™ 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! 6/7/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Power Sharks™MSRP: $10Category: General GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 3761A 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. 6/7/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Lover's Path Tarot SetMSRP: $35.00Category: General GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 2940The Lover´s Path Tarot whispers that all love relationships mirror our relationship with ourselves. Its readers are taken on a journey where emotional and spiritual wisdom are gained by daring to love one another. 2/18/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] 20th Century Time Travel Card GamesMSRP: $14.00Age: 8 and upCategory: General GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 2939More than 300 historical facts fuel this exciting journey as players travel forward and backward through the 20th century. Complete with 100 colorful oversized cards, and an easy-to-use time travel indicator to keep track of game play—the 20th Century Time Travel Card Game will bring the whole family to the table to play and join the fun. Instructions included. Ages 8 to adult. 2/18/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] The People's Choice, a Presidential Card GameMSRP: $14.00Age: 10 and upCategory: Card GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 2284Which president was known for being a great dancer? Developed in partnership with The History Channel and based on Pulitzer prize-winning historian James McPherson’s book, To the Best of My Abilities: The American Presidency, this fun and fascinating family game allows players to learn interesting and unusual facts about presidential personalities and legacies. Two to six players put up their chosen candidates for election by matching information on the President´s card to the 15 “People’s Choice” category cards. The custom party game die determines the outcome of each round. Special voting coins add millions of votes and lots of excitement as players find out which President ultimately wins the election. - Aire Norell 2/3/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] WizardMSRP: $8.00Age: 10 to AdultCategory: Card GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 666This ever-popular card game has people from around the world in search of their own pack. Wizard is similar to the card game Hearts. Three to six players try to correctly guess the number of tricks, or bids, one would win in each round. Points are awarded for correct predictions and the person with the most points wins. Wizard has been named one of the top 100 games five times by Toys & Games Magazines. The Wizard craze has caught on world-wide - the “World Wizard Tournament” was held in Toronto on July 10, 2004. 11/30/2004 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]
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