Rapid 4® -- Available in Plastic or WoodAge:
8 and upCategory:
General GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 18959Rapid 4® is the quick connection game that reminds us of a pachinko machine that involves luck and strategy. Players take turns dropping marbles through the maze of levers in order to get a winning combination of 4 in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal. The removal of a fifth marble in a column allows for continuous play and unexpected twists. Rapid 4® is a great game and gift - for home or vacation fun. Available in Wood ($44.99) or Plastic ($19.99). 5/21/2008
[Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Rapid 4® MoreMSRP:
$89.99Age:
8 and upCategory:
General GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 17438Available in wood only, Rapid 4 More® adds more excitement and strategy to the fast-paced game of Rapid 4, with the addition of an entirely new, large playing surface. Play both sides of the board in your pursuit to grasp victory while foiling your friends along the way. Rapid 4 More also allows up to 4 players, extending the level of zany enjoyment to all involved.
— "This is a perfect game!" raved 7-year-old Ben Christensen, a reviewer in
TDmonthly's Grade-School Roundtable, which collectively awarded Rapid 4 More four out of five TD stars. 2/7/2008
[Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Rapid 4® WoodMSRP:
$44.95Age:
8 and upCategory:
General GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 17408The wooden version of the quick-connection game involves both luck and strategy. Players take turns dropping marbles through the maze of levers in order to get a winning combination of four marbles in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal. The removal of a fifth marble in a column allows for continuous play and unexpected twists. The beautiful, fold-up wood design makes Rapid 4® Wood attractive when left out in a den and a snap to pack up and take on vacation. This product is a Dr. Toy Best Product Award winner. Launch date: June 2008. 2/4/2008
[Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Spindow©MSRP:
$54.99Age:
8 and upCategory:
General GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 17276The spinning wheel strategy game is as simple as checkers, yet as intriguing as chess. The game’s creative design allows players of all ages to spin the color wheel and try to get a winning combination of five across or down. Launch date: September 2008. 1/29/2008
[Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Rapid 4® PlasticMSRP:
$19.99Age:
8 and upCategory:
General GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 17275The quick connection game involves both luck and strategy. Players take turns dropping marbles through the maze of levers in order to get a winning combination of four marbles in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal. The removal of a fifth marble in a column allows for continuous play and unexpected twists. Launch date: January 2008. 1/29/2008
[Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Destruct 3©MSRP:
$69.99Age:
8 and upCategory:
Family GamesToyDirectory Product ID#: 17274Players build the tower, roll the dice to determine the destructive device and then knock down the tower with the Catapult, the Pendulum or the Ramp. The entire set is made from beautiful, sustainable rubber-tree wood. This game received a 2007-2008 Informal Education Products Award. Launch date: June 2008. 1/29/2008
[Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Bambooga® - The Human Puzzle GameMSRP:
$34.99Age:
8 and upCategory:
Family Games
Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 16327In this human-puzzle game, players use color wristbands to bind their hands and feet to one another, leading to a sticky mess of people. The goal of the game is to crawl, walk, scoot or jump one’s way towards the finish line, all the while maintaining the connections determined by a shake of the Bambooga Shaker. Bambooga is safe and eco-friendly, adhering to "green-" manufacturing practices with second-generation, sustainable bamboo construction. “Bambooga is the result of a social-entrepreneurship project sponsored by Kids Ark Foundation of Thailand,...an organization that hopes to find a solution to the AIDS epidemic in Thailand,” Uncle Skunkle Toys Inc. Marketing and Communications Director Maya Cardoso told
TDmonthly. A portion of "the proceeds from the manufacturing of Bambooga [is] recycled back to Kids Ark and [goes] towards projects to raise education and standards of living.” This game was named one of Dr. Toy's Best Picks for 2009. Launch date: April 2008. 11/30/2007
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