TDmonthly Videos of Products by BLUE ORANGE GAMES
Below are the products and videos TDmonthly. has filmed for BLUE ORANGE GAMES
Gobblet GobblersMSRP: $19.99Age: 5 and upCategory: Board Games Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 22170Gobblet Gobblers utilizes the awesome strategy of Gobblet and adds personality and character to the game. Players pick their Gobblers family and line up three in a row to win the game. The Gobblers have a strong appetite and can gobble up smaller Gobblers. These cute little characters will test strategy and stimulate memory. The all-wooden game has a bright, distinctive design and is earth friendly. "We plant two trees for every tree used in creating our games," Adeline Bertrix, sales manager for Blue Orange Games, told TDmonthly. Launch date: February 15, 2009. 1/23/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] FUNDOMINO, Wild Action Dominoes!MSRP: $19.99Age: 6 and upCategory: General Games Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 18257In this family-friendly game, players match the color of each tile and anticipate which direction the action tiles will take. Twists in the game include players receiving extra turns, drawing extra tiles, reversing orders and gaining extra points. Launch date: February 2008. 4/4/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Double Shutter, Shut The Super BoxMSRP: $19.99Age: 8 and upCategory: General Games Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 18256In this challenging game, players roll two dice, add the dots and find the best combination of numbers to shut two rows of nine tiles. Players cannot touch tiles in the second row unless the tile in front of it has already been shut. The goal of the game is to shut all the tiles and close the super box. Launch date: February 2008. 4/4/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Quack Quack, The Call of the Farm GameMSRP: $16.95Age: 3 and upCategory: General Games Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 13751In this observation game, players race to get the farm animals home by calling the animals by name (“Pig! Cow! Duck!”) or by making the animals’ distictive sound (“Oink! Moo! Quack Quack!”). The adorable tri-colored farm animals all coincide with different combinations of the three dice. All the components are made of quality wood and are housed together in a wooden carrying box. “The wooden box makes a nice addition to the kid’s room and the cotton pouch is convenient for carrying Quack Quack wherever you go,” Blue Orange Games Sales Manager Adeline Bertrix told TDmonthly. This product is a winner of the 2007 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award, the 2007 Dr. Toy Best Product Award, the 2007 Parents’ Choice Foundation Parents’ Choice Recommended Award and the 2007 Creative Child Award Preferred Choice Award. Launch date: February 2007. 6/27/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Froggy BoogieMSRP: $24.95Age: 4 and upCategory: General Games Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 11504It’s naptime at the pond, and Daddy and Mommy frogs want all Baby frogs to get rest on the big Water Lily. But the Baby frogs still want to play. They try to be the first to hop around the pond and cross the 11 small water lilies without being seen by the adult frogs. Under the new “Tree Campaign,” Blue Orange is committed to planting two trees for every tree used to create its games. This product received a 2007 Parent’s Choice Gold Award, a 2007 Dr. Toy Best Product Award, a 2007 Major Fun Thinking Award, a 2007 Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award and a Creative Child Award 2007 Game of the Year Award. Launch date: March 2007. ― Owner Linda Angel of Kidoodles Toys in Norman, Okla., told TDmonthly in spring 2007 that Blue Orange Games is one of her favorite vendors. 2/19/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Bendomino, Dominoes With a TwistMSRP: $15.95Age: 5 and upCategory: General Games Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 11503Bendominos play like regular dominoes, but the innovative, curved design gives players more control over the game. In this twisting game, a new Bendomino must match by number to either end of the chain, but also has to fit. "Watch a new pattern emerge as the shape creates a chain that snakes and twists across the table. The high-quality pieces are visually stimulating and irresistible to touch" Adeline Beatrix, sales manager of Blue Orange Games, told TDmonthly. "In addition, the design of the pieces presents new opportunities for creative play beyond dominoes." Under the new “Tree Campaign,” Blue Orange Games is committed to planting two trees for every tree used to create its games. The company requires a minimum wholesale order of six units. This product is a 2007 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award winner, a Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award winner, a Spring 2007 Dr. Toy Best Product Award winner, a 2007 Creative Child Award Seal Of Excellence Award winner and a 2007 Toy Man Seal of Approval, Award of Excellence and E-Choice awards winner. Launch date: February 2007. ― "It was a clever twist on a game that everybody knows how to play,” noted Patti Guetschon, co-owner of The Learning Station in Newark, Del. — Bendomino makes its mark as a winner of a TDmonthly Top Toy 2007 award due to its innovative recreation of a familiar game. The packaging is sharp and eye-catching, as is the twisted playing field that emerges during play. The satisfying heft and chink of the playing pieces also puts Bendomino notches above other plastic games. 2/19/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] RinggzMSRP: $29.95Age: 8 and upCategory: General Games Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 7326In this exciting strategy game, players use colorful rings to challenge each other to win the most territories. It takes finding the right balance between gaining majorities and controlling the opponents to capture victory. Fast-paced and addictive, this beautifully crafted all-wooden game will please the whole family. For two to four players, playtime is approximately 20 minutes. The game includes a wooden playing board with 25 territories, 1 starting base, 48 wooden rings and instructions. Launch date: 2006. — “Blue Orange Ringgz is great. It has a beautiful wooden board,” said Cathy Albrow, owner of Creative Learning Toys in Grand Rapids, Mich. — "The best-selling toys are hands down those from Blue Orange. All-wooden games is what they do. Their games are original designs and ideas," said David Correa, buyer at Mrs. Tiggy Winkles in Tucson, Ariz. — Adeline Bertrix, from sales and marketing at Blue Orange, told TDmonthly, “It’s a completely new concept. There is no strategy game out there like it. It can be played by two, three or four players. The colors are very lively. The design is very simple. It’s a beautiful game. It’s very addictive. Both adults and children can play it, and I think that’s very important.” 3/27/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Coocoo the Rocking ClownMSRP: $19.95Age: 3 and upCategory: Preschool Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 7325Coocoo the Rocking Clown just loves to juggle, but his big curved green shoes make him wobble and keep throwing him off balance. The kid who can help him juggle the most balls without making any of them fall, wins. For 1 to 6 players, this all-wooden game takes approximately 10 minutes to play. It includes one wooden rocking clown, 24 wooden balls and instructions. The game was launched in February 2006. 3/27/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] GobbletMSRP: $29.95Age: 7 and upCategory: Wooden Toys Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 3950Players try to get four wooden columns in a row. The pieces can be moved after they’ve been initially played on the grid. — Kathie Dockstader, buyer for Top Ten Toys in Seattle, said, "people like it because it´s visually stunning … it adds an element. It makes you want to play." — Jude LaRene, owner of Izilla Toys in Seattle, recommended this for Christmas because: “It’s still a game many don't have yet and everyone loves.” — “Customers are looking for word games; I call them logical-thinking games. [Games] such as Gobblet by Blue Orange,” Terry Myers, owner of Kaleidoscope Toys in Round Rock, Texas, told TDmonthly. 7/15/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]
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