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May 2010 New Specialty Toys — General Games
The object of Cattura is to "capture" as many cards as you can. The player with the most cards wins. Cattura comes with imported Italian cards and instructions on how to play. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 27021 (added 2/11/2010) . Spot It is a party game for two to eight players. It's played by laying a random assortment of cards on the table and all players racing to find one image that matches between two cards. This fast-paced game is designed to never be the same twice, and though it has very few rules to remember it requires a sharp eye to master. The set of 55 round cards transports in its own carry tin. Watch Spot It: Top-5 Video, Toy Fair 2010 — Spot It has been been a top seller for retailers surveyed by TDmonthly since early Spring 2010. — In a March 2012 survey, 3 out of 12 retailers told TDmonthly that Spot It was their overall best selling product, and had been for more than a year. — Dean Smith, Co-owner of JaZams in Princeton, N.J., told TDmonthly in a Summer 2011 survey that he sells 50-60 copies of Spot It each month. Awards: 2010 TDmonthly Top Seller, Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 Where to buy: SOUTH NORTH EAST NORTH WEST ToyDirectory Product ID#: 27018 (added 2/11/2010) . Played with a unique deck of nautical themed cards, Rowboat is comprised of several different phases play that combine luck and strategy. Combining cards face up on the table and cards held in players' hands, each player must devise a dynamic strategy in order to play his cards, as well as predict how many rounds he might win in order to score the most points and ultimately win the game. “There's a lot to the game that forces you to create a strategy, and based on your opponents moves you have to rethink the way you're going to move forward,” John Montague, owner of Moosetache Games, told TDmonthly in February 2010. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 26982 (added 2/9/2010) .
The Best Party Game is a provocative adult board game that challenges players to get out of their social comfort zone with personal questions and crazy activities. It’s not about trivia, or strategy, or guessing; it’s all about what’s true for you. Not for the faint of heart, the questions and activities here are specifically designed to make everyone squirm. Past Videos: ChiTag 2009 ToyDirectory Product ID#: 26966 (added 2/5/2010) . Age Range: 9 and up SKU or Item #: 00360 Launch Date: February 2010 Gender: Boys And Girls
Sumoku is a unique crossword-style game with numbers that can be played five different ways. Players add up the tiles to multiples of a number shown on the die. Once all the tiles are connected together, it's a sumoku. "Whether you look for fast action with friends, a challenging pastime, or an addictive game that brings family together, sumoku has it all! Packed with endless challenges, sumoku is pure adding fun!" Bert Devort, Sales Department, Blue Orange Games, told TDmonthly. Launch date: February 14, 2010. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 26952 (added 2/4/2010) . Age Range: 5 to 13 SKU or Item #: 744-105 Launch Date: February 2010 Gender: Boys And Girls
This activity book has 96 pages packed with word find, crossword puzzles, color by numbers, word scramble and connect the dots, along with fascinating facts about life under the sea. It has a lenticular 3D/zoom front cover. Launch date: February 2, 2010. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 26943 (added 2/4/2010) . Age Range: 6 and up SKU or Item #: MFG73101 Launch Date: December 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
This game has many possibilities, including determining the starting player, deciding who is going to pay for snacks, or more. Each Le Boomb! is presented in a small clamshell that may be placed on a shelf, or peg hooked. The rules are tiny and fit on the back of the information header card inside each clamshell. The bomb opens like an Easter Egg and the die can be stored within. Le Boomb! is packed in a display box of 12 pieces featuring seven different colors. Each display contains six black Le Boomb! and one each of six other colors: Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, White and Purple. Launch date: December 2009. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 26942 (added 2/4/2010) . Age Range: 4 and up SKU or Item #: 744-102 Launch Date: January 2010 Gender: Boys And Girls
This 100-page activity book includes six fun games in one book, including Tic-Tac-Toe, Pictionary, Doodle It, Hangman and Categories. It has a lenticular flip-front cover that changes from one colorful image to another. Launch date: January 11, 2010. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 26939 (added 2/4/2010) . Age Range: 6 and up SKU or Item #: 191315185 Launch Date: March 2010 Gender: Boys And Girls
The S’mores card game is designed for up to six multi-level players and incorporates both strategy and good old-fashioned fun. The object of the game is to build an edible s’more before your opponents. Players get a higher point value based on the quality of s’more ingredients. The first player to collect all four ingredient cards and call out “S’more!” wins. The S’more card game includes 70, 3" x 5” sturdy playing cards. It is printed with soy-based ink on recycled paper. Launch date: March 2010. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 26908 (added 2/4/2010) . Age Range: 3 to 8 Launch Date: October 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
This blend of alphabet blocks and crossword games is designed to grow with the child and is fully bilingual. Children start off by learning the English and Spanish alphabet using the blocks. The learning continues as they spell first words while playing the 12 crossword games in English and Spanish. Launch date: October 2009. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 26898 (added 2/4/2010) . Age Range: 6 and up Launch Date: January 2010 Gender: Boys And Girls
This or That? is a fun way to learn something new about someone you know. It’s packed with lots of question and is designed as a simple, everything-included, take-along game for waiting rooms, restaurants, planes, back seats, parties and any time there’s down time. "This or That? is the perfect cross-market item; it places well in all store types," Donna Modrell, Marketing & Operations Manager, Peaceable Kingdom Press, told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2010. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 26880 (added 2/4/2010) . Age Range: 12 and up Launch Date: January 2010 Gender: Boys And Girls
In this party game, gamers must place Movie titles and TV shows in sequential order by wide release or air date before the time's up. Can players sort "Cheers," "Frazier" and "Seinfeld" in correct order sequence from the date they first premiered on the silver screen? Added play elements such as “Critic’s Corner” and “Rapid Reels” exist to make game play all the more fun. The first player to collect all the letter cards that spell ROLL’EM! wins. Launch date: 2010. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 26877 (added 2/4/2010) . In this game, players try to concoct believable descriptions of more than 150 inventions straight from the U.S. patent office, and then guess which explanations are correct. It includes cards with pictures of some very unusual creations. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 26845 (added 2/1/2010) .
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