December 2014 New Specialty Toys — Family Games

Bellz is deceptively simple and yet supremely challenging at the same time. Just open the travel pouch and you’re ready to play! The pouch opens to become the game arena. Inside there are 40 custom bells in 4 colors and 3 different sizes. Players use the magnet wand to pick up bells of only one color. Make a string off the end of the magnet wand, or create a cluster — just don’t pick up bells of any other color or the turn is over. Each player must decide how far to push their luck on every turn. The first player to collect all 10 bells of one color wins!
The magnet wand can be used two ways:
Use the small end for precision grabs, or try the larger, more powerful end to make really long chains. You choose which end to use each turn.

A pirate track game with a wind-up pirate galleon to sail around the treasure island. Be the first player to fill your loot bag with coins from the treasure chest before the pirates catch up with you in their galleon! For 2 to 4 players. Contents: game board, wind-up pirate galleon, 4 loot bag boards, 24 play coins, 4 pirate counters with stands, dice, dice shaker, guide. Mention ToyDirectory for special considerations

Blurble is a hilarious, fast-paced card game that is great for nearly all ages and group sizes. Flip over a card and be the first to say a word that starts with the same letter as the image on the card. Proper nouns, numbers, and words with fewer than three letters are not allowed. The winner of each card moves on to challenge another player, and the player with the most cards at the end is the winner. Aside from the hilarious gameplay, Blurble is also a great educational tool for children.

Solve 2-D and 3-D puzzles by rearranging game pieces. Pick a puzzle from the book, set up the challenge and then place the remaining game pieces to solve the puzzle. Kanoodle Genius offers 200+ brain-busting puzzles for you to solve all on your own. If you've completed the puzzles of the original Kanoodle, you'll love the even more challenging Kanoodle Genius. You'll feel yourself getting smarter.

It is the early 1900’s and you are the owner of one of the fastest growing rail companies in the eastern USA. Expand your rail network as you connect cities in order to pick up and deliver more goods. Complete contracts and routes to bring in money to modernize your train. Upgrade your engines, tenders and railcars to transport the most freight. Build farther, transport more and amass wealth on your way to become 'King of the Rails'!
2–4 players • Ages 14 and up • Playing time: 60 min

Figure out who your frozen friends are in this hilarious new party game. Is he hurling a javelin or being a superhero? Is she a tumbleweed or a hedgehog? It’s a laugh a minute as you guess what your friends are trying to be while they… Strike A Pose. Each round, all but one player (the Guesser) must freeze into a statue depicting one of the people, places or things on the current card in play. When everyone is set, the Guesser enters the room and decides who’s who after looking at the current card! Lots of laughs in this game that’s great for families, parties and groups!
3–14 players • Ages 10 and up • Playing time: 45–60 min

Where the heck are your friends...in this party game of outlandish locations and cryptic clues? With only thirty seconds to paw through a giant pile of photo clues, the pressure is on to pick ones that describe your secret hiding spot so you can be found. When time runs out, the Messes are passed around and you must guess which of the possible locations landed in front of you. What will YOU choose when you have to...GUESS THE MESS!
3–8 players • Ages 10 and up • Playing time: 30–45 min

Can you make money stacks that equal $100? If you can, you take the money. Big money's up for grabs and every player joins the fun. This game requires addition skills, strategy, luck and a great sense of humor!

How To Play: Players make $100 money stacks from their dealt cards. Steal a stack if you have a card equaling $100 when added to the top card of your opponents' stack. But that's just the beginning! Thief cards steal money cards. Jail cards stop thief cards. In the end the player with the most money wins. Contents: 94 cards and game rules. Playing time: 15 minutes. Ages: 8+. Players: 2-6.

It's a race to the top but beware of the drop! Roll the die and strategically move past the gates. Be the first to reach the top and survive the LAST CHANCE DROP! 2 - 4 players.