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July 2010 Notable Toys — Family GamesAge Range: 10 and up Launch Date: September 1999 Gender: Boys And Girls
The old dragon Drakon has captured a brave band of adventurers who have sneaked into her lair to steal her gold. In Drakon, players each control one of the heroes trapped in Drakon’s lair. The first player to collect enough coins for a total value of at least 10 gold immediately wins the game. On each turn, a player either places a tile (then draws another), or moves his of her figure one space. Rick Nauertz, Sales Associate for Fantasy Flight Games, told TDmonthly, "Drakon is cutthroat fun for the entire family. After all, you don’t have to outrun the dragon, you just have to outrun your opponents!" ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29820 (added 7/28/2010) . Age Range: 10 and up Launch Date: September 1999 Gender: Boys And Girls
Created by Nexus Games, known for War of the Ring, Moto GP, Wings of War and Age of Conan, Micro Mutants is a game of strategy and dexterity that’s fun for players of all ages and experience levels. Micro Mutants: Evolution is the first Micro Mutants game and includes everything up to four players need to do microscopic battle in 30 to 60 minutes, including the Usarthopod, Flyborg, Sovietopter and Chitinian armies. Fantasy Flight Games Sales Associate Rick Nauertz told TDmonthly, "Micro Mutants is surprisingly simple to pick up and learn." ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29819 (added 7/28/2010) . Age Range: 10 and up Launch Date: September 1999 Gender: Boys And Girls
Ingenious is the new abstract placement game from internationally-renowned game designer Reiner Knizia. Ingenious offers players a new way to train their brains by combining the simplicity of dominoes with the strategy Knizia is known for. Players place colored tiles on the hexagonal board, scoring points, blocking opponents’ tile placement, and trying to protect themselves from being blocked by their opponents. Ingenious is suitable for up to four players, as well as for solo play. Rick Nauertz, Sales Associate for Fantasy Flight Games, told TDmonthly, "Marvelously elegant and compulsively replayable, Ingenious is an excellent introduction to German-style abstract board games. It’s ingeniously simple, and simply ingenious!" ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29818 (added 7/28/2010) . Age Range: 8 and up Launch Date: September 1999 Gender: Boys And Girls
This edition of Colossal Arena features updated components and a more portable format. Colossal Arena is a game of titanic battles and high stakes for two to five players. Designed by the legendary Reiner Knizia, this Silver Line classic is a new version of Titan: the Arena originally published by Avalon Hill. Features include 12 creature cards, 132 combat cards, 11 spectator cards, three referee cards, 25 bet tokens and a rulebook. Rick Nauertz, sales associate for Fantasy Flight Games, told TDmonthly, "A game as comfortable in your family’s closet as on a table at a gaming convention, Colossal Arena is must buy for all gamers!" ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29817 (added 7/28/2010) . Age Range: 10 and up Launch Date: September 1999 Gender: Boys And Girls
In Through the Desert, two to five players each control a tribe of nomads vying for control of the desert. By establishing caravans and taking over oases, the players gain points as their tribes increase in power. Game play is designed to be under an hour. Fantasy Flight Games Sales Associate Rick Nauertz told TDmonthly, "From the award-winning game designer Reiner Knizia comes a game of strategy, patience and cool plastic camels!" ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29816 (added 7/28/2010) . Age Range: 12 and up Launch Date: December 2008 Gender: Boys And Girls
In Cosmic Encounter, players choose from dozens of alien races, each with its own unique power to further its efforts to build an empire that spans the galaxy. Many classic aliens from earlier editions of this beloved game return, such as the Oracle, the Loser, and the Clone. Newly discovered aliens also join the fray, including Remora, Mite and Tick-Tock. This classic game of alien politics returns from the warp once more. Cosmic Encounter features 50 alien races, flare cards to boost their powers, 100 plastic ships, a host of premium components, and all-new tech cards that let players research and build extraordinary technological marvels. Fantasy Flight Games Sales Associate Rick Nauertz told TDmonthly, "No two games are the same!" ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29811 (added 7/28/2010) . Age Range: 10 and up Launch Date: December 2008 Gender: Boys And Girls
Wings of War is a game series that merges card and board game mechanics to recreate aerial combat. The first series of Wings of War games focus on the "knights of the air" age, World War I, portraying the abilities of the fighting planes of this period. Wings of War: Famous Aces is the first set of the WWI collection. It includes five types of planes: the Spad XIII, Albatros D Va, Sopwith Camel, Fokker Dr1 and the Sopwith Triplane. Each plane was flown by an ace: Baracca, von Richtofen, Rickenbecker, Fonck, Olieslagers and Baker. Fantasy Flight Games Sales Associate Rick Nauertz told TDmonthly, "By selecting from his maneuver deck, each player can plot out the loops, rolls and twists that his dogfighting plane will undertake." ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29807 (added 7/28/2010) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) Minimum Order: (Log in to view) Minimum Reorder: (Log in to view) Dropship Available?: (Log in to view) Ships From: (Log in to view) Terms: (Log in to view) Age Range: 4 and up Specialty: No Made in: United States SKU or Item #: 1 Launch Date: January 2010 Gender: Boys And Girls
Six full-sized wooden game boards are fashioned into a box roughly the size of an end table. The box is simply turned over until the desired game is on top ready to play. All game pieces are stored inside the box in heavy-duty drawstring pouches. The inside of the box is accessed through a "magic door." Pete's Box is available with many different game boards. The customer chooses which six to include. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29749 (added 7/26/2010) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) Minimum Order: (Log in to view) Minimum Reorder: (Log in to view) Dropship Available?: (Log in to view) Ships From: (Log in to view) Terms: (Log in to view) Age Range: 6 and up Target Age Range: 9 to 12 Specialty: Yes (as of 2010) Made in: United States SKU or Item #: 4600 Launch Date: July 2010 Gender: Boys And Girls
Archeologist Dr. S needs players' help to decipher and uncover secret words. He needs assistance sifting through ancient tiles and linking them together to gain clues to a message. Dr. S has started a Log Book detailing the links between the tiles. According to the legend, when the messages are recovered using the ancient tiles, clues to a secret words will be uncovered. Players find the tiles, build the links, read the writings and claim their reward of wisdom, one word at a time. "The game board is whatever you make it! The tiles will be laid out different each time you play. The game also creates discussions about the books, chapters and verses of the Bible you are trying to create," Todd Jacobs, Vice President of Talicor Inc., told TDmonthly. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29746 (added 7/26/2010) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) Minimum Order: (Log in to view) Minimum Reorder: (Log in to view) Dropship Available?: (Log in to view) Ships From: (Log in to view) Terms: (Log in to view) Age Range: 7 to 14 Target Age Range: 9 to 12 Specialty: Yes (as of 2010) Made in: Canada SKU or Item #: 681964000239 Launch Date: January 1986 Gender: Boys And Girls
Deep Sea Diver is a real-life adventure game about diving for treasures and other discoveries. Players need teamwork to plan the dive, share equipment, get each other out of trouble, and divide whatever treasure they bring up. The game includes a 13" x 18" board, diver cards, danger cards, treasure cards, equipment tokens, air tank tokens, a glossary of diving terms, and movers. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29426 (added 7/9/2010) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) Minimum Order: (Log in to view) Minimum Reorder: (Log in to view) Dropship Available?: (Log in to view) Ships From: (Log in to view) Terms: (Log in to view) Age Range: 8 and up Target Age Range: 9 to 12 Specialty: Yes (as of 2010) Made in: Canada SKU or Item #: 681964000253 Launch Date: January 1991 Gender: Boys And Girls
Players are a team of magicians performing a series of dangerous illusions, trying not to get trapped in them. Each game played is the performance itself, full of risks. This game includes a 13" x 18" board, manager's chart, magicians, dangers, escapes and magic power cards. "Play as friends, not as enemies! Our games foster the spirit of co-operation," Family Pastimes President Jim Deacove told TDmonthly. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29425 (added 7/9/2010) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) Minimum Order: (Log in to view) Minimum Reorder: (Log in to view) Dropship Available?: (Log in to view) Ships From: (Log in to view) Terms: (Log in to view) Age Range: 5 to 8 Target Age Range: 6 to 8 Specialty: Yes (as of 2010) Made in: Canada SKU or Item #: 681964000680 Launch Date: January 1999 Gender: Boys And Girls
During this "Walk in the Woods," players can observe beautiful things such as wildflowers and butterflies, help each other gather goodies such as apples, berries, nuts and herbs, and keep an eye out for dangers like poison ivy, stinging nettle, biting bugs and even hot sun. The game includes a 12" x 12" board, dangers, remedies, goodies, look-ats, baskets, and rules for basic and hard games. "Play as friends, not as enemies! Our games foster the spirit of co-operation," Family Pastimes President Jim Deacove told TDmonthly. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29424 (added 7/9/2010) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) Minimum Order: (Log in to view) Minimum Reorder: (Log in to view) Dropship Available?: (Log in to view) Ships From: (Log in to view) Terms: (Log in to view) Age Range: 8 and up Target Age Range: 6 to 8 Specialty: Yes (as of 2010) Made in: China, Mexico SKU or Item #: THK-04 Launch Date: January 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
Think-ets is a little game in a pouch containing tiny treasures from all over the world. The game includes an assortment of 15 miniature trinkets that can be used to tell stories and play memory and strategy games. These Think-ets come in a purple pouch, replacing the previous yellow pouch design. Awards: 2008 iParenting Media Award; 2008 AblePlay Rating; 2007 The Toy Man Editor's Choice Award; 2007 Creative Child Magazine Seal of Excellence Award ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29375 (added 7/8/2010) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) Minimum Order: (Log in to view) Minimum Reorder: (Log in to view) Dropship Available?: (Log in to view) Ships From: (Log in to view) Terms: (Log in to view) Age Range: 4 to 9 Target Age Range: 6 to 8 Specialty: Yes (as of 2010) Made in: United States SKU or Item #: 7 5829-29305-2 8 Launch Date: January 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
These bean bag activities, blended with world traditions and rich musical rhythms, are designed to teach unique customs and cultures. These activities include circle and partner activities, traditional dances, games, fiestas and original action fun, with the goal of teaching important concepts, motor skills and language. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29116 (added 6/25/2010) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) Minimum Order: (Log in to view) Minimum Reorder: (Log in to view) Dropship Available?: (Log in to view) Ships From: (Log in to view) Terms: (Log in to view) Age Range: 6 and up Target Age Range: 13 and up Specialty: Yes (as of 2010) Made in: India SKU or Item #: 793573759849 Launch Date: October 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
WOKER is Word Poker. The cards represent letters and the goal is to make the highest scoring words based on the points associated with each letter. The cards are dealt as in three popular poker games. "It can be a family game, a party game or an educational tool," LCT Enterprises President Lisa C. Teore told TDmonthly. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29114 (added 6/25/2010) . Minimum Order: (Log in to view) Minimum Reorder: (Log in to view) Dropship Available?: (Log in to view) Ships From: (Log in to view) Terms: (Log in to view) Age Range: 8 and up Specialty: Yes (as of 2010) Made in: China SKU or Item #: SS-100 Launch Date: October 2010 Gender: Boys And Girls
This set of nine dice is printed with a full deck of 52 playing cards and two jokers. The set is specially designed to allow hands to be rolled for poker and most other card games. Instructions for both family and betting games are included. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29109 (added 6/25/2010) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) Minimum Order: (Log in to view) Minimum Reorder: (Log in to view) Dropship Available?: (Log in to view) Ships From: (Log in to view) Terms: (Log in to view) Age Range: 10 and up Target Age Range: 9 to 12 Specialty: Yes (as of 2010) Made in: China SKU or Item #: FC002 Launch Date: September 2008 Gender: Boys And Girls
Word FRENZY is a fast-paced, word-forming card game that aims to foster spelling, vocabulary, word association and math skills. Playing with letter cards, players try to be the first to collect cards that spell a four-letter word relating to a category. "It's stealth education made fun!" Tame Tiger Marketing VP Steve Kam told TDmonthly. Awards: 2009 Parents' Choice Approved Award; 2009 Dr. Toy's Best Picks; 2009 The National Parenting Center Seal of Approval; 2010 Family Review Center Gold Award; 2010 Family Review Center Editor's Choice Award ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29108 (added 6/25/2010) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) Minimum Order: (Log in to view) Minimum Reorder: (Log in to view) Dropship Available?: (Log in to view) Ships From: (Log in to view) Terms: (Log in to view) Age Range: 5 and up Target Age Range: 6 to 8 Specialty: Yes (as of 2010) Made in: China SKU or Item #: 2113 Launch Date: September 2010 Gender: Boys And Girls
In this card game, when a player gets four-of-a-kind in his hand, it is just like the music stopping in a traditional round of musical chairs. The player grabs a chair and all other players react and grab for a chair, too. There is one less chair than the number of players in the round and the player without a chair is out. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 28973 (added 6/18/2010) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) Minimum Order: (Log in to view) Minimum Reorder: (Log in to view) Dropship Available?: (Log in to view) Terms: (Log in to view) Age Range: 16 and up Specialty: Yes (as of 2010) Made in: China SKU or Item #: 7-18122-25407-1 Launch Date: January 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
Do Tell is designed for parties, couples, friends and girls' getaways. By inspiring players to participate through words and actions, Do Tell acts as a natural icebreaker and a tool for connection and communication. Players never have to play the card they are given or reveal more than they are comfortable with. Do Tell aims to keep players curious, interested, engaged and rolling in the aisles. "We’re about expansion, diversity, compassion, understanding, coming out of our box, acceptance, love and laughter," Geoff LaPlace, president of Do Tell Enterprises, told TDmonthly. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 28916 (added 6/16/2010) . BadaBada Christmas Bingo From: BadaBadaBingo Fun Games Co! LLC Other products from BadaBadaBingo Fun Games Co! LLC
Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) Minimum Order: (Log in to view) Minimum Reorder: (Log in to view) Dropship Available?: (Log in to view) Ships From: (Log in to view) Terms: (Log in to view) Age Range: 6 and up Target Age Range: 13 and up Specialty: Yes (as of 2010) Made in: United States SKU or Item #: XMB-001W Launch Date: October 2005 Gender: Boys And Girls
In this holiday party game, the first player to get five of the same yuletide images in a row wins. The game comes complete with 20 full-color cards, 390 snowflake markers, caller chips, a master call sheet and instructions. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 28915 (added 6/16/2010) . Holiday Fortune Party Scratchers From: BadaBadaBingo Fun Games Co! LLC Other products from BadaBadaBingo Fun Games Co! LLC
Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) Minimum Order: (Log in to view) Minimum Reorder: (Log in to view) Dropship Available?: (Log in to view) Ships From: (Log in to view) Terms: (Log in to view) Age Range: 6 and up Target Age Range: 13 and up Specialty: Yes (as of 2010) Made in: United States SKU or Item #: PSH-600W Launch Date: October 2007 Gender: Boys And Girls
In this party game, players scratch the gift tag to receive a holiday fortune or to see if they have the winning ticket which reads, "You will win a fabulous prize at your holiday party." The game includes 20 cards per pack, but multiple packs can be for larger parties. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 28882 (added 6/14/2010) . Les Mess is an organizational card game designed to encourage kids to pitch in when it comes time to clean and get rid of clutter. By completing one of the tasks on the cards, children earn a prize while making the home more organized. — Jennifer from The Dirty tShirt tried the cards and found them simple enough for even her toddler. She recommended Les Mess “to everyone trying to teach their children the wonders of organizing their things.” — Quiverfull Family’s Jennifer used Les Mess to get all of her children excited about cleaning and organizing. She said Les Mess is best “when approached with a light heart, and a fun-filled attitude.” ToyDirectory Product ID#: 28860 (added 6/14/2010) . Snoots Toots! A Kid's Game of Empathy and Manners From: YOUTHLIGHT INC. Other products from YOUTHLIGHT INC.
Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) Minimum Order: (Log in to view) Minimum Reorder: (Log in to view) Dropship Available?: (Log in to view) Ships From: (Log in to view) Terms: (Log in to view) Age Range: 6 to 12 Target Age Range: 9 to 12 Specialty: Yes (as of 2010) Made in: China SKU or Item #: 1-59850-069-4 Launch Date: May 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
Snoots Toots! A Kids Game of Empathy and Manners is a therapeutic board game from Dr. Poppy Moon’s Imagucation Creation Workshop. Kids will role-play their way through a variety of situations requiring manners and empathy skills. This game is designed to help kids learn skills that are critical to social and emotional development. "The use of role playing during the game makes it unique, as does fact that it can be used in a therapeutic, educational, or home setting," YouthLight Inc. Creative Director Amy Rule told TDmonthly. Awards: Dr. Toy 2010 Best Children's Vacation Products ToyDirectory Product ID#: 28758 (added 6/4/2010) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) Minimum Order: (Log in to view) Minimum Reorder: (Log in to view) Dropship Available?: (Log in to view) Ships From: (Log in to view) Terms: (Log in to view) Age Range: 13 and up Target Age Range: 13 and up Specialty: Yes (as of 2010) Made in: China, United States SKU or Item #: 6 09722 21036 2 Launch Date: April 2010 Gender: Boys And Girls
The goal in this Word Golf course is simple – complete each hole with as few strokes as possible. Strokes are calculated by the number of words it takes to finish a hole. Players can work against the course or compete against their friends. Word Golf is portable and is designed to be a fun way to expand vocabulary and spelling skills. "Word Golf combines the challenges and fun of a word game with the excitement of a round of golf!" All the King's Games Owner Kevin Greenberg told TDmonthly. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 28653 (added 5/25/2010) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) Minimum Order: (Log in to view) Minimum Reorder: (Log in to view) Dropship Available?: (Log in to view) Ships From: (Log in to view) Terms: (Log in to view) Age Range: 5 to 9 Target Age Range: 6 to 8 Specialty: Yes (as of 2010) Made in: Canada SKU or Item #: 681964000697 Launch Date: January 2000 Gender: Boys And Girls
All players help a dreaming little boy, chased by tigers, collect all four teddy bears and a toy collection. Then, they get him back to bed before he wakes up. The game includes a board, tigers, candy, wake up card, little boy, card stand, toys, dream tools, and rules for basic and hard games. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 28574 (added 5/17/2010) .
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