TDmonthly's ToyFair 2006 Preview--Board Games Product Category

Mountaineering by FAMILY PASTIMES

Players in the game share equipment, plan strategies and deal with problems as a collective, as they try to reach the summit. Easy card symbols allow younger players to join older players, while complicated maneuvers challenge older players. Use picks, ropes and crampons while watching out for snow slides, snow blindness and frostbite. The family game comes with a 9” x 18” mountain game board, a trouble chart, a team move, climbing equipment and mover cards. 3/3/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Secret Door by FAMILY PASTIMES

Thieves have stolen valuables for a mansion, and now the valuables and thieves must be returned and captured by midnight. Players must cooperate, discussing ideas and strategies in order to capture the thieves, reclaim the valuables and figure out what is behind the Secret Door. Each game plays out differently. The game is intended for one to eight players and comes with a 12” x 12” game board, clock cards, a set of play valuables and the Secret Door. 3/3/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

21" Backgammon Game with Deluxe Burgundy Vinyl Attache Case by WORLDWISE IMPORTS

This Deluxe Backgammon set comes with a burgundy vinyl attache case that folds up into a carrying case for durable and easy portability. 2/28/2008

3"3/4 French Classic Ebony on Black/Ash board Chess Set by WORLDWISE IMPORTS

WorldWise Imports has created a distinctive line of chess sets for the specialty game and gift markets. Their designers have matched wooden men and boards to create ready-made sets, presented in European-style presentation boxes. 2/28/2008

Monopoly® 1935: Deluxe Wood Edition by WINNING MOVES GAMES

The game comes with a wooden case that features detachable hinges, allowing the case to transform into an exquisite banker’s tray. This luxury edition features a game board with original artwork, Chance and Community Chest cards, Title Deeds and property colors, original brass-colored tokens and wood houses and hotels. As an added bonus, the game also includes a 16-page “Monopoly Memories” book that reveals little known facts about the game and its early editions, and contains complete enhanced rules. 2/26/2008 (Price: $99.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

The Big Taboo® by WINNING MOVES GAMES

Players race against time to guess as many words as possible. Depending on where a player lands on the board, he or she may have to draw a word, provide clues in as few words as possible, rely on Classic Taboo, or invite Bendy Bob, a new flexible friend, to help guess the correct word. The game contains 252 cards, three pawns, a Bendy Bob plush character, a game board, a sand timer, a sketch pad and a pencil. Launch date: Spring 2008. 2/26/2008 (Price: $36.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Captain Clueless™ by GAMEWRIGHT

In this hilarious party game, blindfolded players try to navigate a clear route to their Caribbean port without running into land or running out of time. Teammates can provide a limited number of clues. The first team to reach their destination wins. This four- to eight-player game comes with 20 port cards, two blindfolds, two dry erase markers, one eraser, one sand timer, one game board and rules in both English and Spanish. Launch date: 2008. 2/26/2008 (Price: $19.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Tiki Topple™ by GAMEWRIGHT

In this fast-paced strategy game, players try to maneuver their secret tikis to the top of the nine-tiki totem by playing the right combination of action cards. Each game comes with 55 cards, nine custom tiki pieces, four playing pawns, a game board and rules in both English and Spanish. Launch date: 2008. 2/26/2008 (Price: $15.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Greed by TDC GAMES INC.

GREED is one of the most addictive dice games ever created. Challenged to keep throwing the dice for a better score, players must learn to stop before raw greed overtakes them.

Throw the GREED dice is to make winning combinations, but beware! The first time you don't add to your score, all is lost!

For 2 or more players. 2/26/2008 (Price: $6.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Fraction Sudoku by DIDAX INC.

The puzzle lets players learn about equivalent fractions in a fun way. Simply use the chips to cover the board so that each row, column and 3 x 2 box contains a different fraction. The game includes materials for ten challenging Sudoku puzzles: 360 punch-out fraction chips, ten color-coded game boards and an answer key. The boards increase in difficulty. Launch date: March 2007. 2/26/2008 (Price: $9.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Time Sudoku by DIDAX INC.

Kids will learn time to the quarter hour in digital, analog and word form the fun way with this hands-on game. Players use special time chips to cover the board so that each row, column and 2 x 2 box contains a different time chip. The game includes everything players need to complete ten challenging Sudoku puzzles: 360 punch-out chips, ten color-coded game boards and an answer key. The boards increase in difficulty. Launch date March 2007. 2/26/2008 (Price: $9.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Money Sudoku by DIDAX INC.

Recognize coins, make change and build mental agility in a fun way. Simply use the coins to cover the board so that each row, column and 2" x 2" box contains a different style coin. The game includes 32 realistic coins, ten full-color Sudoku game boards and an answer key. The boards increase in difficulty. Launch date: March 2007. 2/26/2008 (Price: $9.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Unifix Sudoku by DIDAX INC.

The game helps players build spatial reasoning, problem solving and patterning skills in a fun way. Simply use the colorful cubes to cover the board so that each row, column and 3 x 2 box contains a different color. The game includes 36 genuine Unifix Cubes, ten full-color Sudoku game boards and an answer key. The boards increase in difficulty. This product is a Parents’ Choice Award and Director’s Choice Award winner. Launch date: March 2007. 2/26/2008 (Price: $9.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Set Cubed by SET ENTERPRISES INC.

This "curious game of clever connections" challenges two to four players to compare and identify SETs on the dice with those on the board, scoring as many points as possible by making SETs up, down and across the game board. Playing time is 30 to 45 minutes. Launch date: April 2008. ( Watch Video) 2/21/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

BrainSavvy by BRAIN SAVVY GAME COMPANY LLC

BrainSavvy looks like a board game but is actually a teaching tool. Parents can use it with children to chart the completion of tasks at home, while teachers can use it in the classroom to motivate students to study. “BrainSavvy consists of a high quality, dry erasable, magnetic game board that comes rolled in a tube and is meant to be displayed on any magnetic surface for all to see,” BrainSavvy LLC President and Co-Inventor Jamie McCracken, Ed.D., told TDmonthly. It also “comes with colorful brain shaped magnets (pawns), unique team sorting chips, special dice, a timer and a booklet of suggestions for use.” Launch date: February 2007. 2/19/2008 (Price: $29.95)

The Godfather Trilogy by ENDLESS GAMES

The trivia board game is based on “The Godfather” series. Players collect cards as they answer questions correctly, and then build a “family.” The first player with ten members in a family wins. However, players must remain wary of who is in the family and who is a betrayer, since players can order hits to add or lose family members. Launch date: June 2008. ( Watch Video) 2/19/2008 (Price: $15.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

My Little Pink Book by BKM ENTERTAINMENT

This game for girls challenges participants to guess who their fellow players have secretly chosen to date from the My Little Pink Book of guys. Each "date" has his own distinctive characteristics — such as what kind of car he drives and what kind of music he likes. The colorful and very "pink" gameboard features hotspots that young girls might visit while trying to attract the opposite sex. ( Watch Video) 2/17/2008 (Price: $29.95)

Cooperstown Cribbage™ by PHI Sports Games

Cooperstown Cribbage™ is a novelty based board game that combines all of the strategic elements of baseball and cribbage — into a fun and challenging new game!

The unique and distinctive Cooperstown Cribbage™ Game Board ('playing field') enables game players to test their knowledge of baseball strategy, while playing on an 'exact-to-scale' baseball diamond. 2/14/2008 (Price: $49.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Scene It?® Deluxe Star Trek Edition by SCREENLIFE

From “The Menagerie” to “The Final Conflict,” this Star Trek edition invites fans to test their knowledge with trivia questions and on-screen puzzlers. The set includes a Flextime game board and a game DVD full of real television and movie clips all six series and all ten movies. The DVD also includes bonus content. 2/12/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Flibbix Super Set™ by MERILLIAN, LLC.

Flibbix™ Super Set by Merillian is the fun and exciting new game where you can build your own board game, make your own rules and then play. It's super easy, lots of fun, and lets you rebuild and replay your game as much as you want. The Super Set gives you even more cards and game board tiles, with 35 more tiles than Flibbix, including three-way and four-way intersections! These let you build crazy game boards that go different directions and cross-cross paths to bring your game to an even greater level of fun. 2/7/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Scene It?® Deluxe Seinfeld Edition by SCREENLIFE

Based on the long-running hit television show “Seinfeld,” this interactive game includes classic clips and trivia from the show’s nine seasons. The game comes with a Flextime game board and a game DVD with bonus content. Launch date: February 2008. 2/6/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

The American Handy Game for Boys by UNIVERSITY GAMES

Players spin the spinner and will have anywhere from 30 seconds to one minute to successfully perform a specific test or correctly answer a series of questions. The first player to successfully master eight activities wins the game. Boys will learn how to perform magic tricks, tie knots, skip rocks and much more. Launch date: Spring 2008. 1/29/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

The Worst Case Scenario: Game of Surviving Life by UNIVERSITY GAMES

This game takes players from birth to death through life's stages — youth, college, career and family — with nearly 600 thought-provoking, fun-filled questions. The game pieces that move across the board feature removable body parts, and the challenge is to get through the game with all parts intact. The player who accumulates the most gold pieces while losing the least body parts is the winner. Launch date: 2006. 1/29/2008 (Price: $29.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Fantastical Field Guide Mystery Game by UNIVERSITY GAMES

In this game, based on the series by Holly Black, goblins chase the kids. The three Grace children race to discover the Field Guide and reach Uncle Spiderwick before the goblins catch them. The game features a 3D Spiderwick Estate and molded goblins. Launch date: November 2007. 1/29/2008 (Price: $24.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Giggleplants® by GAMES FOR ALL REASONS

This colorful board game will help young children develop motor skills; it will also teach them about shapes, colors, counting and getting dressed. Players collect colored shapes as they move around the board. Landing on the Gigglepants character lets kids put on the costumed pants that are included in the game. 1/29/2008 (Price: $22.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]