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

Lost™: Season 2 Premium Trading Cards by INKWORKS

Relive all the plot twists and turns of the intriguing Season 2 in LOST: Season Two Premium Trading Cards. This 90-card base set features episodic coverage, plus new subsets "Sawyer Speak," "Interwoven Lives," "Tragic Romance" and more! Randomly inserted bonus cards include: Autographs, Pieceworks® cards, nine "?" puzzle cards, six foil "Betrayal" cards, box loader cards and a special case loader card. 9/26/2006

Panini's Naruto Trading Card Tins by INKWORKS

Three new Naruto Trading Card Tins are available for a limited time at your favorite store. Each tin features one of your favorite Squad 7 characters – Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke! Each also includes one of three exclusive anime motion cards - Catch Naruto’s attack! See the Inner Sakura! Watch Sasuke’s Windmill of Shadows! 9/26/2006

Panini's Naruto: Way of the Ninja Trading Cards by INKWORKS

Discover the adventures of Naruto and friends, the most important events and characters in Naruto: Way of the Ninja. The 108-card series offers fans in-depth information about Naruto and all their favorite characters as seen on the show to date! 9/26/2006

Great Art Close Up! by BIRDCAGE PRESS

Discover art of the great museums of the world as you play 5 fun card games, including "Memory," "Old Maid," and 2 new matching games for children of different ages. Turn your next visit to the art museum into a treasure hunt with each Close Up deck. 9/14/2006 (Price: $9.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

American Art Ditto by BIRDCAGE PRESS

Play memory games with a new twist! Discover America's greatest artists as you match up pairs of art tiles. Then collect your winnings on 8 art collecting cards that show the beauty and grandeur of life in America - in the city, on the farm, in the great outdoors, and more. 48 memory cards and 8 art collecting cards that show art details on one side and full paintings on the other. 9/14/2006 (Price: $24.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Art Ditto! by BIRDCAGE PRESS

Play memory games with great works of art and collect your favorites on art collecting cards. As you play, you'll learn how different artists depict birds, boats, cats, flowers, horses, and more. And you'll learn words in four languages as you have fun with great art! 48 memory tiles, 8 art collecting cards, and instructions in English, French, Spanish and German. 9/14/2006 (Price: $24.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

LOST™: Revelations by INKWORKS

LOST fans - the wait is over. LOST: Revelations is now available. Trying to catch up on all the clues and characters from the first two seasons of LOST? Here's your chance to review the series or see if you missed anything. All captured in the new trading card release LOST: REVELATIONS. 9/12/2006

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Memories by INKWORKS

The most memorable Buffy moments – in one unbelievable collection for the first time! This beautiful 90-card set (previously announced as an 81-card base set!) depicts the scariest, the most passionate and the very sorrowful memories of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, spanning all seven seasons and including all your favorite characters! 9/12/2006

Station Master by MAYFAIR GAMES INC.

With the rising of a new dawn, another busy day at the Station begins. Harried passengers hustle about, looking for their trains. Behind the scenes the engineers and workers rush to connect carriages to engines. 8/28/2006 (Price: $20.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Express™ by MAYFAIR GAMES INC.

Building trains is an integral part of America's history. Now the tradition continues with Express™, a unique card game for the 21st century. Reminiscent of classic card games but including new play twists, Express™ is as easy to learn as rummy. 8/28/2006 (Price: $15.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Animal Discovery Cards by BABY EINSTEIN

Baby Einstein's entertaining Animal Discovery Cards are a set of 29 sturdy, full-color, laminated cards designed to expose your child to a variety of animals. The Animal Discovery Cards allow your child to view full-color images of animals found in nature. Perfect for parent and child interaction. 8/22/2006 (Price: $9.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Match It! Math by THE LEARNING JOURNEY INTERNATIONAL

Learning numbers and basic math has never been this much fun. This colorful set of math puzzle cards provides children with an excellent introduction to number recognition, counting and basic addition and subtraction. The 30 puzzle cards feature 10 cards of counting, 10 cards of addition, and 10 cards of subtraction. The puzzles are self-correcting - only cards with the correct answer will fit together. A fun way to learn basic mathematics. Recommended for ages three and up. Bilingual English/Spanish and English/French packaging. 8/15/2006 (Price: $10.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Bella Sara by HIDDEN CITY ENTERTAINMENT

Bella Sara is a new collectible/trading card game targeted for girls. Each blister-packed card pack contains five horse cards, with a total of 45 images in the first Bella Sara card set. Horse cards will show an image of a horse, with a brief, uplifting saying under the image, such as “Beauty Comes from Within”. Four of the horses in the first set will be "iconic" characters, for which foil versions will be produced. A rarity scheme will be adopted by Hidden City for the U.S. release. There also will be a corresponding Bella Sara Web site, where girls will be able to nurture their virtual horses, play games and explore the virtual world. Launch date: Fall 2006. ( Watch Video) 8/14/2006 (Price: $1.99)

DreamBlade – Booster Set by WIZARDS OF THE COAST

Wizards of the Coast, developer of the pop culture icons Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering, have come up with another new game: Dreamblade. Players act as psychic Dream Lords and summon their creatures to war in the dreamscape. Booster sets contain seven figures. There are a total of 96 miniatures in the first line. ( Watch Video) 8/14/2006 (Price: $14.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

DreamBlade — Starter Set by WIZARDS OF THE COAST

Wizards of the Coast, developer of the pop culture icon Dungeons & Dragons and the world’s first Trading Card Game (TCG) Magic: The Gathering, launches it next big game: Dreamblade. “Dreamblade players take on the role of powerful psychic Dream Lords, summoning creatures to do battle in the dreamscape,” said lead Dreamblade designer Jonathan Tweet. “Since the dreamscape encompasses all of humanity’s hopes and fears, Dreamblade miniatures can be futuristic, scary, bizarre or steeped in mythology.” The Starter Set contains 16 random miniatures, dreamscape map, 9 dice, rulebook and check list. There are a total of 96 miniatures in the first line. (See Review) ( Watch Video) 8/14/2006 (Price: $29.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Dead Hand: Chaos Poker by SMIRK & DAGGER GAMES

An Unholy Union of Poker and Russian Roulette, this otherwise standard Poker deck hides a maddening twist: an almost imperceptible presence within the card face veneer — the hand of death. This deathly presence that may well kill one of the hands at the table. But make no mistake, this is real Poker and you will need all your skills to win — and beat the odds of the Dead Hand. 8/11/2006 (Price: $9.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Hex Hex by SMIRK & DAGGER GAMES

HEX•HEX™ is a fast-playing, stand-alone card game for 3-6 people. Players hurl Hex after Hex around the table, constantly redirecting, deflecting and altering the Hex’s power until finally someone runs out of options and becomes HEXED. 8/11/2006 (Price: $23.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Art Shark! by BIRDCAGE PRESS

Kids use their sneakiest tricks to make a fortune collecting art in this illustrative card game by Anna Nilsen. They use fakes to snatch original art, or outbid other players at auction. As a bonus, they’ll discover 64 masterpieces from the 17th to 20th centuries, all across Europe. 8/7/2006 (Price: $24.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Panini's Naruto: Ninja Ranks by INKWORKS

Each pack of Naruto: Ninja Ranks cards contains nine premium trading cards. This Panini premium trading card series offers anime fans in-depth information about Naruto and all their favorite characters as seen on the popular television series. The base set for the premiere collection is 72 cards. In addition, fans will have the opportunity to find several levels of randomly inserted bonus cards including Ninja Warriors, Ninja Sensei, and Super Deformed cards. Collect all four different wrappers.  The cards are exclusively distributed in the United States by Inkworks. 7/31/2006

The Hold-it! Game Card Organizer by INNOVATIUM INC.

The Hold-It! Game Card Organizer is the must-have accessory for the serious Settlers player. Hold-It! holds all the cards used in popular board games such as the The Settlers of Catan® series of board games, Rio Grande Games such as Alhambra™, Days of Wonder games such as Ticket to Ride™ and Pirates Cove™, even classics such as Monopoly®. Use with any standard-size cards. 7/25/2006

Twisted Fish by McNEILL DESIGNS FOR BRIGHTER MINDS LLC

Twisted Fish takes the traditional “Go Fish” and casts it into the 21st century. Challenging game play requires strategy, deception and bluffing skills, plus an intact sense of humor. Five suits add an extra element of difficulty. Watch out for tricky “Zinger” Cards like the “Dead Scuba Diver” or the “Two Fisted Fisherman.” Rendered in colorful, original comic illustrations by Hollywood special-effects artist Jody Fedele, these funny fish provide a unique glimpse of what's really going on under the sea. The game includes 65 Playing Cards, 8 "Zinger" Cards, Quick Reference Cards, and a Rules Sheet. It is for 3 to 6 players, and was an FAO Schwarz Inventors Toy Audition winner. 7/11/2006 (Price: $9.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

24 Game Double Digits by SUNTEX INTERNATIONAL INC.

This set includes double-sided, 4" by 4" cards that come in three levels of difficulty.  The object of the game is to make 24 using all four numbers displayed on the card, using each only once.  Players can add, subtract, multiply and divide.  There is at least one solution to every card.
— In a November 2013 survey, Dean Smith, owner of JaZams in Princeton, N.J., told TDmonthly that the 24 game is a best-selling educational toy in the store. 7/10/2006 (Price: $10.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Parlay by REAL DEAL GAMES

This game combines the creative challenge of a word game with the fast pace, excitement and variety of poker. The game challenges players to exchange cards with the goal of making a high-scoring word and winning poker hand with the added decision of whether to "Stay" to compete for big bonuses, or "Fold" for guaranteed points. Parlay also features "word-bluffing" as an added strategy and sure source of laughs.  This product is a 2006 Games Magazine Game of the Year Award winner. Launch date: January 2006. 7/7/2006 (Price: $14.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Travel Scavenger Hunt by PAZOW! CORPORATION

Each player takes five cards from the deck and tries to locate various roadside objects. In addition, several funny “Hear It," "Smell It" and "Feel It" cards encourage kids to use all of their travel senses.
— “Scavenger Hunt is a great travel game that is hot. It’s a great game,” said Kari Thomas, co-owner of Little Learner in Lakeville, Minn.
— Meghan Bergman, “keyholder” at Rhyme 'n Reason Toys, in Pembroke, Mass., said these little cards keep kids entertained, giving them stuff to look for out the car window.
— “That does very well,” said Jeri Dorsey, buyer for Kaboodle LLC in Carmel, Ind. 6/22/2006 (Price: $6.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Xeko Mission: Costa Rica by MATTER GROUP LLC

Costa Rica is the setting for the second Xeko adventure. Meet the fearsome jaguar, the intelligent bottle-nosed dolphin and some of the most amazing birds, turtles and frogs in Mission: Costa Rica. ( Watch Video) 6/13/2006