by Herb Levy
A beautiful day kicked off the start of the annual International Toy Fair held from February 17 through the 20th in New York City which boded well for the assortment of games ready to be discovered. So, with some assistance from Contributing Editor Steve Kurzban, we've covered the miles of aisles to bring you the most comprehensive view and YOUR advanced peek at what's new and planned for the year ahead regarding games. Where available, brief descriptions, number of players, game length and suggested retail price are included. The critical commentary and evaluations are reserved for upcoming issues of GA REPORT. (And if you're not reading GA REPORT, you're missing the best written and most insightful reviews around! You are invited to correct that oversight right now and join Gamers Alliance today!)
Now let's get down to it (in alphabetical order)!
ASMODEE EDITIONS - Among the new and upcoming releases:
Age of Gods
- 3 to 6 players
are gods and begin with a major race and then, throughout the game get a number of
minor races to watch over. The twist here is that each player keeps the identity
of the races he is responsible for a secret. Uncovering the secret is made more
difficult since any player may make any race in the game act! Moreover, players can affect the
course of the game with action cards which allow them, for example, to build
fortresses, use special powers and improve technology. For ages 12 and up, about 90 minutes, $39.99
Hero: Immortal King - Three sets of this card driven dungeon crawl game. Each box contains 60 cards and the sets may be mixed and matched to customize your forces and enlarge the adventure. Spring release, about $22 per set.
Frontiers - 2 player science-fiction combat game where you lead your units on a futuristic battlefield. A miniatures type game without the miniatures. For ages 10 and up, about 45 minutes, $29.99.
Jungle Speed - New edition of the action card game featuring a plastic Totem (instead of wood). Summer. $21.99
Formula De - New edition of this auto racing game planned for late 2008.
BALLPARK CLASSICS - Ballpark Classics - A retro look at the American pastime, this is a modernized re-creation of the arcade baseball games that many of us spent our youthful hours playing. The game is played on a large ballfield (using a 1 inch to 18 foot scale) with a chute for rolling down marbles and a wooden bat to swing. $329.
BENT CASTLE WORKSHOPS - Numbers League - Superhero themed card game where players build up their heroes using three cards with each card has a certain value to use against villains. 2 to 4 players, ages 8 and up, 30 minutes, $19.95
BOOKCHASE - Bookchase - Literary game with a dose of trivia as players are issued library cards and vie to collect their own set of books. About $50.
BUFFALO GAMES - Several new games including:
Likewise
- Adult party game. A random pairing of Description and Subject cards
create a topic (such as "Exotic Car") and players write
their answer
in secret. The answers are revealed with matching answers scoring. For 3 to 6
players. $24.99
Ruin - The first light strategy game from Buffalo Games. Players explore an ancient Mayan ruin. The 3-D game board will change as cards are inserted directly into the board. For 2 to 4 players, ages 8 and up, about 50 minutes, $29.99
Bandits - Western themed card game as players attack and defend hide-outs stashed with gold. For 2 to 6 players, ages 8 and up, 25 minutes, $7.99.
DISCOVERY BAY GAMES - Originally known as Baffle Gab (featured in the Summer 2005 GA REPORT), this company has changed its name and was displaying a few new games including Scoop - Dice/card game where you roll the dice and play your cards to match the ice cream cone created by the roll. (2 to 4 players, ages 7 and p, Fall, $14.95) and The Origin of Expressions - where 3 or more players try to come up with explanations for common expressions. For ages 12 and up, $29.95
ENLIGHTENED PLAY LLC - EcoRanch - 2 to 6 players come to EcoRanch to help abused and neglected animals. The goal is to earn the most enlightened point chips by doing volunteer work, through "playing with compassion" and raising your awareness of animal care and your own inner and social awareness. For ages 12 and up.
4J ENTERPRISES - Scum: The Game - A repackaging of the public domain game known, variously, as Scum, President, Corporation etc. For 4 or more players. $4.99
4KIDS ENTERTAINMENT
- Chaotic - New collectible card game that can be played face to face and
online, a tie-in to the Chaotic
animated TV series. Available in starter decks and
booster packs.
FUNDEX - Fundex is now distributing Gigamic titles known for their attractive wooden presentation, two of them being Marrakech from Dominique Ehrhard (designer of Iliad [featured in the Winter 2007 GA REPORT] and Condottiere) where 2 to 4 players, ages 6 and up, compete selling carpets at a Bazaar with overlapping cloth carpets and Sputnik, an abstract game where 2 to 6 players, ages 7 and up, have to protect their rockets when flying through space. $30.
GAMEWRIGHT - 2 interesting new releases planned: Tiki Topple (imagine a hybrid combining the line of cars and resulting change of ranks mechanic from Knizia's Formula Motor Racing with the secret goals from King Me, for 2 to 4 players, ages 10 and up, 20 minutes, $15.99) and On the Dot (spatial perception game for 1-4 with overlapping transparencies that must be arranged to match patterns, for 1 to 4 players, ages 10 and up, about 15 minutes, $12.99).
GIDDY GOOSE 'N' GANDER GAMES - New 2 player abstract game called biStratex. Two-sided board provides different configurations for play as players can use portals to cover vast stretches of territory while trying to pass their stratospheres (globe shaped pieces) to the target area first. For ages 10 and up. $24.99.
GIFT TRAP ENTERPRISES - Gift TRAP - A gift-exchange party game. Gift cards are dealt on the board and players decide which of these would please each fellow player. Match a gift to a friend's choice and get points, give a bad gift and lose points. $29.99. A mini-version of the game is available for $9.99.
GFC GEORGIA LLC - Tri-Cross - New abstract strategy game for 2 to 4 players where players compete for control of the center space in the middle of the cross-shaped playing area. $21.99.
GOLDBRICK GAMES - Debate This! - Teams debate various categories provided by the cards with one team taking one point of view and the other taking the alternate view. The Judge decides who wins the debate and the winning team advances on the board.
GOLIATH - A Dutch distributor seeking to place abstract strategy games in the American market, some of which have already appeared here. Previously seen here have been Rolit - 1-4 player game that combines the Othello-like moves with colors (originally marketed by Pressman) and Tayu - tile laying game\ (originally seen here under the Rio Grande/Kosmos imprint). Other games on display:
Exago - 2 to 6 players are given colorful tiles to place on a hexagonal board and try to be the first to place four of their tiles in a straight line. 20 minutes.
LeBloq - 2 to 4 players place blocks ("bloqs") to isolate one or more squares. Isolate the most squares and win. For ages 7 and up, about 20 minutes.
Wordquest - 2 to 4 players attempt to find words on the board, grab the totem when they find it and then claim the word spaces with their colored pieces. For ages 7 and up.
Stixx - Sticks get removed from a large hexagonal board but you're trying to keep your secret color the most remaining. 2 to 6 players, ages 6 and up, about 30 minutes.
Loopit - Construct river routes and score points. 2 to 4 players, ages 6 and up, 20 minutes.
HASBRO - The biggest player in the mass market game arena unveiled a bunch of items including:
ELECTRONIC ARTS - A team-up with Electronic Arts Casual Entertainment which will adapt many Hasbro classics to operate on a variety of game consoles, mobile devices and online. The first Nintendo Wii and DS titles will be Littlest Pet Shop, Nerf "N-Strike" (slated for the Fall). EA is also developing new editions of Monopoly and Scrabble (in North America) for multiple platforms. Starting in the Spring, EA will expand its mobile game operation (which already includes Scrabble and Yahtzee Deluxe to include Monopoly Here & Now, Trivial Pursuit and Yahtzee Adventures (a variation of the classic dice game). For online web play, EA's Pogo.com is developing Yahtzee (Summer 2008), Monopoly as well as Trivial Pursuit (both for the Fall). Pogo.com is also launching two connected downloadable titles: Operation and Pictureka! (which can also be played offline, see below) for later this year.
PARKER
BROTHERS, MILTON BRADLEY AND HASBRO GAMES - Partini is the
latest adult party game and is a mix of six different
games. Players flip
over a coaster to determine which of the six games to play next from among Mime
Twist (charades), Straight Up (discover what your friends think is true or funny
about you), Clay
Smoothie (smooth clay into clues for your team to identify), What Not (identify
something by what is is NOT), Bouncers (skill and action stunts), Hum Punch (hum
songs to get your friends to guess the titles). The game is flexible in that you
can choose to concentrate on certain categories and leave out others. For 2
teams (4 or more players), Fall release, $29.99
To celebrate the
60th anniversary of Scrabble, Hasbro is releasing the Diamond Anniversary
Edition which is basically a deluxe travel edition featuring a redesigned game board
(plastic, gridded to hold the letters in
place and able to fold for easy portability), a rotating base and curved tile holders. Summer, $34,99. (The classic game will be given a color
update and a new box design although the game play, letter points, rules and
price remains the same.) Another evergreen for the company, Trivial
Pursuit, is
also undergoing changes. The Trivial
Pursuit: 25th Anniversary Edition (Fall,
$34.99) features easy, medium and hard questions on each card (with rewards
given for answering the tougher questions) while Trivial Pursuit: Digital Choice
Edition allows players to download questions to match their own interests as
well as create categories based on their lives, families or anything else.
(Fall,$49.99)
Clue is being changed. Nothing was displayed but changes were strongly hinted involving different places serving as the possible scene of the crime as well as a time factor. The new edition is slated for a Fall unveiling. And Clue isn't the only one.
RIsk is
undergoing a transformation too. The slot occupied by the classic version of the
game is being filled with
its new version: Risk: Special
Ops. This version moves from
world conquest to completion of three objectives (which give you corresponding
awards upon completion of each one) while maintaining control of
your capital city. The game will have an
updated map with new graphics; playing time will be streamlined to about 90 minutes.
(2 to 6 players, Fall, $22.99) Also a
change in store for Stratego which will now use fantasy-themed
counters instead of military-themed pieces in the new edition. Fall, $14.99.
More shows based on TV game shows are on tap, scheduled for Fall release, including Merv Griffin's Crosswords Board Game (for 2 to 6 players, ages 12 and up, $15.99), CSI DVD Game (1 to 4 players, ages 18 and up, $19.99), Don't Forget the Lyrics (2 players or teams, ages 10 and up, $19.99), Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Board Game 2nd Edition (2 to 4 players, ages 8 and up, $19.99)
Other media-related games for Fall release include Mall Madness: Hannah Montana Edition (2 to 4 players, ages 9 and up, $33.99), Twister Moves: Hannah Montana Edition (2 to 4 players, ages 8 and up, $24.99), High School Musical 3: Senior Year Game (2 to 4 players, ages 7 and up, $19.99), Mystery Date: High School Musical 3 Edition (2 to 4 players, ages 7 and up, $19.99), The Naked Brothers Band Game (2 to 4 players, ages 7 and up, $14.99), The Dangerous Book for Boys Game (based on the best-seller, for 2 to 6 players, ages 8 and up, $19.99)
Family games from Hasbro include Pictureka! (a "hide and seek" type game as players seek hidden objects on a changeable game board, 2 or more players, ages 6 and up, Fall, $19.99)), Yahtzee Free for All (adding cards to the dice game and allowing for players to steal what you've rolled, 2 to 6 players, ages 8 and up, Fall, $16.99), Clue Express and Battleship Express (condensed versions of these classics designed to play in 20 minutes, 2 to 4 players, ages 8 and up, Fall, $14.99 each) and Bulls Eye Baseball (skeeball with a baseball theme, 1 or more players, ages 7 and up, Spring, $24.99), Guess Who? (deduction game now with 144 new characters and a timer, 2 players, Ages 7 and up, Fall, $24.99).
Sorry! Sliders - Latest variation of Sorry! Instead of traveling along a path to reach "Home", players SLIDE their pawns into a center target. Where the pawns land determine how many points players receive each turn - but you can be bumped off into a non-scoring area by another player. 2 to 4 players, ages 6 and up, Fall, $19.99
Cosmic Keepaway -
Action game that featuring a TALKING BALL that keeps track of the players and
tell you who to throw the ball to. Comes with three different games. For 2 to 6
players, ages 7 and up, Fall, $29.99
AVALON HILL - Two new (or shall we say) revised titles, both slated for 2008 release:
Diplomacy - Smaller boxed edition of the classic game by Allan Calhamer originally published in 1959. This game was last published in 1999 and this 50th anniversary edition contains a 30" x 20" board with new artwork. Another change: the wooden pieces generally used for armies and fleets have been replaced by cardboard counters dubbed "control markers". For 2 to 7 players, ages 12 to adult, March 2008 release, $30
Acquire - The Sid
Sackson classic returns in what is billed as its 50th anniversary edition.
(Close: the
game was originally published in 1962.) The return is marked by a few changes.
According to our sources, the
theme of
corporations and corporation mergers used in the last, 1999, edition reverts to the original theme of hotels
and hotel mergers. The homage to Sid found in the previous edition remains as one of the hotel chains
has been renamed Sackson. As
with Diplomacy, Acquire will be in the same, smaller sized box with the wooden/plastic pieces
used in earlier editions
replaced by cardboard counters. For 3 to 6 players, ages 12 and up, June release, $30.
IDENTITY GAMES - Another Dutch distributor looking to place its games in the US market. Among their items are The Gold of the Pharoah (where players explore an ancient Egyptian tomb and attempt to discover the famous Mask of Tutanchamun and get out of the bomb with it - and other treasure - BEFORE the tomb collapses!) $30. Also Livequiz a trivia boardame that uses the internet as the questions are in the game, but the answers can be found on a dedicated website, that will be updated daily. Who is the current prime minister? Which actor is the current James Bond and how much do you pay for a litre of petrol (or, as Americans might say, a gallon of gas)? These answers can change every day. About $30.
INQUEST THE GAME INC. - Inquest - Trivia game created by Maureen Burleson, Joan Watson and Ginette Menard, that centers on mystery, crime and forensics featuring six categories with three levels of difficulty. For two or more players or teams, ages 14 and up, about one hour playing time, about $50.
INNOVENTION
TOYS - Displayed
the promised second level to Khet, their Egyptian-themed
abstract game utilizing lasers and mirrored pieces
as players try to maneuver so they can light up and remove the enemy pharoah. By
using the second level, beams can shoot UP! (Scheduled for April release,
$24.95)
MAYFAIR GAMES - Mayfair will be producing a mass-market version of its The Settlers of Catan base game to be called The Settlers of Catan: Family Edition. This edition will be similar to Simply Catan with a modular set-up and have plain plastic roads, settlements and cities. It will appear in certain large retailers such as Target as well as to the normal core trade.
Also scheduled is a new game by Martin Wallace called Toledo. This is a lighter, more "casual" game from Wallace. In Toledo: Art, Steel & Glory, 2-4 players are attempting to engage the services of skilled sword smiths in the hopes of presenting the finest and most beautiful swords ever crafted to the emperor of the Spanish Empire. Players travel to acquire the fine metals and gems needed to craft these beautiful swords. And there's more including buying artwork from El Greco and engaging in swordfights to protect your honor. Present the best set of swords to the emperor for glory and victory! 90-120 minutes, June release, $49.
MINDTWISTER USA - Two new items from the company best known for Pentago (Spring 2006 GA REPORT):
Element - Two player abstract game by Michael Richie where players use the unique power of the elements of earth, air, fire and water to isolate the opposing sorcerer. 10-45 minutes, ages 6 to adult, May, $30.
Quadrago - 3-D puzzle game for two players. Players attempt to create a row of four like-colored beads on any level or plane of a 4 x 4 grid. The twist here is that the center section of the playing area can be twisted to change alignment as part of your move. $30.
MINDWARE - Chaos - 2 player abstract game of stacking. When too high, the stacks get redistributed in all four directions with some pieces forced out of play. For ages 8 and up. $24.95
NORTH STAR GAMES -
Wits and Wagers 2nd edition - Adult party game (for 4-20 players, ages 10 and
up, $29.99). Wits and Wagers is also moving to the XBox 360 video game system
later this year. Say Anything: What Do Your Friends Really Think? - Party game
where a card is drawn, a question asked from the card and everyone writes an
answer. Then, after you choose your favorite answer, everyone tries to guess
which answer you chose. For a3 to 8 players, ages 13 and up, about 40 minutes,
$24.99, July release.
OUT OF THE BOX - A bunch of new releases
including:
Ninja vs. Ninja - Players command forces of six ninjas each and score by venturing into enemy territory and getting back safely. 2 players, ages 8 to adult, 15-20 minutes, $19.99
The Chain Game - Party game. Players start with a stash of chain links and race to say a common word or phrase using a word from the previous phrase. Time's up? Lose a link. For 3 to 10 players, ages 12 to adult, 20-30 minutes, $24.99
Letter Roll - Party dice game. Players rolls the dice and flip to list words that contain the rolled letters and score for words they have down that others haven't. For 2 to 8 players, ages 8 to adult, 20-30 minutes, $24.99.
Party Pooper - Party game where players draw cards specifying different events and determine who is most and least likely to do them! For 4 to 8 players, ages 12 to adult, 20-30 minutes, $24.99
PHI SPORTS GAMES -
Gridiron Master -
Large boxed
football game that does away with the typical dice-fest and instead replaces
player movement with chess moves on an exact to scale football field. Available
in both American and Canadian style editions. $65.95
PLAYROOM ENTERTAINMENT - New games include:
A major new release from Reiner Knizia called Ilium, with no German publication scheduled of the same title. Ilium is an archeology game of excavating and collecting artifacts for 2-4 players. August 2008 release.
A lighter Knizia title, Secrets of the Sea, is a treasure-seeking game as players can play it safe by staying near the surface or search for more valuable treasure by diving deeper. The game uses a "Mystery Light" to reveal hidden objects. For 2 to 4 players, 30 minutes, ages 5 to adult.
Another Knizia game, Poison, is undergoing a theme change and will be known by the more appetizing name of Baker's Dozen.
The prolific Maureen Hiron has another new game here too with Macau. Macau incorporates elements of poker to the card play (using a community card as part of their hand) as players predict how they will score in each round but will only score if their predictions prove correct. For 3 to 5 players.
A new entry in their Killer Bunnies series: Killer Bunnies and the Journey to Jupiter: a card game/board game combination as players try to find the Magic Carrot and bring it back to Jupiter before their opponents. Expansions for this game are already planned.
PRESSMAN - ESPN Jeopardy! and ESPN Jeopardy! Attache Game - Jeopardy with more than 1000 sports=-themed answers. For 3 or 4 players, ages 12 to adult, about $25, Fall release; Disney Wheel of Fortune - The TV game with Disney-related puzzles to solve, For 2 to 5 players, ages 6 and up, about $25, Fall; The Office Trivia Game - Based on the TV series, Summer, $25; The Office DVD Board Game - Based on the TV series, for 2 to 4 players, $30, Summer; 30 Seconds - Party game for 3 or more giving players just 30 seconds to describe the five words (people, places and things) on their game card. For ages 12 and up, $30, Spring.
PRIVATEER PRESS -
Infernal Contraption
- Non-collectible card game where players use "goblin
mechanics" to construct magical machines . (124 cards, 2 to 4 players, ages
12 and up, $21.99); Infernal Contraption: Sabotage! - 48 card expansion
introducing Sabotage cards to increase player interaction. $8.99;
Monsterpocalypse
- Collectible miniatures game designed by Matt Wilson as
players command or
fight against powerful monsters threatening the city. Starter
sets ($29.99) and booster packs ($21.99). Fall.
R&R GAMES - Covert Operations, seen in prototype form last year has graduated to completion. This is a game for 4 to 14 players, $5.95 Also on display, Horse Fair, a card game where players are judges and vote on the horses and react to the trends. The game comes with 10 miniature horse figurines. 20 minutes, $11.95. Pants on Fire, a new party game from Stephen Glenn and James Kyle, is on tap. Also, there are plans for R&R to enter the Euro strategy field with a new game designed by R&R's head man, Frank DiLorenzo.
SAYGO GAMES - Saygo - Multiplayer anagram variant as players begin with 8 letter tiles and continues to draw tiles and create their own crossword puzzle until one player is done. For ages 6 to adult, $14.95
SCREEN LIFE - More Scene It? Games including Scene-It? Deluxe Seinfeld Edition and Scene It Disney Channel Edition. Both for Fall release, $39.99 each.
SMART ZONE - Battle of the Pyramids - 2 player abstract. Each player commands a set of 9 pyramid pieces and 2 scarabs with the goal of getting 3 of your pyramids to the other side unscathed. www.smartzonegames.com
SOVEREIGNTY GAMES - Sovereignty - Global property trading game as players attempt to do business around the world while defending your nation from hostile takeovers by other countries. 2-6 players, ages teens to adult, later this year release, $35.
SPRINGFREE GAMES - Rush 81 - Variation of Sudoku as players have a hand of tiles (either colors or numbers, depending on the variation) and attempt to get rid of their tiles by placing them in the correct positions on the board before their opponent. Electronic component of the game buzzes when the wrong tile is placed in the wrong position.
SPY ALLEY PARTNERS - You're It! - Party game where cards prompt players to reach in and grab a cube that PREVENTS you from being "it". The twist is to race and reach for the cube that is the OPPOSITE of the card. For 2 to 7 players, ages 7 to adult, 15-30 minutes. In the works, a kid edition of their flagship game, Spy Alley (featured in the Spring 1998 GA REPORT).
STRATEGIC SPACE INC. - New games include:
Deer Hunter 2050 - In 2050, hunting is illegal. But with mutant deers released into the world, 2 to 8 players are licensed to bring two of these deers back to the Fish & Game Bureau. (60-90 minutes, $19.99)
4th Corner - Maze building game. 2 to 8 players begin in the center and try to escape from a constantly expanding maze as players place tiles to block the exits and trap their opponents. Variable time frame, for ages 8 to adult, $14.95
Zombie Attack - 2 to 6 players are in a desert mansion invaded by six zombies. The winner is the player to find a key to unlock the door and escape before being turned into a zombie. For ages 8 to adult, 20-60 minutes, $19.99
Master Spy - 2 to 4 players attempt to track down and capture the constantly moving spies of their opponents. Ages 10 and up, about 30 minutes, $29.95, May release.
Samsara - 2 to 8 player abstract strategy game as players attempt to capture opposing pawns by stacking. When a stack gets too high, excess pawns are removed from play. Ages 10 and up, 30-60 minutes, $19.99, May
Star Hopper - Space race game as players race to build four colonies to win the game. For 2 to 7 players, ages 7 and up, 45 minutes, $19.99, May.
TECHNO SOURCE - Showing electronic games including: X vs. Y (An electronic tabletop game. Two teams of one or more players, men vs. women, answer gender-based questions on marriage, work, lifestyle and dating to earn points. For ages 18 and up, $29.99); Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?: Tabletop Game (Electronic tabletop game based on the TV show. For ages 8 and up, $29.99, also a handheld version, $9.99); Phase 10 (Electronic version of the rummy-like card game allowing players to take on 1 to 3 computer-controlled opponents. Ages 8 and up, $19.99)
UNCLE SKUNKLE TOYS - Showing skill and action games including: Destruct 3 (A wooden build up and knock down game. Players build a tower, roll the dice to determine which destructive device to use (catapult, pendulum, ramp) and score points depending on where the pieces of the tower land.); Rapid 4 ( 2 player abstract "action" game as players put marbles down a chute to try to get four in a row. Sort of a cross between The Price is Right's Plinko and Connect 4. Available in wood and plastic editions); Rapid 4 More (The Rapid 4 game with chutes at both ends so that four can play.); Bambooga - Twister with a twist. Players use color wristbands to bind their hands and feet and then attempt to crawl, walk or jump towards the finish line while maintaining the connections. For 4 to 6 players.
UNIVERSITY GAMES - Two new games from Australia: TotemLand (A stacking game where players race to build the highest scoring towers) and Akumulate (Scrabble with numbers). Both April.
WINNING MOVES - For
gamers, a new entry in their Immortal Eyes line of "gamers games": Vineta. In
Vineta, designed by Fabiano
Onca, Mauricio Gibrin and Mauricia Miyaji, players are Norse gods with two
secret goals:: to save one of the city's nine districts and a
specific group of
households. Tidal waves and other powers wreak destruction on the city of Vineta.
When eight of the nine city districts are destroyed, players reveal their secret
goals with the one being most successful winning. August. Also, Winning
Moves has rescued the US publishing rights to Trans America (Summer 2002 GA
REPORT) and will be releasing the game under the Immortal Eyes imprint in June.
For the
general gaming audience: The
Big Taboo (Variation on the
party game Taboo
that adds three more ways to play, for 4 or more players, ages 13 to adult,
Spring, $36.95), Scrabble Me
(Players build words on their board simultaneously and may draw a replacement
letter from the bag, select a face-up tile on the prize tile podium and, if
playing a wild tile, force a board swap with an opponent! For 2-4 players, ages
8 and up, now available, $19.95),
Have You Herd? (Players build
and trade to get each of the five animals on the farm: rabbit, sheep, pig, cow
and horse - while trying not to roll the hungry wolf or sly fox who will eat
their animals! For 2 to 4 players, ages 8 and up, now available, $11.95) and Play
On Words (1 to 4 players have
one minute to write as many words as possible on the 8 cubes shown. For ages 8
and up, now available, $11.95)
ZABAZOO - Jakbo! - 2 player abstract by Malcolm Bisiker in the Twixt tradition as players score by creating a path across the board. This time the pieces are differently shaped and players may build up, down and OVER! For ages 8 and up, $29.99
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