Perplexus Epic

Perplexus Epic Review

Perplexus Epic Feature

• Flip, twist and turn the sphere to solve the puzzle
• Easy to play but challenging to complete
• Improves hand-eye coordination and spatial relations
• Develops motor and dexterity skills
• Great for travel - no loose pieces

You've mastered the Original - can you beat the new Perplexus Epic? Navigate the steel ball along the tracks, through 125 barriers of varying difficulty as you try to defy gravity. With gnarly new twists, turns and barriers, Perplexus Epic provides hours of challenging, three dimensional fun. 8 1/2" in diameter.

Boochie, A Whole New Ball Game

Boochie, A Whole New Ball Game Review

Boochie, A Whole New Ball Game Feature

• 2 to 4 players
• Playing time: 15 minutes
• Four toss rings, four bean balls, fourwrist trackers, 1 12-sided Boochie target, vinyl travel bag
• High gloss graphics
• Made in the USA

Toss out the soft foam Boochie target and then try to land your ball and hoop as close to it as possible. Keep score on a special wrist tracker. The player with the most points win. Gamewright. Ages: 8+

Rat-A-Tat-Cat

Rat-A-Tat-Cat Review

Rat-A-Tat-Cat Feature

• Children's card game that helps develop timing and basic mathematical concepts
• Teaches strategy, memory building, and addition
• Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Best Toy Award; Mensa 1996 Best New Mind Game Award
• Includes 54 rat, cat, and power cards
• For 2 to 6 players

It's never too early to develop a good poker face. With Rat-a-Tat Cat, a poker face is just one of the skills players need to perfect. As in poker, luck, skill, strategy, and intuition each play a part. Players are dealt four cards, which are kept face- down, except for a quick peek at two of them. Each player in turn pulls a card from the draw pile to replace one of the four. Memory is important, as the object is to end with the lowest score, and players must keep track of the values on their four cards. "Peek," "Swap," and "Draw Two" Power cards turn up occasionally, allowing players to maneuver and strategize further. Delightfully witty pictures of cats (the good guys--low points) and rats (bad guys--high points) illustrate each of the 54 cards. Young card sharks will develop a sense of timing and greater ease with numbers, and can begin to grasp the concept of probability. Winner of Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Best Toy Award and the 1996 Mensa Best New Mind Game. For 2 to 6 players. --Emilie Coulter A game of suspense, strategy, and anticipation. Get rid of the high cards (rats) and go for the low cards (cats). Sneak a peek, draw two, or swap cards for an added twist. Low score wins the game. (A poker face helps!) As children play Rat-a-tat Cat, they develop a sense of timing and an understanding of basic, but essential, mathematical concepts. They learn ways to remember their cards and strategies to figure out what cards other players might have. They also begin to develop an intuitive sense of probability. Rat-a-tat Cat requires skill, strategy, and awareness, challenging both young children and adults. enhances the following skills: * Math * Memory * 2 to 6 players * Playing time: about 20 minutes

Chutes and Ladders Super Hero Squad

Chutes and Ladders Super Hero Squad Review

Chutes and Ladders Super Hero Squad Feature

• Ready for a climbing, sliding, super adventure
• Choose to be one of 8 popular characters to move along the gameboard
• Ladders will zoom you forward, but watch out for chutes that will slide you back
• The classic up and down game featuring your favorite Super Heroes
• Preschool birthday party game

Hasbro Games Chutes and Ladders Super Hero Squad

Ready for a climbing, sliding, super adventure? Race to the top with your favorite super heroes. Choose to be one of 8 popular characters to move along the game board. Ladders will zoom you forward, but watch out for chutes that will slide you back. Be the first to the finish line and you're the super hero winner. This game includes 8 Super Hero Squad character pawns, 4 pawn stands, a spinner with base and arrow and instructions. It's for 2 to 6 players

• Product Dimensions: 1.4 (L) x 15.8 (W) x 10.5 (H)
• Age: 3 to 6 years

Monopoly

Monopoly Review

Monopoly Feature

• Classic family board game
• A game of luck, chance, and wheeling and dealing
• Buy and sell properties in Atlantic City
• Corner parts of the board, build houses and hotels, and charge other players exorbitant rent
• Includes a new game piece and rules for a shortened version of the game

In 1934, in the midst of the Great Depression, an unemployed heating engineer from Pennsylvania created the game of Monopoly. Realizing that his get-rich theme might appeal to other Americans, he had the game printed and distributed in a Philadelphia department store. When he couldn't keep up with the overwhelming requests for more sets, he arranged for Parker Brothers to take over the game. And the rest, as they say, is history. But Monopoly is far from a quaint historical relic. To this day, it remains a riveting game of luck, chance, and savvy wheeling and dealing--all of which can make some lucky dog rich, rich, rich! Based on the purchase of Atlantic City real estate (a city currently renowned for its get-rich gambling opportunities), Monopoly is now printed in 26 languages with more than 200 million sets sold worldwide. Players still scoot the same beloved board pieces: the old shoe, the terrier, and the hot rod. This set also includes rules for a shortened version of the game and a new token, winner of Monopoly's recent "design a token" contest. This is capitalism at its most fun and ruthless, a must-have edition in the family game closet. --Gail Hudson Everybody remembers the Monopoly game - that's why it's still the most popular, most widely played, and best-selling board game in the world! Across the generations and around the globe, what other game brings back so many memories of wheeling-and-dealing family fun' No other game has turned so many game playing moments into memories! Whether you're discovering the fun for the first time or reliving the carefree days of youth, get out there and Buy! Sell! Mortgage! Build houses and hotels! And collect those rents! That's what makes Monopoly the great American game - just ask Rich Uncle Pennybags! For 2 to 8 players. Game includes: game board, 10 tokens, title deed cards, play money, chance cards, community chest cards, 32 houses, 12 hotels and two dice.

Peaceable Kingdom / Count Your Chickens Cooperative Board Game

Peaceable Kingdom / Count Your Chickens Cooperative Board Game Review

Peaceable Kingdom / Count Your Chickens Cooperative Board Game Feature

• A cooperative counting game with pluck!
• Players work together to help Mother Hen collect her chicks and bring them back to the coop
• Learn counting and social development skills with no reading required
• Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Medal Award Winner
• For 2-4 players ages 3 years and older

Count your Chickens - A Counting Game with Pluck! The baby chicks have flown the coop! Players help Mother Hen collect her chicks and bring them back to the coop. Spin and move, count the number of spaces and collect that number of chicks. Take turns but work together. Collect all the chicks and everyone wins!

Children will learn:
- Counting
- Taking Turns
- Following Directions
- Social Development
- Cooperation

What is a cooperative game? It's a game where everyone plays together, no one is left out, and everyone has fun! In a cooperative game, players work together as a team against a common obstacle, not against each other.
Cooperative games emphasize play, not competition. Kids work together, they help each other and, most importantly, they play for FUN!

Cooperative Games foster:
- Non-stressful play situations
- Emotional development
- Shared decision making
- Creative problem solving
- A sense of community
- Positive self esteem
- Playfulness
- Cooperation

All Peaceable Kingdom cooperative games are printed with soy-based inks on FSC paper and include parts made only with recycled plastics. Games that are good for our planet and good for our kids!

Richard Scarry Busy Town

Richard Scarry Busy Town Review

Richard Scarry Busy Town Feature

• Kids have fun and build confidence every time they say, "I found it!"
• Encourages teamwork
• Promotes attention to detail
• Reinforces object identification and matching skills

Race around town solving mysteries! How many objects can you find? Join Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm on a fun-filled race around Busytown to solve mysteries and find hidden objects. Drive through lively city streets, an activity-filled farm, an action-packed airport, and a bustling harbor full of silly boats. There's much to discover on this gigantic, colorful game board that's over six feet long! As players race through Busytown, they'll team up every time someone lands on Goldbug-leaving no corner of the board unexplored as they discover hidden objects and race toward Picnic Island. With hundreds of objects to find this game provides hours of fun, while building confidence each time a child says, "I found it!"