Games & Puzzles Party Animal Looks to Score at Toy Fair
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ids can play and trade TeenyMates with the TeenyMates Touchdown Starter Kit Playset, from Party Animal. The set includes four exclusive American Football Conference/National Football Conference figures, a 16by 11-inch football field, 64 playing cards, and two packs of National Football League (NFL) TeenyMates. The set will be available this summer and is designed for kids ages 4 and up.
Creative Toy Co. Pieces It Together
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reative Toy Co., the U.S. distributer of Italybased Clementoni, produces high-quality jigsaw puzzles. Combined with elegant packaging and beautiful and inspiring pictures, Clementoni offers unique puzzles made out of cork and wood, as well as fluorescent and panoramic puzzles ranging from 260 to 13,200 pieces. This year, Creative Toy Co. will add 12 new children’s puzzles to the line. All of the new puzzles feature added value components for more fun once they are put together.
Poof-Slinky Revisits Tripoley Three Ways
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hrough its Ideal brand, Poof-Slinky has added new variations of Tripoley, comprised of Michigan Rummy, Hearts, and Poker. Tripoley Black Jack & Texas Hold ’Em includes a deck of playing cards, chips, and playing mats. With Tripoley Power Keeno, poker and Keeno are both in one game. The game includes a deck of playing cards, instructions for four game variations, chips, and Keeno cards. Tripoley Deluxe Felt Mat Edition is available in a new package. It includes a deck of playing cards, chips, and a heavy duty felt playing surface designed to keep everything in place.
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Playroom Geeks Out
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he geek trivia party game has taken on a new twist in Geek Out! Pop Culture Party Edition, from Playroom Entertainment. Players ages 10 and up can geek-out over pop culture, with topics including TV, movies, music, literature, and more. The game combines trivia, social interaction, and bluffing, and includes 200 pop culture list cards.
FEBRUARY 2014