Games & Puzzles Explore the World with Outset Media
innovativeKids Goes Green
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he Green Start 100-Piece Puzzle, from innovativeKids, is available in two themes: Ballet Studio and Crazy Car Race. Part of the Green Start series for earth-friendly puzzle play, these 100-piece puzzles are made with 98-percent post-consumer recycled materials and are printed with eco-friendly ink. They are designed specifically for more advanced puzzlers, and include smaller pieces.
Explore the World, from Outset Media, is a game for those interested in discovering interesting facts about the sea, sky, cities, and cultures of the world. Players ages 7 and up ignite their brain and move their bodies through question and action cards that keep the game interesting.
Spin Master Brings Game Night to Kids and Adults
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ogo Billionaire, from Spin Master, is a family game for kids ages 8 and up. Players must collect famous brands to build companies in multiple brand categories, including transportation, snacks, sweets, tech, and home. Players must collect three or more brands in the same category and then try to launch their company. The first player to earn $1 billion wins. The Best of TV & Movies is the entertainment edition of the Logo board game, packed with logos and trivia questions about TV shows and movies. The game plays just like the original Logo board game, but with the addition of three bonus cards for team play. Players ages 8 and up can use the Mute card to stop a specific player on the other team from answering. The Change the Channel card allows a team to take another card if they don’t like the first card they drew, and the Fast Forward card allows a team to pass on one of the four questions on a card. The player to reach the winning space first and successfully answer the final question wins the game. Shark Mania is a shark-chomping chase game for kids ages 6 and up. Kids play as pirates and race to Shipwreck Island, grabbing gold as they go. All pirates must watch out for the shark that can crash through the path and knock players out of the game. The pirate that makes it to Shipwreck Island with the most gold wins the game. Kids ages 7 and up must find the match to their moustaches in Moustache Smash. Players must smash their matching moustaches as fast as they can. The player to smash the most wins the game.
118 • THE TOY BOOK
FEBRUARY 2014