THINKFUN
With ThinkFun’s Heads Talk Tails Walk, kids ages 3 and up try to recognize animal body parts on the hidden tiles they find and make a match. Players take turns flipping over two tiles in search of a match. If the tiles do not correlate, players must immitate the sound and movement of the two animals on the tiles. Using Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty, kids can stretch and knead paths to solve more than 60 challenging puzzles with the Thinking Putty Puzzle. With the classic flow puzzle, kids can create lines of putty to connect various start and end points without overlapping. Kids ages 8 and up work to solve more than 60 toppling dominoes challenges with Domino Maze. To solve each logic puzzle, kids must navigate pivots, blockers, one-way pieces, and a platform to successfully knock down a chain reaction of dominoes. With Invasion of the Cow Snatchers, kids ages 6 and up must maneuver a flying saucer on the magnetic gameboard over select cows in a certain order. There are 60 challenges to solve in a variety of skill levels, from easy to super hard, including genius levels for experienced puzzlers. Mystic Market is a fast-paced card game in which players ages 10 and up buy and sell magical ingredients to make potions. With a unique Value Track, the ingredients shift in value, forcing traders to barter strategically to complete different potions.
PLAYMOBIL
The Mission Rocket with Launch Site play set, from Playmobil, is designed for kids ages 6 and up. Kids can help the crew tune up and check everything on the maintenance platform, seat up to two astronauts in the rocket’s cockpit, and operate the transport container and space capsule separate from the rocket and dock them into the Mars Space Station (sold separately). The rocket features functioning lights and sound effects, including a countdown, thrusters, and space communication. Kids ages 4 and up can explore Playmobil’s Crystal Palace of the Winter Kingdom. As visitors approach the front gates, kids can lift the gemstone shield to lower two magical icicles and block entry. Friends can enter the palace and meet with the Crystal Palace of the Winter Kingdom royal family on the main floor, where the queen sits upon her throne while magical lights flicker up through the ice floor. The royal family can also ascend to their private apartment via the spiral ice staircase. The princess’ bedroom is fully furnished with a bed, a rocking chair, a vanity, and a dressing room, where kids can choose the princess’ outfit for the day — including a color-changing hoop skirt. Kids can also lower the hidden ice steps outside the princess’ bedroom so she can climb up to the palace tower, which features a telescope. This set includes the figures, a throne, furniture, and other accessories, including a bejeweled scepter, ice flowers, a love letter, and a magical key.
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THE TOY BOOK | MAY/JUNE 2019 | toybook.com