E M A S G showcase
THAMES AND KOSMOs’ Ubongo is
a fast-paced geometric puzzle game.
Each player receives a set of 12 poly-
ominos, which are geometric shapes
formed from equal-sized squares joined
edge-to-edge in different arrangements.
At the start of each round, each player
gets a new puzzle panel. A roll of the die
determines which polyominos players
must use to perfectly fill in the empty
spaces on the puzzle panel. Any players who complete the puzzle within the
time limit yells out “Ubongo!” and grabs a gem at random from the bag. The fastest player also gets a blue gem and the second fastest player gets an amber
gem. Each gem color is worth a different amount of points. After nine rounds,
Taco Takeover, from THE HAYWIRE GROUP, chal-
lenges two to four players ages 6 and up to be the fastest taco maker in town. Players race against each other to see
who can correctly fill their taco orders first. Taco filling
cards are placed in a jumble in front of all the players and
on the count of three, all players quickly search for the taco
fillings they need, but be careful if you grab a La Cu-
caracha card or if you are dealt an Antacid by an opponent, you’ll need to dump your taco and start over.
the player with the most valuable gem collection is the winner. Ubongo is de-
signed for one to four players ages 8 and up.
Lay It or Break It, from FOTORAMA, is a crazy race to save eggs
from the frying pan and return them back to the safety of their nest. Two
Tugie is two-player game de-
signed for kids ages 5 and up,
from MARBLES THE BRAIN STORE.
players ages 5 and up can put on the included chicken beaks, and hook the
Kids roll the die to determine which
Then, they have to care-
other Tugs to topple over, they have
chicken-shaped magnets onto the back of their pants.
fully bend down to lift the
eggs from the frying pan
and carefully walk them
back to their nest. The player
with the most unbroken eggs is the
colored Tug they need to pull from the tower. If a player causes any
to collect those pieces. The player
with the fewest pieces at the end of
the game is the winner.
winner of this silly game.
SPECIALTY TOYS & GIFTS
S10
JULY/AUGUST 2014