Jurassic Park Danger!, from RAVENSBURGER, is set in Isla Nublar and takes players on an epic adventure. One player controls the T.rex, Dilophosaurus, and Velociraptor dinosaurs, prowling through the jungle to attack the humans. The remaining players work as characters from the classic Jurassic Park film to fight against the dinosaurs. When a human character is defeated by the dinosaurs, he or she can immediately reanimate as a new character, but once the dinosaurs defeat three human characters, the dinosaurs win the game. If the humans manage to get three characters off the island to safety, those players win.
MINDWARE’s Smash Talk is a fastpaced word game. Each card contains five words, and teammates try to guess the words as quickly as possible. The buzzer keeps track of the time of the previous round, and each team must finish their cards faster than the team before them in order to stay in the game. Designed for kids ages 10 and up, the game launched this summer.
dude, from NORTH STAR GAMES, is a silly game where the only word that players can say is, “dude.” The word “dude” appears on each card in one of six different ways: dooode, dewd, dude, dude?, tiny dude, and tie-dyed dude. Players say the word as they think it should sound based on how it appears on the card, and listen to the ways that their opponents say the word “dude” to find a match. The player that finds the most matches wins the game. Designed for kids ages 13 and up, the game launched this summer.
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This summer, THAMES & KOSMOS adds to its EXIT collection with two new games. Designed for kids ages 10 and up, EXIT: The Sunken Treasure sends players on a quest to find the treasure of the Santa Maria. With a difficulty level of 2 out of 5, the game requires players to solve the riddles and recover the treasure before time is up. EXIT: Dead Man on the Orient Express is a reimagined tale of the classic murder on the Orient Express. Players race to find the culprit of the crime before the train reaches its destination. Designed for kids ages 12 and up, the game has a difficulty level of 4 out of 5.
JAKKS PACIFIC’s Niffler Challenge Game is inspired by the mischievous Niffler featured in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them films. Players load up the Niffler with jewelry and coins until it overflows and spills into the briefcase. The first player to spill the jewelry and coins wins. The two-player game is designed for kids ages 4 and up and will be available in the fall.