Pictureka Game by Hasbro

Pictureka Game by Hasbro

The Pictureka! game by Hasbro is a fast paced visual scavenger hunt where you want to be first! Flying things, cows, stinky things and more are found on the playing board. Nine reversible tiles are randomly arranged in a three by three square. With hundreds of possible layouts the game is new every time you play.

Three decks of cards guide the game and a timer keeps it moving. The first player roles the die and the hunt is on. Which deck will they draw from? With a green card, role the number die to determine how many to find, flip the 30 second timer and quickly find the objects. If the player succeeds, they get to keep the card (six cards needed to win).

With a blue card it’s a free for all frenzy. As soon as it’s flipped over the first person that finds the picture from the card on the board, and shouts “Pictureka!”, wins the card. The red card adds an element of suspense and daring. Before revealing the picture the player must announce how many of the item they will find.

In a fun twist that mixes it up even more, the back of a card may require the player to flip or move board tiles before they can reveal the picture on the front. The Pictureka! game by Hasbro requires minimal reading so all ages can play. Lovely for 2 or more players and great for a family get together. Get ready to laugh, get ready to hunt, and get ready to shout “Pictureka!”

Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 26.7 x 26.7 cm (1.9 x 10.5 x 10.5 inches ); 1 kg (2.2 pounds), No batteries required.

Cluedo Board Game

Cluedo board game by Hasbro

Cluedo is a board game where players try to find out who has murdered someone, where it happened and what weapon was used during the murder. The characters of the board game are located in an English country house named Tudor Mansion which has nine rooms (or places for murder.) There are six suspects in the game: Miss Scarlett, Colonel Mustard, Mrs. White, Reverend Green and Professor Plum. Along with the suspects are six weapons: dagger, candlestick, revolver, rope, lead pipe and spanner. The nine rooms located in the Tudor Mansion include a kitchen, ballroom, conservatory, dining room, lounge, hall, study, library and billiard room. Located in the middle of everything is the cellar.

At the beginning of the game three cards are draw; one character, one room and one weapon. These cards represent the facts in the murder. The rest of the cards are distributed evenly among players. The game works by a player suggesting how the murder was done. He may say “I suggest it was Miss Scarlett in the study with a spanner,” other players prove him wrong. If the next player has Miss Scarlett in his hands he secretly shows her (no other players are allowed to see the card) and then it is the next players turn. The game keeps going until some says an accusation. The accusation occurs after a player has narrowed his cards down and thinks he knows all of the facts of the murder. After stating what he thinks he looks at the three cards originally drawn, if he is right the game is over. If he’s wrong he is out of the game and the game continues with everyone else.

Articulate! The Fast Talking Description Game

Articulate! The Fast Talking Description Game

Spin the spinner to select a category, then describe the word shown on the card… without saying the word! The more descriptive you are, the faster your team will be able to guess the word! But you better talk fast, because your team has only 30 seconds to guess correctly! You are also unable to use “rhymes with” or “sounds like”. Great for parties and other large groups, be prepared to yell and laugh with this fast paced game. Articulate! will have everyone involved in no time at all. The more words that your team can guess in 30 seconds, the faster you will cross the finish line to win the game! Landing on special bonus spaces can lead you to victory even faster!

Categories include Object, Action, Nature, Random, People, and more! Words in Articulate! are based on common topics common in UK or internationally. Play Articulate! with up to four teams with an unlimited number of people on each team! Break out this game at your next company luncheon or family get-together, and everyone will be having a great time!

Articulate! can be played with 4-20+ players and is recommended for adults and children ages 12 and older. The game includes a game board, rules, spinner arrow, sand timer, four playing pieces, and 500 cards that contain 3000 words to guess. Product weighs 1.2 Kg.

Articulate! is easy to learn to play. This great game will have your entire group playing along and laughing. A memorable game for your next Christmas party or Family Game Night!

The Logo Board Game by Drumond Park

The Logo Board Game

Our eyes see thousands of logos a day. From food to clothing, sports to household cleaning supplies, brands try to create logos that are memorable and that people will identify with their product. The Logo Board Game challenges your knowledge about the logos that we encounter on a daily basis. You’ll be amazed how many you can identify! Players move around the board by correctly answering trivia questions or questions based on pictures of logos and products that we see everyday. The first player to answer a question correctly in the Winning Zone wins the game! Questions are up to date and based on popular products sold throughout the UK and internationally. A great game for the entire family!

Examples of questions include:
What four letters famously emblazoned the T-shirts from French Connection?
What does TSB stand for, which merged with Lloyds bank in 1995?
Which small, round, lilac-colored sweets are made by Swizzles Matlow?
Which brand of battery has the copper-coloured end?
Which major food company has a bird’s nest with a mother bird and her two chicks as its logo? And many, many more!

This game is fun and easy for everyone in the family to learn how to play. The Logo Board Game will quickly become a Family Game Night favorite!

The Logo Board Game can be played with 2-6 players. The game is recommended for adults and children ages 12 and older. The box contains the game board and 400 cards with 1600 questions. Product weight is 1.2 Kg.

LEGO Games 3843 Ramses Pyramid

LEGO Games: 3843 Ramses Pyramid

LEGO Games 3843 Ramses Pyramid is an award-winning memory game that is based on a buildable dice and changeable rules. This game is great family fun for 2-4 players, ages 8 and up. Mummy King Ramses is out to conquer Egypt, and it is your job to stop him and take away his treasure. Fight mummies on your climb to the top of the ever-changing pyramid. The challenge is increased by the need to find the right LEGO crystal colour to progress from one level to the next, while your opponents strategically rebuild the pyramid in an attempt to slow you down.

What makes this game truly unique is the player’s ability to build on the pyramid as you go and to change the rules to meet both player skill level and the need to make the game progress. The game includes 217 pieces, including: a buildable LEGO dice, the rule booklet, 13 LEGO mocrofigures, and building instructions. Players can plan on 20-40 minutes of creative game play. As with all LEGO products, the game pieces are quite durable and should lead to years of great fun.

If you enjoy LEGO Games 3841 Minotaurus game from the same series, you will find LEGO Games 3843 Ramses Pyramid slightly more challenging but still a great tool for creative and strategic play. While the Ramses Pyramid is recommended for ages 8 and up, the complexity of this game makes it more appropriate for ages 10 and up. This is a great addition to any family game night.

Playmobil Pyramid 4240

Playmobil Pyramid 4240

The Playmobil Pyramid, for ages 5 and up, has many exciting features such as collapsible stairs, trap-door with slide, secret chute, Pharaoh’s Tomb, and a rotary secret chamber. Additions to the Pyramid which are available are the Sphinx, Temple and Ship including many figures and accessories. Playmobil’s high quality also provides many add-ons to the Playmobil Pyramid.

Many reviews have stated that it is one of the most intricate and well engineered Playmobil sets. The best feature noted is the multitude of moving parts. With proof of purchase, a CD is available for free with only purchase of a stamp. The reviews from children, which are most important, reflect that the Playmobil Pyramid is a long-term toy for entertainment. Children become bored with some games after a period of time; however the Playmobil Pyramid has received great reviews from the children stating that there are so many items, gadgets, tricks to defeat the grave robber, many urns with historically appropriate lids, a skeleton inside the mummy within the sarcophagus, two levels of tricks and gadgets, secret passageways opened with an amulet key, scorpion trap, and a multitude of accessories and parts to add for more fun and excitement.

Adult’s reviews also remark that the manufacturing of the game is safe for children to use, especially in regard to the fact that there is no lead in the paint used on the game. Ratings have shown a great portion of reviews at 5 out of 5 for a top review. One minor complaint was noted regarding the side panels of the pyramid being slightly difficult to remove and re-install as there are no connecting parts that would make insertion easy.

The game does not require batteries, is assembled with the help of an adult, provides education inspiration for the child due to the accuracy of historical design and also develops fine motor skills and creative thinking. The Playmobil Pyramid dimensions are: 20.6 ” x 20.6″ x 13.7″.

Brio Countryside Train Set

Brio Countryside Train Set

The Brio Countryside Train Set features a railway bridge, a train wagon car for hauling animals or farm goods, a milk wagon car, and a unique Brio train engine. Recommended for children aged three or older, the Brio Countryside Train Set is the perfect entry level set to wooden railroads or will enhance your existing wooden railroad system as it is compatible with other Brio railroad sets.

Featuring fifty finely painted and shaped wooden pieces, such as horses, cows, trees, fencing, figures, railway girder bridge, engine and cars, this railroad set was first introduced in 2007. With enough track included to make a very nice large loop, a changing or turning loop, and four junctions, this railroad offers unending entertainment and fun.

Brio’s countryside set is a stunning countryside complete with the animals, trees, country girder railway bridge, and other familiar country sites. The figures of people and animals can ride in the train or set up along the countryside to watch as the Brio train goes by. Requiring one triple A (AAA) battery for operation, the engine has plenty of power to pull the train cars and cargo, cross the bridge and keep on chugging along the track for hours of amusement.

Specifications of this product are as follows: Width is 55.5 cm., depth is 110.0 cm., and weight is 2.38 Kg. Made of high quality beechwood, produced by reknown wooden railway set maker Brio, the Brio Countryside Train Set is a perfect gift idea for that young train enthusiast or for that young at heart wooden train collector.

My Pet Monster

My Pet Monster

Originally designed and released in 1986 by Amtoy Toy Company, My Pet Monster was marketed to boys as the pet monster who could break his chains of bondage with his brute force to come to the rescue of his owner. This partially furry plush toy was later redesigned and rereleased by Toymax in 2001.

Available in three sizes, this monster toy pet is presented in a combination of vibrant, bold colours – blue with green, purple and pink. Bright horns, lime green long nose, eyes of yellow and green and handcuffs with chains of orange draw you into a colourful world of monsters. The smallest of the three original sizes is the sixteen inch. This version has a plastic mouth rather than the furry mouth the two larger versions have. The twenty and the twenty-six inch monsters are large plush toys to wrestle with, sleep with, and dream with. And as all monsters have, My Pet Monster has an enemy named Beastur. Beastur is another plush toy which is available only in the sixteen inch size. Since 2001, when Toymax released their version of the My Pet Monster, this loveable monster has been available in a twenty-two inch size. The newer versions rereleased by Toymax also let My Pet Monster find his voice and become a talking plush toy.

The My Pet Monster toy line has evolved over the years and grown from just My Pet Monster and My Football Monster of 1986 to now include Beastur and the My Monster Pets collection – which includes five plush, ten inch puppets with moveable, chomping mouths and breakable. chain handcuffs. Whatever the age or size, children everywhere (and not just boys) love having their very own My Pet Monster. There is a perfectly sized monster available now for that child who needs a new loveable pet.

Bugsby Reading System

Bugsby Reading System

Great toys for children are always great, but it’s even better when the game can help a child learn. Bugsby Reading System products are wonderful because they come in a variety of different toys and books. Variety is always a good thing because a child bores easy of a toy really easy, so it’s best to have a few different items for them to play with and learn from.

The Vtech books comes with a different selection of categories. You can choose between different character books such as Scooby Doo. Each character in the book has different voices that talk with the child while they flip through it. This is great for children that don’t yet know how to read, and can practice learning by following the instructions from the characters.

The age range recommended to read these books is between five and seven years old. Though a child can play with it younger than that, it might be harder for them to understand. The book helps children learn spelling and grammar, different adjectives, and the difference between constants and vowels. It’s also recommended that the parent go through the book with the child because this can help them learn to ask for help when needed.

Bugsby also comes with a starter book, that includes a character shaped pen that the child can scan the words while reading, and it will tell them what the word is. Once they start to learn how to read on their own, the pen will come in handy with helping them on words that they don’t yet understand.

It’s colourful and fun, and a great way for children to learn how to do these necessary learning techniques as they grow older. It’s inexpensive, and can be purchased anywhere from online to a book store.

Scooby Doo Hide and Seek

Scooby Doo Hide and Seek

Everyone loves Scooby doo especially children. Scooby doo has a new doll out that is interactive; it is called the Scooby doo Hide and Seek doll. The new Scooby doo doll is about 13 inches tall and it is mounds of fun. This device is interactive because it communicates with the child in different ways. The doll comes with a remote that gives the child clues as to where things are and how to solve a mystery. The Scooby doll comes with a remote that lights up to let you know if you are close to a clue.

The remote has different colour zones like blue is used when the child is getting cold, yellow is used for when the child is getting warmer, and red is for when the child is right on the money. Red hot is the sign that a clue has been found. This interactive toy runs on triple A batteries in the remote and in the doll itself.

The Scooby doo doll is being sold in stores, and online from anywhere from £24 to £35. Every child will love to interact with Scooby in his famous drooling voice. Even some parents have become so attached to Scooby that they have begun to play with the Scooby doll. It is loads of fun and it is very inexpensive. So many toys are interactive these days it helps children to learn and to have fun at the same time.

The Scooby Doo Hide and Seek doll has quickly become one of the most sought after toys on the market today and I can see why. Parents and children alike are falling in love with Scooby doo all over again. Children learn form all types of interactive toys and this will be a welcomed form of education.

Play-Doh Ice Cream Shoppe

Play-Doh Ice Cream Shoppe

The Play-Doh Ice Cream Shoppe is a great way for kids to create and share one of their favorite treats. The kit comes with everything a child will need to make all kinds of ice cream themed desserts including a soft serve style ice cream dispenser and sundae cups.

The dispenser can be used to fill the cones with swirls of ice cream, and then complete it with homemade play-doh sprinkles and hot fudge. If they are in the mood for something other than ice cream, they can also decorate a cake or create a parfait topped with strawberries, whipped cream and even make a cherry to put on top!

The colourful play-doh can be swirled together to make colourful cones. Just fill it up with your favorite coloured play-doh and press to make swirls of ice cream. Use the crank to make sprinkles to put on top, and you have a tasty treat. What better way to spend an afternoon that working in a pretend ice cream shop! Children can create their own treats and serve them to friends and family for hours of fun. They can even use the ice cream scoop to pretend they are scooping up orders!

The kit includes 4 cans of play-doh, 2 ice cream cones, a parfait cup, a dish, spoons, a cake for decorating, and lots of molds to make pretzels, cookies, candies and much more to top off their delicious treats. Product Dimensions: 3.9 X 12.4 X 8.9 inches. 2.9 lbs.

Bendaroos Mega Pack

Bendaroos Mega Pack

Your child will have hours of fun playing with one of the most popular items on the toy market presently, Bendaroos voted a top 12 toy for 2009 by the Toy Retailers Association. Truly, this is one of the most innovative items today. No staining to worry about, glue to be careful with, or messes to clean up. A parent or teachers best friend!

These toys are made from a special wax and coloured orlon yarn, and are safe for kids 3 and up. They are non-toxic to people and animals, won’t stain clothes or walls, and are reusable for years to come, when stored properly. To store them, just place them in a plastic zipper style baggie, and set them aside for next time. Nothing special just don’t let them dry out or melt in the direct sunlight.

The colourful strings of wax will provide hours of creation fun being bent, and straightened over and over to create doll furniture, flowers, dinosaurs, or an enemy for G.I.Joe. Bendaroos will also stick to almost any surface, too. They can be used to create pictures and illustrations on walls and doors, and these colourful pictures will leave no stain on the walls. Use them to create messages, and leave notes, the flexibility of the sticks allows for forming letters and numbers. Free standing sculptures can be created too, flowers, cars, airplanes, or dolls, anything your child’s imagination can come up with!

These colourful sticks come in a wide variety of neon, and rainbow colours. The mega pack includes 250 building sticks in rainbow colour, 250 building sticks in assorted neon colours, a bendaroos fun guide, and 10 traceable templates, as if they needed any help creating. The box they are shipped in is 11″ x 9″ x 2″ and weighs about 1 pound.

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