64 SECTOR GUIDE GAMES & PUZZLES HISTORY HEROES
History Heroes is a new card game designed to test the whole family’s knowledge of British monarchs, from William the Conqueror in 1066 to Queen Elizabeth II. Created by Harry Hastings, a teacher from Sussex, the game provides a fun, interactive way for children to learn about the kings and
ZOOBOOKOO
ZooBooKoo expands its card game range with wipe clean word searches. The player to find all their words first wins the cards used in that round.
ALYSS TOYS
Ministeck is Alyss Toys’ latest contribution to the games and puzzles toy sector.
Ministeck enables users from ages
seven upwards to create their own designs, using coloured pixel pieces and a template onto which the pieces are firmly affixed. Alyss will start with the Ministeck Original range and sees Q3 as a significant opportunity for establishing the brand in UK retail. An Alyss Toys statement reads: “Our intention is to offer several skus within
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queens of England. Players are challenged to identify monarchs either from a series of facts, from a portrait or from the dates of their reign, thereby capturing their opponents’ cards in the style of Top Trumps. With a total of 42
monarchs to identify, each with six different clues, the game is for all ages.
01473 735346 Each pack has 900 words to find.
There are 100 wipe clean reusable word searches and two dry wipe pens. There are packs for kids aged five- plus and seven-plus, with two skill levels each. The RRP is £7.99 and the trade price is £3.33, with the products available to stock in packs of six. Word Searcher is available now.
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this range that will appeal to a wide range of skill levels as well as budgets. “Customers can select from a pocket
sized puzzle with a pocket money price of £3.99 right up to the largest puzzle with 3,100 pieces which will retail at £24.99.”
Ministeck masterpieces can be kept and displayed using the accompanying hooks which come with each puzzle, or the pieces can simply be removed from the template and started again from scratch.
01303 250400 Children can change and match the
Bigjigs Toys has announced a new line of products that are now available including a variety of exciting puzzles. The company says its cute Dressing
Boy and Dressing Girl Puzzles are ‘perfect’ for fashionable kids.
RMS INTERNATIONAL
RMS’ flagship brand Grafix is an extensive range of children’s games, toys and puzzles. It covers children’s stationery, craft and activity products. There are both standard and 3D puzzles in its range. Products include the 45-piece Helicopter Rescue Puzzle, 3 in a Box Transport Floor Puzzle and Ballerina Kingdom 3D Floor Puzzle, which boasts a kingdom that pops up in front of the child’s eyes. The firm also has the Bumper to Bumper Puzzles, where users must piece together the traffic on
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different clothes to make the best outfit. The company says that it is ideal for children aged one year plus, and the puzzles are great for developing coordination and dexterity. Bigjigs Toys has also designed a new colourful Chunky ABC Puzzle. It is pitched as being ideal for children aged 18 months plus. The brightly coloured A to Z letters
allow children to learn the alphabet in a fun way, whilst developing their skills. For more information on the range visit
www.bigjigstoys.com.
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a busy road to see who is driving in the day and the night. In addition, there is the Giant Animal Alphabet floor puzzle, the Shopping Centre 3D Puzzle and the 3D Bugs Puzzle.
Kids can let their imagination run wild with the Build Your Own Town Track; watch a group of superheroes come to life in the 3D Superhero Puzzle and solve the car-themed Super Race Puzzle. The products are priced from as little as £2 to £5 and are designed to inspire creativity in children.
IMC TOYS
One game sure to get children giggling is Bum Face.
Its slogan? “Bum Face is here to test
your skills, be faster and save your bum!”
It is a game for four players where
you have to hit your opponent’s face and knock them out of the ring, and save your own bum by hitting it. IMC says it’s a ‘really exciting game’ that offers hours of fun and two levels of difficulty. All you have to do is choose your colour to begin.
WOOKY
Wooky Europe says it has the perfect solution to the enigma of mathematical equations, with its range of Carol Vorderman’s Mathable games and puzzles. Carol Vorderman’s Mathable is a game of logic, strategy and skill for two to four players that combines maths skills with fun. Players must use addition, subtraction, division and multiplication to generate the highest score and beat their opponents. It is for ages nine and over. Carol Vorderman’s Mathable Deluxe Wooden Edition is designed to put even the keenest player to the test. This version
includes the game board, four wooden tile racks, 108 wooden tiles and a deluxe tile bag.
UNDERGROUND TOYS
The retail market has gone ‘la la’ for Lalaloopsy, says Underground Toys. The Lalaloopsy brand is based on the MGA collectable, magical dolls that come to life when the last stitch of their fashion is sewn. They have unique personalities and
background stories drawn from the fabric used to sew them. Underground says the brand promises to be ‘the puzzle piece that the girls’ market has been missing in an increasingly strongly dominated world of boys toys. Underground Toys is excited to be releasing a wide range of Lalaloopsy
CIRCA CIRCA
The award-winning maker of the About Time board game is launching a new range of cards games aimed at the junior market. Circa Circa is launching Just Guess – a fast-moving funny card game which combines elements of speed, strategy and timeless trivia, with subjects ranging from dinosaurs to street fashion. Publisher Ian McGill comments: “Just Guess distils all the best elements found in great board games and card games – it’s easy to learn, takes ten minutes to play and has enough strategy to keep you guessing and coming back for more.
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The classic game of dominos is given a modern twist with Carol Vorderman’s Mathable Domino. This gives your brain a workout with 57 numbered dominos. Card games will never be the same again thanks to Carol Vorderman’s Mathable Quattro.
Designed for up to four players, this is based around a four-card square and uses mathematical skills in a testing game of quick thinking and strategy, guaranteed to cause a commotion. For younger members of the family the Carol Vorderman’s Mathable Junior game is a great way to encourage and develop numeracy and mental arithmetic skills. Children aged 5 and up compete to get the highest score.
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puzzles and games in time for Christmas. The Lalaloopsy range includes floor puzzles, the Silly Surprises board game, memory games, pop-up games, fashion games and puzzles, foil bag puzzles, lenticular puzzles and more.
These all-new Lalaloopsy games and puzzles will be the ‘perfect indoor activities for the rainy winter and spring seasons to come’, says Underground Toys. In addition, there is also a Lalaloopsy animated TV series, which is launching spring 2013 worldwide.
07984 623159 “We’ve got to know what consumers
and retailers want in a game and Just Guess has it in spades. The feedback has been excellent.” Up to seven Just Guess titles will launch at next year’s Toy Fair at London’s Olympia and hit the shops in spring 2013.
These will include Dinosaurs, Planes,
Time, Street Fashion and Sweets. Just Guess! can be played by as few as two, or as many as 20 players, aged from seven to 107.
It will be priced at £9.99, with Just Guess only be available from Circa Distribution.
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