The creator of the letter-tile games recently offered its fan base a glimpse behind the banana to test and help tweak two of its educational word games, Appletters and PairsinPears. The new and improved games are available from January, and will feature fan-inspired multiple levels of play and activities that grow along with children. Rena Nathanson, CEO of Bananagrams, says: “While people
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Having broken the Guinness World Record for the Longest Wooden Toy train Track back in July 2012, Bigjigs Rail is steaming into the New Year with a host of new products. The Around the World Train Set has 73 pieces, including iconic buildings and objects such as Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty,
Sydney Opera House and the Egyptian Pyramids. The firm has also gained the licence for the Flying Scotsman. Bigjigs has also extended the licensing of the Mallard into a train set, while it will be showcasing new accessories, updates and the Battery Operated Steam Engine. An addition to both Bigjigs Rail and Bigjigs Road is the Road &
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liked Appletters and PairsinPears, there was definitely room for improvement like clearer instructions, a better breakdown of gameplay and activities based on reading level.
“We are so excited to re-release the games with direct fan input, especially from kids.”
Appletters (£15.99) is a game for early readers where players work together to build a ‘word worm’ by adding words to the
head or tail.
The first player to use all their tiles wins, with the product also including three extra challenge games.
Meanwhile, PairsinPears (£15.99) includes eight activities, plus two word games, and grows with the family from pre-reader stage up to adulthood.
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