SECTOR GUIDE SPECIAL: SPIN MASTER
Spin Master is marking its third year in the games category with a range of new titles which are designed to keep the whole family entertained over the Christmas period. Facial hair fanatics can
rejoice, as Spin Master has a game that fi nally respects the ‘tache.
Moustache Smash sees
players race to ‘smash their tache’ onto a matching card as it gets turned onto the pile in order to win as many cards as possible. However, to make things tricky, the ‘taches get swapped and a wrong ‘tache-smash results in two cards being lost. Meanwhile, just when
you thought it was safe to go back in the water, Spin Master goes ahead and launches Shark Mania. The new action game
focuses on a grounded pirate ship and players need to collect gold coins and transfer them to safety while being chased by a hungry shark.
RAVENSBURGER
Ravensburger is bringing its 3D puzzle and children’s strategy game ranges to TV this autumn. The fi rm’s Night Edition 3D Puzzle Empire State Building was launched in June, and uses LED technology to create fi ve diff erent colour-changing lighting eff ects.
When complete, the
building glows with automatically changing warm red, yellow, green, blue or pink lights. Two children’s strategy
games, Labyrinth and the re- launched Scotland Yard, will also be TV advertised. Adult puzzles remain a focus for Ravensburger,
with new lines this autumn including The Christmas Farm Limited Edition, three What If? designs and a 1,000-piece Strictly Come Dancing puzzle. There are also 20 more
new designs for puzzles fans to choose from, on top of the 45 plus designs that launched earlier this year. 01869 363800
Pirate players have to wind up the shark by its pull cord and race along the boardwalk with the gold to the safe haven of the island – and all without getting eaten alive. The winner will be the pirate
who successfully transfers the most gold coins without becoming shark bait. The company’s best selling range of Hedbanz will continue through the autumn, with the addition of a new member of the
Hedbanz family in the form of Hedbanz Act Up. Instead of guessing the clue attached to the players head, this time players have to act out the word for the wearer to guess, all without talking.
BANANAGRAMS
Bananagrams is the anagram game that sees players race all at once to complete word grids. The game has sold
over six million units in more than 30 diff erent countries, and now the Bananagrams team is lifting the lid on secret hints, tips and winning ways in The Collins Little Book of Bananagrams. Written by the brand’s
creative consultant, Deej Johnson, along with word- game champion, Mark Nyman, the book boasts
My favourite game…
Rena Nathanson, CEO, Bananagrams
“My favourite game is not a board game (not counting Bananagrams, of course...). It’s Charades. I love making a fool of myself and it only gets worse as I get older.”
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curious words, fascinating facts and a foreword by famous fan of the game, Dame Judi Dench. The book also details
135 proper nouns that you can play in any word game, abbreviations you are allowed to use in word games and a tip that buys time whenever a player calls ‘peel’.
020 7298 9500 (Winning Moves)
Each of Spin Master’s new
games will have their own heavyweight TV campaigns, as well as support from dedicated a PR and marketing campaign in the build up to Christmas. 01628 535000
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