SECTOR GUIDE SPECIAL: GIBSONS GAMES


Gibsons Games believes it has a game to end the Christmas argument of ‘what can we play that everyone will enjoy?’. The company believes that its Pass the Bomb and Pass the Bomb Junior will solve the issue of games that are either too childish for the adults, too difficult for the little ones, or too confusing for the OAPs. Suitable for anyone


between the ages of five to 105, the game sees players construct words which include letters or fit with the scene on the cards


COILEDSPRING GAMES


Coiledspring Games is adding a range of new products to its line-up at this month’s Autumn Fair. Robot Turtles from Thinkfun is scheduled to launch this month and big things are expected. In the US, 35,000 units were sold in just six weeks. Elsewhere, Sushi Go,


My favourite game…


Rachael Wyatt, Marketing Manager, Coiledspring


a fast paced game from Gamewright, is fl ying off the plates in the UK. The game has also impressed early, as the fi rst shipment sold within a week.


Ghost Blitz is a shape and


colour recognition game featuring quality wooden pieces, while Pints of Blood is a co-op game that sees players team up to keep zombies out of a pub. Coiledspring notes Pints of Blood ‘will appeal to retailers who have had success with Forbidden Island and Forbidden Desert’. The fi rm also has two


new games from Hutter in the form of Super Farmer


“We used to play a lot of card games. I’m still a demon at Sevens. My favourite board games were Risk and Sorry! (I think I might be showing my age there.)”


My favourite game…


Amanda Murphy, Sales & Marketing Manager, Gibsons Games


“Guess Who!”


before the bomb blasts. Once the bomb is activated, gamers have anything from ten seconds to a minute to create an


answer before it ‘explodes’, and players must fling, chuck, toss or throw the little black ball to the next player to avoid losing the game. Both Pass the Bomb and Pass the Bomb Junior will be hitting the small


screen as part of a TV campaign set to air this autumn on mainstream terrestrial channels. Elsewhere in Gibsons’ Christmas family games range is the redesigned detective game, 221B Baker Street.


PANTS ON FIRE


Pants on Fire Games is an independent board game company with a range of nine ‘cheeky’ games designed to delight the whole family. The brilliantly titled You


Cannae Push Yer Granny off the Bus (£15) is a slapstick game of tactics and strategy, which sees players step into their loafers to play as grannies battling it out to stay on the bus. Gamers must resort


and CV. In Super Farmer, players must increase their herd of every animal while avoiding the hungry wolf and the fox. In CV, gamers lead a character through the journey of life, choosing friends, relations, jobs and activities. Finally, the new Schmidt


Jigsaw Puzzle autumn/ winter collection will be previewed at Autumn Fair and boasts new images from Mark Gray, Renato Casaro and Ciro Marchetti. 020 3301 1160


to forcing grannies off the bus with the likes of hatpins, pension books and ankle-biting lapdogs, all while defending their place on the bus with things like shopping trolleys and woolly tights. Fibbers can get to show


off their porky powers with Liar Liar (£20). The game challenges


gamers to fabricate their way to victory by teasing opponents with truth and lies as they travel around the board to victory. Wing It (£20), featuring


offi cial RSPB illustrations with input from RSPB wardens, sees bird enthusiasts race around the British countryside in a bid to spot unusual birds. Elsewhere, Pants on Fire


is responsible for bringing Marmite into the world of board games. Marmite Love It or Hate It (£15) challenges players to explore how much they really know about each other across categories covering everything from


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TV shows through to vegetables.


Who Put the Marmite in


the Fridge? (£6) is a classic game of pairs with one odd card. Players must match the grocery items, pop them in the fridge and avoid being the one left holding the jar of Marmite because ‘we all know Marmite should never go in the fridge’. stuart@pantsonfi re games.co.uk


My favourite game…


Richard McLuckie, Director, Pants on Fire


“Risk. I’m a boy. I’m competitive. I like killing, destruction and domination. And I’ve never been beaten at it.”


221B Baker Street gives


players the chance to step into the shoes of Sherlock Holmes to travel through


the streets and alleys of London to solve 70 different cases. 020 8661 8866


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