Breaking Games’s catalog is diverse, with abstracts, Euros, and party games. For me, the highlight of the bunch at NY Toy Fair was We’re Doomed ($35, March), a game that combines resource col...
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For the first of its new titles based on the Games Workshop license, The OP (formerly USAopoly) today announced Talisman: Kingdom Hearts Edition. The game, available later this year, has players ...
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Winning Moves’ latest rereleased classic is is the 1990s Hasbro title Pretty Pretty Princess ($17). Spin to move and collect all the matching colored jewelry. New titles include the mini ...
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Along with a few Warhammer 40,000 Funko Pops (due April-May), Games Workshop had on display at the company’s Toy Fair booth prototype mock-ups of three more entries in its series of introductor...
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Presented by Hasbro at New York Toy Fair were three Stranger Things games coming to retail at the beginning of May. Stranger Things Back to the 80s Trivial Pursuit ($20) includes questions about ...
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A publisher I often recommend for games with young children, HABA’s new offerings this year at New York Toy Fair did not disappoint, and even included one with some interesting strategic choice...
Cardinal Games (a Spin Master subsidiary) and Looney Labs are partnering in the production of licensed card games. The first two, summer 2019 releases, will be Marvel Fluxx and Jumanji Fluxx. Bot...
North Star Games is giving away 1,000 copies of the board game Evolution to users of the new Evolution: The Video Game. Ten players are being selected each day from among all versions, including ...
According to market data firm The NPD Group, annual retail sales of toys in the United States declined 2 percent from 2017 to 2018. For games, that decline was 1 percent. Against that backdrop, H...
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Amazon deals: Twilight Struggle from GMT for 46% off. Lords of Waterdeep from WOTC for 41% off. Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook from WOTC for 44% off. Star Wars Edge of the Empire Beginner Ga...