A new twist to an old card game, Wangle hooked reviewers with its fast paced, on-your-toes action. Most game players will recognize the game play as a version of others thay have played in the past. The trick to playing Wangle is to not only focus on the cards, but also to focus on the […]
This is the second incarnation of the internal spherical maze that wowed testers when it was just called Perplexus. This time the challenge is tougher but the idea remains the same get the ball up, down and through the maze (there are three), by carefully twisting and turning the transparent ball. This requires a steady
Everyone who saw the Orbo marveled at the design and could not wait to get their hands on it. It is such a unique puzzle you really have to see it to understand it. The goal here is to match colored balls to the spaces on the outside of the Orbo by pushing and moving
Do your children (and you) like to be mentally challenged? Do you like solving puzzles and tackling brain busters? We found a good one for you. Borrowing a familiar theme of trying to slide a trapped piece off the board, Rush Hour fans will “get” the idea very quickly. What makes this stand out and
Find It games began as a simple idea by a family who probably had no idea what they had invented. Jump forward several years and several million units sold and you have a truly great American success story. This latest iteration of the Find It phenomenon challenges users to shake, roll, twist and spin a
Seeing Wacky Jax in the testing centers was a blast from the past for many Mom’s who recalled playing with these when they were young. This trip down memory lane involved remembering the hours of fun they had wearing the Jax as rings or connecting them together to created bracelets or necklaces. It’s all here
An absolutely delightful game for young girls who love their Disney princesses. All the magic of the movies and their favorite characters are captured in this board game that encourages active participation and creativity. Being able to choose which princess you were going to be and then collecting cute and colorful gems, hit all the
This creative new board game was a hit with young testers but more importantly in the eyes of parents, this was a game that appealed to boys and girls equally. With bold, colorful graphics they were intrigued and eager to play. The game is all about strengthening fine motor skills, understanding balancing principals and using
Candyland for the comic book set was how one tester referred to this new game from Wonder Forge. Players move their Superheroes along the colorful board but instead of illustrations of ice cream and candy, there are superheroes and their various superhero friends all trying to defeat the Joker. The unique game twist here is
Unless you live in a very dark cave there is no way to escape the onrushing cataclysm that is the quadrennial presidential election. No matter which side you favor this game will surely serve to ramp up the interest and intrigue playing out on our newspapers and televisions from now until November. Ingeniously designed The
