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Blue Orange Gobblet Gobblers

Meet the Gobblers. Taking their m.o. from the beloved simple strategy game Gobblet, the little blue and orange critters are yours to line up three in a row in order to emerge victorious. But watch your step: Bigger Gobblers can gobble up small ones,...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Nov 4th, 2009, 10:00 am
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Jenga Max: Going Up, Over and… Look Out!

We’ve all tried our hand at Jenga at some point, but if the picture above is any indication, you’ve never really played Jenga till you’ve played Jenga Max. The new spin on this old favorite introduces hooks and hangers to the equation,...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 28th, 2009, 8:00 am
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Monopoly Deluxe 1935 Wood Edition

For the family that takes its game nights seriously, the Monopoly Deluxe 1935 Wood Edition has everything you need to feel like a real-life real-estate tycoon. The game authentically replicates the 1935 original (hence the name), arriving complete...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 14th, 2009, 8:00 am
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Wiggly Eye Dice: Snake Eyes!

We play a lot of board games in my house, which means we end up losing a lot of dice. (Kids just never want to stop rolling the things.) I’m not sure we’d have any more luck keeping these Wiggly Eye Dice together, but at least we’d...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 8th, 2009, 10:30 am
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Twilight Game Coming to DVD Players, Consoles

That sound you hear is the collective gasp of millions of teens, who’ve just learned that the upcoming Scene It? Twilight DVD board game is also hitting video-game consoles this fall. Arriving on Wii and Nintendo DS sometime before the Nov. 20...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Sep 24th, 2009, 12:00 pm

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sudoKID for Your Little Number-Crunchers

Exactly what it looks and sounds like, sudoKID is a kids’ version of the mega-popular brain-crunching puzzle Sudoku, only with colored shapes on the grid instead of the more familiar numbers. Rated for ages 6 and up, the game includes 75 laminated...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Sep 15th, 2009, 3:30 pm
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Nurture the Hive Mind with Beezi

No matter what your place in the family hive, you can come out on top in Beezi the Spelling Game. The game has a simple goal: Try to spell as many words as possible, and receive Beez tokens for each correctly spelled word. Each token adds a piece to...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Sep 4th, 2009, 10:00 am
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The Babble Review: Monopoly G.I. Joe Collector’s Edition

Yo Joe! While I’ll spare a review of the new live-action G.I. Joe flick here (short story: save your money), the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero cartoon remains a classic — a fact clearly not lost on USAOpoly, the makers of the new Monopoly...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Aug 20th, 2009, 11:30 am
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The Chore Board Turns To-Do Lists Into Fun

We use a handmade chore board in my house, but after stumbling across The Chore Board, I’m thinking it might be time for an upgrade. The game entices kids to do their chores by letting you pick a reward to place at the finish line. Every completed...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Aug 15th, 2009, 11:00 am
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Exercise Your Brain with Blokus

Mental muscles can soften during the months when school’s out, so what better way to get the kids’ gray matter back into shape than with a Mensa-worthy game that doesn’t actually feel like brain-work? Blokus has been around for a while...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Aug 14th, 2009, 11:00 am

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Super Mario Chess Set

How awesome would it be to hear a little “bloop!” or “ka-wing!” sound effect every time you moved a pawn in this Super Mario Collector’s Edition Chess Set? Featuring 32 hand-painted figurines from the classic Nintendo franchise...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Aug 10th, 2009, 9:00 am
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Risk Halo Wars Collector’s Edition

So the kids are pleading for you to buy Halo Wars for Xbox 360 but you just can’t get past that pesky “T” rating: Give ‘em a milder (but equally awesome) multiplayer experience with the new Risk: Halo Wars Collector’s Edition...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Aug 10th, 2009, 7:28 am

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