This fast-paced card trading game has been receiving rave reviews online, pretty easy to pick-up-and-play but almost impossible to put down and leave alone once you've been bitten by the commodity trading bug. EaAch player has to try and collect a series of nine cards in their hand by swapping with the others in the game, but its by no simple swapping means, you've to shout and scream over the others voices in an almost "Trading Places" fashion to get the deal you want whilst others try the same.This game has been in print since 1903 when Parker Brothers brought it to market – £4.99 from Gameslore a must have Boxing Day boredom buster and ideal stocking filler fodder.
Hunger Games has legions taking up Archery
Heroine Katniss sports a bow and arrow, and does plenty of damage with her accuracy in the UK release of the blockbuster Hunger Games today. Since opening in the US kids (of all ages) have been signing up for lessons at Archery clubs, that's far too faddy for us, just pick up the finest toy bow/arrow kit around in the shape of the fine Z-Curve launcher and have yourself some grin inducing fun. A couple of round-nosed projectiles that easily reach 80 feet and a sucker dart that'll pretty much latch on to any flat surface (foreheads not included), we ...
Helium shortage is no laughing matter
We are, according to the Guardian, running low on Helium and one scientist in particular is putting the blame squarely on the party balloon industry and, that'll now include our favourite flyers the Air Swimmers. Pressure on stocks aren't likely to let up anytime soon from our end, we're eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Bass and Whale version of these surreal R/C's - Air Swimmers are the only brand that'll not have you trying to cancel your credit card transaction. Here's an Angry Bird version too (pictured) selling only in the US righ now, looking forward to a video ...
ARCHOS steps in to Kids Tablet market
ARCHOS have shown their hand in the Tablet market for kids this morning wading in with this, the Child Pad. It joins the MEEP and Kurio although it could well steal a lead as it is launching at the end of March, the others have a TBC date and late September. In the looks department all seems perfectly acceptable, it 'll run on the 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich software has 1GHz processor and 1GB of RAM - And it'll be just £99. Kids friendly features include access to the Kids App Store powered by AppsLib which is filtered down to ...
Angry Birds getting Flash
Yup, the licensing wagon rolls out once more for the Angry Birds mob and this time we're treated to a quadruplet of the crew, red bird, yellow bird, king piggy and white bird as USB flash drives. They're each able to carry around 4GB of your precious data and we think hat wanting to fling them into a structure of Jenga bricks or LEGO will be overwhelming, so buy one (or more) and get on with it. £14.99 a piece from FIREBOX
Angry Birds evolution continues, moves outdoors…
When Mattel took on the board game last year it was met with shrieks of delight from bird lobbing fans, within just a couple of months version two was amongst us, we eagerly await the next installment. From iPod docks, PC speakers, noise producing plushes and a raft of other beak based accessories nothing new or very exciting to see here, it is with unbridled enthuisiasm that we bring you Angry Birds, The Outdoor Action game from Tactic. From May and for about £25 you get the main game, that's a playmat, blocks, pair of Angry Birds, a pig and ...
Jubilee must-have
Lets face it, until just now you'd never realised how much you wanted a solar powered waving minature figure of Her Maj, did you? Pick yours from either pink or blue or buy both - Head THIS way for your purchase and to pick up some interesting facts about this great lady, our favourite is that she has opened 15 bridges in the UK!
keeping one amused
We're unlikely to see the veritable amount of tat that surrounded the Royal wedding last year, we're hoping that celebratory and commemorative kit will all attempt to be as classy as this chess set (over optimistic perhaps). Each piece is handpainted, it truly is a glorious piece of kit that's certain to find favour with those who refer to parts of their abodes with terms such as East and West wing. It'll set you back almost £300 HERE for those interested parties.
Star Wars slot sets – At last
We've been treated to a fair few Scalextric licences over the years, James bond ones were pretty good, Toy Story didn;t float our slot-car racing boat, this pair of beauties has us grinning from ear to ear. Why we've had to wait for so long to get Star Wars and Scalexctric to tema up Darth only knows, and frankly we don;t give a Yoda because it's finally happening - Exactly when we're no sure. So, we have the Micro 1:64 scale Death Star Attack set with a Lord Vader Tie Fighter battling a Luke Skywalker X-Wing, the spaceships have working ...
On November 19, 2008, In Adults in mind, by peter jenkinson
On November 17, 2008, In Adults in mind, by peter jenkinson
Book releases generally pass from the Toyology inbox to deleted at an incredible speed yet "on the tip of my tongue" took our fancy. Sent one on the day we decided to have a Toyology PowWow at the local watering hole did the hardback many favours as our relaxed status allowed the book some scrutiny not usually allowed. Its 348 pages of near useless factiods impressed us, it is the kind of trivia that'll not get you up the payscale but impress on other levels nevertheless. Testing you on the 48 different "ologies" inexistence (we aren't one) and nine banned swimming pool activities from that famous eighties poster a little pre-reading before pub-play will certainly impress.Turn it into a beer based quiz or just read the contents out, either way t'is a winner at £12.95 from IWOOT
On November 17, 2008, In Uncategorized, by peter jenkinson
Its a standard MDF pub sized pool table by day but after hour the blue LED'scome into play oozing cool blue light across the playing surface,now that really is batchelor pad heaven. If you are having trouble justifying the £447 then consider its gloss black cover turning it into a dining table of sorts and the final "get your wallet out" moment is the disovery of a green baize underside for poker playage. The Aurora is available now from Liberty Games
On November 14, 2008, In Uncategorized, by peter jenkinson
Here are the adorable alien adversaries, the Adipose. These
tiny aliens featured in 'Partners in Crime', the first episode of the
fourth series of Doctor Who now you can build up your very own Adipose Army in the shape of this cute, cuddly
plush Adipose baby.The Adipose thrived by devouring the fat from human bodies and were
being bred on Earth by an alien, Matron Cofelia, until the Doctor and
Donna exposed her ruthless plan and stopped it before millions of human
lives were lost. Owning just one isn't really an option! £9.99 at Character
On November 13, 2008, In Adults in mind, Boys Toys, Figures and Dolls, Pit Stop, Playground Crazes, RC's and Robots, by peter jenkinson
After asking the legions of LEGO lovers which motor they'd most like to
see immortalised in brick the answer came back as the Beetle,and here
it is presented in its iconic 1960's "Charlotte" phase. Attention to
detail in and around the 41cm long vehicle is spot on, when you've put
the 1,600th piece in place you'll love your new found smug grin as
others admire it . Opening passenger, boot and bonnet doors, moveable
gear stick, opening glove compartment and folding seats give you plenty
to play with and details such as VW logo decal, windshield wipers and a
rear-view mirror, engine in the back and spare tyre up-front all add up
to make this a cracking car. The only real trouble you might have is
finding a prominent enough space in which to show yours off. £79.99 at
LEGO
On November 11, 2008, In Adults in mind, Boys Toys, Edutainment, Electronics, Figures and Dolls, Music Makers, Retro Road, by peter jenkinson
This modern day homage to the geektastic game that gobbled up ten pence pieces all over the land is an early morning invader craft. Set the clock for your wake-up call and in the a.m you'll be greeted with a cacophony of colours as well as an army of the Space Invaders marching across the screen accompanied by the familiar sound effects. £24.95 from FIREBOX
On November 11, 2008, In Adults in mind, Boys Toys, Collectables, Deal of the Day, Figures and Dolls, by peter jenkinson
We're always wary of posting Yuletide goodies a little too early and with 44 sleep to Xmas perhaps we're a little previous, but on this one if you don't grab it early doors you'll miss out. Mr Potato head in his latest guise as Santa Spud comes with all the usual removable parts andof course complete Santa get-up. Its really the only desktop decoration any toy lover needs. Wishing you a Merry Xmash! £5.99 at Gadgetshop
On November 10, 2008, In Adults in mind, Boys Toys, Deal of the Day, Edutainment, Electronics, Music, Music Makers, by peter jenkinson
If you're missing work due to your addiction to the phenomenon that is Guitar Hero then its time to stop those feeble sickie excuses and pack one of these in your pocket and rock wherever and whenever you fancy. Guitar Hero Carabiner has levels of play and songs plucked straight from Guitar Hero and
Guitar Hero II complete with ten tracks. Inside are 3 levels of play and 5 wav tone ‘note' buttons with difficulty levels increasing to test the deftness of your digits
with more complex rifts. A foldable neck shrinks it further and theres an LCD screen, whammy bar for long notes and a
carabiner clip. Imagine the fun on the 8.15! Yours for £14.95 at Boysstuff
On November 10, 2008, In Adults in mind, Collectables, Deal of the Day, Figures and Dolls, Get Involved, by peter jenkinson
We took delivery our first Yoodoo doll this weekend, the website promised us an easy-to-make mini-me kit and with the weather forecast looking rather shabby we plunged the buy button and Mr Postie arrived saturday morning with our purchases (10/10 for prompt delivery). Inside the box you get a plain white t-shirt, kirt and pair of jeans to dress up your modern day Voodoo then its time to take the transfer sheet and print a mugshot of yourself onto it before ironing it into place, it takes a matter of minutes to complete your rather odd, but delightfully different gift. The companies website has an increasing range of prints to personalise the t-shirts and some great ideas for adding creative flair to the outfit. There's also a new range of dog shaped dolls on which to place a photo of your pooch. Prices start at £9.99 from Yoodoo online
On November 8, 2008, In Figures and Dolls, by peter jenkinson
One of this years hot toy properties has to be Biscuit the Dog, the animatronic "no-mess" pet that responds with barks and moves as you play with him. Now the canine has been made into a desktop diversion that you can download and let himplay about on your PC. Get him HERE
