Syl-la-bles is ideal for wordsmiths and they'll be in dictionary heaven as they work their way around this utterly addictive board game. You need to spell the longest word you can that begins with the letter on your space – the more syllables it contains, the higher your score. Land on a Thesaurus space and you'll need to come up with an alternative word for the one you're looking at. Head-scratching fun. £14.95 at IWOOT
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 ...
Cherry picker is a sweet build
It took us a while getting around to building our LEGO Technic Bucket Truck, that’s cherry picker to most of us or elevated platform to those perhaps allergic to cherries or very posh indeed. It’s the machine used to rig up local Christmas lights or fix street lights, very clever vehicles they are too. Just like its real life ride this Bucket Truck has a set of gears to raise and rotate the platform on the back, two more gears let you deploy the outriggers at the side of the vehicle to keep it stable when the platform is fully ...
Off-screen action with Mario
In our scramble to put as many crossover category toys to the test this year (think Skylanders, Wappydog, Angry Bird plush etc) we'd somehow almost missed this plumber based box of racing good ness. The Mario Kart Battle pack features a Mario and Yoshi sat in their rides and an assortment of track accessories for you to establish where your hairpins and chicances should be placed. whilst you race the lights on the nift RC unit have lights which each represent an action you'd find on the console version, Mushroom: Gives a speed boost Green Shell: Sends your opponent hurtling backwards Lightning: Sends ...
Remember the posh Fox?
The upper class fox was at his very best in the eighties, close to the cuff humour for kids TV, often ridiculing his guests and co-hosts, quality Telly. Now you can own your own Basil Brush handpuppet, give him a squeeze and he'll let out his grin inducing laugh topped off with a legendary "Boom Boom" at the end. At just £12.99 seems like a no-brainer.
On July 31, 2009, In Adults in mind, by peter jenkinson
On July 24, 2009, In Uncategorized, by peter jenkinson
The scooter market has been a little lame of late, adding extra wheels and flashing lights hasn't really got consumer hot under the collar but this latest arrival from Razor might. he adition of a moveable flint at the back means you can scoot about in the normal fashion but when you fancy making some noise and have folk moving out of your way at speed set down the flint and watch the sparks fly. The bar will last about 1.5 hours of use, just step on the bar and enjoy the show. The scooter itself is a real bruiser, made form aircraft grade aluminium and with a springless shock system you can really pound the streets, all this in a foldable unit that weighs in at just 2.27 KG. Commuting has never been so much fun. £59.95 at FIREBOX
On July 23, 2009, In Electronics, by peter jenkinson
You'll probably get better graphics and deeper gameplay on a mobile thats a couple of years old, but for an injection of gaming nostalgia that'll slip in your top pocket these shrunken Game Boy style classics can't be beaten. Choose your magical "turns minutes into hours" machine from either Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong Junior or Mario Cement Factor and, with a built-in stand, when your thumbs tire and your sight becomes a little blurred ust use them as mini desktop clocks. £9.99 each at FIREBOX
On July 22, 2009, In Adults in mind, by peter jenkinson
Don't risk putting all your pounds and pennies in the hands of the bonus bagging bankers, stick your hard earned under your bed. If you haven't actually enough to stash under a full sized one then start small with this shrunken version then perhaps consider sticking it under your own pillow for added security. £9.99 HERE
On July 21, 2009, In Adults in mind, by peter jenkinson
No we haven't discovered the secrets of free energy, just stumbled across the Non Stop Top, a spinning top that once set off twirls at speed until you a)decide to turn it off or b) the batteries run out. Whilst it revolves at high speed around your desktop it also emits an impressive LED light display, beware of becoming totally mesmerised and the minutes turning into hours. £9.99 at IWOOT
On July 21, 2009, In Adults in mind, Boys Toys, Collectables, Family fun, Figures and Dolls, Get Involved, by peter jenkinson
Hornby have announced their plans to produce a range of kit to celebrate London 2012, the first toys are set to appear in time for Christmas this year.Included in the line-up will be a special Scalextric velodrome set, Corgi die-cast model vehicles with buses and taxis, Hornby 2012 Games trains and Airfix kits of the main London 2012 venues including the Olympic Stadium. Keep your eyes peeled over at Hornby for pre-order dates.
On July 20, 2009, In Outdoor Escapades, by peter jenkinson
Forget paltry bubble blowers this gadget includes a patented "Bubble Thing" (invented by NY Architect David
Stein) and a helpful bubble guide entitled "How To Make Monstrous,
Huge, Unbelievably BIG Bubbles". So grab one and literally step inside and impress your garden guests. £8.99 at IWOOT
On July 20, 2009, In Adults in mind, by peter jenkinson
Grab some Battleship sinking action over your morning cuppa with work colleagues or over breakfast at homne with this simple solution to argument settlement or just to see off a few quiet minutes. EAch mug has the grid etched on plus images of th five ships to be sunk. Just check of your guesses and hits with the marker pen and when the game ends just wipe the mugs clean ready for their next outing. £9.99 the pair from Find Me A Gift via DVICE
On July 20, 2009, In Board Games, Eats and Treats, Family fun, Figures and Dolls, Get Involved, Tales from Toytown, by peter jenkinson
We thought it appropriate to allow you to digest one new batch of board games before unleashing another, splitting them into two posts may well have resulted in you already making a purchase and now, with this final four, compelled to invest in another, we think you'll be thanking us though. A couple for the younger board gamers are Magikus (£7.99) and Monster Four (£9.99), the first is a race around the set to collect four ingredients for a magic potion, whilst of course others plot to steal or swap your stuff with a magic bat! the latter is a simple enough sounding game, make a line of four monster characters but the Giant Spider constantly conspires to wipe you out.
On July 20, 2009, In Uncategorized, by peter jenkinson
LEGO have announced their new line-up of board games, the sets offer a unique way of play in that each can be changed to alter the gameplay and LEGO lovers can add to their boards with pieces they already own. Each game is played with dice that have interchangeable pieces which means that the rules of the game can be altered during play, so no two games are ever the same. In the LUCK category there is Robo-Champ (£7.99) where players roll a dice and become the first to construct a brick based automaton and Lava Dragon (£9.99) where you build the volcano and attempt to climb it first and finally Race 3000 (£14.99) where you build a track and try to cross the finish line first, avoiding oil slicks and attempting to create your own short cuts as you go.
