TOYOLOGY Toyology-The Action Men of the batteries not included industry
From an initial long list selection of 72 toys the Toy Retailers association have picked the 12 they think will fly off the shelves, with a little nudge from being on this list of course. The dozen are: The organisation do give over £20k of toys to charity so big …
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November, 2022
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8 November
Stretch with Star Wars
Starting out in the 70’s with the original Mr Armstrong this brand did have a mini-break, we’re glad they did, this new line-up of stretchy characters is about the best yet. Reiterations of Boba Fett, Jabba, Darth and Stormtroopers have us reaching for the wallets. The lardy green sand dune …
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4 November
Tomb Raider – The Original
On this day in 1922 some nosey Victorians with shovels/trowels/little else uncovered the tomb of the very most Egyptian of Egyptians King Tut, Tutankhamun that is, the most famous mummy ever. So, to mark this day here is a game (obvs) to celebrate this centenary of the dig by the …
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October, 2022
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26 October
Wicked Wicked Jungle is Massive
Heard Boy George is off to the next Celeb Jungle gathering, this should be fun. Here’s more fun, Jungle Celebrity Get me out of here game played similarly to our Pizza, Cat, Taco etc etc game. It is a 2-8 player game, lasts about ten minutes, very post-pub party play …
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25 October
E.T. The posh plush
Press its finger for a soft red glow, and to hear iconic movie phrases which of course include “E.T. Phone Home.” Jan Jauregui, manager of product design at Mattel says, “We went through dozens of sketches and stylisations because we wanted to make sure that we captured E.T.’s sweet, child-like …
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25 October
Amazon shouts about its top ten toys for 2022
A decent enough mix of toys, all sub £100, from pretend play, top franchises like Star Wars, tech-led educational toys and some under £20 all unveiled by Kimberly Walsh at some super-secretive event. Squishmallows Tally the Grey Cat, £8.99 Pictionary Air Star Wars Family Drawing Game, £19.99 Learning Resources MathLink …
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12 October
PONG players – Laboratory grown!
Pong is the simple game from 1972. Mini-brains were first produced in 2013, to study microcephaly (a genetic disorder where the brain is too small, and have since been used for research into brain development). So, they’ve been plugged into and had interaction with an external environment – in this …
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11 October
SpyBots – A trio of room protectors
T.R.I.P. is your automaton should you want to use its invisible tripwire alarm to kick off audibly should anyone cross its path. Spotbot is the one-eyed wonder bot that’ll sense movement and then scan around with his bright LED eye and try find who is messing with you. Room Guardian …
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11 October
Hornby have smaller homeowners in their sights
Not ones to usually get excited with model rail news, we’ve been known to be a tad skittish in the past and, when we visit Nuremberg’s epic toy fair marvel and make mischief of the epic offerings to the amount of stuff on offer. From dedicated makers of signalling systems …
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11 October
Tubby titans compete for Ursine honour
They call it Fat Bear Week, an annual event in Alaska where they search, record and award the fattest bear in the land with the honourable title of “Ultimate Ursine”. So popular is this competition it has of late spun out a search for junior chonky bear, a cutesy version …
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10 October
Customisable LEGO table football arrives
The LEGO Ideas Table Football set is up on pre-order and the 2,339 piece set was designed by 16 year-old Hungarian fan Donát Fehérvári. Like many recent larger Lego sets, it’s pretty pricy, the rather Premier League transfer fee will be £242, will the fact that it is designed to be …
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10 October
Smyths Toys announce their Xmas top toy picks
A solid combination of those “Big Pressie” purchases from the toy retailer for 2022. Nothing jumps over the £100 mark and there is certainly something here for everyone, even a family game, missing from most retailers top toy picks. Joint Head of Marketing at Smyths Toys, Sinead Byrne tells us …
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September, 2022
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27 September
LEGO Late’s – Get creative with other 18+ people
One night in London at the Leicester Square LEGO store they’re holding an 18+ event for adults to try out LEGO building activities paired with a unique behind the scenes focus on the film and TV industry. The date is October 4th and you’ll get a goody bag and discount off LEGO …
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27 September
Chess has never been more interesting
Well, another week and another slinging about of accusations by the leading lights in the game of chess. You could be forgiven for being cynical and thinking that they were both lobbying on behalf of the chess federation to get the game in the news, just saying. Anyways, …
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23 September
Slot car racing about to get a lot slicker – Hot Wheels and Carrera team up
Carrera have some cracking slot sets, not had the same shelf space as your British slot car maker but this new partnership could bring them a brand new audience here in Blighty. They’re brining Hot Wheels vehicles to the Carrera Go racetrack – For starters will be two classic Hot …
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