TOY FAIR NEW YORK 2019
PLAYMATES TOYS Playmates Toys adds Alien Game Omnitrix to its collection of Ben 10 toys this fall. Kids can wear the Omnitrix on their wrists to transform into one of Ben 10’s aliens in the game. There are four different game play modes—Battle Game, Transforming Game, Memory Game, or Timing Game.
WINNING MOVES GAMES
ZING Zing introduces the Desktop sports series, a line of mini sportsbased games, including Flip ‘n Stack Monkeys, Chip Shotz Golder, and First Strike Fisherman. In Flip ‘n Stack Monkeys, kids compete to see who can launch and stack the most monkeys and earn the most points. In Chip Shotz Golder, players try to get a hole in one while watching out for the magnetized sand traps, trees, and water. In First Strike Fisherman, players cast using the lever on the back of the fisherman and try to land the magnetic lure in the mouth of each of the six bass. In Zing Pong, coming this fall for kids ages 6 and up, players bounce ping pong balls into the pockets on their side of the pyramid as quickly as possible. Once a player fills three pockets, he or she must try to bounce his or her fourth ball into the cup on top. The first player to get his or her ball into the cup on top is safe from having to drink the gross mixture. The remaining players continue until a loser is determined, with the winner of each round deemed safe. The loser then has to draw a card, mix the ingredients listed, and drink up. Each Zing Pong game comes with a game pyramid, 16 balls, one drink cup, and a variety of drink mixture cards.
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Winning Moves Games introduces 13 Dead End Drive, the board game in which players compete to see which one of Aunt Agatha’s friends and employees will inherit her loot. Players must guard their identities and beware of the smashing statue, the cranium-crushing chandelier, or the push into the fireplace as they travel through the mansion. There are three unique ways to win the game, which is designed for two to four players ages 8 and up. Apocalyptic Picnic is a card game designed for kids ages 8 and up, in which people at the family reunion picnic turn into zombies. Players must fend off zombie bites with special food cards and outfit family members with special equipment to help protect them from attack. The only cure for being a zombie is grandma’s homemade chicken noodle soup. The last player to survive this action-packed game is the winner. KOZO is a 3-D wooden stacking game in which players take turns adding a wooden polycube and balance cube to the structure. Polycubes must stay in the confines of the structure and cannot overlap the center chimney area. Players score for each piece they place. KOZO is designed for two or more players or teams ages 8 and up. Pretty Pretty Princess is a classic jewelry dress-up game from the ‘90s in which players ages 5 and up each collect a matching colored necklace, bracelet, ring, and a pair of earrings. The first player to collect all of his or her jewelry plus the crown is the Pretty Pretty Princess. Stink Bug is a card game in which players choose a leaf from the leaf pile and try to make a match, while keeping watch for the Stink Bug. Turning over a love bug or a butterfly adds to a player’s score. This game is for two to four players ages 4 and up. Rubik’s Junior Puppy is an easy-to-grip twistable puppy puzzle. With three levels of play, the puzzle grows with kids’ development skills. Rubik’s Junior Puppy is made for players ages 4 and up.
