Dragon Snacks is a color recognition and memory skill-building game, from GOLIATH GAMES. Kids ages 4 and up can wave their hands to reveal treasure inside the dragon’s belly and get a color clue from his nose horn. Players must remember where the matching colored treasure is, then reach inside the dragon’s mouth to snatch it from his belly. The first player to collect three pieces of treasure wins the game.
Butts Up, from PLAYMONSTER, is a twist on musical chairs. One player stands in the middle and reads a statement from the device, such as “Butts Up if you have gone ziplining.” The other players are sitting in a circle of chairs. Any players who have done the action from the phrase — as well as the player in the middle — must get up and find a new seat. The player left without a chair becomes the player in the middle and must take a ring.
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In Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist Board Game, from USAOPOLY, players will square off with a deck of cards and a map of Nakatomi Plaza between them. There are three “acts”in the game, following the story of the original Die Hard film. One player takes the role of John McClane, while the others work together as thieves to stop him. The game features more than 200 custom components.
The Monopoly Voice Banking game, from HASBRO, features lights, sounds, and an interactive Mr. Monopoly banking unit. The Monopoly top hat is voice-activated and handles all of the game’s transactions, even keeping track of player’s money so there is no cash needed. The game is designed for kids ages 8 and up.
In Snail Sprint, a game from HABA designed for kids ages 5 and up, players race their snails around the board to the winners’ podiums. Players draw cards at the start of the game that tell them which color of snail they want to get to each podium. These cards stay secret throughout the game, so no one knows the winner until the end.