Games PUZZLES and
Game designer Peggy Brown lends her talents to a pair of new games from BIG G CREATIVE. Who’s the G.O.A.T. pairs prediction and competition as players face off to vote for the “Greatest of All Time” by completing absurd challenges and then tossing one of six included squishy goats to vote. Bye, Felicia! requires players to “mind-meld” with friends and family to guess what other players are thinking. On each turn, players have 30 seconds to list as many answers as they can before time runs out. The topics are random and range from “TV Sitcoms” and “Bad Habits” to “Foods You Eat with Ketchup” and “Brands of Toothpaste.” When a player serves up an answer that doesn’t match another player in the game, everyone says the classic ‘90s diss phrase, “Bye, Felicia!” to dismiss that person from the round.
Marvel Battleworld: Mystery of the Thanostones, from FUNKO GAMES, is a collectible adventure game that invites kids and families to play in a new way. Players battle against the Mad Titan Thanos in gameplay unleashed through a Battle Ball. Each Battle Ball contains a surprise assortment, including two collectible Marvel characters, Hero Cards, Battle Cards, and a pair of dice. Players can collect and battle with iconic heroes, including Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Spider-Ham, and more.
In CRA-Z-ART’s Monster Mash Game, families press a button to activate a Monster Randomizer that spins a trio of picture panels. When the randomizer stops, the panels form one of the monsters pictured on the game cards as players race to find the matching card and give it a whack with the included swatter in order to capture the monster and win. Puzzle enthusiasts can be on the lookout for new photography and art to appear on a fresh assortment of Kodak Premium Puzzles. Each set ranges from 100-1,500 pieces and features stunning imagery from the Kodak library.
In Titanic from SPIN MASTER GAMES, players ages 14 and up take a nostalgia trip to play as Jack Rose and other passengers from the “Ship of Dreams” as seen in director James Cameron’s 1997 film. Using cunning and strategy, players work to save as many passengers from the sinking luxury liner over the course of nine rounds. Simply making it into a lifeboat doesn’t equal a win, being heroic does.
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