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January 20, 2010: Duncan Mg yo-yo
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by David Smith Fittingly enough, the popularity of yo-yos tends to go up and down, with the craze reasserting itself every 10–15 years or so. With the last peak registered in 1998, that makes us primed for another explosion. The...

November 18, 2009: Liberty Games Strikeworth Multi Game Table
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by David Smith If you’ve never been able to decide between pool, air hockey or table tennis, you will be delighted to hear about the new Strikeworth Multi Game Table from Liberty Games. This six-foot table easily converts depending on...

November 12, 2009: Cranium Wow
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by Eleanor de Bruin Grown up fans of the fantastically popular game Cranium will be delighted to learn that there is a deluxe edition hitting the shelves. Hasbro’s very silly Cranium Wow has 600 all-new questions and 15 crazy activities....

November 11, 2009: The pursuit of trivia
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by Eleanor de Bruin Trivial Pursuit Team from Hasbro offers a variety of new ways to enjoy this classic game. Instead of the usual ‘every man for himself’ approach, the game allows players aged 15 upwards to team up to...

September 15, 2009: Extreme!
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by David Smith More fun and games from Tactic comes in the form of the new Extreme! board game. For two to eight players, couples or teams take turns answering questions about their partners. In Mr and Mrs style, you...

September 10, 2009: I’ll drink to that
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Putting together a really impressive wine cellar can be an expensive undertaking (especially if you have to build a cellar to start with), but there is an alternative. The Wine Game, from Tactic, let’s you put together a dazzling collection...

July 20, 2009: Ravensburger memory games
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This year is the 50th anniversary of the memory game as produced by Ravensburger, and a new game have been released to mark the occasion. The original game, ‘Picture memory’, was launched by Ravensburger at the 1959 Toy Fair in...

July 7, 2009: The Chaps from Amsterdam
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The Chaps from Amsterdam is the new game from Hard Impact Board Games. As with other games you move your piece around the board, avoiding hazards and earning money – but the difference here is that the ‘chaps’ have returned...