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Product Spotlight: The Voice at Ventura

18 Jun 2013 Aspiring mega-stars can now play The Voice at home thanks to the new app-augmented game based on the smash television series.

Monopoly Junior Party

29 Jan 2013 Hasbro has revamped its classic into a fun new version for the younger market, Monopoly Junior Party.

Strategic thinking puzzles and games

01 Oct 2012 Adapt and survive is the biological principle that applies equally well to life as it does to the board games and puzzles category. THR examines the category’s ongoing appeal and rounds up the latest products to hit the market in the lead up to Christmas.

Monopoly - Welsh Anglesey edition

01 Jan 2012 The makers of the new Welsh Anglesey edition of Monopoly faced down the arduous task of fitting a 58-letter place name on a single square on the board.

Imagination Games’ new boardgame, Ka’lide

01 Oct 2011 Imagination Games’ new offerings are not for players aged eight and up who want to sit quietly and play nicely. The Ruckus family edition is a race to score 77 points by matching cards and stealing your opponents’ sets.

Djeco range of beautifully illustrated puzzles - Kaleidoscope

01 Oct 2011 Kaleidoscope's Djeco range is characterised by it's beautiful collection illustrations. The puzzles range from 35 to 500 pieces; each theme corresponding to an age group.

Active Imports' Mostaix

01 Oct 2011 Active Imports’ Mostaix is an easy introduction to mosaic art. Detailed pictures can be created with small tiles in rectangle, square and ‘L’ shapes.

Strategy games from Modern Brands and Ravensburger

01 Oct 2011 Modern Brands new games will challenge and delight; including Tilt, Solitaire Chess and Pathwords. New games including Who Let the Dogs Out and Puzzleball will put your strategy and peserverance to the test

Ventura Games board games, card games and puzzles

01 Oct 2011 Ventura Games will be bringing forward a range of new board games, puzzles, and card games this year, including Articulate Your Life, Sequence for Kids, Splish Splash games, The Australian Suitcase Jigsaw, 4D puzzles, and ‘lenticular’ image playing cards.

U Games Brainy Kids range

01 Oct 2011 U Games has joined developmental learning systems to board games, making learning fun and accessible. The Brainy Kids range helps develop lateral thinking and problem solving, whilst increasing your general knowledge.

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75th birthday - Kitchen road test

This month Toy & Hobby Retailer wanted to know if kitchen role play toys will hold up to service or wilt under the discerning eye of the junior ‘masterchef’. We asked award-winning Beresford Hotel head chef Reid Hingston, and junior sous chef Aidan Glynn, to put the playthings through their paces.