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The family-friendly folks at Playroom Entertainment have released a number of new games recently, including the following:
Hop To It!
This is a fast-paced memory game of timed object recognition for 2 to 6 players ages 5 to adult, and can be played in about 10 minutes. The game contains 21 object tiles, 3 cover disks, a timer, and instructions in English, Spanish, and French.
M is for Mouse
This game teaches letter and object recognition, featuring fast-paced visual perception and early phonetic training. It’s designed for 2 to 5 players ages 6 to adult, and can be played in 15 minutes. It contains 5 reference books, 26 cards, 30 chips, and instructions in English, Spanish, and French.
Cowabunga
This card game features light strategy play, uses basic addition skills, builds memory, and is suitable for 2 to 5 players from ages 6 to adults to complete in approximately 30 minutes. It includes 58 wave cards, 21 obstacle cards, 17 cows, and instructions in English, Spanish, and French
Temple of the Monkey
This game features strategic gameplay with social interaction, and utilizes a unique path system for a different game every time it’s played. This jungle adventure card game is suitable for 2 to 4 players ages 10 through adult to play in 45 minutes. It contains 54 path cards, 54 tactic cards, 1 temple tile, 4 explorer tokens, and instructions written in English, Spanish, and French.
Bull in a China Shop
In this game, each player is trying to acquire the most china for their shop, but it’s only a matter of time before the bull comes running through it. Players buy china until their money runs out, then must let bulls in to shop and make more money. Unfortunately, while the bull is in your shop, he will destroy some of the valuables. The trick, then is to make sure you don’t have what the bulls are looking for, and send them to opponents who might. The game is intended for 3 to 5 players ages 8 to adult to play in 30 minutes. The game consists of 89 cards, a scorepad, and instructions in English, Spanish, and French.
In Limbo
This game teaches strategic mathematics, probability manipulation, and social interaction. Players use their cards on the good or evil side of each of the five colors, tipping the balance towards good on some colors and bad on others. Since scoring takes place only on the cards in the player’s hand, players must carefully weigh the consequences of their choices before they play. This game is suited to 3 to 5 players ages 8 to adult to play in 30 minutes. It consists of 5 color cards, 5 doubling cards, 70 playing cards, and instructions written in English, Spanish, and French.
Limits
(No information was available on this card game at press time.)
Mother Sheep
This game features strategic planning, resource management, spacial thinking, visual perception, and social interaction elements. Each player must make the best use of the color-coded fences as they try to corral all five sheep on their list. The game contains 1 mother sheep, a corral tile, 10 sheep pawns, 10 sheep tiles, 80 fences, a fence bag, and instructions written in English, French, and Spanish.
Unspeakable Words
This Call of Cthulu word game features a unique word game mechanic based on the works of HP Lovecraft. Players use their hand of cards to form words to score, based on the number of angles in the word. Every misstep can be costly, since players must test the strength of their mind against the word’s point value. Fail, and you step closer to madness. The game is intended for 2 to 6 players, ages 10 to adult, to play in 30 minutes. It contains 96 letter cards, a 20-sided die, 30 Cthulu pawns, and instructions written in English, French, and Spanish.
Reality Check
(No information was available on this card game at press time.)
Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot – Perfectly Pink Booster Deck
This booster pack adds more strategy to the original game, introduces pink bunnies and ranks, and includes a pink 20-sided die along with a pink pawn.
Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot – Wacky Khaki Booster Deck
This booster pack adds more strategy to the original game, introduces new Officer ranks, and includes colored chips to mark bunny color switches and more.
Portobello Market
This boardgame features strategic gameplay, beautiful artwork, wooden game pieces, evaluation of choices, and is suitable for 2 to 4 players ages 8 to adult to play in 35 minutes. It contains one game board, 96 wooden market stands, 11 wooden customers, 1 wooden bobby, 20 action tokens, 4 reference boards, 1 bag, 4 scoring cubes, and instructions. Build shops in the most profitable districts to draw in the wealthiest customers and snatch your opponents’ best lanes.
