Originally published in 1947, Stratego has been published in many editions since. It is a classic two-player strategy game.
Giro Galoppo certainly looks like a cute children's game, doesn't it? Pretty kid art, little wooden jockeys with interchangeable wooden horses, nifty little wooden fences... But in his review of Giro Galoppo, reviewer Mark Jackson says we shouldn't be fooled. This game is "mummy, daddy, don't touch it's ee-vil" in a box. (Which does not mean that it isn't a great children's game!)
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Each turn in Duck Duck Bruce is relatively simple: on your turn, you flip over cards from the deck until you either "bust" (get another card of the same suit) or stop and take your winnings. Some special action cards add to the excitement. While the game is similar to Zirkus Flohcati, reviewer Mark Jackson says in his review of Duck Duck Bruce that he recommends this game for children.
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The annual Chicago Toy and Game Fair (CHITAG), scheduled to take place at the Navy Pier in downtown Chicago on Nov. 21 and 22 (which is an event I highly recommend if you can make it), will once again be preceded by the Toy and Game Inventors Expo (TAGIE).
TAGIE, which will take place on Nov. 19 and 20 at the Navy Pier, is designed to help toy and game inventors and entrepreneurs by providing networking and educational opportunities, along with a chance to meet face-to-face with some of the industry's top professionals. This year's speakers include Mike Hirtle and Michael Gray from Hasbro, Dave Okada from Mattel, Max Osterhaus from Out of the Box Publishing, Steve Toth from Fisher Price Toys, John Bell from Buffalo Games, and Ellen Heaney-Mizer, game buyer for Barnes & Noble.
TAGIE will culminate in the Toy and Game Inventor Awards the evening of Friday, Nov. 20. TAGIES will be awarded to the Toy Inventor of the Year, the Game Inventor of the Year, Rising Star Inventor of the Year, and Young Inventor of the Year. The awards will be presented by actresses Daryl Hannah and Hilary Shepard (who designed the party game Liebrary), game designer Leslie Scott (Jenga), and game designer and author Tim Walsh (Blurt, The Playmakers).
Castle Roquefort is a paradise for mice -- a Castle of Cheese. In this children's board game, players send their four delightfully sculpted mice across the roofs and into the rooms to pick up cheese -- but you have to watch out for trap doors that can send your mice to their doom. In his review of Chateau Roquefort, Mark Jackson says the game can be enjoyed by both children and adults, and that it is a great introduction for the younger set to action point games.
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