Formex was held over the past four days in Stockholm – and it was really fun! I love walking through the halls, even the ones without toys. It is like being in an enormous store where you can’t really buy anything. Lots of ”eye candy” and none of the financial impact.
That said, we did find lots of new things for ABC Leksaker – new things for childrens’ rooms, new toys from our favorite suppliers, and fun things for the fall and for Christmas. Though it is a bit hard to think about Christmas when the weather is warm(ish) and the leaves are still on the trees, Formex makes sure you see some decorated trees, jultomtar, adventskalendrar and many other decorations! Everything should start coming in around October, so keep your eyes open!
Archive for augusti, 2008
Fall Formex!
Posted in Uncategorized on augusti 31, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Rat-a-Tat Cat
Posted in Recension - Spel, tagged familjespel, kortspel on augusti 31, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Annika loves this game – probably because she can beat me every time. Somehow it takes a level of concentration that my 9-year-old has mastered, but I have not. You have to pay attention to your cards, and trade out to get the lowest score… but you don’t get to see what your cards are! You can only see what you have when you swap a card from the draw pile – but then you have to remember what it was, and where you put it.
The age recommendation is from 6 years, but you do have to be able to add and keep track of your score by yourself. Having four numbers in your head and keeping track of their sum… I would say 8 years would be better.
Grimaces – roligt att få göra fula miner
Posted in Recension - Spel, tagged familjespel, kortspel on augusti 25, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Det är jätteroligt för barnen att få göra fula miner till varanndra…. (utan att få skäll).
Wig Out – Fast and Fun!
Posted in Recension - Spel, tagged familjespel, kortspel on augusti 23, 2008| Leave a Comment »
And yesterday afternoon, I discovered Benjamin and a 5-year-old neighbor playing Wig Out by themselves – a real plus!
Blokus Trigon – more challenging than Blokus
Posted in Recension - Spel, tagged familjespel on augusti 23, 2008| Leave a Comment »
We are big fans of Blokus! It is a great game that meets my favorite game criteria: easy to learn but hard to master. And it is beautiful to look at. The rules are simple enough that even our resident 5-year-old can understand them. We thought that Blokus Trigon would be a new twist on an old favorite… which it was… but it was significantly more complicated. Using triangles instead of squares opens up a whole new ”dimension” of moves and makes it significantly harder to block an opponent. The game also comes with a built-in 3-person version (avoid the shaded outer row of triangles) which makes it easier to play with fewer than 4.