Board games, card games, and trading card games (TCG) often serve as the staple of family game nights. Players bond over shared adventures and common goals or compete in friendly-yet-heated battles. These games can also help kids learn numbers, colors, patience, and more.
Retailers can stock these 18 games that are destined to become hits in living rooms, classrooms, and libraries.
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES PLAYING CARDS
Players can add a mutant’s touch to their favorite card games with this deck of TMNT-themed cards! This set includes green, red, and silver foil on black cards, creating an epic look for a pizza-fueled game.
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RACK-O JR.
In this junior version of Rack-O, the goal is to be the first player to fill your rack with cards, from lowest to highest. Number cards are color-coded to match the colors of the rainbow (and colors on the racks). Special cards add excitement to this game designed for 2-4 players.
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RIVER VALLEY GLASSWORKS
Players inhabit the role of a woodland creature pioneer as they take glass from the market of river tiles and strategically place it on their player board to score the most points and win.
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SHASHIBO BATTLE SHAPES
This solo or multiplayer puzzle game features a deck of cards showcasing a different Shashibo shape on each card that players must attempt to create. The cards also display a point system for easy, moderate, or difficult shapes.
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STAR WARS UNLIMITED: SHADOWS OF THE GALAXY
Journey to the uncharted Outer Rim. Star Wars Unlimited expands with this new set, which features new challenges, strategies, and gameplay mechanics, complete with bounty hunters galore.
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POKÉMON TCG: STELLAR CROWN ELITE TRAINER BOX
In the newest Pokémon TCG expansion, trainers will meet the Legendary Pokémon Terapagos and other fan-favorites in their Tera Stellar ex forms.
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FOOSBOTS STADIUM BATTLE SET
Squeeze the Foosbots’ arms to make them spin and kick the ball across the stadium. Kids will practice hand-eye coordination, enhance their reflexes, and more.
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MAD DOG DEMO DERBY: THE COLLECTIBLE TABLETOP DERBY GAME
The excitement of a demolition derby comes home with this new tabletop strategy game in which players face off in a race to be crowned or crushed. Each player chooses a car and driver with special abilities and plays unique cards to move their cars around the arena and score points for hitting other cars.…
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Available Winter 2025
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POPPED! THE READING GAME STARRING BALLOON DOG
Kids take turns drawing cards that feature consonant-vowel-consonant pattern words and sound out each card. The player that collects the most cards wins; if they draw the Popped! card, they lose their cards.
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LET’S HIT EACH OTHER WITH FAKE SWORDS
Players will try to collect three matching cards, then sword fight if they claim the same one. The game includes two squishy, foam swords and cards.
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ITTY BITTY WIZARDS
Each bag includes three different styles of wizards for miniature battles and games. Each wizard is 3-3.6 centimeters tall.
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SUMMIT SUMS
In this 3D math board game, players solve Betty the Yeti’s subtraction and addition problems while racing to the top of the mountain. Boulders, Frankie the Goat, and more obstacles could impede kids while playing.
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GO GO UFO
Players use three UFOs and their alien pilots to abduct animals from the ground in this fast-paced game that utilizes stretchy slinkies and sabotage elements. The player with the most points wins the game.
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ARCADE ALLEY TABLETOP PINBALL
Friends can place the retro-themed pinball game on any tabletop and battle for the highest score.
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Available Fall 2024
ARSCHMALLOWS PARTY CARD GAME
In this Marshmallow butt-themed strategy and memory game, players peek at two of six facedown cards, then try to discover what point value is hidden among the rest. Kids will strategize to get cards with the lowest points. Players can also sabotage others with Action cards.
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THE GANG
In this cooperative version of a poker game, players bet on how their hand of cards compares to others, then try to make their prediction come true. Players select a chip indicating how good they think their hand will be, then deal cards and reassess their hands as cards are revealed. Bank vaults can be…
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HEY HEY RELAY
Families must roll character dice and complete Challenge Card activities during their race across the board. There are more than 50 Challenge Cards, plus Character Ability cards for additional gameplay. One game will last approximately 15 minutes.
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MARVEL STUDIOS’ THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER TRADING CARDS
Kids can trade cards featuring characters from Thor: Love and Thunder. The trading card collection includes talent autograph cards, intricate designs, and foiling and patterned holofoil cards.
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| A version of this feature was originally published in the The Toy Book’s 2024 Action & Adventure Issue. Click here to read the full issue! Want to receive The Toy Book in print? Click here for subscription options! |
