Toys

It’s been a few minutes since our last Playmobil review, but that doesn’t mean my youngest hasn’t had his many Wiltopia animals out on the floor week in and week out. As his animal collection has grown, he’s been pining for more and more Wiltopia animal sets. We bought a few ourselves, but Playmobil was nice enough to send over another smaller set, the Animal Photographer. This set is based on a watering hole in Africa, and includes a number…

I wasn’t sure what to expect when we began opening up Mrs. Castillo’s Turtle Van from the LEGO Dreamzzz. I’ve seen LEGO themes crash and burn before, but for some reason despite the wackiness of Dreamzzz, my kids were super enthused by the entire theme. So, to do my homework, as we opened up the Turtle Van, we put on a few episodes of the show on Netflix, and my kids were hooked. LEGO is a huge hit in our…

The LEGO Group and Universal Products & Experiences are releasing a new line of LEGO Wicked sets based on the upcoming musical film. LEGO Wicked Welcome to Emerald City (SKU 75684): Detailed Emerald City: This set recreates the iconic city of Oz, featuring a 3-story tower, a bakery, a cosmetic store, and a coffee shop. Interactive Features: Builders can explore the city, interact with various elements, and recreate iconic scenes from the film. Character Variety: The set includes mini-dolls of…

River of Gold, based in the Legend of the Five Rings universe, is one of the most beautiful games released in 2024. Beauty, however, can only get you so far, but thankfully River of Gold has a ton of great and easy to understand mechanics that makes this a really good game for veteran board game players, and casual players as well. We looked at the games components in a previous post, so we won’t go into depth on all…

Honey Buzz was one of our favorite games last year, and we raved about the games production value and game mechanics. Players would draft honeycomb tiles for their hive, attempting to make rings, use actions, produce and sell honey, and much more, all to earn points and hopefully be the best hive at the end of the game. The game was phenomenal, and we played it a ton. The more we played, the more we realized we wished there was…

We have talked at length here on the website about the variety of upgrades you can get to make your board gaming life that much better. From upgraded resources to board games bags, we’ve had the pleasure of covering a lot of great stuff. One thing we’ve never covered, however, has been board game tables, and on the eve of getting one for review, we thought we would answer the question everyone has, “Do I need a board game table?”…

A few years ago, Playmobil ran a line of futuristic dinosaur themed playsets called Dino Rise, and while my son was really into dinosaurs, I think all the guns, lasers, cannons, and more threw him off a bit and the set wasn’t as popular as I would have thought. With their new line of dinosaur sets hitting shelves this month, the Dinos theme from Playmobil is showing a lot of promise. We had the chance to look at the T-Rex…

Bible themed games have really been peaking my interest as of late. Between The Flood – the same design team as Rise of Babel – and Ezra and Nehemiah, the world of Bible based games has been pretty good. In our first impressions article for Rise of Babel, we said that the game was pretty strong, although we questioned how it would hold up after a dozen or more plays. Now that we’ve had more time with the game, we…

The Tractor with Trailer and Watering Tank set from Playmobil comes with a bit of a price tag, but we still like the value.

10 Days in the USA is a great little game that plays really quickly and is easy to teach. Definitely one for casual players!