Gift Focus - Sep/Oct 2019 (Issue 115)

43 TOYS & GAMES fun for all Featuring products for little ones and bigger ones, here are some of the best for bringing joy and entertaining Disney Colourbrain from Big Potato Games is a Disney-themed quiz with two colourful twists. The first is that you are given you all the answers before you start. The second is that they’re all colours! Each player has 11 Colour Cards in their hand. To answer one of the crafty Disney questions, they decide which ones to play, hope the others slip up and then live happily ever after. T: +44 (0)20 3620 9495 bigpotato.com Lagoon is delighted to be showcasing its fabulous new range of Tabletop Brainbox at Autumn Fair this year. Inspired by the world- renowned visual memory games that have sold more than seven million units globally, these tabletop-sized games are a firm family favourite. Simply study the card for 10 seconds and then answer a question on the roll of a die. Fun, fast-paced and educational, these great, compact games provide endless entertainment as well as improving visual recall. To discover Lagoon’s Tabletop Brainbox collection and so much more, including five shortlisted gifts from the prestigious Gift of the Year Awards, visit the company at Autumn Fair. T: +44 (0)20 8563 6520 thelagoongroup.com Gibsons has added two new puzzles and games to its brightly coloured Little Gibsons range that has been tailor-made for inquisitive pre- schoolers. The two new memory games accompany existing puzzles, Superhero City and Sweet Dreams. Each matching game follows the same theme and features the characters from the corresponding puzzle. The jigsaw puzzles are made from the same high-quality materials as Gibsons’ award-winning adult jigsaw range, guaranteeing durability and resilience. Each jigsaw has been designed by a British artist and is presented in an innovative box that links to the artwork theme. An extra-special copy of one of Gibsons’ oldest games, L’Attaque, has been released to celebrate its 100 th anniversary. The box artwork has been carefully recreated to mimic the 1940s version of the game. Inside the box are the original rules (as well as the modern version!) as a memento from the captivating and historic game from Gibsons’ archives. L’Attaque was the first of the big four military-themed, strategy-based games from Gibsons in the 1920s and was originally marketed as the “game to rival chess.” Copies of L’Attaque are featured in various historical museums, and it was even one of Winston Churchill’s favourite games! Finally, Gibsons has a range of quick-play games that will make ideal gifts. Mind the Gap is a TfL-licensed game that is presented in a sturdy little tin and takes players on a trip around the London Underground as they try to be the first to get rid of their hand. Zonkers is the fast dice game wherein players must frantically roll their dice in a head-to-head frenzy to try to win cards and beat their foe. The aim of the game is to match your dice with the dice graphics on the cards. When the cards are filled with dice or when a player places their last die, the round ends, and the player with the most dice on a card wins. T: +44 (0)20 8661 8866 gibsonsgames.co.uk 