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Does anyone know this toy from the late 80s or early 90s?

admin — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 11:55:58 +0000

It was an electronic toy and it made the same weird speaking noise as the speak and spell. But it was red (mine was at least) and you would put different templates into it and play with it (like a farm animal template and you’d push the different animals and it would tell you the name of the animal). It was kind of big and heavy and had a speaker in the corner I think. You don’t pull a string or anything. What is it called? I can’t remember and it’s bothering me.

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Does anyone know what this building/construction toy from the 80s is called?

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:44:42 +0000

So I want to find out what this toy from the 80s is called. It was made out of huge multi-colored PVC pipes and including wheels and flat pieces to sit on. You could assemble them all together and build forts, etc. They look like huge tinker toys. Any help would be awesome. Thank you!

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Anyone know the 80s or 90s action figure toys that were 2″ tall, and had clear vehicles, and turned invisible?

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:41:07 +0000

They turned clear when put in warm water, They could’ve been 1″ tall, they were small, had a car with a pop up rocket launcher, and an enclosed motorcycle….can’t remember the name of them! Thank you!

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Does anyone know what you call those metal rings that had the beads on them? It’s like an 80s toy?

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:40:40 +0000

You know, it was a big metal ring that had a few colored rings on it, you would hit it to start them spinning and then you would move the ring to keep the colored rings moving?

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Jellyfish McGee in: “Don’t You Know What Today Is?”

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:32:25 +0000

It’s Jellyfish McGee’s birthday… but will anyone remember? Starring J. McGee, Cornelius and Barnaby Elephant, Armadillo Pete, and Captain Whiskers the Pirate Mouse. Made by Norm and Kristin for our nephew Jasper’s 3rd birthday. … Jellyfish elephant armadillo mouse whiskers pirate ship adventure birthday party beach surprise undersea ocean puppets retro toys

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Know More About Board Game

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:55:15 +0000

Board games have been played over a century in different cultures and societies. Different artifacts have been found that proved the existence of such games in ancient times.
Mehen is an ancient board game from Predynastic Egypt.
Go is an ancient strategic board game originating in China.
Patolli is a board game originating in Mesoamerica, and was played by the ancient Mayans.
Board games engage luck, strategy and knowledge. Board games that are based on luck are usually controlled by a dice. Winners are usually determined by the skill of players to throw the relevant number on the dice. Games that depend on strategy are game of wit, skills and logic. This game is less on luck rather on skills and logic. Chance does not play down their logic and skills. There are also board games that require the knowedge of the player in certain topics or knowledge like quizmasters and scrabbles.
There are also board games that require luck as well as strategy in all aspects of the game. A classic example of this is monopoly, where a dice is rolled and players try to create an empire within the board.

Frequently used terms:
Board games have few terminology used to describe concepts applicable to the game mechanics and attributes similar in all board games.
• Game Board is a surface on which one plays a board game, there are different boards for different games. Board games like chess, Go and Backgammon have standardized and unchanging boards. Others use tiles or cards but they are not standardized.
• Game Piece represents a player on the game board. Each player is expected to control one or more pieces on the board. In other games that involve commanding multiple game pieces like in chess each piece expresses a unique and designations and capabilities within the parameters of the game. In other games like Go, all pieces controlled by a player have the same capabilities and designations.
• Jump sometimes to by-pass one or more game pieces or space jump is required. Likewise it involves capturing or conquering an opponent’s game piece.
• Space is a physical unit of progress on any game board.

The conclusion therefore is that there are lots of board games out there that are governed by the same principles. Making it easy for the players to adapt as well as masters can do.

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Know Your Toys Before Buy Them

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:38:22 +0000

Toys have always been the most powerful tool to please your children. Whether they are infants or toddler or even somewhat younger all may need toys of their choices that normally vary with the ages. Market is full of options and you find so many varieties for them that often it leads to puzzling situations there. Since today your investment could be a considerable amount with the arrival of hi-tech toys, you need to know your exact need before making any expenses there.

Followings are the some types of toys you will find in the market.

Model Toys

Model toys can create great adventure for your children by its real appearance that enables them pretend in more realistic way. These toys can suit both children and adults, and can come in the form of tank cars, cars installed with alarm whistle, trucks and so on. Though these toys are not cheap in price, especially the electric toys, commonly between 8-10 dollars, some even as high as 80-100 dollars, but they have a strong footing in the market.

RC Toys

Known for high technology with real sound and heavy performance and are controlled either by remote or radio waves. Presently, various RC toys are on sale in the market reach about hundred of kinds, mainly are variety of RC toys (remote control toys) and hobby items, such as RC car, RC helicopter, nitro RC car, RC gas boat, remote control helicopter, remote control car etc. Prices of these cars vary with the features they come with which can range generally from 50 to 2000.

Plastic Toys

Plastic toys are preferred options for those who have lower budget for this investment. These toys are comparatively lighter and take less cost in manufacturing however you will not find all those features what is available with RC or other type of toys. Plastic has taken the place of metal, wood and have become the main material for toys making, because it costs low, easily deals with, safer and light.

Adult Toys

Adult toys are also in high demand today with the increasing trend of recreating with toys with adults. According to the latest investigation in US, nearly half of parents too are tending to opt for such hobbies to spend their holiday time. In this category RC Hobbies like RC Hobby plane, RC hobby Helicopters are most common that gives a real pleasure of flying.

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I love the classic board games..Monopoly,Sorry, Scrabble etc Dose any one know websites for free board games?

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:25:12 +0000

I abosolutly love the classic old family board games!! Who dosent. I have been serching for awhile to find a reliable good website designed just for classic board games avalible to play online. A free, non-downladable website. I do not want to have to dowload it to my computer. i just want to play online with other players around the world. If any one knows any websites for free online board games like monopoly please comment.

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