Toys & Games

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SUGGESTED PRICE: $19.99

AVAILABLE AT: Amazon and Target

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On your marks, get set… bake!

In The Great British Baking Show: The Game, players race to recreate the configuration of baking cards shown on the recipe.

Choose whether to move quickly at all costs, or whether to take more time to select the best flavors for their bake.

Ages 10+

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SUGGESTED PRICE: $39.99

AVAILABLE AT: Target and Amazon

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In Star Wars™ (Power of the Dark Side) Villainous, you’ll play as Darth Vader™, General Grievous™, Asajj Ventress™, Kylo Ren™, or Moff Gideon™ and compete against other players to achieve your unique, story-based objective. Maneuver your allies, use your abilities, and set obstacles in the path of your opponents as you fulfill your dark destiny. 2022 TOTY Award Nominee for Best Game of the Year.

Ages 10+

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SUGGESTED PRICE: $29.99

AVAILABLE AT: Amazon

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Prepare for a fast-flying adventure to the furthest reaches of space! Zip over wormholes and perform daring twists and turns around asteroids, comets, unknown planets, and more. Will you be the first brave pilot to visit all five Starports and complete your missions?

Ages: 8+

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SUGGESTED PRICE: $39.99

AVAILABLE AT: Target

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Can you escape from the Nether dimension?

In this cooperative Minecraft board game, you and your friends must prove your mettle by escaping from Minecraft’s fiery underworld.

Put on your boots, grab your swords, and race to the portal—and to safety!

Ages: 10+

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SUGGESTED PRICE: $21.99

AVAILABLE AT: Amazon

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Create your own world with GeoLogic! Players begin with a 30-sided planet Core and 14 different biome Tiles. Each of the 60 Challenge Cards shows a different starting position for some of the biome Tiles, and players must figure out how to position the remaining Tiles in order to complete the planet’s surface. A variety of environments in different shapes provide endless unique planet combinations—but each challenge has only one correct solution! Explore 60 beginner-to-expert world-building challenges with GeoLogic.

Ages 8+

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SUGGESTED PRICE: $29.99

AVAILABLE AT:  Available at Target and Amazon

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Disney Villainous introduces Pixar villains for the first time into the award-winning franchise with Syndrome (The Incredibles) and Lotso Bear (Toy Story 3). Fan favorite Madam Mim (The Sword in the Stone) is also included.

Ages 10+

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SUGGESTED PRICE: $34.99

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Lunar Outpost is a cooperative board game inspired by the PBS science series NOVA and developed with NASA astronaut Dani Tani.

Players work together to mine lunar elements and build a circular base on the moon.

A newly created Alexa skill serves as Mission Control, keeping track of the team’s progress and announcing the special events for each round.

Mine lunar elements, construct your base, and activate its capabilities before time runs out to complete your mission.

Ages 10+

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SUGGESTED PRICE: $29.99

AVAILABLE AT: Target

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Adventure and fun await in this cooperative Minecraft game! Can you protect your village from raiding villagers?

Explore your world, collect resources, fight mobs, and build buildings before marauding villagers can invade your home. Your animal companions will stand faithfully by your side!

Ages: 7+