2009 Hot Toy List

Board games have always been popular. People enjoy the camaraderie of gathering around a table with friends for a little friendly competition and a couple of laughs. The giants in the board game world have always been the twin titans, Monopoly and Risk. Both games are great, but a new challenger has been slowly growing in popularity. This challenger, a board game called The Settlers of Catan, is one of the hottest gifts this holiday season. Developed in Germany by a lover of board games, The Settlers of Catan is a unique board game experience in part because the mechanics of the game or simple and easy to learn ...

One childhood memory we all share is playing the board game Candy Land. Who among us doesn't remember the excitement of getting moved forward to the Candy Cane Forest or the frustration of getting stuck on a licorice spot for a few turns while our friends raced ahead. Candy Land is probably the first board game most of us ever played. Well, guess what? Candy Land is alive and well and is one of the most popular toys this holiday season! Candy Land has been around for over sixty years. It was the first board game developed especially for younger children who couldn't yet read. As everyone knows, the object of the game is to be the first one ...

Do you love games? Do you love word games in particular? Do you know someone who loves word games? Then you have to run, not walk, to your nearest store and pick up this year's hottest game, Bananagrams. What is Bananagrams? Bananagrams is nothing less than a full fledged game phenomena that's sweeping through  the game world like a wildfire! Stores in Europe and North America are watching asBananagrams flies off the shelves. Perhaps the biggest game sensation since Trivial  Pursuit, Banangrams is a must have on any of this holiday season's hottest gift lists. Bananagrams was invented by family who absolutely loved games in general and word games in particular. They were looking for a game that ...