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Potty mouths, time to extend your Northern vocabulary

No, no not that “up-north” we’re further than that, our North is the land of ABBA, Vikings and Bjorn Borg. You’ll be making zero solemn promises as you play this new title from the bunch at Bubblegum Stuff, this deck is all about furniture of F-bombs and how well you …

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Mouse Droid might be basic on the performance front but its the droid you’ll want

Never playing a major part on-screen but memorable as background droids you’ll recall scurried about at speed, almost headless chicken-esque but they performed a pivotal role. You see the MSE-6 did plenty, undertaking repairs, delivering messages and acting as guides aboard starships and before long were used across the galaxy …

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Ay Caramba, LEGO revisits Springfield with this new Simpsons set

It is a decade since the Danish brick maker got itself into the animated family way with the dysfunctional, delightful and enduring Simpsons. Their family house was first into the blocks in 2014 followed up a year later with the Kwik-e-Mart, now it’s time to eMMMbrace the burger with the …

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All aboard for The Railway Children event

CELEBRATING two centuries of rail travel in the UK the Rail200 initiative saw Southeastern Railways observe this milestone over the weekend as part of a wider program of commemoration. In South East London, namely Grove Park, families gathered to enjoy the classic tale The Railway Children by E.Nesbit who lived …

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The game that is always ON – Don’t get got

Billed as “Survival of the sneakiest” the game has been around for a few years, selling out in seconds, and now for 2025 we have multiple vsriants and each one just as good as the original (although we don’t get free plastic card wallets any more). In a nutshell, each pack …

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Impressive efforts from F1 and LEGO at Miami Grand Prix meet

The partnership between Formula 1 and LEGO started well, couple of decent launch events, totally acceptable range of vehicles appealing to F1 fans of all ages. We’re saving our superlatives to be honest, I mean this weekends efforts were off-the-scale, TEN full sized, full-liveried F1 cars on the track, each …

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LEGO launches new line of Super-Busts

Big enough to have an on-shelf impact these scaled down bust-esque builds celebrating two of the most iconic Marvel creations are arriving soon. Each is 6.5in x 6.5 in with decent enough detail, price wise they’re £54.99 apiece, we’re thinking a tad on the spendy side but, with Kidults firmly …

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Randimals – Get them on your radar

Since we first saw this new range earlier this year we’ve been telling anyone who would listen about how their shelf space is just yelling out for one of their figurines. From small sturdy tough-plastic toys to the same characters in plush that will always lead to an utterance of …

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Ready, set, PUZZLE – Ravensburger event hailed a success

The UK Nationals Jigsaw Puzzle Championship took place in Bradford over the weekend hosting over 350 jigsaw puzzlers for this,  the inaugural UK Nationals jigsaw puzzle championship. The event comprised two different categories; Solos and Pairs, with puzzlers racing to complete an exclusive Ravensburger 500-piece puzzle in each. Emma Quirke …

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