News

November, 2017

  • 12 November

    Lightseekers – The triple threat that promises the world – but has it spread itself too thin?

    Lightseekers

    Last year Play Fusion soared passed their Kickstarter target and set off with just over a quarter-of-a-million dollars to make good on some very lofty promises. Fast forward almost exactly a year and, having teamed up with Tomy,  their offering, Lightseekers is out in the public and making waves. So …

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  • 10 November

    DreamToys 2017: A dozen toys, some of them on Santa’s Nice List

    Stretch Armstrong - Kind of!

    Toyology’s own Toyologist and Toyminator deep dived into DreamToy’s 2017 Christmas event earlier this week. The central London event, packed out with the most sought after toys, Santa on hand (seemingly awake early from his annual nap) to guide us through the list. Surprisingly, he didn’t seem at all phased …

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  • 7 November

    Box and Balls – eight boxes and eight balls create basic bouncy brilliance

    Balls and boxes

    Described as a clever, multi-player game of skill for all ages, we’re head-slamming our foreheads that we never came up with a £25 set of nesting boxes and some bouncy balls, rebranded it, and sold it as this – Box and Balls. Don’t get us wrong, we like it, like …

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  • 6 November

    Its Chriiiiiiiiiiiiiiistmaaaaaaassssss

    Argos xmas

    We saw the Xmas cards up in the aisles before the Halloween stuff went on sale this year, retailers are gagging to get us in the festive spirit earlier than ever before! Don’t be all bah humbug though, Xmas divert season has also kicked off early, contenders are looking good …

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  • 6 November

    Brick based break anyone? LEGO and Airbnb combine.

    LEGO Airbnb competition

    The newly opened LEGO House in Billund and Airbnb have teamed up to bring one family the ultimate brick based sleepover. You’ll be welcomed by Jamie, a master builder, treated to some top-secret LEGO tips and tricks and then some lunch served by two robot waiters.   The doors will …

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  • 1 November

    Sizzling sausage anyone?

    Silly Sausage game

    It has been rather remiss of us to forget #uksausageweek, we’re already two days into this event organized by the team @meatmanagement, a magazine to which we don’t subscribe which is why we’re late to join this week long event to salute the sausage. Whatever your dietary requirements you can …

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October, 2017

  • 31 October

    New records are set, Rubik’s champions bask in speed cubing glory

    Granted a Royal Charter in 1281 to hold a weekly market and annual fair the town of Stevenage again made the record books at the weekend. Competitors from the four corners attempted a multitude of Rubik cube based disciplines including solve the cube in under 10 seconds, use your feet and completing …

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  • 30 October

    Awesome Little Green Men – can this self-proclaimed praise be justified?

    Awesome little green men

    Get those flicking fingers ready, MGA Entertainment have started an all out war and your penny sliding abilities are the only thing standing between you and victory. ‘Awesome Little Green Men’ are the latest in a long line of collectible figurines that utilise a colossal roster and a blind bag …

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  • 28 October

    Bandai’s ‘Power Rangers’ Legacy Green Ranger’s Dragon Dagger

    Power Rangers Dragons Dagger

      Morphin’ play time with a power and a force that you’ve never seen before this is about as excited as you’ve ever seen any Rob in the history of Rob’s (yes we have a long history). This toy may well be three years old but I’ll wager you’ll be …

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  • 26 October

    Bring the UpsideDown into your front room – Stranger Things games are here

    Stranger Things Monopoly

    The moment is almost upon us, Stranger Things 2 gets aired tomorrow on Netflix and, well, the streets will be empty. Ideal timing for our goggle-boxes this new series if the perfect way to kick off your Halloween season and, if you’ve not seen the first series, binge watch that. …

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  • 23 October

    Giant Meccano Liver bird finds next outside shopping centre

    Liver bird made from Meccano in Liverpool

      The winged creature synonymous with the city of Liverpool has existed in one guise or another since the 13th century. There are in fact pub quiz facts a plenty to be found on the Wikipedia page dedicated to said creature. This here is the world’s largest Liver Bird, entirely made …

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  • 21 October

    Play the mountain mining game with Hape

    Hape Mighty Mountain Mine

    Not a single flashing light nor any digital sounds the Hape Mighty Mountain is as analogue as the Austrian Alps. Certainly wooden toys have seen a resurgence of late, many bigger toy retailers showcasing their own lines of value created from lumber. There are however a couple of outfits who …

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  • 19 October

    Women of NASA celebrated in brick

    lego nasa

    Under the headline “Ladies rock outer space” LEGO fan designer Maia Weinstock presented her idea for a Women of NASA LEGO set to LEGO Ideas. It made it through the process and as of 1st November you can buy one yourself. As a science editor and writer, with a strong …

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  • 19 October

    My Little Pony – see the film buy the stuff

    my little pony

    And so it is the kids break up for half-term, well they’ve been working five days a week for like six hours a day for, well, six weeks or so, they must be shattered. So, any plans for entertaining the junior troops as yet anyone? Holidays to far-flung destinations, caravan …

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  • 18 October

    Revolutionise your brick based play with Mayka Tape

    Mayka Tape

    If you, like me, have opted to shun traditional sprucing approaches in your abode such as vases and paintings in favour of knick-knacks and “Collector’s Items”, then you’ve also probably got a storage issue. With shelves buckling under the weight of Die-Cast-this and Never-Un-Boxed-that, the room of a Toy Aficionado …

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