Cause and (Special) Effects

Maybe I'm obsessed with Mouse Trap because we've been editing our documentary film, TOYLAND which includes an interview with Burt Meyer, co-inventor of the game, but this commercial made me want to turn the crank on that classic piece of plastic.



Thanks, Dave!

Daytime!

Played some fun games on Daytime today with Dave Nemeth. Great guy! He really liked Djubi!



Also check out:

Jishaku: The Game of Magnetic Action from RSV Productions. Carefully place all your magnets before your opponent, but be careful! The magnetic force make the magnets AND YOU, jump! Suspenseful fun at its best. In my 20 years in the industry, I've never seen a strategy game that plays like a party game. Great fun! $19.95 for ages 8+

Time's Up: The Fast Paced Guess-Who-I-Am Game from R&R Games. $29.95 for ages 12+. Time's Up asks you to describe as many famous people to your teammates as you can in 30 seconds. That's the first round. Round two has your team guessing the same famous people, but with only one word as the clue. Round three? No words, just charades. Ingenious Fun. $29.95 for ages 12+

Blurt: The Uproarious Word Race Game from Educational Insights. Players hear simple descriptions to common words and must be first to blurt out answers before anyone else. So simple, yet so silly. Will your mouth keep up with your mind? I designed Blurt for kids, but it's become a hit with adults as a party game! $29.95 for ages 7+.

Last Word: The Uproarious Race to Have the Final Say from Buffalo Games. Be the first Player to advance to the Finish by creatively connecting Subjects and Letters, while racing a Random-Interval Timer and the other Players, for example, Subject: "Vegetables"... Letter: "C". Players yell out... Carrots, Cucumbers, Corn, Cauliflower, 'tick-tick' ... The player with the Last Word before the timer sounds advances. $19.95 for ages 10+.

Newsflash Charlie Brown

Checking a bag on United?

$20

Want an exit row seat on United?

$15

Peace of mind in knowing that The Great Pumpkin will be handling all the important procedures should we encounter an emergency?

PRICELESS

Showcase Minnesota

I'm in Minnesota, not far from the place where Tonka Trucks were first made, getting ready to head over to KARE TV for the Showcase Minnesota Show! Rob Hudson and I will be playing some fun games, including one of the biggest hits for this year.... Jishaku!



Jishaku: The Game of Magnetic Action from RSV Productions. Carefully place all your magnets before your opponent, but be careful! The magnetic force make the magnets AND YOU, jump! Suspenseful fun at its best. In my 20 years in the industry, I've never seen a strategy game that plays like a party game. Great fun! $19.95 for ages 8+

Time's Up: The Fast Paced Guess-Who-I-Am Game from R&R Games. $29.95 for ages 12+. Time's Up asks you to describe as many famous people to your teammates as you can in 30 seconds. That's the first round. Round two has your team guessing the same famous people, but with only one word as the clue. Round three? No words, just charades. Ingenious Fun. $29.95 for ages 12+

Blurt: The Uproarious Word Race Game from Educational Insights. Players hear simple descriptions to common words and must be first to blurt out answers before anyone else. So simple, yet so silly. Will your mouth keep up with your mind? I designed Blurt for kids, but it's become a hit with adults as a party game! $29.95 for ages 7+.

LCR: Left Center Right Dice Game 25th Anniversary Game by George & Company. It's a fun, fast paced dice game for all ages. Includes 3 specialty marked dice, 24 large playing chips, and a dice cup, all in a 25th Anniversary, embossed tin box. Players roll the dice which indicate where the players chips go. The last player with chips is the winner and wins the center pot. Suggested retail $14.95 for ages 5+

Arizona Midday

This morning I'm in Phoenix to play some great games with Jan Atri at Arizona Midday. Why on earth would she want a freakishly tall guy on her show? It's the games I bring, silly.

Here's the line up of fun we'll be playing.

Last Word: The Uproarious Race to Have the Final Say from Buffalo Games. Be the first Player to advance to the Finish by creatively connecting Subjects and Letters, while racing a Random-Interval Timer and the other Players, for example, Subject: "Vegetables"... Letter: "C". Players yell out... Carrots, Cucumbers, Corn, Cauliflower, 'tick-tick' ... The player with the Last Word before the timer sounds advances. $19.95 for ages 10+.

Jishaku: The Game of Magnetic Action from RSV Productions. Carefully place all your magnets before your opponent, but be careful! The magnetic force make the magnets AND YOU, jump! Suspenseful fun at its best. In my 20 years in the industry, I've never seen a strategy game that plays like a party game. Great fun! $19.95 for ages 8+

Blurt!: The Uproarious Word Race Game from Educational Insights. Players hear simple descriptions to common words and must be first to blurt out answers before anyone else. So simple, yet so silly. Will your mouth keep up with your mind? I designed Blurt for kids, but it's become a hit with adults as a party game! $29.95 for ages 7+.

LCR: Left Center Right Dice Game 25th Anniversary Game by George & Company. It's a fun, fast paced dice game for all ages. Includes 3 specialty marked dice, 24 large playing chips, and a dice cup, all in a 25th Anniversary, embossed tin box. Players roll the dice which indicate where the players chips go. The last player with chips is the winner and wins the center pot. Suggested retail $14.95 for ages 5+

Volkswagen Fun Theory

Can adding a bit of fun to something change people's behavior for the better? Could it change the world?

I stumbled upon this Volkswagen experiment and love it. Their website says, "This site is dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behavior for the better. Be it for yourself, for the environment, or for something entirely different, the only thing that matters is that it’s change for the better."

Seize the play and make a difference... WOW!

Blurt on B95.5 in Albany, New York

Laura Daniels challenged me to a game of Blurt, because no one in Albany can come close to beating her! Every week Ric Mitchell reads clues from the game and Laura goes one-on-one against a caller... and every week she wins. She's quick! How quick? I edited the game and all the clues in it and I just b-a-r-e-l-y defeated her.

Thanks Ric & Laura! Great show. Tune in live on on the web on Thursday mornings to listen to the Blurt fun!