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Toy News:
SECTOR GUIDE: Puzzles and games
Sales of board games and puzzles are up year-on-year, despite the rise in popularity for apps and digital games. With more than half of 2011’s overall sales for tabletop games coming in Q4, we looks at the hottest new products out in time for Christmas...
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Flair has a board game based on the hit Nickelodeon TV show – House of Anubis. It is in fact the first House of Anubis product in the toy category in the UK.
The game board echoes the English boarding school from the TV series. The rooms and corridors are pieced together like a jigsaw puzzle, so the game is different every time.
The aim of the game is to collect the hieroglyph tokens while avoiding the creepy caretaker and other pitfalls. The first player to collect six tokens and get back to their bed is the winner.
However, it is not that easy. Draw an action card on each turn and use it to help yourself or sneakily obstruct your opponent.
You can read Toy News' full guide into the puzzles and games sector of the toy industry
here on Toy News' official website, toynews-online.biz. You can also buy Nickelodeon UK and
Flair Leisure Products' brand new "House of Anubus" board game
here on Amazon.co.uk.
