EnglishToys - Mattel Christmas 2022: The Board Games Range
By Mulder, 18 november 2022
This year, the Mattel group is rolling out the red carpet for its Christmas Festival. Its emblematic brands, unavoidable and always more surprising, will amaze children and adults at the foot of the Christmas tree. Iconic Barbie® and Fisher-Price® toys are invited to the festivities, as well as the four-wheelers and spectacular racing circuits Hot Wheels®, Matchbox® and Cars®, and the indisputable UNOTM, ScrabbleTM and PictionnaryTM board games for intergenerational fun; children's favourite worlds such as Sam the Fireman, The Patrol, Thomas and his friends, Polly Pocket or Harry Potter, but also brands aimed at Kidults with Mega Pokémon construction games and figurines from Masters of the Universe®, Jurassic World or Buzz Lightyear...
An event not to be missed, bringing together toy brands that have crossed generations: over 90 years for Fisher-Price®, over 60 years for Barbie® or even over 50 years for Hot Wheels®. These are brands that have captured the hearts of families and that today maintain a strong attachment with their consumers. Much more than toys, they are now part of the culture and daily life of the French. Television, VOD platforms, derivative products, mobile games, digital content and soon the cinema with the long-awaited Barbie movie...Mattel continues its revolution and today positions itself as a powerful player in Entertainment.
UNO™, Scrabble™, Pictionary™, Blokus™, SOS Ouistiti™... The iconic Mattel board games resonate today like a Madeleine de Proust in the minds of parents, grandparents and never stop inventing and reinventing themselves to seduce young and old. These great classic games have always allowed families and friends to get together and share moments of fun and complicity.
For even more entertainment and memorable moments, Mattel is constantly renewing and adding a touch of innovation and fun to its must-have games through new editions, fun updates and collaborations with powerful licenses.
Once again this year, there's something new for Christmas in the Mattel family of games. Everything becomes possible: become a Jedi draughtsman with the new Star Wars Pictionary Air™, be the sharpest strategist and trick your opponents with the words of the innovative Scrabble™ Surprise or offer totally crazy games of UNO™ with the UNO™ All Wild made up only of Action cards! Mattel also continues to entertain children with its cult games, SOS Ouistiti™ or Chass'taupes™ and its latest Scrabble™ Junior to introduce the youngest to the passion of letters and words.
Chass'taupes
Chass'taupes is a completely zany, but so much fun, game with lights and sounds, it can be played alone or in pairs! The principle is simple: tap on the moles that light up! This speed game is easy to play and develops concentration and hand-eye coordination. A perfect game to let off steam.
SOS marmoset the game that will make the whole family monkey
Crazy fun, SOS Ouisiti will have kids and their parents hooked! The goal of the game is to remove the sticks of the color indicated by the die without making the monkeys fall. The player who drops the least number of marmosets wins the game!
Uno™ the patrol before the adventure!
This Junior version of the UNO™ The Patrol card game gives little players a date to live new adventures with their favorite heroes. This evolving game offers three levels of difficulty to best suit the child as they grow or master the game. When there is only one card left, the rule is always the same, just don't forget to shout "UNO!
Uno™ all wild for crazy playtime
A brand new and totally crazy version of the iconic UNO™! All cards are "Action" cards. Fun, strategy, unexpected, all the ingredients are gathered to ensure very lively games with family or friends.
Extreme Uno™ full of surprises
The Extreme version of UNO™ is the guarantee of truly delirious games. The unexpected joins the game thanks to the automatic card dispenser. It is programmed to randomly deal cards and triggered by the player pressing a button when he cannot play or when he is targeted by an opponent's card. The reaction of the dealer is not long in coming, he throws loudly the cards more or less numerous that the player will have to integrate in his game.
Scrabble™ surprise beware of traps!
A new variation of the iconic letter game that brings modernity and suspense. Beyond finding the words that offer the best score players will have to use strategy to trap their opponents thanks to the Trap and Click tokens! In this edition, it is now possible to sabotage the game of his opponents by stealing points, letters or other traps to discover. The trapper can also be trapped, you'll have to watch out for the bonus squares that could upset the game. Ambiance guaranteed with the Scrabble Surprise with which each game will be different and unpredictable while keeping the pleasure of playing with words.
Scrabble™ junior to learn while having fun
A perfect game to introduce the youngest to the passion of letters and words. Scrabble Junior, thanks to its double-sided board, will adapt and evolve with the child's level. A beginner's level with a colored board already includes letters and illustrations to help the child. When the child masters better the letters and the composition of the words, the back of the tray proposes a blank grid on which the child will be happy and proud to put the words he has found.
Scrabble™ workbook, become a champion, it works!
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This great workbook contains lots of practice grids and 300 games with different levels of difficulty to become a real pro at word play.
Grand guide scrabble™ the secret of great players!
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Thanks to this great guide to Scrabble, no more excuses for not being a champion! In this new guide to Scrabble, an expert delivers his tips and tricks to scrabble every time and bluff all your opponents!
Pictionary air™ star wars for intergalactic laughter
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All cartoonists will be able to show off their intergalactic talents with the Pictionary Air Star Wars game! Thanks to the free application available on IOS and Android, players will immerse themselves in the universe of the saga. Each player chooses his hero and will be able, in this new version, to benefit from special effects to slow down his opponents. The objective is to make your team guess clues by drawing in the air with the possibility to interact with your drawing. The latter then appears simultaneously on the connected screen (smartphone or tablet). A new dimension totally aerial and delirious of the emblematic drawing game. This game is ideal to spend unforgettable moments with family or friends!
Free application on iOS and Android.
Pictionary air™ harry potter for bewitching game moments
Harry Potter Pictionary Air is a bewitching version of the famous drawing game for the whole family. Thanks to the free app available on IOS and Android, players will immerse themselves in the universe of the saga. The objective is to make his team guess clues by drawing in the air with the famous wand of Harry Potter! The work appears simultaneously as if by magic on the connected screen of the participants (smartphone or tablet). A totally magical and crazy version of the iconic drawing game.
Free application on iOS and Android.
Blokus™ to rack your brains!
A strategy game that is totally addictive in as little time as it takes to learn how to play it! Each player has at their disposal 21 different shaped pieces of their chosen color. The goal of the game is to place as many pieces as possible on the board while blocking the advance of his opponents. The game is over when the very last player cannot place any more pieces. Each player then counts the number of small squares that make up his or her remaining pieces. The player with the fewest squares left wins the game.
(source : press kit)