We just got a new game from our friends at Blue Orange Games in San Francisco. They're the people who make games like Gobblet, Yamslam and last year's megabit Spot It!
Our choice to be this year's breakout hit? It's Fastrack. It's fun, it's fast and it's really simple. It's sorta like Gnip Gnop with checkers. (You remember Gnip Gnop, right?). Each player starts with five wooden discs and your job is simply to slide all your discs through the hole in the center to your opponents side before he slides all his into yours! Sounds simple, right?
Wanna try it? Come in, we have a demo set up in our store. It's a fun game for ages 5 & up and makes a great gift. You can also buy it online at yoyojoes.com and we'd always happy to wrap your gift for free (whether in the store or via an online purchase).
Come check it out!
Monday, June 20, 2011
Fastrack from Blue Orange Games - super fun!
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Labels: 2011 New Toys, Blue Orange Games
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Have Toys, Will Travel
Or turn off the electronics and turn on the conversation with "FamilyTalk", 100 conversation starters designed to keep families connected. With questions like, "If you could be any animal, what would it be and why?" and "What was your favorite lunchbox as a kid?", you'll get an interesting peek into the thoughts and feelings of your family. Also available in Teen Talk, Grandparent Talk, Camp Talk, and Buddy Talk.
Check out all our "Flip-to-Win" games-Bingo, Hangman, Bear Hunt, Memory, and U.S. License Plates-with flipping pieces, there's nothing to lose.
"Double Shutter" will have your kids practicing their math while away (just don't tell them!) The game is contained in a lidded tin box.
Before you know it, you'll arrive at your destination without ever hearing, "Are we there yet?"
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
The 'Wall of Fame'
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Labels: Wall-of-Fame, Yo-Yo Club
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Toy Fair 2011 - more fun than you can shake your stick it!
Full-sized LEGO Lightning McQueen. 325,000 bricks! |
Splish, splash, I was taking a bath in Diet Coke |
Now, when they came out with the Mentos/Diet Coke fountain kit several years ago, they created a cool display which had a 20 foot plastic tower that let them shoot off the Diet Coke in the building without creating an insane mess. It was always a popular display. This year, to showcase the new car, they created a enclosed track that let the car shoot along. In the fountain display, the displayer put the coke bottle inside the plexiglass tower and pulled a string that allowed the Mentos to fall into the Diet Coke bottle. This year, they decided to forego all that neatness and simply place a sucker, er...employee, inside a plexiglass room. Their demonstration always drew a crowd. The guy doing the demo called upon someone from the audience to remotely pull the string and let the Mentos into the Diet Coke....with our hero in the room. So...the audience member pulls the string and the poor guy gets drenched in Diet Coke. He's absolutely drenched from head to toe and standing barefoot in a couple inches of Diet Coke at the bottom of the room. Then the poor guy loads up the car and sends it careening down the track - all the while Diet Coke spraying him as it goes.
The Diet Coke and Mentos powered car shoots away from our hero. |
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Labels: 2011 New Toys, bad toys, Toy Fair
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Third Annual 'Adult Swim' is Thursday, December 9th - 6-9 - Exclusive Specials & Win a $50 Gift Card!
YoYo Joe’s Toys & Fun will hold our third annual ‘Adult Swim’ night on Thursday, December 9th from 6-9 pm. That means from 6-9, YoYo Joe’s Toys & Fun will be off-limits to kids! (Hey, the other 4,000 hours of the year, we’re happy to have kids in our store!) We’ll even have beer & wine to make your holiday shopping experience as stress-free as possible!
We're upping the ante this year by giving away a $50 YoYo Joe's Gift Card to one lucky person who attends 'Adult Swim' and we're gonna have exclusive specials for Adult Swim night only! Here's our list of items that will be on special:
Melissa & Doug Swivel Bridge Wooden Train Set - Normally $59.99 - Adult Swim Special - $39.99
'You've Been Sentenced' Game - Normally $24.99 - Adult Swim Special - $16.99
Melissa & Doug Bake & Serve Brownie Set - Normally $19.99 - Adult Swim Special - $13.99
Alex Toys Foil Bead Maker - Normally $19.99 - Adult Swim Special - $13.99
International Playthings Henrietta the Pull Along Hen - Normally $19.99 - Adult Swim Special - $13.99
Diggin Toys - Dodge Tag - Normally $19.99 - Adult Swim Special - $13.99
Lego Racers Tiny Turbos Sets - Normally $15.99 - Adult Swim Special - $10.99
Green Toys Recycling Truck - Normally $25.99 - Adult Swim Special - $17.99
Blockers Game - Normally $29.99 - Adult Swim Special - $19.99
Diggin Toys Squap Game - - Normally $24.99 - Adult Swim Special - $16.99
See you on Thursday
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Labels: YoYoJoe's Events
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Hey Look! We're in the Paper!
To read it, click here.
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Labels: YoYo Joe's in the News
Friday, November 26, 2010
Hey Listen! We're on the Radio!
'YoYo Joe' gets around...last week on 'The 10! Show, ' and this past Wednesday, Joe visited WDEL's Rick Jensen to talk about dangerous (and not-so-dangerous) toys on his afternoon show. Rick was kind enough to create a podcast to listen to. Joe was also quoted in an article in the Wilmington News Journal about 'Small Business Saturday' on Wednesday. If you haven't gotten your fill of Joe, there's gonna be an article in an upcoming edition of 'The Wilmington News Journal' about YoYo Joe's Toys & Fun and Mitchell's.
Good times!
Click here to listen to Joe on 'The Rick Jensen Show'
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Labels: YoYo Joe's in the News