Fastrack from Blue Orange Games - super fun!

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!

Hot Games, Cool Planet...

The first booth we visited this year at Toy Fair was the booth for Blue Orange Games. I was wearing my brand spanking new YoYo Joe's hat and the first thing someone at the booth said to me was, "I like your hat." I was flattered, as he obviously appreciated our wonderful logo. It took me a couple seconds to realize that our store colors are blue & orange and it was our colors he was referring to. C'est la vie.

Today, Bertrand, from Blue Orange games paid us a visit. Each year, someone from Blue Orange travels coast to coast - from San Francisco to Maine - visiting each of their retailers. It's hundreds of stores and takes them weeks, but I think it's a great idea as it gives them a chance to explain how to play any games that we don't know and also to address any questions we might have about their products. Plus, he dropped off an awesome Blue Orange games t-shirt (That's Bertrand wearing one above) and he also dropped off a HUGE Chickyboom game for us to demo. (That's the Chickyboom game demo below next to the actual size of the game.)

Blue Orange makes awesome games. Their games are made of wood, and built to last. They're also environmentally aware, having been awarded the 'Green Toy Company' award thanks to their policy to plant two trees for each tree they use in production of their toys. And, last but not least, their games ROCK!
As a matter of fact, four of their games will be in YoYo Joe's holiday catalog. Two of their newest games - Yamslam and Chickyboom as well as their advanced 'Shut the Box' game called 'Double Shutter' and their new twist on their old classic 'Gobblet Gobblers.'