Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Over the Hill Gifts for your elderly friends

Here are our favorite gifts for your favorite elderly friends.  #overthehill

1. A Modest Urn - You can never be too prepared.  This humble and poignant urn is sure to grab their attention.


2. Memory Mints for seniors - A little help for forgetful days.

3. Uh Oh Emergency Underwear - No need to panic or be ashamed.  Stick these in a pocket or purse and you are all set.


4. Show off a little.  These pens make you seem wise and old.  Old and Wise Pens.


5. Grump Notebooks - keep track of every grumpy rant in these notebooks designed with the elderly crankster in mind.
Check out our entire selection of Over the Hill gifts!

Sunday, November 23, 2014

A few favorite FUN Christmas Gifts

Time to think about how you can make this holiday season a big hit.  Here are some fun Christmas gifts that are sure to get a few laughs.

First up:
Yodeling Bacon-  Yoodelayhehoooo.  Popular back in the 1830s, we are SURE this fun sport will be making a comeback very soon.  You can use your own personal yodeling bacon to help you practice.  Why bacon?  Hey, bacon is awesomeness.  This combination sky rockets on the amazing scale.

Next up:
Big Head Squirrel Feeder-  This is definitely a win win gift.  Your giftee wins because he can look out his window and laugh hysterically at the squirrel with the really really big head.  Win for the squirrel who gets fed AND a possibly a gig on Americas Funniest Home Videos.
Final Fun Christmas Gift idea:
Handerpants-  These underwear for your hands are sure to delight.  
Be sure to check out our shop for 100s more hilariously Fun Christmas gifts.  


Friday, November 14, 2014

5 Great games for the 2014 holidays

As the holidays approach, we want to give you some suggestions on great board games for gifts and family gatherings.  These are Michelle's favorites.

1.  Telestrations  and Telestrations Party Game
This is a new game we are carrying this year.  It is a fun with a group of 4-8 players, or 8-12 players (the larger Party pack game).  Players pick a word, try to draw the word then pass their books to their neighbors who try to guess the word from their drawing.  Once they guess, they try and draw it and then pass the books to their neighbors.  It is basically like the old telephone game but with drawing involved.  It is fun to see what the outcome is!  This is more of a non-competitive, casual play game that is great for lots of laughs in a group setting.


2.  Last Letter Game
Super quick to learn.  Play moves fast as you turn over a beautifully illustrated card.  One player calls out a word associated with the card then flips the next card.  Starting with the last letter of the word from the last card, call out a new word associated with the new card... simple, fun and fast.  Players gather points (cards) by calling out the most words.
Ages: 
 8 to adult
Players: 
 2 or more

This is a great game for small groups or large groups.  Pick a subject card, start the built in timer, tap a letter and that letter is the first letter of the word you use that matches the subject.  Once you say the word you tap the red button and move the tapple game to the next person.  It gets much harder as the letters are used up.   Don't take too long or you are out.
AGES 8+
2-8 players
10-20 minutes play time


I love this game.  There are endless set ups on this game.  Every time you play is different and your strategy will need to adjust.  If you like a fast, easy to learn game this is NOT the game for you.  But if you like a game rich in content and strategy, you'll love this and play it over and over.
Here is how it goes:  You are a monarch, like your parents before you, a ruler of a small pleasant kingdom of rivers and evergreens. Unlike your parents, however, you have hopes and dreams! You want a bigger and more pleasant kingdom, with more rivers and a wider variety of trees. You want a Dominion!  In all directions lie fiefs, freeholds, and feodums. All are small bits of land, controlled by petty lords and verging on anarchy. You will bring civilization to these people, uniting them under your banner. 

But wait! It must be something in the air; several other monarchs have had the exact same idea. You must race to get as much of the unclaimed land as possible, fending them off along the way. To do this you will hire minions, construct buildings, spruce up your castle, and fill the coffers of your treasury. Your parents wouldn’t be proud, but your grandparents, would be delighted.
 Players: 2 - 4   Age: 13 +


This one is my favorite.  Another game rich in strategy.  Because board can be set up differently every time and there are multiple avenues to win the game, strategy will have to change with each game.   There is a little learning curve to this, so the first time you play it will take a bit of time reading the directions, but it is a game you will come back to over and over.  This is actually our best selling board game!

Your goal is to get the most victory points.  The first person with 10 victory points wins the game.  Gain points by building your settlements, or building the longest railroad or army.  Strategically plan to get the most resources in order buy the things you need to build your houses, roads and hotels.
For 3 to 4 players.   Ages 10 and up. 
Expansions:  We have a number of expansions in the store!




Sunday, August 10, 2014

Kevin.. and Bacon! WOW

So Kevin Bacon was in Kent just yesterday!  He and his brother have a musical group, The Bacon Brothers and performed at the Kent stage last night.  We heard he was walking about town so we sent a shout out on FB (should've use twitter!) to tell Kevin just how much we LOVE Bacon!  Really this store was made for these guys.
Besides who isn't a big fan of Kevin Bacon?  The Following?  Awesome!  Foot Loose?  Oh yeah.
Here is to you Kevin and BACON!

Thursday, August 7, 2014


We are excited about the new Regular Show Fluxx that just arrived in the shop yesterday!
A most irregular game, where the rules and goal are constantly in fluxx.  The Regular show brings in favorite characters of Mordecai, Rigby and the whole gang.  Distract the Destroyer of Worlds to save The Park… but don’t let Benson catch you doing donuts or you’re fired!
Players: 
2-6
Playtime: 
10-40 minutes
Ages: 
8+
I had my daughter write up a review of this (well she did this 4 years ago and I am just getting around to sharing it!  Our information is good, just not timely).


    Fluxx is a relay funny, exhilarating, and rule changing game. In it you play different cards trying to get the goal. There are also different kinds of Fluxx like, Monty python Fluxx and zombi Fluxx. The first time I played I made my brother win, my parents where shocked!!

- Meghan age 14


Other FLUXX game versions include:
Zombie Fluxx
Monty Python Fluxx
Family Fluxx
Eco Fluxx
Star Fluxx
Pirate Fluxx
Oz Fluxx
Cthulhu Fluxx
Fluxx