Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined NBC in Dallas to show off show off some fun games that the whole family can enjoy. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for the complete rundown of the best toys of the holiday season, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.

WHO’S THE G.O.A.T?

Players pick who they think will be the best at off-the-wall challenges, then vote by tossing a squishy goat. You score a tin can if you vote correctly, and the player who did the best scores a tin can for being the greatest. Players pick who they think will be the best at off-the-wall challenges,…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS

Players can create their own paradise on a deserted island with a wealth of natural resources that can be used to craft everything from tools to creature comforts. The time of day and seasons in the game reflect real life so there is always something different to experience and explore.

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  • MSRP:
  • $59.99; $79.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 8+

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INCOHEARENT FAMILY EDITION

OH WEM SHE (OMG)! In this family-friendly version of Incohearent, players compete to guess the gibberish. The first player to decode 10 Incohearent phrases wins the game.

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  • MSRP:
  • $19.99; $29.97 CAD
  • Age:
  • 12+

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APOLLO A GAME INSPIRED BY THE NASA MOON MISSIONS

Families work together in this cooperative strategy game to get to the moon and back. One player acts as Mission Control while the others play as astronauts. Resolve flight stages, repair systems, and complete experiments. Families work together in this cooperative strategy game to get to the moon and back. One player acts as Mission…

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  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 12+

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DRONE HOME

In this game that includes a real drone, players launch aliens down the ramps, racing to land inside the drone so they can fly home. Opponents try to knock each other out before the drone launches. In this game that includes a real drone, players launch aliens down the ramps, racing to land inside the…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Business Operations Manager at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A former editor at Playbill and graduate of SUNY–Purchase, he spends most weekends rooting for the New York Red Bulls pro soccer team and making subway systems out of Brio trains with his little boy Jonah.

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