Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined My PHL 17 in Philadelphia to show off toys that make family game night the best night of the week. 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 spring and summer, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Spring and Summer Gift Guide


POKÉMON TRADING CARD GAME BATTLE ACADEMY

The latest version of Battle Academy introduces the Pokémon V gameplay mechanic and comes with an updated lineup of Pokémon, including Pikachu, Eevee, and Cinderace.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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PHASE 10 40TH ANNIVERSARY

The Phase 10 card game is a rummy-type game with a twist, from the makers of the UNO game. This special edition celebrates the 40th year anniversary of this classic game, invented in 1982 and now played all over the world. Includes a specially-designed keepsake box and cards, as well as a letter from the…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $14.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 7+

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ZILLIONAIRES: ROAD TRIP USA

With this auction party game, players will bid, bluff, and buy 49 of America's legendary roadside attractions to get their hands on each attraction on the board. The first player to buy up four attractions in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line wins.

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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SEW FAST

In this game, the race is on to see how fast kids can sew. Each player gets a sewing board and three strings in three colors. Players will flip over a challenge card and race to thread their strings through their boards to match the picture. The first player to finish wins.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $16.95
  • Age:
  • 8+

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JUNIOR DETECTIVE

Choose a whodunnit mystery from 40 included unsolved case files, then decode clues using a red spy glass, a mirror, a cipher solve card, and more. The first player to identify the culprit and hiding place wins the game.

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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