This is the second and final article regarding trends spotted at New York Toy Fair. (You can read Part 1 by clicking HERE.)  In this article I’m going to talk about continuing trends that we saw in 2011 and before.

CONTINUING TREND: Cooperative Games
 
Peaceable Kingdom’s booth grew this year and includes many more of their signature “cooperative play” games.  I recently reviewed one of their new titles, Feed the Woozle, but their booth was packed with new games like Peggy Brown’s Snug as a Bug in a Rug.  A surprising entry …

I can’t believe it’s been a week since New York Toy Fair which means that despite the fact that I’m drowning in follow-up work and business cards from this year, the count down to Toy Fair 2013 has already begun.
Most of my wonderful loyal readers know that Toy Fair is a hectic time for inventors because the majority of Toy Fair is spent running from appointment to appointment showing concepts, discussing new products and catching up with clients old and new.  BUT I still managed to get around to most …

To read Part 1 of this series, click HERE.  To read Part 2 of this series, click HERE.
Here are some of the continuing trends I saw during Toy Fair 2011:

Tile-Placement games
In the last two years we’ve seen a bunch of Blokus-like games such as Callisto by University Games, Cir*Kis by Winning Moves/Hasbro and Blockers by Briarpatch.  New additions this year – both of which I think look pretty fun — include City Square Off by Gamewright and PathWords by ThinkFun.  In City Square Off each player has their own board …

To read Part 1 of this series, click HERE.

Trend: Co-Operative Games
Another trend I see developing is the concept of co-operative games.  As you can tell from the name, it’s when players work together during a game and sometimes the game wins, sometimes the players win.  Peaceable Kingdom Press had a whole line of new co-operative games including one called Hoot Owl Hoot, which I can’t wait to try out!  Ravensburger introduced one new co-operative game called Whoowasit? Whoowasit? is a Clue-like cooperative game that’s currently a best-selling game in …

I know that most sites have already put their Toy Fair wrap up article out but given that I was sick I’m putting mine out a little late, just because I want to add my 2 cents.  Feel free to leave a comment and add yours too!  Because I have a lot to share this is going to be a multi-part article.
Trend: Technology, in multiple forms

The biggest trend I saw at Toy Fair (not too much of a surprise) was technology. Hasbro increased the amount of technology in many of …