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Fall in Love with "Penelope and Macaroni"
A children’s book about a girl living in a house with her horse… based on a semi-true story. - December 06, 2023 - Penelope and Macaroni
Equipping Black Nonprofits to Inspire Youth: Brown Toy Box and Microsoft Announce Transformational Collaboration
Brown Toy Box, an innovative educational toy company dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics), proudly announces its groundbreaking collaboration with Microsoft Nonprofit Tech Acceleration. This transformative collaboration merges tactile toys with innovative learning technology, empowering, Black-led nonprofits to inspire youth who are underrepresented in both toys and games, through engaging online educational games. - September 14, 2023 - Brown Toy Box, Inc.
1985 Games Launches D&D Campaign Setting Inspired by Studio Ghibli & Legend of Zelda & is 3000% Funded
1985 Games, creators of Dungeon Craft and VHS Dice, returned to Kickstarter on August 1 with an all-new D&D campaign setting inspired by the breathtaking films of Studio Ghibli and the popular game series The Legend of Zelda. The Kickstarter Campaign met its goal within minutes of launching and... - August 02, 2023 - 1985 Games LLC
D.O.P.E. - High-End Collectibles Brand Dedicated Exclusively to Black Icons Series 1 Launch
Depicting Our Peoples Excellence (D.O.P.E.), the first company to celebrate heroes from Black culture through high-end scale collectibles launches with two Black icons from American history - Bass Reeves and Stagecoach Mary. - July 17, 2023 - Go Hero
Let's Be Onyx: A New Creative Think-Tank Shaping the Future of Pop-Culture
Let's Be Onyx, is a new cutting-edge powerhouse collaboration of five accomplished entities, all with a rich history of pop-culture success. Sharing vision and decades of collective experience, Let's Be Onyx will create unique pop-art collecting experiences and provide services to talented emerging... - July 06, 2023 - Go Hero
1985 Games Announces D&D Campaign Setting Inspired by Studio Ghibli & Legend of Zelda
1985 Games, creators of Dungeon Craft and VHS Dice, will return to Kickstarter this summer with an all-new D&D campaign setting inspired by the breathtaking films of Studio Ghibli and the popular game series The Legend of Zelda. In Obojima: Tales from the Tall Grass, players will explore a... - June 29, 2023 - 1985 Games LLC
1985 Games Debuts Special Edition Dice Collaboration with Penny Arcade
1985 Games, creators of Dungeon Craft, VHS Dice, Dungeon Notes, and more, has crafted a special edition set of their popular Sharp Edge VHS Dice in collaboration with the team at Penny Arcade. The Special Edition Dice will be available to the 70,000 attendees expected to attend PAX East from March 23-26 in Boston, Massachusetts. - March 23, 2023 - 1985 Games LLC
Erik Quam Joins Smart Toys and Games as Vice President of New Product and Business Development
Toy industry veteran Erik Quam has joined Smart Toys and Games Inc., as the company’s VP of New Product and Business Development. Quam joins the US-based team and will also work closely with world headquarters based in Belgium. Quam is no stranger to the toy industry. His career spans more... - March 21, 2023 - Smart Toys and Games
1985 Games’ Equity Crowdfunding Raise on StartEngine Gives Investors a Shot at Joining the Booming TTRPG Industry
1985 Games plans for growth opportunities in the $2.69 billion hobby game sales industry. 1985 Games, creators of Dungeon Craft, VHS Dice, Dungeon Notes, and More, has launched a new crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine: https://www.startengine.com/offering/1985games. - March 08, 2023 - 1985 Games LLC
Homewreckers Studio Announces the Release of Immersive Adventure Game, "The Missing Piece"
Homewreckers Studio releases adventure game, "The Missing Piece," featuring challenging puzzles, unique art style and original soundtrack. Available on itch.io for Windows. Independent studio focused on creating immersive gaming experiences. - January 22, 2023 - Homewreckers Studio
Kids Preferred Announces New President, CFO and COO
Kids Preferred Elevates Three Executives to the C-Suite. Kids Preferred LLC, a New Jersey-based consumer product manufacturer and a leader in the licensed infant & preschool children’s toys industry, has appointed Larry Presser as President and Chief Revenue Officer, Lisa Deubel as Chief... - January 15, 2023 - Kids Preferred
GoHero Partners with Atomic Toybox Entertainment to Launch Original Sci-Fi Entertainment and Collectibles
GoHero, makers of award-winning collectables based on pop-culture icons announced today its partnership with Atomic Toybox Entertainment, producers of award-winning animation and live action entertainment brands, for the launch of Forgotten Future©, a new property and toy line. The first peek... - October 22, 2022 - Go Hero
Southern California Inventor Marky Sparky Creates Solution for Archery Anywhere with All Fab & No Stab
Why isn't archery accessible to everyone? Traditional archery is pointy, dangerous, and it's limited to the range. Marky Sparky Inc. designed the Faux Bow Pro Recurve to be the answer to unlocking Archery Anywhere. - August 15, 2022 - Marky Sparky Toys
Retro Gaming Returns with Sharp Edge VHS Dice
1985 Games has a new Kickstarter featuring retro 80s inspired VHS style boxes and custom sharp edge resin dices sets in matching colors. - April 08, 2022 - 1985 Games LLC
Announcing the Deck of Possibilities, a Way to Fix Underdeveloped Exploration Systems in TTRPG, from Tesseray Games and Velvet Fang
The Deck of Possibilities, a supplemental card system for traversal and exploration in Tabletop Role Playing Games (TTRPGs), is coming soon from a partnership between Tesseray Games and Velvet Fang. - February 10, 2022 - Tesseray Games
Little Aiden Press Issues Call for Nominations for the Inaugural Self Ink It Awards
January 31 Entry Deadline; Eligibility Extended to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Self Published Authors; www.selfinkit.com - December 31, 2021 - Little Aiden Press
New Sense 2 Cents App Brings Money Management to the Whole Family
Managing money well is a science of careful calculation, forward-looking budgeting, and penny-wise prudence. Once a complicated, time-consuming process, modern technology has brought forth a revolutionary new app that makes finance fun and easy for your whole family. The new Sense 2 Cents... - June 16, 2021 - Sense 2 Cents
New 1985 Games Kickstarter Dungeon Notes, a Set of 5E Journals and Guided Sticky Notes for Both D&D Players and DM’s
1985 Games has launched Dungeon Notes, a brand-new system, for DMs and Players alike, to keep track of their characters and the world around them. Both the journals and sticky notes are designed to enhance games by making an easy-to-understand system for notetaking, world-building and so much... - March 11, 2021 - 1985 Games LLC
Counterspell Miniatures: The Shade Collection Kickstarter
1985 Games launches a new Kickstarter featuring 11 Gothic Horror Resin Miniatures made for the world's greatest roleplaying game and others like it. - November 25, 2020 - 1985 Games LLC
Diamond Painting House Planning an Expansion to Physical Retail
Major Diamond Painting Company Prepares to Send Stock to Stores - November 12, 2020 - Diamond Painting House
The Deck of Stories and NPC Cards Kickstarter Announced by 1985 Games
The Deck of Stories and NPC cards Kickstarter has been announced. The Deck of Stories is a fresh new storytelling system that helps you create a legendary adventure in 15 minutes. NPC Cards feature pre-generated, beautifully illustrated characters that you can insert seamlessly into your game. - October 23, 2020 - 1985 Games LLC
London Mumpreneur Launches World's First Kids' Plate with Built-in Track
A mum from London has launched a "game-changing" kids plate, which brings kids to the table and helps keep them there. It overcomes the age-old problem of the challenges of mealtimes with a young child. The plate is compatible with toy trains, toy cars and teddies, making mealtimes fun. - July 08, 2020 - Munchy Play
New Mobile Game Princess Unicorn: Dragon Escape
The player of new mobile game Princess Unicorn: Dragon Escape dives into an exciting adventure, runs through a fantasy world filled with giant candies, tumbling cookies and enchanted waterfalls, all while dodging fireballs and enormous rubber balls. Along the way, the player helps Uni, a magical... - June 06, 2020 - KrazyKatzGames LLC
Perfect Timing for NUTSO(TM) to be Showcased on NewsWatch on the AMC Channel
In these uncertain times with adding the term social distancing to our vocabulary, the desire to bring back family game night is more important than ever. Kvellix are doing their part and hope playing NUTSO will increase our national sanity. - May 21, 2020 - Kvellix
New Dungeon Craft Tabletop Kickstarter Series Castles & Keeps & Cursed Lands Announced by 1985 Games
1985 Games is back with another blockbuster crowdfund, adding two new titles to the Dungeon Craft library. Whether you’re running a castle siege, a diplomatic dinner party, or exploring the twisted forests of D&D’s Curse of Strahd(TM), Castles & Keeps and Cursed Lands contain hundreds of terrain pieces to enhance every group’s tabletop RPG experience. - April 27, 2020 - 1985 Games LLC
Older Dog is Rescued by Family. Five Years Later They Write a Book About It.
Gracie is a little dog living a happy, rules-free life. One day, her family comes home with a baby. Gracie would bark to get their attention but the baby was all they cared about. Gracie is given up for adoption and starts her quest to find her forever family. With a little bit of love, time, patience and a new family Gracie is able to find her place in the world. - April 14, 2020 - Gracie Rescue
Kvellix LLC Offering Free NUTSO™ to Help Maintain Our National Family Sanity
In these uncertain times with adding the term social distancing to our vocabulary, our desire to bring back family game night is more important than ever. Kvellix is trying to do their part by urging you to play NUTSO and increase our national sanity. - March 24, 2020 - Kvellix
1985 Games Announce the Release of "Hell & High Water"
1985 Games is proud to announce the release of their second book, "Dungeon Craft, Hell & High Water." For the last few months, the team has been working hard to ensure that "Hell & High Water" are ready for customers so they can expand the available map pieces provided... - February 26, 2020 - 1985 Games LLC
New Monthly Puzzle Book Service Launched by Puzzles For Puzzlers
A new service offering five brand new puzzle books per month has just been launched by Puzzles For Puzzlers sending new books every month directly to subscribers for them to print and use at home. - December 12, 2019 - Puzzles For Puzzlers
New Board Game "Houseguests from Hell" Launches Just in Time for Holiday Houseguest Season
For any one who's ever had a houseguest over-extend their welcome, the new board game from Golden Elixir Enterprises, Houseguests From Hell, highlights and brings comedic relief to the most outrageous (and mostly true) houseguest experiences. Great for families, and corporate team-building. - October 29, 2019 - Golden Elixir Enterprises
1985 Games Launcher Dungeon Craft, Kickstarter Closes at $358K
1985 Games, a startup Dungeon & Dragons enthusiast gaming company is pleased to announce the success of its Kickstarter campaign finished on August 23 at $358,133. Books will retail at $30 and will be available for sale online approximately December 1. Dungeon Craft is a new book filled with... - October 22, 2019 - 1985 Games LLC
1985 Games Launches Dungeon Craft, Kickstarter Campaign Rising Quickly
1985 Games is a small start-up that consists of a Dungeon & Dragons party who hated drawing trees and buildings. They spent the last year creating a book with over 1,000 battle map pieces that can simply be cut out and used in a game. The Kickstarter campaign has raised over $32,000 in under 3 days. Dungeon Craft will change the way Dungeon Masters and players create worlds. - July 14, 2019 - 1985 Games LLC
Pass-a-Fist: New Party Game Launches on Kickstarter
Unique new tabletop game, promises to bring family and friends together to hypothetically “beat the cr*p out of each other.” - July 09, 2019 - Lonely Lemming, LLC
The Yjumper Project - New Prototype Creates a Massive Trampoline Effect in a Shut Down Cooling Tower
Is this bamboo cage construction a trampoline? If so, that could make it the biggest trampoline around. - March 22, 2019 - Yjumper Pro
Bouncer Depot Announces the Release of New Inflatable Axe Throwing Game
Bouncer Depot has recently announced the release of their new game. This game is called inflatable axe throwing game and it is a great choice for party rental businesses to keep the attendees hooked for long hours. - March 21, 2019 - Bouncer Depot
The Game of Creativity Launches Campaign to Spark More Creative Ideas
Getting past the blank page when writing or creating is often the hardest part of making. The Game of Creativity has launched a campaign to help with that problem. - February 16, 2019 - The Game of Creativity
House of Hope Deploys New Safety Wearable Technology
AlertGPS and House of Hope in Ft. Lauderdale have teamed up together to implement new groundbreaking innovative safety technology platform to increase the effectiveness of their outpatient treatment programs. - February 14, 2019 - AlertGPS
Robot Bear Opens Office in the United States
Robotic startup, that has a robot bear co-founder, sells its 1st batch in pre-sale and opens laboratory in Boston. - December 28, 2018 - Tobyto
New Games Rewards Life Experiences and Donates to Alzheimer's Research
New type of card game that rewards players for their real life experiences. - October 26, 2018 - Experience Games
Peek-a-Bunny: An Easter Tradition Kickstarter Campaign Started by Momtrepreuneur of K McCabe Publishing LLC
A Kickstarter Campaign for Peek-a-Bunny: An Easter Tradition just launched. The goal of the campaign is to spread brand awareness and help improve packaging. - October 01, 2018 - K McCabe Publishing LLC
My First Lab Goes for Gold; STEM Educational Toy Creators Win Prestigious Industry Award
My First Lab captures the hearts of parents and children worldwide with the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award (2018). Each year, the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award (2018) is bestowed upon the top toys in the industry. C & A Scientific’s STEM-focused toy line, My First Lab, has gained this prestigious honor in 2018, beating out hundreds of other offerings. - September 18, 2018 - My First Lab
BeginAgain Announces New President; Award-Winning Colorado Toy Company BeginAgain Hires Michael Grant as President
BeginAgain is pleased to announce Michael Grant, former President of phil&teds USA and Mountain Buggy has joined the team in the role of President. As a juvenile product industry veteran, Grant will focus primarily on growing the sales and marketing divisions of the company. “As a... - August 07, 2018 - BeginAgain
Bouncer Depot Debuts All White Wedding Bounce House
Bouncer Depot announces the release of their new White Wedding Bounce House to bring the thrill of the bounce to the celebration of your next bride- and groom-to-be. Available for immediate purchase from Bouncer Depot, this bounce house is sure to become a wedding celebration staple. Designed to... - August 06, 2018 - Bouncer Depot
Now on Kickstarter: Spring in Sakuragaoka, an Original Work of Art by Award-Winning Kick-Heart Anime Background Artist, AYMRC
Well known for his collaborations with award-winning director and animator, Masaaki Yuasa, AYMRC’s pop-anime-style artwork now enters the puzzling world. - May 23, 2018 - Playing Grounded Ltd.
Bouncer Depot Commercial Bounce Houses Shipped Faster Thanks to New Deal with FedEx
Bouncer Depot links arms with FedEx to provide clients with better shipping options for American-made commercial bounce houses and inflatable waterslides. - May 18, 2018 - Bouncer Depot
AlertGPS Uses AT&T Connectivity to Help Keep Mobile Workers Safer
Supporting “World Day For Safety And Health At Work” and Bringing Awareness to the Risks Faced by Mobile Workers - April 30, 2018 - AlertGPS
Newly-Launched Toy, Dough Dots!™ Helps Preschoolers Create Worlds of Fun with Play, a Ball, and Dough
Dough Dots!™ gives nimble little hands a way to play with dough and keep it in an easily opened container that’s a toy in itself. - April 18, 2018 - United Pacific Designs, Inc.
Sirbonu Launches 3D Baby Jewelry for Soon to be Parents Through 3dprintedultrasounds.com
Sirbonu OÜ is launching, through their e-store 3dprintedultrasounds.com, a new range of 2D and 3D Jewelry. This range of ultrasound Jewelry offers soon to be parents the possibility to eternalize their pregnancy with a beautiful piece of custom made jewelry. - April 07, 2018 - Sirbonu OÜ
Cubelets TWELVE Wins Teachers’ Choice Award for the Classroom
Modular Robotics is proud to announce that their educational toy product, the Cubelets TWELVE is a winner of the 2018 Learning Magazine's Teachers' Choice Award for the Classroom. - December 06, 2017 - Modular Robotics
Next-Gen Amber AlertGPS: Award-Winning Safety Wearable & App Keeps Kids & Parents Connected
Amber Alert GPS, a leading child safety innovator, has released its next generation safety wearable. Amber Alert GPS is designed to keep kids safe and connected through GPS location awareness and 2-way mobile voice communications. With a simple touch of a button, a child can easily call a parent or caregiver – no matter where they are. Parents can also view their child's whereabouts from the convenience of the new smartphone companion app. - November 20, 2017 - AlertGPS