Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined CBS in Hartford to show off great 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.


90 YEARS OF PLAY

Kids can dive into a history of playful learning with the LEGO Classic 90 Years of Play building set. Featuring a rainbow of colorful LEGO pieces and 15 mini build recreations of popular LEGO sets from across the years. Kids, adults and grandparents can revel in a fun and nostalgic building experience as they recreate…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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KODAK PREMIUM PUZZLES 1000-PIECE

Kodak Premium Puzzles feature richer, truer, brighter colors. Mounted on a premium European puzzle board, these puzzles feature 1,000 pieces and are 20 inches by 27 inches when complete. The Kodak 50's Diner Jigsaw Puzzle pays tribute to the classic diner that parents remember. The ?Kodak New Hampshire Jigsaw Puzzle features a photograph taken in…

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  • MSRP:
  • $9.99 each
  • Age:
  • 8+

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NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS

Get moving by playing soccer, volleyball, bowling, tennis, chambara (swordplay), and more using Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers. Play with friends and family online or on the same system. The physical version comes with a leg strap accessory. NINTENDO, nintendo.com

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $39.99 (digital); $49.99 (physical)
  • Age:
  • Rated Everyone 10+

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SCATTERGORIES STACKAGORIES

In this new twist on the iconic game, each player controls their own set of colored stacking pieces, and whoever has their piece on the top of the stack scores for that card. As players stack higher, they score more points.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $17.95
  • Age:
  • 12+

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USAOPOLY THE GODFATHER MONOPOLY

Celebrate 50 years of the most iconic mafia movie franchise and make an offer they can't refuse with Monopoly: The Godfather, a nostalgic spin on the fast-trading property game based on organized crime patriarch "Don" Vito Corleone and company. Relive the drama and suspense of "the family's" legacy as players buy, sell, and trade memorable…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $44.99; $61.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 18+

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EXIT: THE LORD OF THE RINGS — SHADOWS OVER MIDDLE-EARTH

An all-new EXIT: The Game title follows an exciting storyline in this beloved franchise. Middle-earth is in grave danger. Frodo and the Fellowship are on their way to Mordor to destroy the One Ring, but they need help! Players must make haste and carry out Gandalf's secret assignments in order to buy Frodo enough time…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.95; $28.00 CAD
  • Age:
  • 10+

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About the author

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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