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Let's start collecting Tomica Die-cast series

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Tomica is the line of die-cast toy vehicles produced since 1970 by Takara Tomy Co. of Japan. Tomica can be thought of as the Matchbox Toys of Japan – but focuses mainly on Japanese domestic car brands from Toyota, Nissan, Honda to Mitsuoka .

In 1970, there was only available the standard scale miniature car produced by Diamond pet and Model pet , and some other small scale miniature cars were imported by foreign brands.

Looking at this situation, Tomica was released as a full-scale small scale die cast car of Japan domestic cars.

Tomica used to refer to the “match box”, which was the main products of small scale mini cars at the time. The scales of cars are mixed and the size of the box is unified, replacing the new lineups by numbering. Using a technique named “HOT STAMP” pressing the aluminium foil for representation of chrome wheel (or wheel cap), suspension mechanism using leaf spring, thin tire, and opening and closing action such as door, bonnet hood, trunk etc, these are all based on the match box.

Also they had main theme
“Japanese diecast mini-cars for Japanese children”
Molded on Japanese domestic vehicles,that come in sizes that fit easily in the palm of a child hands.

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Azul - Board Game Review

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Reviewed by Ben Ruegg

Players: 2 – 4
Playtime: 30–45 Min
Ages: 8 +

Azul is tile drafting game designed by Michael Kiesling which was released in 2017. It has gone on to win many awards and currently sits at number one in the family category of Board Game Geek. It's a perfect game for families and is suitable for children as young as 7.

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Mighty Ape Kids Colouring Competition

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The school holidays are a great time for colouring so we're running a colouring competition with over $300 of Faber-Castell prizes to be won!

Our very talented art monkey has created this cool colouring in – a perfect activity for your little ones these school holidays. Get creative for your chance to win one four great prize packs!

DOWNLOAD THE KIDS COLOURING DESIGN HERE

Prize Pack 1 for 5–7 years will receive:

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This War of Mine - Board Game Review

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Reviewed by Ben Ruegg

Players: 1 – 6
Play Time: 45 – 120 Min

Suitable for ages 18 & up

My wife and I have been playing this game for some time now which is why it has taken a while to review. Here is a game that actually asks itself whether it is a board game or if it is a work of art. There are no other games on my shelf which come close to the experience that This War Of Mine offers.

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Annual July Toy Sale Giveaway!

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4 comments By Karena

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR WINNERS!

The annual July Toy Sale season has begun! Win Daily Prizes!

We are celebrating the biggest annual Toy sale event of the year with daily giveaways!
There are daily weekday prizes and big weekend packs to be won!

We have over $7,000 worth of toys up for grabs! Simply purchase any toy during the month of July and be in to WIN that day's correspon­ding prize!

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Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game Review

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Designed by Devin Low and published by Upper Deck Entertainment. For 1 to 5 players.

Review by Ben Ruegg

In 2015, I was introduced to Legendary by a friend with whom I used to play a Marvel collectable card game. Not only did Legendary introduce me to ‘Modern Board Gaming’, it is a game my wife, Louise, and I still play a lot. Today, it remains a staple in my collection and is as exciting and enjoyable as it was three years ago.

Legendary is a deck building game set in the Marvel universe. You work for S.H.I.E.L.D and start with a deck of cards made up of S.H.I.E.L.D agents who will help you fight villains or help you recruit superheroes like Hulk, Captain America and Iron Man, just to name a few. Working together, you are trying to stop an evil Mastermind that has a scheme they are trying to accomplish. This Mastermind has help from villains and henchmen that try and work their way through the city, wreaking havoc and capturing innocent bystanders along the way. The game ends when either the players defeat the Mastermind or when the Mastermind accomplishes their evil scheme. If you win, the player with the most victory points is the most Legendary of them all.

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Win a $500 Transformers Prize Pack!

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3 comments By Hayley

Congratulations to our winner Damon C!

We love giving away prize packs at Mighty Ape! So for June you could win $500 worth of Transformers To­ys!

The Transformers prize pack includes:

To be into win all you need to do is purchase any Transformers Toy this month. Yep it's that easy. Also the more Toys you buy the better your chances will be of winning!

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Win a $650 Star Wars pack!

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A huge congratulations to our winner Bernadette V!

May the 4th be with you! Today is Star Wars Day! To celebrate, we are giving an awesome Star Wars pack away!

Purchase anything Star Wars today and you are automatically in the draw to win a Star Wars pack worth over $650!

Today is a great day to be a Star Wars fan, we're also giving away an awesome Limited Edition Star Wars: Battlefront II PlayStation 4 Pro Console! It's free to enter, go to this blog to enter now!

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Win a Marvel Toy pack worth over $500!

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Congratulations to our winner Carl B. This awesome pack is coming your way!

To celebrate the launch of the new Marvel Infinity War movie we are giving away this Marvel Pack worth over $500!

Purchase any Marvel Toy this month to be in the draw to win a Marvel Toy pack worth over $500!

Pack includes:

Nerf: Assembler Gear – Iron Man Blaster
Hulk – Mighty Muggs Figure
Captain America – Mighty Muggs Figure
Marvel: Mighty Muggs Figure – Spiderman
Nerf: Black Panther – Vibranium Strike Gauntlet
Spider-Man – 12" Titan Hero Figure
Thor – 12" Titan Hero Figure
Avengers Infinity War: Iron Man – 12" Titan Hero Figure
Avengers Infinity War: Star-Lord – 12" Titan Hero Figure
Marvel Legends: Deadpool – 12 inch Fgure
Iron Man Vs Thanos – Figure Battle Set
Nerf: Assembler Gear – Captain America Blaster
Thanos – 12" Titan Hero Figure

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