A Big Week for Trading Cards...

It's a week for all the TCG players to get salivating over - if you're not still drooling over the new Pokemon Black & White booster from last weekend that is :) There's another, not one, but two releases to look forward to this week from YuGiOh! and World of Warcraft.

First up to bat is the WOW TCG with its new War of the Elements booster pack - the first Worldbreaker expansion - due in Wednesday-ish. As well as a pile of great cards for the game, WOW online players can expect a new set of more-than-nice loot cards.

Meanwhile, this weekend sees the latest YuGiOh! Sneak Peek event with players getting their first chance to get their hands on the new Extreme Victory booster featuring the new Tech Genus and Meklord archetypes plus loads of new goodies for existing archetypes. You can only get your hands on a few packs by being at our Sneak Peek event on Sunday though - for more packs, you'll have to wait for the following weekend.

Gonna be a fun week :)

Restocks on Tomica

If you didn't get into Tomica last year, shame on you! It's brilliant. Anyway, just a quick post today, to let you know that everything that was out of stock, erm, isn't anymore. If you've yet to enjoy Tomica Hypercity - the best car/rail/city building thingy around by a long, long way, then take a look at our Tomica range here.

Mic-o-Mic Construction

When I first clapped eyes on Mic-o-Mic at Toy Fair, I was instantly impressed. Construction toys are one of my favourite sections in the shop, but we devote a lot of space already to them, so it takes something very special to get my attention and convince me to expand our selection even further. Mic-o-Mic, aimed at children of 5 years plus, managed it, and that says a lot.

Firstly there's the design quality of Mic-o-Mic. Bright colours, tactile, and just - well - gorgeous. Yep, it is very good, but then so are the Meccano and K'Nex ranges we already stock, so what makes it different? Once the model is 'pinned' together (using, I have to say, an incredibly novel method) it is solid and robust enough that it can be a toy for playing with. Even if that plane has to perform a "crash-landing", it's still not going to fall to bits.

I'm loving Mic-O-Mic - one of my top recommendations at the moment - if you want to find out more about Mic-O-Mic, go here to our full information page and if you live in the UK, and want to buy some Mic-O-Mic, go here.