Great Value Toys for the Holidays
Toy Directory Monthly just released their picks for 2008 Top Holiday Toys. “If you’re expecting good value for your holiday dollars, TDmonthly can show you 20 great toys that kids will play with long after the celebrations are over.”
It’s great to see that Flibbix made the Top 20 Toys list [...]
We try to reserve news items for the Merillian.com home page instead of our blog, but this was just too fun to pass up. Flibbix is currently the featured board game on Barnes & Noble Jr.!
Go to www.bn.com to get to the main Barnes & Noble web site.
Click the “B&N Jr.” tab to [...]
Flibbix in 100 seconds—
We’ve gotten a lot of requests for a Flibbix intro/demo movie. We think you’re onto a great idea, so we took your advise and made one. Flibbix is an amazingly fun game, and we’d like to see more people experience the joy of making a game that’s perfect for them. It’s such [...]
Cards for your Board Game –
This is the third in our series of how to make a board game. While you can use some of these concepts to make your own board game out of cardboard or paper, making a game with Flibbix is easier and gives you a lot more opportunity to change and [...]
Making Rules –
In our last post, we looked at making a game board with Flibbix, the first in our series of how to make a board game. In this post, we’ll look at making rules.
With Flibbix, you can easily make your own board game rules, even if it’s your first time. The How to [...]
Make a Game Board –
Ever wondered how to make a board game? It’s easier than you think to make a game, or build a board game. All you need is Flibbix™ and a sense of fun. You could also try making a game by drawing on paper or cardboard, but it’s tough to make one [...]
Flibbix was featured in the Washington Post’s online recap of Toy Fair goodies. See the Merillian press page for a link to the Washington Post’s “Ready to Play” slideshow highlighting Flibbix.
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We’ll be at the Western Toy & Hobby Representatives Association Show in Pomona, CA from March 8-11. If you’ll be at the show, stop by to see Flibbix in-person. We’ll be there taking one for the team…braving blue skies and mid-70s temperatures.
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Wired Magazine in the early days has a section called “Colophon” which listed tools that got them through creating the issue. It listed computers used (early editions were on the Mac II), Software, and even music. I always thought that kind of fun, so here’s a tip o’ the hat to that idea. This is [...]
The good folks at TD Monthly stopped by the Merillian booth during Toy Fair to check out Flibbix. We did a short demo for them. You can click on the Toy Directory Monthly logo below to watch the Flibbix demo video.
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Everyone knows the giant keyboard at FAO Schwarz from the movie “Big.” It’s even more impressive (and fun) in-person. It lights up and plays notes when you step on the keys. Amazing to see and even better to play on.
FAO is a great experience. We highly recommend checking it out if you’re in New York. [...]
It was our first year exhibiting at Toy Fair New York, but we had tons of people come through the booth and made some great friends and contacts. It was definitely a worthwhile show.
We wanted to show the Merillian booth during the show when it was busy, but we had our hands full [...]
We had grandiose plans of blogging regularly during Toy Fair, but just couldn’t find the time! It was non-stop happenings from morning ’til night (well, actually, beyond that). What a blast! Here are a few of the highlights:
Flibbix was rated in the Top 10 games in the Toy Fair ‘08 Game Zone. You’ll see Flibbix in TDMonthly’s [...]
Today we officially launched Flibbix at Toy Fair in New York! We had a incredible day at the show with a lot of interest in the game. We met some great folks and are expecting amazing things for the rest of the week. You can find the launch press release here.
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Flibbix will be launching at Toy Fair New York in just over a week now! We’re really excited and are looking forward to the opportunity to finally unveil Flibbix in public. If you’re going to be at Toy Fair, stop by our booth and check out Flibbix. We’re in booth #6139. See you in New [...]
