Pop Culture Nod of the Week

Sci-fi horror fans have a new co-op tabletop game from Ravensburger to add to their friends and family game nights with Alien: Fate of the Nostromo.

Little Green Army Men are practicing self-care, thanks to creator Dan Abramson’s new set, Yoga Joes: Series 2 Green.

Model train enthusiasts can add to their collection with the release of four new Beatles-licensed freight wagons from Hornby.

The more than forty-year history of PAC-MAN is chronicled in PAC-MAN: Birth of an Icon, forthcoming from publisher Cook and Becker.

Cardkits offer a welcome break from screens with paper-based play. Created by Rhode Island-based designer and educator, Anther Kiley, Cardkits come in a variety of build-it-yourself designs.

Playmates Toys is reviving the heroes in a half-shell with the The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Retro Rotocast Sewer Lair Figure Set.

UNO is marking its 50th anniversary this year and Mattel is releasing a new collection of celebratory renditions of the classic fast-paced card game. One of the company’s core releases is a premium Golden Anniversary edition.

Fans can take their love of Hot Wheels to the streets with new apparel and accessories at “the intersection of car culture and streetwear.”

To kick off 2021, Hasbro is rolling out modern updates to two classic Play-Doh Playsets: Doctor Drill ‘n Fill and Crazy Cuts Stylist (based on the classic Fuzzy Pumper).

Budding rocketeers have a new gateway to the world of model rocketry, the Astrocam Flying Model Rocket Starter Set from Estes Industries.

Independent LEGO parts provider, We Love What You Build (WLWYB), has unveiled a brick-based interpretation of the Periodic Table.

The Mystery Date board game asks, “When you open the door, will your mystery date be a dream or a dud?”

Fans of Star Trek: The Original Series can adorn the top of their Christmas tree with decor straight out of the 23rd century.

Thanks to a new stationery product from Chronicle Books, AFOLs can deliver personal, hand-written messages with an assist from LEGO’s minifigs.

Hasbro’s newest line of Play-Doh is marketed exclusively to kidults.

PAC-MAN: The Card Game lets fans of the pioneering ’80s arcade game play in analog.

Here’s a great new holiday gift for the retro-gaming fan in your life: the forthcoming Atari Mini PONG Jr.

The Mos Eisley Cantina — one of the most compelling features in the Star Wars: A New Hope movie — comes to life in a thoughtfully designed new LEGO kit.