Toys & Games

Get ready to laugh your way across generations with our May Game of the Month: Act Your Age! Exclusively at Barnes & Noble.

With every LEGO release comes a new assortment of exciting builds for both casual LEGO users and professional constructors. The new LEGO SMART Play System is here, so now you can build like never before. Bring your bricks to life with SMART Tags and SMART Minifigures that incorporate sounds, moods, reactions and more for unique […]

Ready to grow your game night? Our April Game of the Month, Bloomchasers arrives right on time for spring! Bright, thoughtful and full of life, this light strategy game invites players to cultivate something beautiful right at the table. The twist comes from the bloom cards. When one is revealed, only players who’ve set up the right configurations get to turn their buds into flowers. This is […]

If you’ve ever locked eyes with a raccoon mid-trash heist, you already know: that little bandit is not sorry… and absolutely cannot be trusted. In our March Game of the Month, neither are your friends! We’re excited to share Lying, Cheating Raccoons with you. This is a game where laughter is loud, trust is fragile, and trash is the ultimate prize. Here’s how the mischief unfolds: Each […]

We’re excited to kick off our first Game of the Month of 2026 with Café Baras! Welcome to the coziest corner of animal town! In Café Baras, everyone is searching for a warm place to unwind with a snack and the perfect cup of coffee. As a capybara with a passion for caffeine, it’s always been your dream to open the most inviting café around, and […]

“I have invented a board game…it has the dignity and interest, I think, to become the third popular checkerboard game.” – Kurt Vonnegut pitching GHQ to game companies. In 1956, before Slaughterhouse-Five, before his literary fame, Kurt Vonnegut tried something unexpected: he designed a board game. He designed this game in an effort to earn […]

Designed by Johan Benvenuto and illustrated by Maëva Da Silva, we’re excited to share that Harmonies is our August Game of the Month! Every so often, a board game comes along that surprises, not with complexity or competition, but with elegance and calm. Harmonies is exactly that—a beautifully crafted, nature-themed tile-laying game that blends light […]

There’s something exciting happening on our shelves – and it’s not just between the pages. LEGO® Book Nooks have arrived, and they’re here to turn your favorite stories into miniature scenes of magic. Whether you’re solving mysteries with Sherlock Holmes, boarding the Hogwarts Express, or braving the Mines of Moria, these cleverly designed sets fit […]

Let me tell you how my drawing of a needle in a haystack somehow turned into a dinosaur attacking a chicken. The game is Telestrations, and the worse you are at drawing, the bigger the belly laughs you’ll receive! I like to think I draw quite well, but the player right next to me drew […]

As the autumn chill sets in, we look for cozy indoor activities. Curling up with a good book is high on the list (of course), but there’s something to be said about the satisfying sounds of bricks clicking together and seeing a creation come to life. This fall, we’re thrilled to bring you new sets […]

Ever since my first post pairing books with LEGO sets, I’ve tried to understand the obsession with matching books and beverages. Alas, despite all my research and effort, I still don’t know what mystery tastes like. So, I’m bringing back book-to-brick pairings with some of our favorite releases — build your library and your LEGO! […]

I was supposed to add to this whole “book to wine” pairing trend that’s going around, but I honestly don’t get it: what makes a certain type of wine perfect to drink with a book? Does it taste like mystery? What does mystery even taste like? Honestly, I think wine is pretty boring, but you […]

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