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Puzzles, Toys and Games

A Hershey Slides & Ladders board game set on a wooden table, showing the game box, game board, spinner, instruction sheet, colorful character tokens, and four player pieces.
A set of colorful geometric blocks, game cards, dice, and instructions for the Mental Blox 3-D Puzzle Game is spread out on a wooden table. The blocks include cubes, spheres, pyramids, and crosses in various colors and patterns.
A colorful puzzle box displays a tropical paradise scene with a sailing ship, dolphins, a waterfall, lush vegetation, and two people rowing a boat. The box says Tropics, 300 EZ grip, and includes a bonus poster.
A colorful 500-piece puzzle box titled Amazing Nature: Jungle Discovery features vibrant images of jungle animals, including tigers, monkeys, parrots, and a waterfall, surrounded by lush greenery and flowers.
A 500-piece puzzle box featuring a colorful Alexander Chen illustration of a bustling city street with a parade, dragon dancers, people, shops, and vehicles, including a double-decker bus, under a purple sky.
A pair of black ice skates and a pair of white ice skates with pink blade guards rest on a metal rack against a blue wall.
A game of Astronomy Fluxx is set up on a wooden table with the card deck, box, rule sheet, and cards labeled “FLUXX” and “KEEPER” visible, along with a game board showing rules and actions.
A Bride-to-Be Picture It party game set, including a pink box, instruction card, stack of cards, pink pencil, pink sand timer, and blank notepad, arranged on a gray surface against a cardboard background.
A box for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer collectible card game, featuring characters Willow and Xander with vampiric appearances. The box reads “The Wish Theme Deck” with a dark, dramatic design.
A Bugs in the Kitchen board game set on a table, showing the game box, a maze board inside the box, game pieces, a die, tokens, a bug figurine in a tube, and an instructions sheet.
A Chemistry Fluxx card game set, including the game box, cards, a fold-out instruction sheet, and a player mat, all arranged on a wooden surface.
A card game set titled Danger Noodle! with a box, a stack of red cards, and an instruction sheet with a snake illustration, all placed in a cardboard container. The box has a library label and warning notice.
A Dr. Seuss Grinch Grow Your Heart! card game is displayed with the box, instructions, heart-shaped tokens, playing cards, a score pad, and a labeled library bag.
The image shows the board game Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The DVD Game with its box, instructions, game board, character pieces, and various tokens arranged on a tabletop.
The image shows the “In a Pickle” card game with its box, a blue card tray containing stacks of cards, and a game instructions sheet laid out on a gray surface. The box features colorful graphics and labels.
A colorful elf statue stands on a counter next to the ELF Charades game box, game sheet, and instruction booklet, with an office chair, desk, and signs in the background.
A wooden puzzle board labeled USATDD filled with colorful Tetris-like pieces in red, green, blue, yellow, pink, and white, all fitting together without gaps.
A wooden box with PAW Patrol-themed wooden puzzles, some puzzle pieces are inside the box. The puzzle cover shows images of PAW Patrol characters and mentions 5 Wood Puzzles with 24 and 32 pieces each.
A plastic bag contains a PJ Masks puzzle pack with a box showing cartoon superhero characters. The bag has a label listing puzzle details, and the background is blurred blue with some text visible.
A clear plastic bin holds colorful red, blue, and yellow block pieces resembling Tetris shapes. Next to it, a card titled Tetris Cube is displayed. The setting appears to be an office or library counter.
The Smooshy Mushy Food Factory board game is on display with its box, game board, instructions, dice, character pawns, and game tokens arranged on a countertop in front of a blue wall.
Colorful plastic interlocking discs, mostly blue, green, yellow, and red, are scattered on a tabletop. Some are built into 3D shapes, with a large jar of loose pieces in the background.
A Guess Who? board game set is on a countertop, featuring the game box, two plastic game boards, and several character sheets with colorful illustrations and cartoon faces.
A clear plastic container with a red lid labeled Farm Adventure, showing toy farm animals and a farm scene on the label. The set contains 56 pieces and is placed on a table in a colorful room.
Board game box for Fantastic Gymnastics Vault Challenge by Hasbro Gaming, featuring cartoon gymnasts on the cover and text promoting flipping and sticking the landing. The box rests on a white plastic container.
A sealed bag containing a Thomas & Friends Mega Mat playset, showing the packaging with an image of a child playing on the mat and a blue Thomas the Tank Engine toy vehicle included. A price sticker is visible on the bag.
Four large, colorful water guns with yellow tanks and blue or black accents are placed on a countertop. Office supplies and shelving are visible in the background.
A Crayola Dry Erase Light-Up Board in its packaging, showing colorful drawings on both black and white boards with options for light-up effects. A yellow library label is also visible on the package.
A Doctor Who-themed Rory’s Story Cubes set, including a clear plastic container, a purple case, and an unfolded instruction sheet with icons and Doctor Who branding, all on a countertop.
Two boxes and two card packs of Cards Against Humanity: Family Edition with bold black and white text on the packaging, displayed on a countertop, with some kitchen items blurred in the background.
Front cover of Disney Hocus Pocus: The Game showing three cartoon witches surrounded by green smoke, with a black cat on the left. The box is labeled for ages 8+ and 2-6 players.
A board game called AMAZED is displayed on a table. The open box reveals cards, coins, a spinner, and a game board with colored paths. The rules and answer key booklets are also visible.
A clear plastic jar filled with puzzle pieces sits on a counter. The label shows cartoon dogs taking a selfie and reads 550 Selfies. The jar is in a library setting with books and a sign visible in the background.
A card game set titled The Game of Meme on a countertop, with a clear jar, two card packs, an instruction card, and a lid. The jar label features a baby and text referencing internet memes.
A colorful box for a 24-piece “Construction” floor puzzle by Melissa & Doug, featuring illustrations of construction vehicles. Library and return stickers are on the bottom left corner of the box.
A board game called By Jove displayed on a wooden table with its box, game board showing illustrations, rulebooks, cards, and game pieces in a plastic bag. The game has a mythology theme.
A board game box titled By Jove: a game and a book of classical adventure featuring an illustrated bearded man in a crown holding a scroll, with ancient Greek-style artwork below.
A board game called Harassment is displayed on a wooden surface, showing cards labeled YES, NO, and THE CASES, colored boards, pins, and tokens, along with the game’s title sheet.
Box cover of the board game Alchemists featuring a wizard mixing potions, a startled monkey, a black cat, and glowing green liquids. The title is prominent, published by Czech Games Edition.
Box cover of Firefly: The Game showing the spaceship Serenity above Earth and the main cast of the Firefly TV show, with the games title and tagline: Find a crew • Find a job • Keep flying.
Box cover of the Sentinels of the Multiverse card game, featuring colorful comic-style superheroes and a villain in the background. Title text is bold at the top, with creators names at the bottom.
The box for Boggle Jr. shows letter cubes, word cards with animal illustrations, and the game logo. Text indicates it’s for ages 3 to 6. There is a choking hazard warning in the bottom right corner.
A display of Bluey-themed items on a table, including books, DVDs, playsets with figures, a Bluey Kit box, and activity materials, featuring colorful illustrations from the animated series Bluey.
A library table displays an Encanto Kit box, several Encanto-themed books, an activity booklet, figurines of characters, a rainbow toy, and coloring materials, all related to Disney’s Encanto movie.
A Big Bang Theory trivia board game is set up on a wooden table. The board has an atom design with cards, tokens, and the game’s box featuring main cast members in the background.
The board game Pete the Cat: The Groovy Buttons is set up on a wooden table, showing the colorful game board, character pieces, cards, a spinner, and the game box in the background.
Two rectangular blue and white cornhole boards with large red and white circular Official BAGGO Bag Toss Game logos. Each board has a black hole near the top for tossing bags. The boards are set side by side.
Two sets of badminton rackets, each with a birdie and colorful rings (one blue and one green), are wrapped in netting and placed on a wood surface. Each set has a white tag attached to the handle.
A kit to build your own dinosaur toys, including instruction sheets for a T-Rex and Triceratops, yellow and purple plastic parts in zip bags, and a white container, all displayed on a wooden surface.
A toy clubhouse playset with a slide, bridge, barn, animal and human figures, and accessories on a wooden table. An instruction sheet labeled Clubhouse Playset is also visible.
A Play-Doh Dino set with a green dinosaur toy, a small orange dinosaur figure, three colorful Play-Doh containers, and an instruction booklet on a wooden surface. The sets packaging is visible in the background.
A remote-control construction bulldozer toy set with yellow bulldozer, orange remote, screwdriver, battery, USB charger, instruction manual, and labeled storage box on a wooden surface.
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An open box of Cards Against Humanity sits on a tabletop. Several black cards are fanned out, showing prompts, while a large stack of white cards fills the box. The lid reads, Cards Against Humanity. A party game for horrible people.
Colorful magnetic building tiles of various shapes are spread out on a wooden table alongside number cards, two instruction booklets, and a clear plastic storage box labeled “MAGNETIC TOYS.” Blue chairs are in the background.
A blue plastic box labeled MAGNETIC sits on a wood surface with magnetic rings, instruction cards, a transparent case, a yellow string, and a white storage bag spread around it.
The Yeti in My Spaghetti game box and setup, featuring a white yeti figure sitting on a pile of yellow plastic spaghetti strands in a red bowl. The game’s colorful packaging is visible in the background.
Front of the Jenga Maker game box showing two people playing with colorful Jenga blocks and a hand holding a card labeled Kangaroo. The box features bold text and bright, playful graphics.
A tin box labeled The Storybook Game with cartoon book characters, a stack of red playing cards, and an instruction sheet are displayed on a countertop.
Illustrated cover of Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus game shows Pete the Cat driving a yellow school bus with children and birds, along with playful text and colorful houses in the background.
A Melissa & Doug Seek & Find Floor Puzzle set is on a table, including a puzzle box, assembled puzzle, activity sheets, a green magnifying glass, and a stack of puzzle pieces with animal and nature illustrations.
Box for Bottle Bash game set, featuring large bold red, white, and blue logo with star accents, and photos of people playing the game outdoors on a beach and grassy lawn.
Top-down view of the Clue Junior board game set up on a wooden table, showing the board, cards, yellow tokens, plastic figures in various colors, clue tokens, and instruction sheets.
Kenny G-themed board game Keepin It Saxy on a wooden table, showing the box, instruction booklet, game pieces, dice, cards, and illustrated player boards labeled Morning, Afternoon, and Evening.
A Battleship board game set on a wooden table, showing two open game boards with red and white pegs, and a game instruction sheet with an image of children playing.
A collection of game supplies on a wooden table, including red plastic cups, orange ping pong balls, playing cards, balloons, feathers, a plastic bucket, string, instruction sheets, and a white card.
Board game components for My Shelfie are spread out on a wooden table, including a game box, plastic shelf frames, cardboard tokens, a cloth bag, instruction booklet, and game board.
Monopoly board game set up on a wooden table with the board, instruction sheet, cards, money, houses, hotels, dice, and playing tokens arranged in the center. The box insert is placed to the side.
The board game Clue: Bridgerton edition is open on a wooden surface, showing the game board, character cards, playing pieces, dice, instruction sheet, a score pad, and an envelope with a red seal.
Monopoly: Bridgerton Edition board game set, showing the game box with Bridgerton characters, the themed game board, playing pieces, cards, paper money, and tokens arranged for play.
The image shows the I Spy Eagle Eye board game, including the game box, cards with colorful objects, a yellow and white buzzer, instruction booklet, and small square cards, all arranged on a wooden surface.
A card game box labeled Not Parent Approved sits open on a countertop. Red cards are stacked inside, and a booklet titled Game Rules lies in front of the box.
A board game box titled Graveyards Ghosts & Haunted Houses with cartoon characters looking scared in front of colorful ghost illustrations. The box features a spooky, playful theme.
A box labeled First Words with a fox illustration, a cat puzzle spelling cat, and a separate puzzle spelling pig are displayed on a gray surface.
A box of CraftHubs Blossom Hummingbird wooden puzzle pieces, its blue packaging, and a reference image showing a colorful hummingbird surrounded by flowers. The puzzle is labeled for ages 12 and up.
A plastic bin sits on a wooden table with a Graky STEM kit. The kit includes gears, cards, a perforated tray, instruction sheets, and colorful game pieces arranged on and around the bin lid.
A completed Paw Patrol puzzle features six main characters and the words “ALL PAWS ON DECK!” A Paw Patrol puzzle box sits on a wooden table in the background.
A colorful puzzle box shows firefighters and a Dalmatian in and around a red fire engine. The box reads Giant Fire Engine Shaped Floor Puzzle, 4 feet long, and 24 large pieces. For ages 3 and up.
A Melissa & Doug 24-piece floor puzzle box titled Traffic Jam, featuring colorful illustrations of various vehicles like taxis, buses, police cars, and an ambulance, with a busy city background. For ages 3 and up.
Box cover of a 36-piece Smokey Bear giant floor puzzle, showing Smokey Bear holding a shovel and reading mail. A sign reads Library of Things, River East Public Library. For ages 3 and up.
Front of a Phase 10 card game box showing colorful numbered cards, the Mattel logo, and text reading A rummy-type card game with an exciting twist! Suitable for 2-6 players, ages 7 and up.
The image shows the front of a Skip-Bo card game box. The box is mostly green and white, with colorful number cards and the Skip-Bo logo prominently displayed in the center. The game is for 2-6 players, ages 7 and up.
Clue Diced! game set shown with packaging, dice, cards, a confidential envelope, score sheets, and tokens arranged on a white background.
A Boggle word game set with a plastic grid holding letter dice, a clear plastic lid, a blue-and-white sand timer, and three loose dice with letters facing up.
Star Wars-themed card game called Say What You See, showing the box, several black cards with letters like RR, DD, BB, and answer cards with character names and numbers spread out.
Two PicassoTiles magnetic puzzle sets are shown. One box features a Mona Lisa puzzle with be creative, be unique, be you text and includes 20 pieces. Another package shows magnetic tile puzzles of Mona Lisa and other art on display stands.
A tin of Double-Six Dominoes with colorful dots is open on a table, revealing domino tiles inside. The lid, an instruction sheet, and a black plastic domino holder are placed beside the tin.
Game components for Herd Mentality displayed on a table, including the box, rule booklet, pink cow figure, cards, cow-pattern tokens, scoring pads, and a green corral board.
A PuzzleBright electronic light-up game sits on a table with its box, colorful yellow, red, and blue plastic pieces, and an instruction booklet scattered around it.
The image shows the board game The Game of Things opened on a table. Visible are cards, answer sheets, green-and-beige pens, a rule sheet, and the game box with its lid off, displaying the contents.
A Clue: The Grinch board game is set up on a table, showing the game board, cards, playing pieces, dice, a score sheet, and the game box featuring Dr. Seuss’s Grinch in festive holiday colors.
A board game called You Cant Say Umm is displayed on a table. The games box, rulebook, game board, cards, buzzer, and other components are neatly arranged in a flat lay style.
A card game titled Whos Most Likely To... is shown with its box, a stack of cards, and two cards laid out displaying the games title on a speckled surface.
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An open box of the board game Dominion is shown with stacks of cards neatly organized inside. The game box lid and several unpunched sheets of game tokens are placed on the right side of the box.
Two card games, Pirate Fluxx and Fluxx, sit on a gray surface. Each is held together with rubber bands and labeled with library barcodes and tags indicating pieces and their origin from River East Library.
Components of the board game Grifters displayed on a table, including the game box, cards, cardboard tokens, player reference sheet, and plastic bags holding additional game pieces and tokens.
A boxed game called Reindeer Ring Toss shows a person wearing inflatable antlers with rings in mid-air above them. Library barcodes and labels are on the box. For 2-4 players, ages 6 and up.
A board game box for Concept Kids: Animals featuring a large question mark filled with illustrations of various animals, such as a lion, giraffe, elephant, and panda, on a white background.
A stylized illustration of a green serpent-like creature rising from water, with a mysterious building on a hill in the background. The large white title “CRYPTID” is positioned over the scene. Game credits and logos are at the bottom.
The board game box for Crack the Code shows three animated characters in hoodies, looking surprised and holding colorful balls, with computers in front of them and the title in bold letters above.
Four cartoon adults play Hedbanz, each with a headband showing a card: Napoleon, Pajamas, Meatball, and Las Vegas. They sit around a table with cards, laughing and gesturing. The game box reads Hedbanz for Adults!.
A Guess Who? Hello Kitty and Friends card game is shown. The box, a rule card, and cards featuring Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, and Hangyodon characters are laid out on a gray surface.
The image shows the board game Baloney, including a game board with a spinner, cards, tokens, question circles, and score markers, all featuring the games branding and a pink, deli-meat themed design.
Packaging for the game Waterworks: The Original Leaky Pipe Card Game featuring cartoon pipes with water leaks, indicating its for 2-4 players ages 8 and up, by Winning Moves Games.
A 300-piece Wheres Waldo? puzzle box sits behind a clear plastic bag filled with loose puzzle pieces on a countertop. The puzzle features a crowded, colorful beach scene and Waldo’s cartoon image on the box.
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