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Bracket Battle 2023

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Finals

[Finals] Legos vs. Nerf Blaster

kpina

Legos [Details] Lego consists of variously colored interlocking plastic bricks accompanying an array of gears, figurines called minifigures…
- 26 Apr 2023

Semifinals

[Semifinals] Legos vs. Transformers

kpina

Legos [Details] Lego consists of variously colored interlocking plastic bricks accompanying an array of gears, figurines called minifigures…
- 24 Apr 2023
[Semifinals] Spirograph vs. Nerf Blaster

kpina

Spirograph [Details] Spirograph is a geometric drawing device that produces mathematical roulette curves of the variety technically…
- 24 Apr 2023

Quarterfinals

[Quarterfinals] G.I. Joe vs. Legos

kpina

G.I. Joe [Details] The development of G.I. Joe led to the coining of the term "action figure". G.I. Joe's appeal to children has made…
- 19 Apr 2023
[Quarterfinals] Etch A Sketch vs. Transformers

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Etch A Sketch [Details] An Etch A Sketch has a thick, flat gray screen in a red plastic frame. There are two white knobs on the front…
- 19 Apr 2023
[Quarterfinals] Spirograph vs. Sock'em Boppers

kpina

Spirograph [Details] Spirograph is a geometric drawing device that produces mathematical roulette curves of the variety technically…
- 19 Apr 2023
[Quarterfinals] Magic 8 Ball vs. Nerf Blaster

kpina

Magic 8 Ball [Details] The Magic 8 Ball is a plastic sphere, made to look like an oversized eight ball, that is used for fortune-telling…
- 19 Apr 2023

Round of 16 Battles

[Round of 16] G.I. Joe vs. Slinky

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G.I. Joe [Details] The development of G.I. Joe led to the coining of the term "action figure". G.I. Joe's appeal to children has made…
- 17 Apr 2023
[Round of 16] Rubik's Cube vs. Legos

kpina

Rubik's Cube [Details] The Rubik's Cube is a 3-d combination puzzle originally invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor…
- 17 Apr 2023
[Round of 16] View-Master vs. Etch A Sketch

kpina

View-Master [Details] View-Master is the trademark name of a line of special-format stereoscopes and corresponding View-Master "reels…
- 17 Apr 2023
[Round of 16] Simon vs. Transformers

kpina

Simon [Details] Simon is an electronic game of short-term memory skill. The device creates a series of tones and lights and requires…
- 17 Apr 2023
[Round of 16] Calculator Watch vs. Spirograph

kpina

Calculator Watch [Details] A calculator watch is a digital watch with a built-in calculator, usually including buttons on the watch face…
- 17 Apr 2023
[Round of 16] Teddy Ruxpin vs. Sock'em Boppers

kpina

Teddy Ruxpin [Details] Teddy Ruxpin is an animatronic children's toy in the form of a talking 'Illiop', a creature which looks like…
- 17 Apr 2023
[Round of 16] Speak and Spell vs. Magic 8 Ball

kpina

Speak and Spell [Details] The Speak & Spell line is a series of electronic hand-held child computers by Texas Instruments that consisted…
- 17 Apr 2023
[Round of 16] Lazer Tag vs. Nerf Blaster

kpina

Lazer Tag [Details] Lazer Tag is a brand name for the pursuit game using infrared toy guns, generically known as "laser tag". It…
- 17 Apr 2023

Round of 32 Battles

[Round of 32] G.I. Joe vs. Stretch Armstrong

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G.I. Joe [Details] The development of G.I. Joe led to the coining of the term "action figure". G.I. Joe's appeal to children has…
- 12 Apr 2023
[Round of 32] Slinky vs. Furby

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Slinky [Details] The Slinky was invented and developed by American naval engineer Richard T. James in 1943 and demonstrated at Gi…
- 12 Apr 2023
[Round of 32] Tamagotchi vs. Rubik's Cube

kpina

Tamagotchi [Details] Tamagotchi is a keychain-sized virtual pet simulation game. The characters are colorful creatures with simple designs…
- 12 Apr 2023
[Round of 32] Legos vs. Yo-Yo

kpina

Legos [Details] Lego consists of variously colored interlocking plastic bricks accompanying an array of gears, figurines called minifigures…
- 12 Apr 2023
[Round of 32] View-Master vs. Lite-Brite

kpina

View-Master [Details] View-Master is the trademark name of a line of special-format stereoscopes and corresponding View-Master "reels…
- 12 Apr 2023
[Round of 32] Easy-Bake Oven vs. Etch A Sketch

kpina

Easy-Bake Oven [Details] The Easy-Bake Oven is a working toy oven that comes with packets of cake mix and small round pans. After water…
- 12 Apr 2023
[Round of 32] Simon vs. Bop It

kpina

Simon [Details] Simon is an electronic game of short-term memory skill. The device creates a series of tones and lights and requires…
- 12 Apr 2023
[Round of 32] Transformers vs. Omnibots

kpina

Transformers [Details] The premise behind the Transformers toy line is that an individual toy's parts can be shifted about to change…
- 12 Apr 2023
[Round of 32] Calculator Watch vs. Big Trak

kpina

Calculator Watch [Details] A calculator watch is a digital watch with a built-in calculator, usually including buttons on the watch face…
- 12 Apr 2023
[Round of 32] Spirograph vs. Armatron

kpina

Spirograph [Details] Spirograph is a geometric drawing device that produces mathematical roulette curves of the variety technically…
- 12 Apr 2023
[Round of 32] Teddy Ruxpin vs. Talkboy

kpina

Teddy Ruxpin [Details] Teddy Ruxpin is an animatronic children's toy in the form of a talking 'Illiop', a creature which looks like…
- 12 Apr 2023
[Round of 32] Speak and Spell vs. Chatty Cathy

kpina

Speak and Spell [Details] The Speak & Spell line is a series of electronic hand-held child computers by Texas Instruments that consisted…
- 12 Apr 2023
[Round of 32] Thomas the Tank Engine vs. Magic 8 Ball

kpina

Thomas the Tank Engine [Details] Thomas the Tank Engine is an anthropomorphised fictional tank locomotive in the British Railway…
- 12 Apr 2023
[Round of 32] Lazer Tag vs. Electronic Quarterback

kpina

Lazer Tag [Details] Lazer Tag is a brand name for the pursuit game using infrared toy guns, generically known as "laser tag". It…
- 12 Apr 2023
[Round of 32] Nerf Blaster vs. Super Soakers

kpina

Nerf Blaster [Details] A Nerf Blaster is a toy gun made by Hasbro that fires foam darts, arrows, discs, or foam balls. The term …
- 12 Apr 2023
[Round of 32] Sock'em Boppers vs. Tekno The Robotic Puppy

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Sock'em Boppers [Details] Pillow fights are so 1982. Let's box, but with "safety" in mind. You all know the toy that's "…
- 12 Apr 2023

Play-In Round

[Play-In Round] Sock'em Boppers vs. Sky Dancers

kpina

Sock'em Boppers [Details] Pillow fights are so 1982. Let's box, but with "safety" in mind. You all know the toy that's "…
- 10 Apr 2023

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