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ANTS IN THE PANTS, CANDY LAND, CLUE, COOTIE, THE GAME OF LIFE, GI JOE, HANDS DOWN, LINCOLN LOGS, LITE-BRITE, MOUSE TRAP, MR. POTATO HEAD, MYSTERY DATE, NERF, OPERATION, PLAY-DOH, SIMON, SPIROGRAPH, TONKA, TWISTER, and YAHTZEE are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2003 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

JENGA is a registered trademark of Pokonobe Associates. Manufactured under license from Irwin Toy Ltd., which is a licensee of Pokonobe Associates. ™ ® & © 2000 Pokonobe Associates. All Rights Reserved.

The MONOPOLY name and logo, the distinctive design of the game board, the four corner squares, the MR. MONOPOLY name and character, as well as each of the distinctive elements of the board and playing pieces are trademarks of Hasbro for its property trading game and game equipment. © 2003 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

PICTIONARY © 1993, 2000 Pictionary Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. PICTIONARY, PICTIONARY JR and THE GAME OF QUICK DRAW are trademarks of Pictionary Incorporated, Nevada, USA. Made in USA under joint license between Hasbro, Inc. and Joseph M. Cornacchia, Inc.

RAGGEDY ANN and ANDY and associated characters are trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc. For use on dolls, RAGGEDY ANN is a trademark of Hasbro and is used with permission. RAGGEDY ANN was created by Johnny Gruelle.

RUBIK’S CUBE © Rubik and Rubik’s are trademarks of Seven Towns Ltd., used under license. All Rights Reserved. Manufactured for and distributed by Hasbro, Inc. Pawtucket, RI 02860.

SCRABBLE is a trademark of Hasbro in the US and Canada and is used with permission. © 2003 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

SUPER SOAKER is a trademark of Larami Limited.

TRIVIAL PURSUIT is a registered trademark of Horn Abbot Ltd. Used in connection with games distributed and sold in the US under exclusive license to Hasbro, Inc. © 2003 Horn Abbot Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

CRAYOLA and SILLY PUTTY are registered trademarks of Binney & Smith Inc., used with permission.

LEGO, the LEGO logo and brick configuration are trademarks of the LEGO Group © 2003 The LEGO Group. The LEGO ® trademarks and products are used with permission. The LEGO Group does not sponsor or endorse this publication.

The ETCH A SKETCH ® product name and the configuration of the ETCH A SKETCH ® product are registered trademarks owned by The Ohio Art Company.

ANT FARM ® is a registered trademark of Uncle Milton Industries, Inc. and is used with permission.

LIONEL ®, TRAINMASTER ® COMMAND CONTROL, RAILSOUNDS ® and LIONTECH ® are registered trademarks of Lionel, LLC.

FLEXIBLE FLYER ® is a registered trademark of Pacific Cycle, LLC.

ERECTOR ® and MECCANO ® are registered trademarks of Meccano S.N.

SLINKY ® is a registered trademark of James Industries.

TY, the TY HEART LOGO, BEANIE BABIES, and THE BEANIE BABIES COLLECTION are registered trademarks of Ty Inc., and Ty Inc. also owns the trademarks BEANIE and BEANIES.

PEZ ® is a registered trademark of Pez Candy, Inc.

FRISBEE ®, SLIP ’N SLIDE ®, HULA HOOP ®, and SUPER BALL ® are registered trademarks of WHAM-O Inc. © 2003 All rights reserved.

WIFFLE ® is a registered trademark of The Wiffle Ball, Inc.

SEA-MONKEYS ® and INSTANT LIFE ® are USA and Foreign Registered Trademarks of Transcience Corporation.

BIG WHEEL ® is a registered trademark of Alpha International, Inc.

BARBIE and KEN are registered trademarks of Mattel, Inc. © Mattel, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

KERPLUNK, MAGIC 8 BALL, ROCK ’EM SOCK ’EM ROBOTS, TOSS ACROSS, and UNO are registered trademarks of Mattel, Inc. © Mattel, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

MATCHBOX is a registered trademark of Mattel, Inc. © Mattel, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

VIEW-MASTER is a registered trademark of Mattel, Inc. © Mattel, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

TRIBOND ® is a registered trademark of TriBond Enterprises.

BLURT! ® is a registered trademark of Keys Publishing.

American International TOY FAIR ® is an annual event owned and managed by Toy Industry Association™ (TIA™). American International TOY FAIR is a registered trademark of Toy Industry Association.

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