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We're are thrilled to announce our Classic Pub Games range has won a BlogOn Toy Award! 🥈

Our Classic Pub Games range from Lagoon combines all your favourite old-school and new-age card, dice and coaster games in delightfully designed gift boxes.

The finalists for The Licensing Awards 2025 have been announced. Over 4,000 products were entered across the 12 Product awards categories, with the finalists being selected by retail buyers. The buyers included those from retailers such as Asda, B&M, BargainMax, Calendar Club, Cardfactory, Character.com, Dobbies, Forbidden Planet, HMV, Hobbycraft, Iceland, Jarrold’s, John Lewis, Longleat, Marks & Spencer, Matalan, Moonpig, Next, Primark, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Tesco, The Entertainer, The Very Group, The Works, TJ Morris and Vanilla Underground. We are thrilled that our very own Bullseye products, Bullseye Main Game and Bullseye Mini Game have been named as finalists in the best licensed...

Catering for the whole family, from preschool through to adult, we will have a comprehensive product line-up on display at Home & Gift! From licensed preschool and children to family and adult games, and puzzles ranging from 100 to 4,000 pieces, there is plenty of fun and entertainment to be found on the University Games and Lagoon stands this year: from the new Birthday in a Box and How Things Work series, to the extensive Learning Journey and Project Genius ranges, and much more. Lagoon’s Birthday in a Box range is billed as the ultimate birthday gift. Available for milestone ages...

In a Global Distribution Agreement, Hansen Games, Gift and Toy Company have partnered with University Games, granting them exclusive worldwide rights to distribute the complete Hansen product range. The Hansen range includes Hoberman Spheres, Fame Master models, handheld electronic games, Hansen-branded classic games, and a variety of distributed games and dolls. Select Hansen lines will be included in the 2026 University Games UK Catalogue, and available early 2026 in the UK. Bob Moog, President of University Games and John Hansen III, CEO of the John N. Hansen Company, jointly announced the a global distribution agreement in the US this week....

There is plenty of building and construction fun to be had with University Games and Lagoon’s educational STEAM toys, that include the exciting new National Geographic How Things Work series, along with The Learning Journey’s Techno Gears and Techno Tiles construction sets. The new and exciting National Geographic How Things Work series of nine beautifully designed 3D Puzzles make an impressive range of construct and play STEAM science toys. The series includes a Blast Off Rocket, Racing Car, Parachute Launcher, Aeroplane Launcher and Hydraulic Lift, as well as a Vacuum Cleaner, Monocular, Periscope and a Kaleidoscope.  Combining hands-on building whilst learning...