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The Toy Man® News & Views
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Product Reviews / Evaluation Report Summaries (ERS) |
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Induction Certificate Number:
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May 20, 2011
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Wizarday! When Our Stuff Went Away
by:
Rev. James G.W. Fisher - Editor / Product Evaluation Specialist
Evaluation Report Summary Date:
05/20/2011
Wizarday is an hilarious game and book combination; a tale filled with fun characters, silly names and games and charts. The story, with its engaging, free family of characters, provides a fun platform from which to teach children the importance and benefits of routine.
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Books - Word / Picture / Story |
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Consumer/Education |
8 years + |
Female/Male
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Evaluation Report Summary (ERS) - Index
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Evaluation Report Summary (ERS) Category Rating Scores |
Category rating scores are based on scale from 1 to 5. Rating score must be 3 or higher to pass in each evaluation category.
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Creative Agenda |
Creative funQuotient™ |
Narrative Progression |
Response Level |
Skill Improvement |
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The final product and service rating is averaged from the sum total of ALL applicable evaluation category scores. Only scores of "3" or higher are published.
There are a total of 357 evaluation categories which are used in our evaluation process. (Not all categories are applicable to any one product or online service.)
Only 6 of the evaluation category rating scores for this New Inductee's evaluation are featured for public view.
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Critical Evaluation Information These icons represent important attributes with which this product / service
is associated, contributes to, or encourages development of.
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Trade Industry Sales Types
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Safety / Quality Classifications
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CE Marked | UL Approved | JPMA Certified |  | (Not Applicable) | (Not Applicable) | | | ASTM Compliant | eco-Friendly | eco-Conscious |  |  |  |
| UPC Code / ISBN# | Manufacturer SKU | Age Grading | | 893307002026 | W2010:01 | Labeled/Appropriate |
| Manufactured In | Safety Hazard/Warnings | | China | WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD--Small parts Not for children under 3 yrs. |
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About Our New Inductee
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| Before you buy a product, it's generally common practice to be familiar with what it does, the branding, and other details. We feel that the same rule applies to our "New Inductees" we announce each week, so this section is titled "About Our New Inductee." The information in this section will provide you with a quick yet accurate glance of what the product or service is all about. |
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Wizarday! When Our Stuff Went Away, (hereafter referred to as Wizarday), is so much more than just three board / card games and a book. Wizarday is an experience in learning for children while having fun doing it. It is a lively educational story designed for children eight years of age and up.
Kids of course love fun and Wizarday provides it with an hilarious tale filled with fun characters, silly names, games and charts. The storyline, with its engaging family of characters, provides a creative, fun environment. You are now enabled to teach children the importance and benefits of routine. |
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Additional Details & Perspectives
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| While it's great for some people who just want a cursory glance at what a New Inductee is all about, there are many others who have a greater appetite for more information. This section is titled "Additional Details & Perspectives". and will provide you with additional details and perspectives associated with the product or service being featured here. |
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There are plenty of board games of all shapes sizes, and colors yet all of those factors combined do not define a good game. This is where Wizarday steps out from the fray and makes its own unique mark that matters.
Although Wizarday is multiple games combined with a book as well, there is no dilution of value or learning from the buyer's or educator's perspective.
Wizarday hosts a combination of content in multiple formats which results in true multi-sensory experience in creative, fun, learning. |
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Independent Evaluator Reports
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In this section we have called upon the assistance of top industry professionals to evaluate the product in this evaluation summary.
These scholars form their own opinions from extensive analysis and produce detailed, in-depth reports connected with their own personal study and evaluation of the products submitted for independent evaluation.
The information to follow is comprised of excerpts from the independent evaluator reports that have been paraphrased, posted verbatim, or a combination of both in order to encapsulate an accurate presentation of the primary details conveyed in each report. This approach provides a completely independent perspective in the evaluation each product. |
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Wizarday! When Our Stuff Went Away |
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8 years and up |
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Progressive Critical Skill Development |
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Professor of Psychology B.A., M.A., & Ph.D.
Educational Theory Specialist
"Widarday eliminates the necessity for long-term progressive strategy development with the direct approach to recognizing, establishing, and understanding the importance of a routine. It has a repetitive based creative agenda with a foundation
base of long-term benefit from routine. This encourages a player to develop a narrative progression
structured to complete the task of winning the game by learning a routine."
"One of the most significant contributions from the game is the inevitable
development of psycho-social interaction. Regardless of if a player tends to
be more reserved in their game interest and communication with others, the
game play still makes a direct connection and influence of the behavioral traits of all players."
"Just as a game I reviewed quite some time ago from you, Widarday
crosses multiple boundaries in the personal augmentation to skill development
for the target age range specified on the box. The diversity of options of game play and capability for adaptation for use in the educational environment is an invaluable trait of the game."
"Widarday makes it more than a high probability for an individual
to adopt the lessons learned form the game play...to develop a 'routine' while improving response mechanisms in their playing
experience. A meaningful psycho-social improvement is created from the game
play along with an abundance of influence to overall skill development and/or improvement." |
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Doctor of Education, Ph.D., M.S., ED.S.
Curriculum Content / Character Education Specialist
"In my review of Wizarday, I substantiated my supposition of the game being a suitable contribution to educational Play. All of the elemental components which
comprise the basic structure of a well designed board game can be found in Wizarday. The player's role in the games and options of play are clear
and easily assimilated."
"The game board or shall I say boards are both strikingly unique, colorful, and is visibly appealing. The layout structure of each is simple and allows for a shorter learning curve than might be expected, considering the substantial amount of content in the game. It is simple to grasp for virtually anyone within the target age group the game was developed for.
This assists in avoiding disparagement and loss of motivation to play being
caused for any players."
"Wizarday is well structured in each of the games, comfortably-paced, and sustains a strong contribution to progressive skill development for all
players. The creative agenda draws the players to not only complete each game but to play repetitively. The game box content is easily accessed, the playing cards have good visual appeal, with easy access and stowage of the cards and playing pieces each time the game box is opened."
"In looking at the price point of the game, the influence for a strong narrative development to occur, and all other details outlined earlier in my report, Wizarday has passed my review for approval." |
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* PLEASE NOTE: At the request of our independent evaluators their names are not disclosed to protect their personal and professional privacy. Their labors are provided at no charge to assist us in providing a well-balanced and accurate product or service evaluation summary. All opinions and or statements from the independent evaluator(s) featured here do not represent the opinion of The Toy Man® Product Guide, any member, division of, or Epiphany Communications itself.
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Consumer Hands-On Evaluation
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| Nothing is more powerful than hands-on experience by a consumer with a product when it is under evaluation. Based upon that fact we put a number of products we currently are slated to evaluate at the mercy of consumers in a hands-on evaluation where anything goes. The information to follow will explore the responses from the participants in our spontaneous hands-on consumer evaluation of the products available for their review. |
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Wizarday created an entirely different response with consumers in all of our consumer hands-on evaluation events. Unlike most board games, Wizarday has a double sided game board to enable two separate games right there alone. Then you have the card games, the book, and so on.
To my own personal surprise, Wizarday drew a significant number of kids and adults to either play one or more of the games, or spend an extended period of time reading the instructions and going through all of the game components. |
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A Sampling Of Our Evaluation
Category Ratings
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The rating of a product is useless if you do not fully understand and comprehend how the ratings is reached or what the value of the rating represents. This need for clarity encouraged us to have this section titled "A Sampling Of Our Evaluation Category Ratings". To assist you in gaining a greater understanding of the evaluation category ratings we use, a small sampling of the individual category titles & rating
scores from the complete product review itself for
this product or service are featured here.
The categories which have been selected to be
featured in this evaluation report summary for public view, specify some of
the primary points of how and why each specific rating score was reached. |
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| The Featured Category Ratings Sampling For This Evaluation Summary Are Listed Below: |
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Creative Agenda: Rating Level - [5] 
Creative Agenda is undoubtedly a vital factor in the evaluation of a good
quality board game When it comes to Wizarday, the scoring in this category
was exceptional. Having the solid creative agenda that Wizarday
can boast of, it inspires a person to create a narrative to win based upon
desire, not skill comparison.
To understand the full value of the Creative Agenda, the following
information is a brief definition of what the Creative Agenda is. "The Creative
Agenda of a player represents what the player hopes to achieve by way of exploration
in their game experience"; in this case being applicable to Wizdarday game.
With Wizarday, the player's
main enjoyment comes from it having multiple games, each providing a different perspective of Play. This is invaluable in developing strong retention of what has been learned and applying it in real life.
Throughout all phases of our evaluation in this category, Wizarday was undoubtedly on top of things. Wizarday pulled a perfect score of [5] Five
Stars] in this category for Creative Agenda. |
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Creative playQuotient™: Rating Level - [5] 
In reviewing all of our video tapes of game play with Wizarday during all phases
of its evaluation, the level of Creative playQuotient™ was in a near perfect balance with learning content with each player. Every player demonstrated a significant level of excitement from playing the game. At the same time, when they filled out their feedback forms later, they all showed that they had retained the information learned from the game and had a full understanding of it as well.
The design of
Wizarday games and book allows for learning and Creative playQuotient™ to co-exist in a balance that caused one to compliment the other mutually. This was an important
factor in the final evaluation of the game. Wizarday came through with a perfect score of [5]
Stars] in this category for Creative playQuotient™. |
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Narrative Progression: Rating Level - [4.5] 
For the Wizarday games, Narrative Progression and development was quite strong.
Narrative progression is a vital part of the games which serves to handle the challenge of retaining the attention of the
player throughout all of the games. A player will desire to come back for more upon completion
of any of the games whether they win or lose.
Wizarday made it through our evaluation in this evaluation category with minimal concerns. Wizarday emerged from the challenge presented in this category with a high score of [4.5] Five
Stars]. |
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Skill Improvement: Rating Level - [4.5] 
The level of skill improvement for a player with Wizarday is well
above average. When you factor in the entire content of this product evaluation
summary,
it is so simple to see why the level of skill improvement for Wizarday is so
strong. Wizarday can play a vital part in a child's' skill development which is
unquestionably well above average.
Skill improvement is vital and Wizarday provides a substantial contribution
to a furtherance of each player's cognitive, physical, and social skills yet
just not enough of a measurable level to meet our tough standards for a perfect
score in this category. Wizarday comes in falling
short of a perfect score by a single digit with a score of [4] Stars in
this category for SKILL IMPROVEMENT. Christina Marie Pop-In-Kins successfully pulled a perfect score of [5] Stars in this evaluation category for Marketability. |
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Overall Visual Appeal: Rating Level - [4.5] 
The Overall Visual Appeal for Wizarday was somewhat captivating; definitely not dull or average. A very nice combination of colors and design. This was consistent with every element of Wizarday. The packaging
alone was magnificent in its level of visual appeal. Wizarday met the challenge to
meet our tough standards and passed with a high score of [4.5] Stars in this
evaluation category for Overall Visual Appeal. |
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