New 2012 Cobble Hill Puzzles

All of the new 2012 Cobble Hill Puzzle titles can be viewed in the sidebar to the right. These are the new titles only and most of the other titles in your current catalogue are still available. (Some of them are discontinued to make room for the new titles.) We are ahead of schedule this year so that retailers can get new titles on the shelves fast. The new titles will be ready for shipping by the end of this month!

Your current Outset Media Games & Puzzles catalogue in the big green binder remains in effect until May. The new catalogues will be mailing in the last 2 weeks of April.  

New! Cobble Hill Puzzle Merchandiser

The new Cobble Hill Puzzle Merchandiser is designed to hold an assortment of 4 titles. Each slot holds 3 titles so the entire display holds 12 units. These displays are designed to move volume during peak sales periods. To get your free merchandiser, choose any 4 complete cases (12 puzzles/case) of Cobble Hill Puzzle titles. (That's 48 puzzles in total.) Call or email me if you want to find out the top picks for your particular retail category. However, as of today our top overall sellers are Tea Cups, Colourful Candy, Chrismas Balls and Christmas Wish. By the way, thank you to all of our valued retailers for making 2011 our best year ever for Cobble Hill Puzzles!

Cobble Hill Puzzle Company and Jack Pine Puzzle Co.

Distributed exclusively in North America by Outset Media Corp.
2011 has been the breakout year for the Cobble Hill Puzzle Company. This year’s huge selection of amazing new images combined with our outstanding reputation for high quality and friendly customer service, have helped Cobble Hill Puzzles become the line of choice for serious and casual puzzle retailers across North America. Some titles, like “Tea Cups” for example, are already in their third printing since January of this year. There are far too many popular titles to list here so be sure to talk to your Outset Media account representative for top picks.


Case packs: 12 (mix and match welcome)
MSRP: Variety of prices, depending on size and style of puzzle.
See the 2011 Cobble Hill Puzzle Company catalogue in your big green binder.

Jack Pine Puzzle Co.

Distributed exclusively in North America by Outset Media Corp.
Specialty quality imagery at mass-market pricing. For retailers who want to offer their customers a variety of puzzle pricing options, puzzles from the Jack Pine Puzzle Co. offer modular, space-saving package design along with above average quality puzzles at a very attractive price point.
Case pack: 12 (mix and match welcome)
Suggested retail: $12.99

Sneaky Floor Puzzles

Distributed exclusively in Canada for Patch Products by Outset Media Corp.
I say it a lot but these 46-piece, two-sided, floor puzzles sell like hotcakes…ALL…YEAR…ROUND. Like the sturdy box the puzzles come in, these high quality puzzles are bright and colourful and the pieces are thick and durable. The finished size for each puzzle is 2 x 3 feet. In addition to fun for children as young as 3, the puzzles also have educational value. The letters of the alphabet and the numbers 0-9 are hidden in the scenery…pretty sneaky, hug? Choose from: Enchanted Kingdom, A Day on the Farm, Emergency!, Dinosaur Land and A Day At The Zoo. Other great floor puzzles from Patch include My First Floor Puzzle – Let’s Visit the Zoo and My First Floor Puzzle – Farming Fun. Also, choose from five titles in the 3D Sneaky Puzzles, including the new titles, SpongeBob and Dora the Explorer!


Sneaky Floor Puzzles
Ages 3+
Case pack: 6
Suggested retail: $14.99
Page B-11 in the 2011 Outset Media Big Green Binder


My First Floor Puzzles
Ages 2+
Case pack: 6
Suggested retail: $14.99
Page B-11 in the 2011 Outset Media Big Green Binder

Cobble Hill Puzzle Wins Tillywig Award

The following information was published in Toys & Games Magazine: (Toys and Games is an online publication for Canada's toy industry.)

July 1st, 2011

Cobble Hill’s Create Your Own Puzzle with Pencil Crayons recently picked up a spring 2011 Tillywig Sterling Fun Award. Cobble Hill, which is a division of Victoria, BC’s well-known game and puzzle manufacturer, Outset Media, was one of 20 award winners and the only Canadian company to make the U.S. organization’s annual awards list.

The Cobble Hill-brand product includes two blank, pre-cutpuzzle boards and pencil crayons that allow kids, three and over, to create their own illustrated masterpieces. “The back of each puzzle board has a certificate circle for the artist’s name and age, making it a perfect memento that will give pleasure for years to come,” said Tillywig testers.

Tillywig, an Illinois-based organization, provides retail buyers, news media, parents, and consumers with product information and reviews of a variety of children’s products available in the North American marketplace. Reviews are based on product testing that looks at criteria, such as entertainment and/or educational value, clarity of instructions, durability, level of interaction, and how well the item promotes creativity, new ways of thinking and/or physical development.

For a complete list of winners, visit the Tillywig website. http://www.tillywig.com/award-winners.php 

Cobble Hill Puzzle Company Launches New Website

Outset Media is pleased to announce that the new website for the Cobble Hill Puzzle Company is now live.

Cobble Hill Puzzles are quickly becoming one of the most respected puzzle brands in North America. If you are planning to carry Cobble Hill Puzzles this season, be sure to check out the new website at http://www.cobblehillpuzzles.com/ . The site went live only 2 weeks ago so there are a lot of retailers to be added to the ‘Where to Buy’ section. The sole purpose of this section is to drive consumers to your store so if you would like to be added, there is a section on the title bar called ‘For Retailers’ where you can add your store listing. It takes only a minute or two to complete the form. Also in the 'For Retailers' section is a link where you can download all of the Cobble Hill Puzzle images for use in your marketing materials and on your website. Let me know if you have any questions but, in the meantime, check out the website.

Outset Media games in holiday issue of Canadian Living

Humm Bug and MindTrap Geometrical Riddles, plus two Cobble Hill puzzles (Heina and Dragon Voyage) are scheduled to be featured in the holiday issue of Canadian Living, with photos and retailers.

This magazine’s paid circulation is 519,000+ and its total readership per issue is 4,105,000 (with 3/4 readers women) giving it a reach of 21% of the adult Canadian population; second only to Reader’s Digest and greater than any US magazine sold in Canada.

Visit http://www.canadianliving.com/ for some great family and entertaining ideas for the Holiday Season.

National media coverage for Outset Media games and puzzles

A staff writer for the Sun and Osprey Media papers (over 50 papers in all) plans to use five of our games and two puzzles in her gift guide. This is huge coverage. Follow the links to Sun and Osprey to see the listing of the papers included. The products are: PickTwo Deluxe, one of the 'Professor Noggin card game' titles, 'What?', 'Theories', 'Wacky Stacky', and 2 family puzzles: 'Serengeti Dusk' and 'Dragon Hunters'. She might still use the 'Create Your Own Puzzles' too.

This is not written in stone and she has already had her word count cut once and, as we all know, stories do get bumped, but at this point this is what she plans.

Cobble Hill Puzzles in Homemakers Magazine

The editor plans to include the Cobble Hill Puzzle, "Lake and Mountains" in the holiday gift guide. Homemakers has a circulation of 512,000+ and a readership of 1,856,000 - over 80% of whom are women. Where to buy info is usually included in a separate section, but it is given.

Calgary Sun gift guide

On Saturday, November 24, the Calgary Sun included Cobble Hill Puzzles, the new game, Humm Bug, and the All Canadian Trivia 10th Anniversary Edition board game. The feature was on page 62 and included pictures and descriptions as well as our website so that we could refer callers to their nearest retailer.