Tazos
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Tazos originated in the 1990's as round circular disks, which were found in packets of chips made by Frito-Lay (a division of PepsiCo) and its subsidiaries around the world. The idea behind Tazos started out similar to Pogs, whereby each Tazo contained a score value, and a game was played to 'win' Tazos from other players (see Game Play, below).
Tazos were released in several different formats, ranging from the original circular disks, to octagonal disks, and in later years, to resemble more of a collectible card. In additional to the traditional game, some Tazo series featured small incisions around the outside, allowing players to fit them together and build things. The Star Wars series also included additional pieces which allowed players to construct notable space ships.
Tazos are traditionally made from a plastic base, but some series have been produced from cardboard or aluminium (such as the Australian Yu-Gi-Oh! Metallix series.
Tazos started out featuring the images of Looney Tunes characters, but around the world have also featured Pokémon, The Simpsons, Star Wars, AFL and NRL, Beyblades and many more:[1]
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[edit] Game play
- 1. Stack
Players place an equal number of Tazos, all face down, to make one single pile. A Tazo can be flipped to determine which player then starts.
- 2. Whack
Each player takes a turn throwing a slammer downwards onto the pile, knocking some or all of the pile over.
- 3. Win
After each players turn, any Tazos that flip over (and are now face up) are collected by the player. The remaining Tazos are then restacked and the game continues until there are no Tazos left in the pile. The player who has collected the most Tazos is the winner (Alternatively, the player who has accumulated the highest score, based on the collected Tazos values is the winner).
[edit] Original Motto
Collect and Swap'em
Stack and Whack'em
Spin and Win'em
Gotta Catch'em All!
[edit] Countries
Tazos have been released around the world, in packets of chips including Doritos, Lays chips, Cheetos, Thins, Twisties or Smith's Potato Chips. Countries that have had Tazo releases include:
- Argentina
- Australia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Dominican Republic
- India
- Mexico
- New Zealand
- Poland
- Portugal
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Venezuela
