History of NERF Guns
NERF gun history starts with a game designer and inventor, Reyn Guyer, one of the inventors of Twister before he moved on to NERF. Originally, Guyer had the idea for an indoor volleyball game which Parker Brothers was interested in. NERF was developed – Non-Expandable Recreational Foam, which gave the game its name. Parker Brothers reviewed NERF and rejected everything about the game except for the NERF ball used.
NERF is formed by a chemical reaction between polyurethane and injected carbon dioxide which further reacts with the material and forms the very soft, ultra safe foam. The NERF foam was initially marketed as a NERF ball and in 1970 it was launched on the world. Over 4 million were sold in the first year, marketed as the official indoor ball which was so safe it would not break windows or hurt babies.
The success of the NERF ball was quickly followed up by the Super NERF ball, with a mini basketball game launched in 1972 for indoors – NERFHoop and this was joined by a NERF football. Very soon, the NERF football became the best seller out of the NERF toy family.In 1991, Parker transferred NERF rights to Kenner Products, a group company and through them to Tonka Toys and ultimately to current owners, Hasbro. Hasbro has expanded the NERF toy line to include NERF blaster (the ultimate kids toy gun), baseball bats, toy rockets, ball and dart ammunition and beyond into NERF online gaming communities and accessories.
NERF Blasters
NERF blasters are the toy gun range which has taken the world by storm. They are ultimately the safest and best child toy gun on the market. They are eminently suitable for kids and participants who would not be allowed to play in the more rough and tumble paint balling and airsoft. NERF sports are completely safe and include a wide range of games beyond toy guns, but nevertheless, NERF blasters and toy guns are the mainstays of the product range.
The top selling NERF blaster if the Maverick, a Magnum style revolver with six shots and the most popular office toy on the market, showing it is just as much in demand by “big” kids as the little ones. Millions of Mavericks have been sold around the world, but the NERF toy gun range also includes:
NERF MaverickNERF Vulcan – a belt fed fully automatic heavy machine gun – a battlefield domination toy gun with an overpowering 3 rounds per second rate of fire.
NERF Long Shot – the sniper toy rifle of the range with pinpoint accuracy at ranges up to 50 feet and beyond.
NERF Swarmfire – a 20 round dart tag gun which is the leading toy gun for use in NERF wars where darts tipped with Velcro are used in conjunction with NERF vests, to which they will stick if a hit is registered.
NERF Wars
NERF wars are primarily organized through online forums and venues are located all over the country. NERF wars are one of the most popular sporting/hobby pastimes organized for children and teenagers in the country today. Informal NERF wars are held in basements and offices around the country, but there are organized venues and even professional leagues.
NERF Awards
NERF has been at the forefront of toy and game development for over 30 years. In 2011, the newly launched NERF N-Strike Stampede won “Boy Toy of the Year” award at the prestigious New York 11th Annual Toy of the Year Awards. The Stampede was joined by the NERF Super Soaker Shot Blast, one of the leading toy water pistols from a spin off range from NERF
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Nerf Capture the Flag Game
Our first post on Nerf Games went over great and I promised that I’d let you know the game that they came up with on my next post. Here it is:
Nerf Capture The Flag Game
I’ve got a bunch of kids, and our house is that house [...]
Nerf Bicycle Tag Game
Nerf Bicycle Tag Game
Back when we rode dinosaurs instead of bicycles we used to play tag with water guns through out our development. Our mothers hated it because we would all put on white shirts, and “borrow” our mothers food coloring. We’d of course load the water guns [...]
Benefits of a NERF Blaster
Benefits of a NERF Blaster
In the toy gun arsenal, there is nothing better than a NERF blaster – it’s NERF or nothing after all!
NERF blasters are the #1 selling kid toy gun in the world for plenty of reasons.
First, a major benefit of NERF blasters is that they are simple and [...]
Fun with a NERF Maverick
Fun with a NERF Maverick
The NERF Maverick is the ultimate in single shot, personal side arms for when you have to impose yourself on the office battlefield or in the school playground. The NERF Maverick is accurate at up to 15 feet and more – we’ve managed to shoot all six darts on target [...]
What is the Best NERF Blaster?
What is the Best NERF Blaster?
You may think you need a heavy duty NERF Vulcan for assault and defense, but if you need to sneak up on someone, you really need something to allow you to get up close and personal like a NERF Maverick. The answer to this question is that like anything [...]
What is the Best NERF Blaster?
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