Tazos
{{short description|Collectible game disks}}
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Tazos are disks that were distributed as promotional items with products of Frito-Lay 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.
Tazos have been 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 addition to the Japanese Pog Battle game, some Tazo series feature small incisions around the outside, allowing players to fit them together and build objects. The Star Wars series also included additional pieces which allowed players to construct spaceships.
Tazos are commonly 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 series
Tazos started out with a set of 100 disks featuring the images of Looney Tunes characters and 124 Tiny Toons tazos in 1994. The disks were added to the products of Mexican snacks company Sabritas and were named after the expression taconazo (to kick with the heel) which was a reference to another popular school game in Mexico where children open bottles with their shoes trying to launch the caps the furthest.{{cite web|url= https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/evyxgj/meet-the-guy-who-invented-tazos-and-gave-meaning-to-school-lunchtimes|title= Meet the Guy Who Invented Tazos and Gave Meaning to School Lunchtimes|website= Vice|author= Julian Morgans|date= 29 April 2019}}
Other sets from around the world include:
- Chiquito de la Calzada (1994, set of 10 in Spain, "chiqui tazos")
- Disney (1994, set of 91)
- Pocahontas (1994, set of 50)
- Los Caballeros del Zodiaco {{langx|en|Saint Seiya}} (1994, set of 40)
- The Simpsons (1995, set of 100)
- Looney Tunes (1995, set of 100)
- Monster Munch (1996, set of 30{{Cite web|url=https://www.milkcapmania.co.uk/Tazos/Walkers/305-Monster-Munch-Series-1.html|title=Tazos > Walkers > Monster Munch Series 1|website=www.milkcapmania.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-04-20}} plus a subsequent set of 10{{Cite web|url=https://www.milkcapmania.co.uk/Tazos/Walkers/309-Monster-Munch-Series-2.html|title=Tazos > Walkers > Monster Munch Series 2|website=www.milkcapmania.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-04-20}})
- Sailor Moon (1996, set of 100)
- The Mask (1998)
- Pokémon (1999, set of 51)
- Dinosaurio (2000, set of 51)
- Pokémon 2 (2000, set of 100)
- Digimon (2000)
- Pokémon 3 (2001)
- Cubi-Tazos featuring Scooby-Doo (TV, 2001, set of 24){{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k1/dec/dec50.htm|title=Cartoon Network inks deal with Frito Lay|date=18 December 2001|publisher=}} Medabots (2002, set of 70 classic and 70 metalix)
- Dragonball GT (2003, set of 60 metalix)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! (2004, set of 101)
- Mucha Lucha (2005, set of 150)
- Mucha Lucha 2: La Revancha (2005, set of 180)
- Dragon Ball Z (2005)
- Megaman NT Warrior (2005 set of 29)
- Robots (2005, set of 10)
- Los Simpsons {{langx|en|The Simpsons}} (TV, 2006–2007, set of 144)
- Bob Esponja {{langx|en|SpongeBob SquarePants}} (TV, 2007, set of 163 plus 5 in Cheetos)
- Pokémon 4 Generación Avanzada (2008, set of 235)
- El Tigre: Las Aventuras De Manny Rivera (2008, set of 200)
- WWE (TV, 2009, set of 176)
- Naruto (2009)
- Bakugan Battle Brawlers (TV, June–August 2009 in packages of Cheetos in India, set of 26){{cite web |url=http://www.cheetos.in/index-bakugan.aspx |title=BAKUGAN |accessdate=2011-11-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912072156/http://www.cheetos.in/index-bakugan.aspx |archivedate=2011-09-12 }} Nickelodeon (TV, 2010, set of 195)
- Shrek: Para Siempre {{langx|en|Shrek Forever}} (film, 2010 in packages of Cheetos in Peru)
- Bakugan Battle Brawlers (TV, 2010 in Cheetos Sorpresa in Peru with the slogan "Descubre el Poder de los Tazos" {{langx|en|Discover the Power of Tazos}}, numbered set of 120)
- Star Wars (original trilogy)
- Chester Cheetah
- Space Jam
- Australian Football League
- National Rugby League
- Beyblades{{cite web|url=http://spakatak.com/tazos/index.php|title=spakatak.com International Tazos Guide|first=Warren Sergent /|last=spakatak.com|publisher=}}
- Angry Birds (2011, including codes to unlock special branded levels)
- Jurassic World (2018)
- Bad Bunny (2019)
- Pac-Man (2020)
Countries
Tazos have been released around the world, in bags of potato chips (crisps) and other snacks including Bollycao, Chipicao, Cheese Tris, Cheetos, Cheetos Sorpresa, Chizitos, Doritos, Fandangos, Lay's Potato Chips, Meridian Real Thai Chicken Chips, Sabritas, Piqueo Snax, Simba Chips, Smith's Potato Crisps, Thins, Twistees, Uncle Chipps, and Walkers.
Countries that have had Tazo releases include:
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- Albania
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bahamas, The
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Chile
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Dominican Republic, The
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- France
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- India{{cite news |last1=Charubala Annuncio |first1=B R Srikanth |title=Child Is The Father Of Marketing |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/child-is-the-father-of-marketing/207057 |accessdate=12 January 2019 |work=Outlook |date=1 March 1999}}
- Indonesia
- Israel{{cite web|url=http://tazos.tripod.com/index-1.html|title=The Ultimate Tazo/POG site|publisher=}}
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Mexico
- Netherlands, The
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
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=Australian sets=
Below is a list of official basic Australian Tazos and the year they were released.{{cite web |title=Australia / Australian Tazos Guide |url=https://spakatak.com/tazos/australia |website=Spakatak |accessdate=26 July 2018}}
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| Series
! Number Run ! Year |
|---|
| Looney Tunes
| 1–60 | 1995 |
| Cheetah
| 61–100 | 1995 |
| Looney Tunes Techno
| 101–140 | 1995 |
| The Simpsons
| 141–180 | 1996 |
| Chester Cheetah Techno Tazo
| 181–200 | 1996 |
| Time Warp Looney Tunes
| 201-220 | 1996 |
| Space Jam
| 1–80 | 1996 |
| Star Wars
| 81–160 | 1997 |
| Batman & Robin
| 1–40 | 1997 |
| Dragon Ball Z{{Cite web |last=spakatak.com |first=Warren Sergent / |title=spakatak.com Tazos Guide |url=https://spakatak.com/tazos |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=spakatak.com}}
|1-40 |2000 |
| The Simpsons Pickers
| 1–120 | 2002 |
| Beyblades Tazo Topz
| 1–54 | 2003 |
| Mega Tazo Topz
| 1–65 | 2003 |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Metalix*
| 1–60 | 2004 |
| Crush Gear Tazo
| 1–40 | 2004 |
| The Simpsons Bowlarama
| 1–50 | 2005 |
| Marvel Heroes
| 1–50 | 2005 |
| The Simpsons TV Tazo
| 1–50 | 2006 |
| AFL Hot Shot Tazo
| 1–30 | 2006 |
| NRL Hot Shot Tazo
| 1–30 | 2006 |
| Footy NRL Tazo Classic
| 1–48 | 2007 |
| Footy NRL Tazo Gold
| 1–64 | 2007 |
| Footy AFL Tazo Classic
| 1–48 | 2007 |
| Footy AFL Tazo Gold
| 1–64 | 2007 |
| Footy Legends NRL
| 1–72 | 2008 |
| Footy Legends AFL
| 1–64 | 2008 |
- The Yu-Gi-Oh! Metalix set did contain a couple bonus Tazos offered with a kids magazine K-Zone and at Shell petrol stations.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.tazos.com.au/ Tazos Australia]
- [http://spakatak.com/tazos/country.php?id=1 spakatak.com Australian Tazos Guide]
- [http://spring.x10.mx/ Tazos MEXICO]