Tazos


Tazos are disks that were distributed as promotional items with products of Frito-Lay and its subsidiaries around the world. Tazos have been released in several different formats, ranging from the original circular disks, to octagonal disks, to forms that resemble more of a collectible card.

Description

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.

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 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.
Other sets from around the world include:Chiquito de la Calzada

Countries

Tazos have been released around the world, in bags of potato chips 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:

Australian sets

Below is a list of official basic Australian Tazos and the year they were released.
SeriesNumber RunYear
Looney Tunes1–601995
Cheetah61–1001995
Looney Tunes Techno101–1401995
The Simpsons141–1801996
Chester Cheetah Techno Tazo181–2001996
Time Warp Looney Tunes201-2201996
Space Jam1–801996
Star Wars81–1601997
Batman & Robin1–401997
Dragon Ball Z1-402000
The Simpsons Pickers1–1202002
Beyblades Tazo Topz1–542003
Mega Tazo Topz1–652003
Yu-Gi-Oh! Metalix*1–602004
Crush Gear Tazo1–402004
The Simpsons Bowlarama1–502005
Marvel Heroes1–502005
The Simpsons TV Tazo1–502006
AFL Hot Shot Tazo1–302006
NRL Hot Shot Tazo1–302006
Footy NRL Tazo Classic1–482007
Footy NRL Tazo Gold1–642007
Footy AFL Tazo Classic1–482007
Footy AFL Tazo Gold1–642007
Footy Legends NRL1–722008
Footy Legends AFL1–642008