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Tuesday, 25 November 2003
Cranium Custom
October 30, 2003
Cranium Custom: The New Way to Add a Personal
Twist to Outrageous Fun
The
smash-hit game Cranium has given outrageous fun to parties and get-togethers
for millions of Craniacs. Now, Cranium Custom offers a
new way to add a unique personal touch to the next bridal shower, baby
shower or party. With Cranium Custom (at www.cranium.com), Craniacs can
print custom-made Cranium cards for all kinds of special events. Whether
it's getting a new friend to spell "schmooze" backwards at a party, or
getting your sister to hum the theme from "The Brady Bunch," Cranium Custom
is guaranteed to bring outrageous fun and memorable moments to any special get-together.
Making shared moments
and memories even more special is what Cranium Custom is all about. Craniacs
can create themed cards to enhance a Halloween or New Year's Eve party, or
use the customization feature to add a personal touch to a birthday party or
a special game night with friends. All gamers need to do is log on and
register at www.cranium.com
to start
creating custom cards any time they'd like to add a cool personal twist to
their next party.
With more than three million copies sold, Cranium is the
fastest-selling independent game in history. Cranium is a recipient of the
Toy Industry Association's "Game of the Year" Award, recognizing the most
innovative, interactive and playful game of the year.
Axis & Allies in 2004!
Axis & Allies in 2004
First Major Revision in Twenty Years of AXIS & ALLIES?!
November 7, 2003
(RENTON, Wash.) ? For the
first time in over two decades, players of the classic World War II military
strategy game AXIS & ALLIES? will
be able to experience a revised edition of their favorite game. Early next year, Wizards of the Coast, a
subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS), will release a new version of Axis & Allies, created under the direction of
Larry Harris, the game?s
original designer. The revised Axis &
Allies, scheduled for release in March 2004, will
feature more detailed game pieces, a beautifully charted, full-color world map
and updated rules that promise to make play more exciting than ever.
The redesigned
edition of Axis
& Allies emphasizes the game?s dedication to
historical detail, including the revamping of play pieces to reflect real-life
military vehicles. Now German tanks are shaped like Panther tanks, while
the U.S.
and the U.K.
tanks resemble Sherman
tanks. Changes to the fighter planes include transforming the U.K. fighters into Spitfires, the U.S. fighters into P-38 Lightnings, and the
German fighters into Ju-87 Stukas.
While retaining Axis & Allies?
historical flavor and complex strategy, updates to the game?s rules -- such
as new guidelines for weapons development research -- help streamline and
improve game balance. Other specific additions to the game include new sea zone
configurations and even new territories. The box size has been reduced by half,
making the game much easier to stock, and easier than ever to merchandise.
First produced in
the early 1980s by Milton Bradley, an affiliate of Wizards of the Coast, Axis & Allies is a classic game of war, economics, and
strategy. Victory goes not only to the team that conquers its opponents on the
field of battle, but also to the individual player who seizes the most enemy
territory. The game is set in spring 1942, as five world powers struggle
for supremacy: Germany and Japan are
aligned against England, the Soviet Union, and
the USA. Players control the military and economic
destiny of one of these countries in the titanic struggle that will decide the
fate of the world.
Axis & Allies is part of Wizards of the Coast?s Avalon
Hill? line of games, which includes Axis
& Allies
Europe, Axis & Allies Pacific,
Risk, Diplomacy and many others.
Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc.
(NYSE:HAS), is a worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop
roleplaying game categories, and a leading developer and publisher of
game-based entertainment products. The company holds an exclusive patent on
trading card games (TCGs) and their method of play and produces the premier
trading card game,
Magic: The Gathering?, among many other trading card games and
family card and board games. Wizards is also a leading publisher of
roleplaying games, such as
Dungeons & Dragons?, and publisher of fantasy series fiction
with numerous New York Times
best-sellers. For more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast
website at wizards.com .
Axis & Allies, Axis & Allies Europe, Axis &
Allies Pacific, Risk, Diplomacy and Avalon Hill are trademarks of Hasbro,
Inc. Used with permission. Axis & Allies is manufactured and
distributed by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Magic: The Gathering and
Dungeons & Dragons are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast. ? 2003
Wizards.
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Cranium Hullabaloo & Conga
November 25,
2003
Cranium?s
Hullabaloo and Conga Win The National Parenting Center?s Seal of
Approval
What
happens when you create games that are outrageous fun for the entire family? You
win awards of course! Cranium, Inc. is proud to announce that their Conga and
Hullabaloo family boardgames recently earned The
National Parenting Center?s Seal of Approval, which is awarded to those
games that provide wholesome fun for the entire family. This recent award adds
to an already impressive list of fifteen combined awards for the two games, and
more than 40 awards earned across the entire Cranium product line.
Read
more of what The National Parenting Center had to say about both
games!
Conga:
?It's
hard to put into words just how much we loved this fabulous family
game.?
?Lots of
fun and laughs are guaranteed.?
Hullabaloo:
?Borrowing a
little from Musical Chairs and a bit from Simon Sez, Cranium demonstrates again
that they know how to have a good time.?
?Hullabaloo is
great for groups, the larger the crazier, so spread out and get ready to host a
heck of a hullabaloo.?
Conga
and Hullabaloo are available for a suggested price of $19.95 and $24.95
respectively and can be found at retailers nationwide, or ordered directly from
the Cranium online store.
About
Cranium, Inc.
Cranium,
Inc. has been creating outrageously fun games since the 1998 debut of Cranium,
which quickly became the fastest-selling independent board game in history.
Today, the Cranium craze is a global phenomenon with Craniacs of all ages
finding the fun at home, at work, at school, or on the go. Cranium, Cranium Tin
Edition, Cranium Primo Edition, Cranium Booster Box? 1 and Booster
Box 2, Cranium Hoopla, Cranium Cadoo, Cranium Cadoo Tin Edition, Cranium Cadoo
Booster Box?, Cranium Cariboo, Cranium Hullabaloo, and Cranium Conga are
available in the United States. Around the world, international editions of
Cranium have been written by and for fun-loving people in Australia, Germany,
the United Kingdom, and Canada. Throughout 2003, Cranium, Inc. will debut 10 new
international versions that will be sold in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Holland, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Cranium
Cadoo is also available in a World English Edition. For additional information
about Cranium, Inc., its family of products, and the Cranium Fund, visit the
Cranium web site at: www.cranium.com.
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