Ingenious Now Available in North American Retail
Award-winning puzzler in stores
CHAPEL HILL, NC - June 19, 2007 - Merscom announced today Ingenious is now available in North American retail stores under its ShadeTree Games label. Based on the work of internationally renowned game designer Reiner Knizia, the board game version of Ingenious has been an international best seller. Ingenious will retail for $19.99 USD
Incredibly easy to learn and just as addictive, Ingenious provides hours of challenging and thrilling fun for one to four players.
Players place hexagonal chips of six different colors on the hexagonal board, score points, block opponents' tile placement, and try to protect themselves from being blocked by their opponents. The player who has the lowest amount of points for any of the six colors loses. Game strategy requires that players score points for each color, and this requires concentration and skill.
"We are very excited to be publishing Ingenious," said Lloyd Melnick, Chief Customer Officer for Merscom. "It is one of the few games that appeals both to the traditional gamer and the casual gamer; it's just a great game."
Lauded by The Games Journal as "Easy to learn, quick to play, and absolutely beautiful to look at," Ingenious the board game was named the 2006 Golden Geek Best Family Game. It was also nominated for the 2004 International Gamers Best Strategy Game Award and the 2005 GAMES Magazine Best Abstract Strategy Game.
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Merscom is a global publisher of computer and video games that distributes games through multiple channels, multiple platforms and multiple revenue models. Merscom's channels include retail distribution in the US and Europe, online sale through major portals worldwide and games on Microsoft® Xbox Live® Arcade. Merscom publishes games from leading casual game developers, including Sandlot Games, Reflexive Entertainment, Absolutist and Pi-Eye Games. Merscom publishes on multiple platforms including PC, console and handheld. Merscom produces entertaining products for gamers of all ages and guarantees all customers a great experience with its "Fun Guarantee." For more information visit www.merscom.com.