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For Immediate Release/February 2007
Ka-Ching!™
Gamewright Hits the Jackpot with Ten New Games for Toy Fair 2007
Newton, MA – Richie Rich won’t be the only kid on the block with millions this year! Play Gamewright´s new game,
Aunt Millie’s Millions™ and before long you will be on your way to another new game, Ka-Ching!™. If you want to nab
the crooks before they steal your millions play Three of a Crime™. But you’d better hurry and Step to It!™, another
new game from the creative minds at Gamewright.
Aunt Millie’s Millions™, Ka-Ching!™, Three of a Crime™, and Step to It!™ are just four of the ten new boxes of fun and
learning that Gamewright, the award-winning Massachusetts-based game company, is releasing in time for Toy Fair
2007.
Details about the latest and greatest:
Step to It™
The Get Up and Go Game
2 to 8 players · ages 5 and up
Here's a game that will have you walking, hopping, and jumping all around the
house. Ask a player to give you a card with a specific number of steps to take.
Then choose an object that you think you can reach in exactly that number. Can
you walk to the fridge in 9 steps? How about hop to something red in 15? Reach
your goal and you walk away with a win!
Contents:
60 cards, Rules of play, Instructions in Spanish
Playing time:
About 15 minutes
Suggested retail: $11.99
The Curse of the Ruby Rhino™
A Dastardly Dice Game
2 to 5 adventurers Ages 6 and up
Behold the Ruby Rhino! The most coveted of ancient treasures stands inches from
your grasp but a curse makes it nearly impossible to capture. Roll the dice and try
your best to corner this elusive jeweled beast. Watch out for a bevy of fake gold
that will get in your way. Hang onto the ruby rhino all by itself and you've not only
broken the curse — you've won the game!
Contents:
20 fake gold coins, 2 dice roll legends, 2 custom dice, 1 ruby rhino, Instructions in
Spanish
Playing Time:
About 10 minutes
Suggested retail: $11.99
Duck, Duck, Bruce™
A Down and Doggy Card Game
2 to 5 players · ages 6 and up
Look out ducks, make way for Bruce! In this quacked-up card game, ducks are
waddling everywhere — the circus, the beach, even the moon — and Bruce is hot
on their tails. Gather the most high-scoring ducks by turning over cards one at a
time. The more cards you reveal, the more you can collect. But if Bruce shows up,
your ducks better take cover before that wily hound ruffles some feathers! Get
the highest score and you’re one lucky duck.
Contents:
66 cards, 1 custom die, Rules of play, Instructions in Spanish
Playing time:
About 15 minutes
Suggested retail: $9.99
Hats Off™
A Mad Cap Card Game
2 to 5 players · Ages 6 and up
Put on your game cap for a frenzied round of hat matching mania. Hold three hat
cards in your hand and balance one on top of your head. Be the first to match the
center hat card and collect the pair. But don’t drop your hat or else someone can
yell “Hats Off!” and steal a card! Win the most cards and crown yourself the top
hat.
Contents:
56 cards, Rules of play, Instructions in Spanish
Playing Time:
About 12 minutes
Suggested Retail: $5.99
Thataway!™
The Get the Gorilla Card Game
2 to 5 players · ages 8 and up
Priscilla the gorilla is on the loose...Which way did she go?! Track down the
escaped ape by following the directions on the cards. Did she go left? Right? Up?
Down? Play cards quickly to trace her trail. Be the first to capture Priscilla and
score big points. The player with the highest score is the chimp-chasing champ!
Contents:
65 cards, Rules of play, Instructions in Spanish
Playing time:
About 12 minutes
Suggested retail: $5.99
Toss Your Cookies™
The Chunk-a-licious Card Game
3 to 8 players · ages 8 to adult
Hungry for fun? Look no further than this outrageously delicious game of quick
cookie collecting. Try to gather five of the same cookie by following the dice
actions: Pass cookie cards to your neighbor, swap them with an opponent, or steal
the milk card. Watch out for half-eaten cookies that will spoil your set. And if you
roll "Toss All," get ready for an all-out cookie flinging frenzy! Be the first to get
five of a kind plus the milk and you're one fortunate cookie.
Contents:
56 cookie cards, 2 custom dice, Rules of play, Instructions in Spanish
Playing Time:
About 15 minutes
Suggested retail: $11.99
Three of a Crime™
Cards...Crooks...Deduction!
2 to 6 detectives · ages 8 and up
Calling all detectives! A gang of thieves has just been nabbed, but only three
members actually committed the crime. Using keen eyes, quick thinking and
deduction, try to figure out who's part of the guilty trio. Was it Loose-Eye Lenny,
Kid Cassidy and Pencil Top? Or was it Louie St. Louis, Jonny Cortex and No Neck
Nick? The first to name the right three suspects is the master sleuth.
Contents:
35 cards, 20 number tokens, Rules of play, Instructions in Spanish
Playing time:
About 15 minutes
Suggested Retail: $9.99
Aunt Millie’s Millions™
The Frenzied Game of Family Fortune
3 to 6 players · ages 10 to adult
Dear Aunt Millie left behind a fortune worth millions. Are you one of her lucky
heirs? Use speed, strategy and persuasion to collect the most valuables from Aunt
Millie's estate. Will you get her coveted jukebox or will you get stuck with a dusty
bowling trophy? Claim the same item as another player and you must give the best
sob story to convince the judge that you deserve it more! Whoever ends up with
the most riches wins the game. Heir-splitting fun!
Contents:
100 estate cards, 12 appraisal cards, 8 character pieces, 1 vault, Rules of play,
Instructions in Spanish
Playing time:
About 20 minutes
Suggested Retail: $14.99
Hit or Miss™
The Game Where Great Minds Think Alike
3 to 8 players · ages 10 to adult
Sharpen your pencils — and your intuition — for this quick-playing "think-in-sync"
party game. Draw a category card and in 45 seconds, list as many related words
that come to mind. When the timer runs out, roll the die - if it lands on HIT, pick
a word that you think everyone wrote; if it lands on MISS, pick one that only you
wrote. Choose wisely and you score big points. The player with the highest score
wins. Hit or Miss — the can't MISS game that will turn your next party into a HIT!
Contents:
250 category cards, 45 second timer, 8 pads of paper, 8 pencils, 8 Hit or Miss
cards, 1 score pad, 1 custom die, Rules of play
Playing time:
About 30 minutes
Suggested Retail: $19.99
Ka-Ching!™
The Buy the Numbers Card Game
2 players · ages 10 to adult
Buy low, Sell high! Making money is the name of the game in this high stakes duel
for dollars. Compete against your opponent to turn the biggest profit by
strategically buying and selling stock cards. Buy cards at face value and then sell
them in pairs for the greatest possible return, all while preventing your opponent
from doing the same. Accumulate the most cash and you’re in the money!
Contents:
66 cards
Rules of play
Instructions in Spanish
Playing time:
About 15 minutes
Suggested Retail: $9.99
GAMEWRIGHT, a company devoted to bringing out the fun in all of us, is a brand of Ceaco, one of the country’s largest
jigsaw puzzle makers. Their games have won over 200 major international awards from prestigious organizations such
as Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, Dr. Toy, Parents’ Choice and the Canadian Toy Testing Council. Known for its wry
illustrations, intelligent game design, and fun game play, Gamewright continues to capture the hearts of parents and
children looking for a positive way to spend leisure time. These additions to the Gamewright family will continue to
enrich the lives of families, as well as enhance the notion that learning can be fun!
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