Christmas Trivia Game Among Best-Selling Games of All-Time

Downers Grove, IL (PRWEB) October 13, 2005

?Tis the Season Christmas Trivia has joined the ranks of Monopoly, Life, Risk, Pictionary and Trivial Pursuit becoming one of the most top-selling games ever. In sixteen short years, ?Tis the Season has become a perennial blockbuster.

?During the holiday season, few games outsell ?Tis the Season,? according to marketing director Mark Andrews. Retailers stock up heavily in October and November. Leading toy stores, game stores, gift stores, card shops, party stores, drug stores, grocery stores, and book stores appreciate the blistering sales and attention the trivia game brings.

?Tis the Season and other Anton Publication Christmas games have broken retail barriers all across the country and have taken many retail categories by surprise with their strong sales and popularity.

"Non-traditional retailers are some of our best retail outlets,? says Andrews. ?Whether you are shopping at a craft store, linens store, home decor, home center, or a hardware store, you have seen our games and most likely bought one. They have been a big part of our success and these retailers sell several million dollars worth of our games-year after year every Christmas. These are sales they count on."

Selling next to greeting cards, books, holiday home accessories, decorative giftware, partyware, holiday decorations, ribbons, and bows, the games repeatedly sell year after year. They have become a family tradition all on their own.

"We get thousands of letters, phone calls, and e-mails from people and families who play our Christmas games." says Andrews. "You would not believe how many uses and variations of play people have come up with using our games." The games are packed away with the decorations and brought out every year.

Anton Publications also produces top-sellers like Holiday Charades, Christmas Bingo which is new, and Happy Holidays Carols & Songs. The games have universal appeal for families and friends who love playing them during holiday parties and holiday entertaining. The company also produces Christmas puzzles and books as well as games for other holidays like Halloween and Easter.

CONTACT: Mark Andrews or Deb Nelson 630-971-1048.

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Million Dollar Password? Board Game Hits the Shelves for The Holidays

South Amboy, New Jersey (PRWEB) November 26, 2008 -

Endless Games, America's classic board game specialist, announced the debut of Million Dollar Password, a board game based on the number one game show on TV last summer. The game is available starting Friday, November 28 at Target and other specialty stores in time for the holiday season.

CBS revived the popular Password game show as Million Dollar Password last summer. The show was hosted by Who Wants to be a Millionaire and daytime talk show veteran Regis Philbin, and averaged more than ten million viewers. Season two returns to CBS on December 21 with host Philbin, and celebrities William Shatner and Aisha Tyler in the first episode, helping contestants win one million dollars.

Now, fans of the Password format and board game enthusiasts alike will be entertained for hours over the frenetic action and high-pressure tension that only comes from this deceptively simple word guessing game. Played just like the TV game show, with two (or more) teams competing, clever communication remains the key as players rely on one-word clues to guess a series of secret passwords.

Endless Games Million Dollar Password edition includes more than three thousand passwords, and adds to the excitement by featuring the thrilling countdown music from the show. The game has an MSRP of $ 24.99 and is recommended for players ages ten+.

About Endless Games:

Founded by industry veterans Mike Gasser, Kevin McNulty and game inventor Brian Turtle, Endless Games specializes in games that offer classic entertainment and hours of fun at affordable prices. The three have an uncanny ability for discovering and developing hit games, with past successes Trivial Pursuit? Pictionary? and Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon?. Currently featured are several board games based on widely popular, long-running television game shows, including The Price is Right? and The Newlywed Game?, as well as the recently released The Godfather? Trivia Game. To learn more about the company and where to purchase its unique line of entertainment products, visit http://www.endlessgames.com.

Contact: Sophie Westacott Basile

Rubber Road Marketing

(973)275-0575

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?Fifth Avenue Holiday Hunt?? Gives Merrymakers a New Way to Discover New York?s Holiday Joys, With a Cell-Phone Guided Game through the Top Seasonal Sights

New York, NY (PRWEB) November 29, 2011

For New Yorkers and tri-state residents, the holidays aren?t complete without a visit to Manhattan to see the spectacular window displays, exquisite decorations and holiday finery that make the city so magical at this time of year. Beginning December 1, Stray Boots? new Fifth Avenue Holiday Hunt adds a fun and interactive way to explore the sights around Fifth Avenue and Rockefeller Center with a scavenger hunt-style walking tour with your cell phone leading the way.

Stray Boots? urban games have been compared to a ?little Amazing Race,? and the Fifth Avenue Holiday Hunt is a unique cell phone guided experience that turns the famous thoroughfare into a real-world ?game board.? From wonderful windows to dazzling decorations, the Fifth Avenue Holiday Hunt takes players to the grandest holiday displays NYC has to offer. Players will journey to the center of the toy earth at FAO Schwarz and the Lego Store. They?ll "kick" the holiday cheer into gear at Radio City Music Hall, then help ?decorate? NYC's most famous Christmas tree. They?ll see the sparkly side of the season at Cartier and Tiffany's, and learn the science of window displays at Bergdorf Goodman and Saks 5th Avenue. And they don't have to worry about becoming red-nosed in the cold thanks to the numerous indoor stops along the way.

The Fifth Avenue Holiday Hunt is easy to play and works by text message or smartphone web browser, so customers can use virtually any US mobile phone. Players are guided with text messages that include riddles, puzzles, photo opps and trivia questions as they are treated to a tour of the top holiday sights. Each challenge earns players points and reveals fun facts about the area. The hunt is self-paced and flexible, so participants can start whenever is convenient and stop for snacks, drinks, or do a bit of shopping along the way. The hunt takes between 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 hours to complete. And at a budget-friendly price of just $ 12 per ticket, it?s a new kind of holiday fun for less than the cost of a movie.

Ideal for families, couples and visitors looking to catch the highlights of the season, the Fifth Avenue Holiday Hunt adds a new level of holiday fun to traditional excursions to see the legendary New York City lights and window displays.

Highlights include:

????Amazing window displays at some of New York?s top stores
????The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
????Radio City Music Hall
????The holiday splendor of the Plaza Hotel
????The center of the toy earth, FAO Schwarz
????Many other fun and interesting holiday surprises

The Fifth Avenue Holiday Hunt will be available from December 1 to December 31, 2011. It is being offered at the special introductory price of $ 12 per ticket. Tickets can be purchased online at Stray Boots? website.

About Stray Boots

Called a ?Game Changer? by Fastcompany.com, Stray Boots was created to deliver the cure for the common tour. Stray Boots? interactive, cell phone-based urban games combine the fun of a scavenger hunt with the sights of a top-notch walking tour to challenge players as they see the city, learn interesting facts and have some fun along the way. Tourists and locals are giving Stray Boots? hunts rave reviews in Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Portland (Oregon), San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington, DC and London, England. Many more cities are coming soon. Stray Boots is the proud recipient of a TripAdvisor? Certificate of Excellence. Stray Boots also offers private hunts for corporate team building and special events like birthday and bachelorette parties. For more information, visit our website.

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