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• Viz Announces One-of-a-Kind Premiums for Issue of Shonen Jump
  VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime content for North American audiences, announced the inclusion of several exciting premiums in upcoming issues of SHONEN JUMP. The one-of-a-kind collectibles will be included beginning with the May 2004 issue.
  Author: Carly Phyllis - Date: July 22, 2004



• BRIARPATCH’s New Look-Alikes Line of Puzzles
  Have you ever seen a skyscaper made out of compact discs? Or perhaps a building made out of an ice cream cone and sugar wafers? No? Welcome to Joan Steiner’s world of Look-Alikes, a place where nothing is what it appears to be! This year, BRIARPATCH challenges kids of all ages with the introduction of their new Look-Alikes jigsaw puzzles—complete with plenty of pieces to assemble and tons of tricks for the eyes! Look-Alikes General Store 500 Piece Puzzle, a chair made of a comb, melba toast and chess pieces? After the puzzle is completed, you’ll be amazed to see what’s in store here. Even though it looks just like an old fashioned general store—this emporium is anything but! Recommended for ages 7 and up, the completed Look-Alikes General Store Puzzle is 14x 18, and will be available at specialty stores nationwide.
  Author: Michael Kewill - Date: October 9, 2005



• CCG Workshop has licensed the Testimony of Jacob Hollow From Third World Games, Inc. for online play
  CCG Workshop has licensed the Testimony of Jacob Hollow From Third World Games, Inc. for online play. This traditional card game was released March 2003, and will soon be available to play on CCG Workshop's website.
  Author: Jeff Hahn - Date: March 15, 2004



• Phelios Releases Marbles Deluxe for Mac
  Phelios announced the release of Marbles Deluxe, a ported game from the PC to Mac platform. Phelios’ Patrice Krysztofiak partnered with Mike Boeh of Retro64 to bring a tremendously fun and different puzzler game to the Mac market.
  Author: Nick Steinbach - Date: March 15, 2004



• Mind bending puzzle game now available in demo form
  GarageGames announced the demo version of Chain Reaction today, developed by Monster Studios. The demo features eight playable puzzles and access to 13 of the fully interactive parts. The full version of Chain Reaction, includes over 50 levels, fifty-nine parts and a full Level Builder with tools for users to create their own puzzles, which they can email to their friends.
  Author: Miranda Dale - Date: March 14, 2004



• Learn about the history of board games when you search online
  The history of board games is a long one. Board games have been around for thousands of years and been played on all continents. The earliest games had one of two goals, the first was to capture or trap the opposing players pieces and the second was to race across the board to finish the game first. Some games combined both goals. Research has suggested that in the history of board games there was often a religious or military theme.
  Author: Mari Anne Hussen - Date: July 17, 2003