Company:Gamewright Games

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Gamewright Games is a game company that has published over 200 children's games since 1994.

Description

Gamewright Games was founded in 1994 in Newton, Massachusetts by two families seeking better games for their children.[1] The company produces card, dice, board, and party games, and categorizes them by age: 3, 3–6, 6–8, and 8–10+.[1]

One of its best-known games is Sleeping Queens, developed by six-year-old Miranda Evarts in 2006.[2][3] Sleeping Queens was chosen by the Canadian Toy Testing Council as one of its "2006 Best Bet Awards" selections.[4][5]

Since 1994, Gamewright has published over 200 titles[6][better source needed] including Forbidden Island, Forbidden Desert, Think 'n Sync, and Sushi Go!.

Awards

Gamewright has received several awards for its games, including five Mensa Select Awards:[7]

  • 1996 Rat-a-Tat Cat
  • 2010 Forbidden Island
  • 2014 Qwixx
  • 2015 Dragonwood
  • 2022 Shifting Stones[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wolk, Bruce H. (2009). Made here, baby! : the essential guide to finding the best American-made products for your kids. New York: American Management Association. pp. 231–232. ISBN 9780814413890. 
  2. ↑ Grant, Tracy (2005-03-15). "Chance to Dream; Sleepless Young Inventor Plays Her Cards Right". Washington Post: pp. C13. http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/mar/15/sleepless_young_inventor/. Retrieved 2022-12-22. 
  3. ↑ "Miranda Is the Queen of Cards". Time For Kids (Time Magazine): pp. Vol. 10, No. 23. 2005-04-08. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927212620/http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/magazines/story/0,6277,1045055,00.html. Retrieved 2007-02-04. 
  4. ↑ "2006 Best Bet Awards". Canadian Toy Testing Council. 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20061126221433/http://www.toy-testing.org/content/BestBets/bb06.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-04. 
  5. ↑ McPherson, Karen (2005-04-08). "Summer's hot toys keep kids active and creative". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05144/509208.stm. Retrieved 2007-02-04. 
  6. ↑ "Gamewright". https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/108/gamewright. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Mensa Select® Games" (in en). https://www.mensamindgames.com/about/winning-games/. 

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