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Portable Adventures Allows Players to Mix Genres Using One Easy-To-Learn Game System
Westminster, CA - March 24, 2003 - Third World Games, Inc. has announced the Portable Adventures line of non-collectable card games. Exclusively shown during the past week at the GAMA Trade Show to retailers and distributors, each 60-card deck uses the Portable Adventures game system, but features a different genre and game style.
Portable Adventures will be released to retailers in August 2003 and will feature two decks: Lair of the Rat King and 8th Grade. Lair of the Rat King allows players to hunt down Ratlings and their minions in search of gold, gems and other treasures. 8th Grade features two different homerooms in a modern junior high; characters goof off in class while winning a Science Fair and their attending Junior Prom but avoiding being Grounded by their parents!
Each game features characters, items, events, and adventures; players need a certain number of adventure points to win the game. Dan Smith, Origins Award nominated designer for Battle of the Bands is the creator of Portable Adventures. He comments, "The unique strengths of the Portable Adventures line is the combination of different decks within the game system; players can play the decks separately or they can shuffle all their cards together and get a wild new game!"
Michael Nickoloff, Chief Operating Officer of Third World Games says, "Portable Adventures targets not only fans of Dan Smith's Battle of the Bands, but fantasy card players and traditional card game fans as well. Retailers will enjoy the brand as well; each new card set uses the same rules, so customers can immediately buy the game without having to learn a new set of rules!"
Portable Adventures is a non-collectable card game system, and will be released in August 2003. Each set, Lair of the Rat King, and 8th Grade, will feature 60 cards, a two-page rule sheet and four dice with a MSRP of $12.95.
About Third World Games, Inc.
Third World Games, Inc., is a Southern California-based manufacturer and publisher of traditional and collectable card games in the hobby-game industry. Founded by Frank Bustamante and Michael Nickoloff, Third World Games releases innovative and entertaining card games that attract varied audiences. Current lines include the 2001 Origins Award nominated collectable card game, Firestorm, 2002 Origins Award nominated traditional card game, Battle of the Bands and The Testimony of Jacob Hollow. For additional information, visit www.thirdworldgames.com.