Category: Press Releases

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Contact       
Lisa Wuennemann                       
Patch Products, Inc.
(800) 524-4263, ext. 275
lisaw@patchproducts.com

BELOIT, Wis.— Wouldn’t it be awesome to meet a fascinating game inventor and pick his brain about games and design, all while playing his newest game with him?!? Well, you can do just that, because successful toy and game inventor Craig Clark Williamson is a Chicagoan! And on November 22nd and 23rd he’ll be at the Chicago’s Toy & Game Fair at Navy Pier to play games and sign purchased copies of his new fast-paced card game Yowza!™ So come meet Craig, and play his new game before you buy it at a special show price!

Craig has spent his career in Chicagoland, working with some of the largest toy invention studios, and even managing product development for smaller companies. Craig is one of the creative minds who worked on Catch Phrase™, Gooey Louie™ and many, many more successful games! Today he runs his own company, designing and developing game and toy concepts. His recent concept licensed by Patch Products, Yowza!, is one he spent many nights working on, playing and rethinking the game to get it just right! His goal was to create an easy, fun, family-friendly card game that people will want to play again and again…and he nailed it!

Stop by Patch’s ChiTAG booth on November 22nd and 23rd to play a game or two with your Chicago neighbor Craig Clark Williamson…if you’re looking for some family fun, that is!

About Chicago Toy & Game Fair (ChiTAG)
ChiTAG, founded in 2003, is the largest toy and game fair in the U.S. open to the public. It’s popular with families, inventors, media, educators, retailers, inventors and consumers, all of which can attend to play with and shop for the latest and greatest toys and game. For more information, visit www.chitagfair.com.

About Patch Products
Patch Products is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of games, children’s puzzles, preschool toys, creative activities and teaching tools, with focus on innovation and growth of brands and categories. Top-selling brands include 5 Second Rule®, Perplexus™ Don’t Rock the Boat™, Farkle, The Game of THINGS…®, Mirari®, Buzzword®, Stratego®, What’s Yours Like?®, Lauri®, Wood WorX™ and Wooly Willy®.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact       
Lisa Wuennemann                       
Patch Products, Inc.
(800) 524-4263, ext. 275
lisaw@patchproducts.com

BELOIT, Wis.— THINGS… you don’t want to miss at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair (ChiTAG)? The number one answer is: Meeting Tom Quinn, the charismatic and award-winning co-inventor of the popular The Game of THINGS…®! At last year’s ChiTAG, Tom won the coveted TAGIE (Toy & Game Inventor) Award for Excellence in Game Design, so this year he’s extra pumped to be in Chicago meeting and playing games with fans!

On November 22nd and 23rd, Tom will be at ChiTAG showcasing his all-new, limited-edition The Game of THINGS… 10th Anniversary Edition! He’ll be chatting with attendees, playing games and signing purchased copies of the game Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.

Tom is very excited to be personally demonstrating this new version of the original humorous who-said-what game! Because the original is a hit, having sold more than 1.5 million copies, Tom decided to give fans more hilarious THINGS to celebrate 10 humorous years. Thus, the 10th Anniversary Edition was created, featuring all new topics that will inspire loads of laughter!

So stop by Patch’s ChiTAG booth on November 22nd and 23rd to play a game or two with TAGIE award-winner Tom Quinn, and get your copy of the limited-edition game at a special show price!

About Chicago Toy & Game Fair (ChiTAG)
ChiTAG, founded in 2003, is the largest toy and game fair in the U.S. open to the public. It’s popular with families, inventors, media, educators, retailers, inventors and consumers, all of which can attend to play with and shop for the latest and greatest toys and game. For more information, visit www.chitagfair.com.

About Patch Products
Patch Products is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of games, children’s puzzles, preschool toys, creative activities and teaching tools, with focus on innovation and growth of brands and categories. Top-selling brands include 5 Second Rule®, Perplexus™ Don’t Rock the Boat™, Farkle, The Game of THINGS…®, Mirari®, Buzzword®, Stratego®, What’s Yours Like?®, Lauri®, Wood WorX™ and Wooly Willy®.

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Contact       
Lisa Wuennemann                               
Patch Products, Inc.                                                                        
(800) 524-4263, ext. 275
lisaw@patchproducts.com

BELOIT, Wis.— Pizza Hut is offering fun game play to its diners! Starting Oct. 1, tabletop versions of Patch Products’ Know It or Blow It® and The Game of THINGS…® games will be available in nearly 1,500 participating dine-in Pizza Hut restaurants nationwide.

The game promotion is designed to enhance the family dining experience at Pizza Hut, while showcasing Patch’s family-oriented games.

“Patch is excited to team up with Pizza Hut once again this year,” said Lisa Wuennemann, director of marketing at Patch Products. “Both companies are committed to encouraging families to spend time together and have fun. In addition, playing Patch games at Pizza Hut is a great way for people to try a new game.”

Know It or Blow It is a fun trivia game for teams, just try not to give an incorrect answer and blow your team’s points! In The Game of THINGS…, players give outrageous responses to topics, trying to guess who said what!

About Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut Inc., a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), is the world’s largest pizza restaurant company with more than 6,600 units in the United States and more than 4,000 units in 100 other countries. The company is the recognized leader in the $37 billion pizza category. Those hungry for more information can go to the official Pizza Hut Web site at www.pizzahut.com.

About Patch Products
Patch Products is a family-owned company, leading the toy industry in design, manufacturing and marketing of games, children’s puzzles, preschool toys, creative activities and teaching tools. Top-selling brands include 5 Second Rule®, Perplexus™ Don’t Rock the Boat™, Farkle, The Game of THINGS…®, Mirari®, Buzzword®, Stratego®, What’s Yours Like?®, Lauri® and Wooly Willy®. Patch focuses on innovation through building brands and creating new categories.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact       
Lisa Wuennemann                       
Patch Products, Inc.
(800) 524-4263, ext. 275
lisaw@patchproducts.com

BELOIT, Wis.— Patch Products, the exclusive marketer and distributer of Stratego products in the United States and Canada, has extended the line to include a collectible Master’s Edition, as well as a Battle Cards game.

Stratego is the classic game of battlefield strategy that has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. For over 50 years, Stratego has thrilled strategy game fans by inspiring them to challenge an opponent and attempt to capture the flag!

New for 2014, the Stratego Master’s Edition is a collectible version of the classic game, featuring a rich wood box with metallic accents, along with turreted game pieces and more elaborate game rules. Fans of the game will love adding this to their collection, and new strategy game players will be amazed!

Also new to the line is the card game Stratego Battle Cards, which plays similarly to the original version of the classic game, only with cards, and comes in an attractive shield-shaped plastic case. These new games join the line of Original and Sci-Fi Stratego.

Patch Products is a family-owned company, leading the toy industry in design, manufacturing and marketing of games, children’s puzzles, preschool toys, creative activities and teaching tools. Top-selling brands include 5 Second Rule®, Perplexus™ Don’t Rock the Boat™, Farkle, The Game of THINGS…®, Mirari®, Buzzword®, Stratego®, What’s Yours Like?®, Lauri® and Wooly Willy®. Patch focuses on innovation through building brands and creating new categories.

Royal Jumbo, a 160-year-old company, is a leading innovative Dutch publisher and manufacturer of games and puzzles. Top-selling brands include Stratego®, Party & Co®, Wasgij®, Jan van Haasteren® cartoon puzzles.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact       
Lisa Wuennemann   
Patch Products, Inc.
(800) 524-4263, ext. 275
lisaw@patchproducts.com

BELOIT, Wis. — THINGS… that happened 10 years ago that were HILARIOUS:
1) Will Ferrell’s movie “Anchorman- The Ron Burgundy Story” was released.
2) Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunctioned at the Superbowl.
3) The Game of THINGS… was unleashed on an unsuspecting public.

For 10 years now, The Game of THINGS… has changed game night from a competitive pursuit to one of uncontrollable laughter. To commemorate this, Patch Products and the game’s award-winning inventors Quinn & Sherry, Inc. have designed a 10th Anniversary Edition with all new topics like “THINGS… that end with a bang”, “THINGS… you learned from fairy tales” and “THINGS…your pets really do when you aren’t home.” These and many other hilarious topics can be found in The Game of THINGS… 10th Anniversary Edition.

This new version of the popular and humorous who-said-what game will have both old and new fans excited. The original game has proven itself a hit among those who love games that push the envelope. A multi award-winner, THINGS… has sold more than 1.5 million copies and continues to fly off store shelves across North America. The 10th Anniversary Edition features all new topics ─ and just like the original, it will have you laughing until your stomach hurts.

The game features a rich, dark cherry wood box with an attached golden medallion, and includes 288 topic cards that turn everyone into a comedian. The true object of the game is laughter, but to win, players read topics aloud, write down responses and then take turns guessing who said what. You really won’t believe the THINGS… you’ll hear!
 
Patch Products is a family-owned company, leading the toy industry in design, manufacturing and marketing of games, children’s puzzles, preschool toys, creative activities and teaching tools. Top-selling brands include 5 Second Rule®, Perplexus™ Don’t Rock the Boat™, Farkle, The Game of THINGS…®, Mirari®, Buzzword®, Stratego®, What’s Yours Like?®, Lauri® and Wooly Willy®. Patch focuses on innovation through building brands and creating new categories.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact       
Lisa Wuennemann                       
Patch Products, Inc.
(800) 524-4263, ext. 275
lisaw@patchproducts.com

What:  Patch Toy & Game Sale

When:  Saturday September 6, 2014 — 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Where:  Preservation Park
             3444 S. Riverside Drive/Hwy. 51 North
             Beloit, WI 53511
              
Why:  To raise money for Town of Beloit parks and schools.

BELOIT, Wis.— Stock up on birthday gifts, shop early for the holidays or pick up educational products for the classroom. Patch is selling over 200 toys, games, puzzles, activities and learning resources for all ages, at wholesale prices.

The sale will include Patch’s best-selling games, puzzles and toys like 5 Second Rule®, Don’t Rock the Boat™, Mirari® Pop! Pop! Piano® and Lauri® Tall-Stacker™ Pegs and Pegboard Set. Plus, you can shop for ever-popular classroom products including, language cards, educational kits and much more!

New this year is Patch’s Stratego® game, Mirari® myPhone® and Wood WorX™ line of craft kits using high-quality wood.

All profits from the Patch Toy & Game Sale go directly back to the community to continue to improve the grounds and facilities of Preservation Park for everyone to enjoy. This year, the committee plans to use money raised toward park improvements, and has also committed funds for Government E-meeting Project at F.J. Turner High School and a Guided Reading Program at Townview.
For more information about the Patch Products Toy & Game Sale, visit patchproducts.com or call 608-362-6896.

Patch Products is a family-owned company, leading the toy industry in design, manufacturing and marketing of games, children’s puzzles, preschool toys, creative activities and teaching tools. Top-selling brands include 5 Second Rule®, Perplexus™ Don’t Rock the Boat™, Farkle, The Game of THINGS…®, Mirari®, Buzzword®, Stratego®, What’s Yours Like?®, Lauri® and Wooly Willy®. Patch focuses on innovation through building brands and creating new categories.

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Contact       
Lisa Wuennemann                               
Patch Products, Inc.                                                                        
(800) 524-4263, ext. 275
lisaw@patchproducts.com

BELOIT, Wis.— Patch Products, exclusive specialty distributer of the Perplexus line of 3D maze games, has unveiled the latest design by the creative Perplexus team — Perplexus Warp™!

So what’s so different about Warp? A lot of things! The most noticeable difference is its shape — the current Perplexus games are sphere-shaped, but Warp is, well, a warped sphere. “If one had to name it, it would be called a spherical octahedron, but around here we just call it weird, cool, different, warpy, or the hyper egg. The new shape is also a bit easier to hold, doesn’t roll off a table, and maximizes player’s visibility all in a fun new size,” says Matt Nelson of Perplexus, LLC.

Also new with Warp is the Warp Drive, an external slider used to manipulate the ball inside. This is the first external manipulation device used with Perplexus, and it’s crucial at a certain section of the maze track—you can’t get the ball past it without using Warp Drive!

Perplexus Warp features nine internal cups that act as “baskets” when you maneuver the marble to leap into them, and a new internal pivot that gives the illusion of a magnet sticking to the ball, defying gravity, as it travels across a bridge with no rails. Warp has six flagged check points and 80 challenging events. For ages 6 and up.

Perplexus Warp joins the line of four spherical 3D mazes: Original™, Rookie™, Twist™, and the 2013 TOTY Game-of-the-Year winner Epic™.

Patch Products is a family-owned company, leading the toy industry in design, manufacturing and marketing of games, children’s puzzles, preschool toys, creative activities and teaching tools. Top-selling brands include 5 Second Rule®, Perplexus™ Don’t Rock the Boat™, Farkle, The Game of THINGS…®, Mirari®, Buzzword®, Stratego®, What’s Yours Like?®, Lauri® and Wooly Willy®. Patch focuses on innovation through building brands and creating new categories.

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Contact       
Lisa Wuennemann                               
Patch Products, Inc.                                                                        
(800) 524-4263, ext. 275
lisaw@patchproducts.com

BELOIT, Wis.— Patch Products had family fun in mind when developing the fast-paced new games Stinky Pig™ and Yowza!™. Both inspire enjoyable together time for families.

Stinky Pig      
Poke Stinky Pig’s belly to hear him sing, and then roll the die to see which way to pass him. Do it fast…pass him left, pass him right, roll again…but hurry before he…toots! If you’re holding Stinky Pig when he passes gas, you must take a token. But then keep playing…quickly…and the player with the fewest tokens in the end wins! For two or more players, ages 6 and up.

Yowza!
Zap, Zoom, Boom, Bam, Wham…Yowza! You Gotta Say It to Play It™ in this quick discarding game. Chant along, and if the card you discard matches the word you just chanted, then you get stuck taking the discard pile! If you discard a “wild” card, you get to keep going…but at your own risk! Just be sure you’re the first to get rid of all your cards so you can be the winner…Yowza! For two or more players, ages 7 and up.

Stinky Pig and Yowza! join Patch’s line of family and children’s games, including the 2013 TOTY (Toy of the Year) finalist Don’t Rock the Boat™ and 2014 TOTY finalist Chain Letters®.

Patch Products is a family-owned company, leading the toy industry in design, manufacturing and marketing of games, children’s puzzles, preschool toys, creative activities and teaching tools. Top-selling brands include 5 Second Rule®, Perplexus™ Don’t Rock the Boat™, Farkle, The Game of THINGS…®, Mirari®, Buzzword®, Stratego®, What’s Yours Like?®, Lauri® and Wooly Willy®. Patch focuses on innovation through building brands and creating new categories.

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Contact       
Lisa Wuennemann                               
Patch Products, Inc.                                                                        
(800) 524-4263, ext. 275
lisaw@patchproducts.com

BELOIT, Wis.— Patch Products is excited to announce two new additions to its preschool toy line Mirari, adored for its back-to-basics play with a unique twist!

Children deserve engaging and entertaining toys with features that allow the play experience to be truly enhanced and not overshadowed, and that’s what Mirari gives them—playtime that is pure in its experience, with no added distractions that take away from the magic of play. Mirari, from the Latin word for “wonder” and “amaze,” delights children by offering basic toys with a simple tech twist, creating stimulating, quality toys that provide children with the tools they need to grow, thrive and learn.

myPhone™      
Imagine if babies had their very own smartphones that rang, lit up and allowed mommy to speak to them…myPhone does all that! The 5.5″ durable play phone features a touchscreen with 12 colorful light-up icons that children can press to hear the ABC song, a lullaby, “snapshot” sound and more! The most exciting feature of this phone is its “record and ring” ability—mom or dad (or grandparents!) can record a message on the phone for children. Then, using the included remote control heart, adults can activate the phone ringer from up to 25 feet across the room (unobstructed), and children will hear their loved one’s message! It’s a magical addition to fun phone play that children will adore! For ages 6 months and up.

Bouncy Bop™ Shape Sorter          
It’s a colorful classic shape sorter with added bouncing fun! Children will enjoy fitting the six colorful shapes into the coordinating holes on top of the 8″ tall Bouncy Bop Shape Sorter! And when the shapes fall inside and hit the bouncy surface, they go boing! Once all the shapes are inside, children can push the side handle to activate the paddle and watch the shapes bounce! For ages 12 months and up.

myPhone and Bouncy Bop Shape Sorter join the family of six existing Mirari items, including the 2014 TOTY (Toy of the Year) finalist Pop! Pop! Piano®.

Patch Products is a family-owned company, leading the toy industry in design, manufacturing and marketing of games, children’s puzzles, preschool toys, creative activities and teaching tools. Top-selling brands include 5 Second Rule®, Perplexus™ Don’t Rock the Boat™, Farkle, The Game of THINGS…®, Mirari®, Buzzword®, Stratego®, What’s Yours Like?®, Lauri® and Wooly Willy®. Patch focuses on innovation through building brands and creating new categories.

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Contact       
Lisa Wuennemann                               
Patch Products, Inc.                                                                        
(800) 524-4263, ext. 275
lisaw@patchproducts.com

BELOIT, Wis.— Patch Products is thrilled to announce they have signed a distribution agreement with Colorific, granting Patch the exclusive right to market and distribute Wood WorX™ craft kits in the United States and Canada, effective January 1, 2014.

Wood WorX kits are proven best-sellers in Europe and Australia for Colorific, and now Patch will distribute them in North America! The crafty kits are made of high-quality wood, and are fun and easy to assemble! Each kit has easy-to-follow instructions that allow children to build something different and includes glue, paint and decals to make a customized toy. Once they build the jet fighter, jewelry box, etc., children can actually play with and use their new wooden toy or accessory. This building toy is a great way for children to create and personalize playthings for themselves!

Colorific, one of Australia’s leading family-owned toy and educational resources companies, has sold over two million units of Wood WorX since its launch in 2004, selling over 750,000 in the past two years alone. Wood WorX is Colorific’s top brand, and Patch is excited to now be adding it to its Lauri line of craft, developmental and educational products, and Patch will strive to continue its success on a new continent!

To launch, Patch Products will have six different Wood WorX titles: three tailored to boys with vehicle and dinosaur themes, and three tailored to girls with jewelry and stationery themes. For ages 5 and up. Later in 2014, look for the Wood WorX “impulse” line of smaller starter kits with vehicle themes.

Patch Products is a family-owned company, leading the toy industry in design, manufacturing and marketing of games, children’s puzzles, preschool toys, creative activities and teaching tools. Top-selling brands include 5 Second Rule®, Perplexus™ Don’t Rock the Boat™, Farkle, The Game of THINGS…®, Mirari®, Buzzword®, Stratego®, What’s Yours Like?®, Lauri® and Wooly Willy®. Patch focuses on innovation through building brands and creating new categories.

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