Reiner Knizia's Poison Deals Deadly Fun

04/06/2009

REINER KNIZIA’S POISON DEALS DEADLY FUN
Griptonite Games Releases Popular Strategy Card Game for iPhone, iPod touch

KIRKLAND, WA – April 6, 2009 – Griptonite Games, a Foundation 9 Entertainment studio, announced today the release of Reiner Knizia’s Poison for the iPhone and iPod touch. Based  on the popular card game, Reiner Knizia’s Poison is a fast-paced, strategic, press-your-luck experience. The game is priced at $2.99 and is available immediately from Apple's App Store on iPhone and iPod Touch or at http://www.itunes.com/appstore/

"As a longtime fan of traditional card and boardgames, I’m incredibly excited to bring one of Dr. Knizia’s acclaimed games to the iPhone,” said Griptonite Studio Head, J.C. Connors. "Poison is addicting, atmospheric, and challenging all at once, and it’s great to play on the go!”

It’s an exciting battle of skill, luck, and nerves in Reiner Knizia’s Poison. As potion-makers brewing magic elixirs, players play numbered Potion cards into one of three, colored cauldrons, being careful not to overfill them. The player who overfills the cauldron must take all of the cards that go with it, including any of the deadly Poison cards that were mixed in! Players with either the most or least of a Potion at the end of the game might just have a chance of surviving the potions lab and winning the game.

The game features three different game modes, a challenging AI opponent, and distinctive music and sound effects.

About Griptonite Games
Griptonite Games is the leading developer of high quality, fun games for handheld platforms. Located in Kirkland, WA, the studio employs over 100 people who are passionate about making handheld games. The studio has shipped over 50 titles across most of the major handheld platforms including GBC, GBA and DS, and is currently developing games for DS, PSP, iPhone and iPod Touch. Griptonite is a Foundation 9 Entertainment Studio. For more information, please visit: www.griptonite.com.

About Foundation 9 Entertainment
Foundation 9 Entertainment is the largest independent games developer in the world. The company has studios across North America, Europe and Asia, making it a development powerhouse, uniquely positioned to deliver quality games on all gaming platforms for all age groups. The company's studios are masters in working with licensed properties and have collectively developed more than 500 titles since 1992, including more than 60 in 2007 alone. For more information, please visit: www.f9e.com.

About Reiner Knizia
With more than 500 published games and books, selling more than 10 million copies in numerous countries and languages, Dr Reiner Knizia is the world’s most prolific games designer. His numerous international awards include two German Game of the Year Awards, four German Game Prizes, three French Grand Prix du Jouet, three Austrian Game Awards,
two Japan Board Game Prizes, the Spanish Game of the Year, the Swiss Game Award and five European Children Game of the Year Awards. Reiner Knizia was born in Germany and now lives in the UK. He gained a Master of Science from Syracuse University in the USA and a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Ulm in Germany. After managing a £2bn
financial company, he now dedicates his time solely to designing games. Further information can be found at www.knizia.de.

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