Playroom Releases Livingstone
- Creates New “Gateway Games” Line for its Euro-Styled Strategy Games -

North Hollywood , CA – (Sept. 19, 2009) – Playroom Entertainment, continuing to explore and discover a successful niche between family games and Euro-strategy games, today announced the nationwide availability of Livingstone™, the third title in a line that Playroom has now termed its “Gateway Games.”

Dan Rowen, president of Playroom Entertainment, explained, “We’re really excited about the launch of Livingstone this year. It will compliment our other successful 'Gateway Games': Ilium™ and Portobello Market™, which we’ve defined as games that provide players with a gateway from traditionally straight-forward family games to a more intricate, strategic Euro-style realm of games. Livingstone follows the winning formula of our other Gateway Games as being family friendly, easy to learn, and only take about 40 minutes to play, but incorporates strategic elements and has the graphically aesthetic Euro-game look and quality.”   

Following up on the company’s previous hit games in the category, Portobello Market™ (designed by Thomas Odenhoven), and the recent release Ilium™ (Reiner Knizia), Livingstone (Benjamin Liersch) is another of Playroom’s elegantly styled, beautifully illustrated board games.

In Livingstone, the storyline is set in the year 1855, when the legendary Scottish missionary, Dr. David Livingstone, explored various regions of Africa . In the game, players are challenged to strategically set up tents and seek to collect gemstones found along the Zambezi River . The goal is to gain the most victory points and the favor of Queen Victoria in order to win the game.

Playroom is anticipating the same success for Livingstone that the company has been enjoying from Portobello Market and Ilium . The extremely competitive annual games reviews from The Chicago Tribune and San Francisco Chronicle both placed Ilium on the Best Games of 2008 lists.

Playroom Entertainment, based in North Hollywood, California, is a leading marketer of original board games and card games. The company was founded in 2000 on a commitment to produce high-quality games from the best designers in the world and bring them into homes for families to enjoy together. Led by the phenomenal success of its Killer Bunnies® and the Quest for the Magic Carrot™ card game series, Playroom Entertainment currently boasts an award-winning line-up of over 70 products that have been individually honored and brand recognized. In addition to its Bright Idea Games line, Playroom also offers strategy board games, family games, card games and original dice games. Playroom’s wide range of games are sold at specialty toy, game, gift, educational and book retailers nationwide. For more information on Playroom Entertainment products, call 866-999-9654 or visit www.PlayroomEnt.com.

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