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DECEMBER 8, 2005
DREAM GREEN CONTINUES THEIR WINNING WAYS.
Weirton WV. Dream Green, an award-winning family owned game company, is proud to announce that their latest projects, Uthini/Mancala and Flocks, have been awarded a Seal of Excellence in Creative Child Magazine's Top Creative Toys for 2005 competition.
Are you looking for a bi-lingual game? An award-winning game? A family game?
You'll find all that and more with DREAM GREEN's new FLOCKS card game. A wild
and wacky game of recall and luck, FLOCKS is a terrific memory tool, language
aid and giggle inducer. Be the ornithologist who collects the most flocks
but watch out for that spying Spectacle Bird and the sneaky Cuckoo Bird.
And don't forget to use the lucky Golden Egg cards. It's cuckoo - It's freaky,
It's loco- It's sneaky, It's high flying family fun. It's FLOCKS!
Creative Child Magazine Seal of Excellence
Cards and instructions in English and Spanish
Ages 4+
2 + Players
10+ minutes playing time.
SRP $7.95
Display available.
DON GREEN'S ARTWORK SHINES AGAIN WITH UTHINI/MANCALA GAME
If you've seen Don Green's carving work on DREAM GREEN's Noble Celts circular chessboard pieces (or the life-size Rooks at their booth), then you know the caliber of work he puts into designing games. This talent shines again with DREAM GREEN's combination Uthini/Mancala. The Uthini (a gammon type game played with dice) playing board is a collection of African symbols, the meaning of which are listed on DREAM GREEN's website. The reverse side of this wooden board is the traditional and ancient game of Mancala. The board is housed in a cast frame made of recycled plastic which features beautifully carved African animals along the sides and scenes of Egypt and South Africa on either end. This is a gorgeous item which will sell in game stores, gift stores, zoos or museums equally well.
Creative Child Magazine Seal of Excellence
Ages 6+
2 or 2 teams of players
10 + minutes
SRP $25.00
SEPT 24, 2004
DREAM GREEN GAMES WIN CREATIVE CHILD MAGAZINE AWARDS
Weirton WV. Dream Green, a Weirton based educational game company, is pleased to announce that their math card game system, 1-2-3 OY!, was awarded a Preferred Choice Award and their word and spelling card game system, A-B-C OY!, a Seal of Excellence in Creative Child Magazine's Top Creative Toys for 2004 competition.
1-2-3 OY!, a set of ten age and ability adaptable math card games, has also been honored with a Games Magazine GAMES 100 Award, a DR. TOY 'Best Vacation Game' Award, a National Parenting Publications Gold Award, and was selected by the National Association for Gifted Children's Parenting for High Potential Magazine as a Holiday Toy List pick.
A-B-C OY!, the companion set of eight word and alphabet games, has been honored with a Three Stars award (their highest) by the Canadian Toy Testing Council and a Gold Award by the National Association for Parenting Publications. It was also a finalist in the Teacher's Choice Awards.
These and other award winning Dream Green products are available through major catalogs and game, gift and educational stores. Additional information is available at the Dream Green website: www.123oy.com
SEPT 24, 2004
DREAM GREEN PRESENTED WITH STAR SUPPORTER AWARD BY FOUNDER OF BAGHDAD HOBBY CLUB
Weirton WV. Don and Sharon Green were presented with a Star Supporter Award by 2Lt Patrick Anderson of the Iraq Survey Group for Dream Green's generous support of U.S. soldiers through their donation of games to the Baghdad Hobby Club. The presentation was made during the HobbyTown USA Convention, held in July in Lincoln NE, where 2Lt Anderson was the honored guest.
The Baghdad Hobby Club was begun by 2LT Patrick Anderson, a member of the
Iraq Survey Group - stationed in a former presidential palace in Baghdad. Anderson
is a serious hobbyist who initially solicited a donation of hobby products
from Hobbytown USA magazine to help servicemen and women pass the time. The original
shipment was 42 large boxes from various hobby product manufacturers valued at
over $35,000.
Anderson was amazed, and the club grew by leaps and bounds. They
now have a permanent, locked club room and a great "checkout system" to
ensure that the hobby products are being well used by the soldiers.
Shortly after the hobby products were received, a group of game players joined the club and asked for table space for their regular games. This small group was a popular new addition but there weren't enough games to go around. This was when GAMA (The Game Manufacturers of America), Dream Green and other game companies became involved. To date more than 30 game companies have donated their products to help support our troops in Iraq.
JAN 04
Weirton WV: Dream Green, a Weirton based award-winning game company, was pleased to take part in supplying games to our troops in Iraq through the Baghdad Hobby and Game Club Project. Dream Green was proud to send along several copies each of their TIC TAC CHEC, NOBLE CELTS CIRCULAR CHESS and 1-2-3 OY! games.
The Baghdad Hobby Club was begun by 2LT Patrick Anderson, a member of the
Iraq Survey Group - stationed in a former presidential palace in Baghdad.
Anderson is a serious hobbyist who initially solicited a donation of hobby
products
from Hobbytown USA magazine to help servicemen and women pass the time. The
original
shipment was 42 large boxes from various hobby product manufacturers valued
at over $35,000. Anderson was amazed, and the club grew by leaps and bounds.
They now have a permanent, locked club room and a great "checkout system" to
ensure that the hobby products are being well used by the soldiers.
Shortly after the hobby products were received, a group of game players joined the club and asked for table space for their regular games. This small group was a popular new addition but there weren't enough games to go around. This was when GAMA (The Game Manufacturers of America), Dream Green and other game companies became involved. To date more than 30 game companies have donated their products to help support our troops in Iraq.
SEPT '03
DREAM GREEN PRESENTED WITH THE DR. TOY 2003 OUTSTANDING TOY MANUFACTURER "RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE" AWARD AND NAPPA 2003 GOLD AND HONOR AWARDS.
Weirton WV: DREAM GREEN is very proud to announce that they have received a 2003 Dr. Toy Recognition of Excellence Award as an Outstanding Toy Manufacturer for producing high quality educational games. This award, presented by Stevanne Auerbach, PhD. (Dr. Toy), was given in conjunction with The Institute for Childhood Resources 10th Anniversary Celebration. DREAM GREEN's products have received several Dr. Toy Awards among them, Top 10 Children's Game (Tic Tac Chec) and Best Vacation Game (1-2-3 OY!)
DREAM GREEN is also pleased to announce that 1-2-3 OY!, a set of 10 math card games, and A-B-C OY!, a set of 8 word and alphabet games, have received National Parenting Publications 2003 Gold Awards for Children's Resources. TIC TAC CHEC, their chess teaching and strategy board game was given an Honor award.
1-2-3 OY! and A-B-C OY! are used in thousands of classrooms and livingrooms across the country. Age and ability adaptable, each of the eighteen games (10 in 1-2-3 OY! and 8 in A-B-C OY!) can be played by pre-schoolers through adults. And are they fun! DR. TOY calls them: "Great boredom busters for trips, rainy days or family game nights", while Parenting for High Potential Magazine says they're "can't-stop-on-the-edge-of-your-seat games".
TIC TAC CHEC, called "the perfect introduction to chess" by DR. TOY is a quick and easy way to teach a novice player the beginning moves and strategies of chess. Games take about five minutes to play so it's also perfect for school activities period or as an alternative to a full game of chess for harried parents of chess fanatic children.
Reviews of the games will appear in the November and December 2003 issues of NAPPA's more than 50 parenting publications available in major metropolitan areas and on Parenthood.com.